The Manga Minute
New titles, recommendations, and other facts you might like to know about our manga collection.
New Titles
Check out our recently-purchased manga titles located on the red Young Adult New Titles shelf in the Teen Area.
Assassination Classroomby Yusei Matsui
The students in Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High have a new teacher: an alien octopus with bizarre powers and unlimited strength, who's just destroyed the moon and is threatening to destroy the earth--unless they can kill him first! Can a class of misfits defeat their alien teacher and somehow repair their tattered self-esteem in the process?  For ages 16+.
We own volumes 1-5. Check our catalog
The Last Manby Bastien Vives
People are puzzled when Richard Aldana, a mysterious stranger who smokes cigarettes and wears a leather jacket, arrives in a medieval realm and enrolls in the Games. While everyone else is casting spells and weaving tapestries, Aldana relies only on his martial arts prowess. He also befriends and protects a small boy for reasons as mysterious as his origins. Who is Aldana, really, and what is the ultimate purpose of this grueling gladiatorial contest?  For ages 16+.
We own volumes 1-3. Check our catalog
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princessby Akira Himekawa
Once upon a time, wizards tried to conquer the Sacred Realm of Hyrule. The Spirits of Light sealed the wizards' power within the Shadow Crystal and banished them to the Twilight Realm beyond the Mirror of Twilight. Now, an evil menace is trying to find Midna, princess of the Twilight Realm, and the fragments of the Shadow Crystal to gain the power to rule over both the Twilight Realm and the World of Light.  For ages 16+.
We own volume 1. Check our catalog
Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kunby Izumi Tsubaki
To the eyes of high school student Chiyo Sakura, classmate Umetarou Nozaki--brawny of build and brusque of tongue--is a dreamboat, and when she tries to tell him, she finds herself recruited as a manga-ka's assistant. But for someone who makes a living drawing sweet girly romances, Nozaki-kun is a little slow on the uptake when it comes to matters of the heart in reality. And so Chiyo's daily life of manga making and heartache begins!  For ages 13+.
We own volumes 1-3. Check our catalog
Series Update
The lastest volume releases in our manga series:
April release
- Attack on Titan — vol. 21
May release
- My Hero Academia — vol. 8
- One-Punch Man — vol. 9
- Black Butler — vol. 23
December releases
- Demon Prince of Momochi House — vol. 6
- Kamisama Kiss — vol. 22
- Tokyo Ghoul — vol. 9
- Blue Exorcist — vol. 16
- Yona of the Dawn — vol. 4
- Attack on Titan — vol. 20
Standard format (above) Omnibus format (below)
Did You Know?
You may have noticed more omnibuses within our manga collection lately. They are the oversized manga that contain several volumes in one book. They can be referred to as "Three in one" or a VIZBIG edition. Many publishers release older series in an omnibus format; sometimes they have new artwork or translations and bonus content.
We may choose to replace some manga volumes within a series with omnibus versions. They are usually cheaper and take up less space on the shelf compared to the same volumes in standard format.
To quickly see which volumes are included in an omnibus, check the spine of the book.