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An old enemy returns as Frieren continues her journey north. Decades ago, Frieren and her party defeated a servant of the Demon King called Aura the Guillotine, one of the powerful demons known as the Seven Sages of Destruction. Now Aura is back with a score to settle. But what price did Frieren pay for victory in the past, and how will the choices she made then affect the present?

The village priest Sein has no intention of becoming an adventurer, but his desire to find a long-lost friend may lead him to join Frieren’s party on their journey north. They are headed for the magical city of Äußerst, where Frieren can obtain the first-class mage certification needed to enter the Northern Plateau region. At Frieren’s urging, Fern decides to take the certification exam as well, and faces some unexpected competition…

Frieren and Fern have ended up on different teams in the highly competitive first-class mage exam. Capturing a rare bird is required to pass, but personality clashes among teammates are making things difficult. Everyone soon realizes there is more at stake than mere success or failure—for some of them, the exam could be a matter of life and death.

The mages begin the second stage of their certification exam: a dangerous expedition into the innermost depths of the ruins of the king’s tomb. This time, there are no teams and it’s every mage for themselves. Whether they want to team up or not, the challenge they will face—their own clones—will push their skills to the limit.

After all the dangers the examinees have faced, passing the first-class mage exam will come down to a simple interview with Serie, whose intuition will determine success or failure. Then, Frieren, Fern, and Stark set out again on the road to Aureole, the land where souls rest. The journey provides new challenges—though the most challenging thing Stark and Fern may have to face is a date with each other!

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It was love at first sight when Nakamura met his classmate, Hirose. The two became friends after the shy and awkward Nakamura finally worked up the nerve to speak to him, but being so buddy-buddy with your crush is a whole new kind of torture! Can he keep it together and not scare Hirose off?!

Nakamura has fallen in love-at-first-sight with one of his classmates, Hirose -- but there's a problem: they haven't actually met yet... and Nakamura is a total klutz who might bungle things before they even begin!

After an illicit affair at her promising first job fell through, office worker Ushiro Akechi has slid down to rock bottom. All the world has in store for her now are temporary gigs, a lonely, run-down apartment, and plain rice for dinner. With a life like that, would death be any worse…?What she really needs is an older-sister type to talk her back from the edge! Luckily, she is about to meet one--from the other side! Alleged Guardian Spirit and self-proclaimed Big Sis Masako is here to take Ushiro under a ghostly wing! Together, can they turn a brush with death into the start of a gloriously funny new partnership?!Oh, honey- Thy grudge shall be avenged! ♡♡♡

Office worker Ushiro and her ghostly companion, Masako, are on a mission to get revenge on the man who broke Ushiro’s heart—and they’re prepared to curse any jerk who gets in their way!Trouble is, their next bump in the road isn’t technically a jerk. He’d be a lovely guy if it weren’t for one teensy-weensy problem: He can see ghosts—and he's dead set on exorcising Masako!Thy grudge shall be avenged…! ♡

Brokenhearted office worker Ushiro and her ghostly companion, Masako, have gotten a talking to from Shuushaku Hashiba, an exorcist who has seen human relationships with even the kindest spirits go awry…But who’s gonna pay attention to sad backstories and stern scoldings with all these absolute a-holes to curse?!So Ushiro and Masako carry on with their spectral slapstick, and Ushiro continues to suffer strange sensations and changes…But it just might be worth it, because they’ve got a big lead on Yuu-senpai, the philanderer who was their real target from the start!Thy grudge shall be avenged…! ♡

Heartbroken office worker Ushiro and her glamorous guardian spirit Masako have been chasing their philandering foe Yuasa—setting them on a collision course with his dangerous new girlfriend! Masako hasn’t let Ushiro down yet, but this latest target seems to be putting up some surprising spiritual resistance…With dark truths rising to the surface all around her, will our heroine find new comrades in revenge or rivals beyond her ken?!Thy grudge shall be avenged…! ♡

This book is published "manga-style", in authentic Japanese right-to-left format.

This book published "manga-style", in authenic Japanese right-to-left format. "Parental advisory: EXPLICIT CONTENT"--Page 4 of cover. Rated M for mature.

Translation from the Japanese of: Oyasumi Punpun. "SIG"--Spine. "Parental advisory, explicit content"--Cover. Paging is from back to front to preserve the original Japanese format. 18 and up. Rated M for mature.

Translation from the Japanese of: Oyasumi Punpun. "Parental advisory, explicit content"--Cover. This book is published "manga-style", in authentic Japanese right-to-left format. Rated M for mature.

Translation from the Japanese of: Oyasumi punpun. "Parental advisory, explicit content"--Cover. Reads from right to left. Rated M for mature.

Translation from the Japanese of: Oyasumi Punpun Vol. 11, 12. This book is published "manga-style", in authentic Japanese right-to-left format. Parental advisory: Rated M for Mature, recommended for ages 18 and up. Contains violence and sexual situations.

Translation from the Japanese of: Oyasumi Punpun. "SIG"--Spine. "Parental advisory, explicit content"--Cover. Paging is from back to front to preserve the original Japanese format. Parental advisory: Rated M for Mature, recommended for ages 18 and up. Contains violence and sexual situations.

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THE THIRST Nothing interesting in happening in Makoto Ozaki’s first year of high school. HIs life is a serise of quiet humiliations: low-grade bullies, unreliable friends, and the constant frustration of his adolescent lust. But one night, a pale, thin girl knocks him to the ground in an alley and offers him a choice. Now everything is different. Daylight is searingly bright. Food tastes awful. And worse than anything is the terrible, consuming thirst. The tiny shames of his old life have been replaced by two towering horrors: the truth of what will slake his awful craving, and high school itself.

CHANGES Makoto Okazaki is changing. Having turned his former bully Yuuki into a strange kind of friend, he’s been forced to help confront Yuuki’s own tormentors. But even if Makoto’s bizarre new physiology might solve one problem, it is creating others. And behind all of Makoto’s problems lurk horrifying questions: Who was the girl who attacked him? What is happening to his body? Why is he still so thirsty?

A supernatural story of sexual awakening, growing up, and suburban vampirism, Happiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death. He chooses life, but finds himself nearly overwhelmed by a new thirst and a fascination with the necks of his classmates…

DARK APPETITES Makoto begs Nora to undo the horrific change she has wrought upon his body, even as Yuuki is increasingly consumed by his own thirst. Unaware of his escalating taste for violence, Yuuki’s girlfriend Nao is convinced that her affection can tame the beast he is becoming. But even if the love of a girl will be enough to stop the body count from rising, Makoto is coming to realize that he’s merely the newest player in a very old war…

LIFE OR DEATH As the body count rises, the horror that has descended upon Makoto Okazaki’s life reaches an apex. The forces pursuing him and Nora are relentless, and they will not rest until they’ve captured their prey. But what fate awaits Makoto at their hands? And even as Yukiko continues her determined search for the truth and discovers the carnage that Yuuki has wrought, she is unprepared for the violent consequences…

OLD SCARS Years have passed since Yukiko Gosho's last horrific encounter with Makoto, and the wounds to her body and mind have healed--but imperfectly. When a charming coworker attempts to draw her out of her shell, she must confront the lingering effects of what she witnessed as a teenager. But can the past stay buried?

TAKEN -- Seeking answers to the questions that still haunt her, Yukiko Gosho goes alone to confront a mysterious blood-obsessed cult—the leader of which is none other than Sakurane, the man responsible for the scars on Yukiko’s body and mind. But Sakurane has his own agenda, and he will go to horrifying lengths to pursue it…

MONSTERS Sudo arrives to rescue Gosho from Sakurane’s torture, and like so many before him, he underestimates the cult leader’s monstrosity, with devastating consequences. Amid the horror, Yuuki emerges from his catatonia to a chance at redemption–but it may take a monster to defeat a monster, and in spite of everything, Yuuki’s still just a bit too human…

THE FEAST Sakurane’s madness reaches its peak and causes a blood-soaked frenzy that consumes the cult and even their “god.” With nothing to stop him, Sakurane sets his sights on Gosho to complete his ritual of ascension. But as she suffers unspeakable horrors, her inner pleas awaken Okazaki from his decade-long slumber, and he makes his escape…

After ten years, Makoto and Sakurane's reckoning has arrived. The inevitably bloody confrontation between the two monsters brings an end to one story, but marks the beginning of others. Gosho now faces a life marked by unimaginable trauma. Makoto's mother struggles to find resolution while never truly understanding what became of her son. And Makoto himself faces eternity.

Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask—or not—was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting muddy flea markets in Serbia, buying gummy worms to feed to ants, and telling his nonagenarian father wheelchair jokes.

Shakespeare wrote the draft of Henry V that became the First Folio text in the early summer of 1599.

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Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but living in small-town Japan made finding the right match difficult—especially since she likes girls! Even going away to college didn’t seem to help, until one day her outgoing classmate Saeko suggests they might as well start dating each other since it’s not like either of them has other options.

Miwa and Saeko have discovered that they are definitely physically compatible. But a gathering of the band clubs for a weekend training retreat becomes an unexpected threat to their new relationship. Can their blossoming feelings survive each other’s company?

Miwa and Saeko are loving the couple life, but a miscommunication in the bedroom proves to be more of a threat to the easy rhythm of their relationship than either thought possible. After all, the past is hard to leave behind, especially when Miwa is invited to a reunion with some of her high school friends, including the first love she never really got over.

It’s getting harder for Miwa and Saeko to ignore the tensions in their relationship as even their sex life starts to suffer. Saeko begins to feel like Miwa doesn’t really see her while Miwa finds herself dwelling more and more on the past. They don’t want to give up on each other, but what do you do when a relationship starts to sour?

Trying to keep their failing relationship going was putting a huge strain on both Miwa and Saeko. Now that they’ve broken up, they can focus on being friends and all the things the future might have in store. And for Miwa, that means finally telling Shiho how she feels. But is she ready for what her confession might unlock?

Miwa’s trip to Okinawa didn’t go as hoped, and now she’s back home, alone and heartbroken in her small, messy apartment. When Saeko stops by to check in on her, Miwa looks to her ex for far more than just emotional comfort. But will a friends with benefits situation really benefit either of them?

Getting over an ex is hard, especially when you’re still sleeping with them! It takes Miwa and Saeko a while to let go of that final aspect of their relationship, but now they are both ready to move on and give new love a chance.

Miwa finally feels like she’s getting the hang of the new shape her relationship with Saeko has taken. It’s hard to switch from being girlfriends to friends, but her growing connection with Tamaki has been a great distraction. Except now things with the cute underclassman have started to feel weird, and Miwa isn’t sure she’s brave enough to ask why. Will her second relationship fizzle out before it even starts?

Both Miwa and Seiko have new girlfriends, which means they should be spending more time on their romantic relationships and less time together. But even though they’re trying to give each other space, they can’t help turning to each other for moral support when issues arise.

Miwa and Saeko broke up in part because they couldn’t meet halfway on their differing needs, so when their new relationships begin to show signs of turning rocky, they’re both determined to find a way to compromise. But discovering a happy medium is harder than they thought, especially when no one seems to be happy at all with how things are turning out.

Miwa and Saeko have finally put the pain of their breakup completely behind them and are enjoying a fresh chance at romance. But while they both love their girlfriends, they’re learning an unfortunate truth—starting a new relationship doesn’t mean leaving your old issues behind.

Security consultant “Jane Smith” receives an envelope with a key to a storage unit that holds a taxidermied hummingbird and clues leading her to a taxidermied salamander. Silvina, the dead woman who left the note, is a reputed ecoterrorist and the daughter of an Argentine industrialist. By taking the hummingbird from the storage unit, Jane sets in motion a series of events that quickly spin beyond her control.

"A Plume book"--T.p. verso. "First published in the United Kingdom by Ebury Press, an imprint of Ebury Publishing"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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From ghosts and otherworldly creatures to theoretical Boltzmann brains fashioning the universe at the big bang, Illuminations is exactly that—a series of bright, startling tales from a contemporary legend that reveal the full power of imagination and magic.

Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties―successful, competent, and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father’s death, he’s medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women―his enduring first love, Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke. Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined.

When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.

Jim Murray is a legend and leading player on the world’s whisky stage. It is now over 20 years since he became the world’s first-ever full time whisky writer. And this 2018 edition of his Whisky Bible marks the 15th year of annual publication.

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Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary daily lives of the men and women working in its confines, a tale of romance begins to unfold for real estate agent Reiko Kujirai―one that feels as familiar as Kowloon itself…

I’m in love with him. With the sweltering afternoon sun beating down on her in an apartment room, Reiko Kujirai comes to a realization: In her heart is both a sense of nostalgia toward and romantic affection for her coworker Hajime Kudou. Reiko’s feelings, previously hidden away, are turning into a secret desire that might just carry a stunning truth about her world. If ever there was a picture-perfect love story…

“I don’t remember my past.” In the nostalgia-abundant dystopia of Kowloon Walled City, Reiko is now aware that many mysteries surround her very being. With life turned upside down, she confides in her friend Yaomay about her feelings for Kudou and more. But it’s not only Reiko who has secrets: what of the opportunistic Dr. Hebinuma? A sorrowful, pitiful, ideal love story moves to its next stage…

“I only have eyes for you.” Such is the message the sunflowers proclaimed in a city brimming with a nostalgia just like love. As ordinary life turns extraordinary, a question arises. What if, in fact, your love and life belong to another? Knowing nothing of her past, Reiko Kujirai makes a wish to become her “absolute self.” Successive secrets and deepening mysteries emerge in a relaxing, ideal love story…

“Kujirai B and I are different people, and Kujirai B has already passed away, it seems.” As Miyuki and Gwen continue to investigate, ominous remarks by Kudou conflict with his past love for Kujirai B. Is the reality unfolding before Kujirai A’s eyes the truth…or the absolute?

Guided by a desire to become her “absolute self,” Reiko Kujirai grows ever more interested in what lies beyond the crowded streets of Kowloon. Meanwhile, as the Generic Terra project steadily advances, the rift between Miyuki and Gwen remains stark. Unexplainable phenomena abound, as mysterious as the yearnings of the heart...

I’m the only lie. Reiko Kujirai faces a harsh realization―in this Kowloon, where nothing is certain, her falsehood is the one sure truth for Kudou. She is different yet the same. But when Kujirai tries to pull away, Kudou insists that she never leave. What could he be feeling, living alongside a woman who shares the face of his late fiancée? The more Kujirai learns, the less she understands…

Reiko Kujirai comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reality: Does she not actually exist? The people of Kowloon―and Kowloon itself―are clearly there. She can feel, smell, and even taste…But doubt creeps in amid this city of mysteries. It hurts, but if Kudou is willing to stay by her side, maybe things will be okay…

Ordinary memories of a world where no one is at fault are sorrowfully reflected in Kujirai’s glasses. But what does Kudou think of the world...? What if Kowloon disappears? It doesn’t matter if it’s a tragedy, because the future absolutely is up to oneself. Beyond the emotions that are conveyed and the everyday life that passes by, the true form of Kowloon is revealed?!

Two ex-ugly ducklings struggle towards swandom in this cute and funny rom-com manga from the editorial team that brought you Life Lessons With Uramichi Oniisan. Two strivers debut their "new yous," but will their dread--or feelings for each other--drag them back down?!

Keisuke Shizuki's peaceful, average high school life is under constant threat. The cutest girl in his grade, Shizuka Kusunoki, won't leave him alone and as it turns out the very source of his pretty-girl-phobia, Ririsa Hebikawa, is attending this same high school, too! Between helping Kusunoki remedy her failed glow-up and dodging the unwanted attention their friendship brings, Shizuki's already got his hands full. Hebikawa reaches out to Kusunoki, but is her offer of friendship genuine...or is she hiding some ulterior motive?

Despite getting off to a rocky start, Kusunoki's friendship with Ririsa Hebikawa is going relatively well. Now that she's made her first female friend and her social skills are improving, high school swandom might really be within reach for this ex-ugly duckling. If only she were better at school--and a little less clueless... She invites Shizuki over for an at-home study session, which takes a bit more of a dramatic turn than she expected. All the while, Shizuki's high school dream life is facing ups and downs of its own. He runs into a combative new face…who claims to be Kusunoki's childhood friend!