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Kodansha is the most important print manga writer on this planet, who republish their manga as a part of Penguin Random House within the USA for the English-speaking market, together with the Vertical imprint. Here are the Kodansha and Vertical February 2023 solicits and solicitations principally for May , however just a few different months as nicely. And that features their Free Comic Book Day title which is able to embody an adaptation of a Netflix anime that meant to have been introduced at Anime NYC… any thought which one? Akuma Kun?
FCBD 2023 KODANSHA ALL AGES GOLD SAMPLER
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Get a sneak preview of the manga adaptation of a worldwide Netflix hit (to be introduced at Anime NYC), and of the cute, all-ages doggy manga Lovely Muco!
Preview Material Rating: All-Ages In Shops: Apr 05, 2023 SRP: 0
FCBD 2023 KODANSHA SHAMAN KING FLOWERS DEMON SCHOOL SAMPLER
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DEC220031
(W) Osamu Nishi, Hiroyuki Takei (A) Osamu Nishi, Hiroyuki Takei
Two of the most popular new shonen manga in a single sampler! The ghosts, gods, spirits, and zombies return in SHAMAN KING:FLOWERS, the sequel to the smash hit SHAMAN KING. In Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun a boy bought into the Netherworld should survive a demon’s schooling.
Preview Material Rating: Teen In Shops: Apr 05, 2023 SRP: 0
AM I ACTUALLY THE STRONGEST GN VOL 03
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DEC221916
(W) Ai Takahashi, Sai Sumimori
To be reincarnated into one other world with the promise of a “cheat” energy is one factor. But to be reborn as a child, after which left for lifeless after your royal mother and father suppose you are powerless? That’s one other factor completely! Now the newly-born Reinhart-Hart to his new friends-must discover his approach by means of a harmful world… however fortunately he is obtained magic that is fairly actually off the charts!
In Shops: May 31, 2023
SRP: 12.99
AS A REINCARNATED ARISTOCRAT USE APPRAISAL SKILL GN VOL 05 (
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DEC221917
(W) Natsumi Inoue (A / CA) jimmy
A salaryman suffers a coronary heart assault and is reborn in one other world as Ars Louvent, the kid of an aristocratic home. Though missing in bodily energy, Ars has a singular “appraisal” talent that lets him see different individuals’s stats and latent skills. He places this talent to the check by discovering a downtrodden younger man with fearsome blade expertise and a road urchin with a knack for magic. Has Ars discovered the diamonds within the tough that may assist him safe his household’s fortunes?
In Shops: May 24, 2023
SRP: 10.99
BLUE PERIOD GN VOL 13
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DEC221918
(W) Tsubasa Yamaguchi (A / CA) Tsubasa Yamaguchi
Yatora research laborious and will get good grades, and he events laborious, staying out late consuming and watching soccer along with his associates. He checks all of the containers he must be the proper highschool pupil. But all of it begins to really feel empty, and he begins to marvel what a part of his life expresses who he’s… or even when he has a singular voice in any respect. Then he wanders into the artwork room in the future, and a lone portray captures his eye, awakening him to a type of magnificence he by no means knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst-and he is about to find out how savage, unforgiving, and exhilirating creating artwork may be!
In Shops: May 31, 2023
SRP: 12.99
A CONDITION OF LOVE GN VOL 03
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DEC221919
(W) Megumi Morino (A) Megumi Morino
Hotaru is a 16-year-old highschool first yr who has at all times been ambivalent about love, preferring as an alternative to have a full of life life together with her household and associates. So when she sees her schoolmate, Hananoi-kun, sitting within the snow after a messy, public breakup, she thinks nothing of providing to share her umbrella. But when he asks her out in the midst of her classroom the following day, she will’t assist however really feel that her life is about to alter in a giant approach…
In Shops: May 24, 2023
SRP: 10.99
FIRE FORCE OMNIBUS GN VOL 04 VOL 7-9
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DEC221920
(W) Atsushi Ohkubo (A / CA) Atsushi Ohkubo
In the yr 198 of the Age of the Sun, Tokyo is a crowded cosmopolis. But the world’s most populous metropolis is threatened by devils that trigger individuals to burst into flame at random! The solely ones who can cease it are the Pyrofighters, a crew of specialised firefighters. The younger Shinra, blessed with the power to ignite his toes and journey on the pace of a rocket, needs nothing greater than to be a hero, and is aware of that that is the place for him! But he is not the most effective at following orders… Includes volumes 10-12 of the Fire Force manga.
In Shops: May 31, 2023
SRP: 19.99
GRAND BLUE DREAMING GN VOL 19 (MR)
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DEC221921
(W) Kenji Inoue (A / CA) Kimitake Yoshioka
After graduating from an all-boys’ highschool, Iori Kitahara strikes away from house to go to school in a seaside city. He’s keen to start out a brand new chapter in his life-one stuffed with goals of reinventing himself, assembly stunning ladies, and reveling in his youth. But when his new abode is his uncle’s dive store, Iori’s school debut does not prove as glamorously as he deliberate! Can Iori hold himself afloat, or will the booze-fueled antics of his college’s diving membership wash him away?
In Shops: Jun 07, 2023
SRP: 12.99
GREAT CLERIC GN VOL 03
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DEC221922
(W) Hiiro Akikaze (A) sime
After his premature demise because the hardest-working wage man in Japan, Luciel is reincarnated into the magical fantasy world Galdardia. Always the person with a plan, he recreates himself to be a healer, and units about making his approach on this planet. But whereas Luciel is aware of a factor or two about earning profits, he is aware of completely nothing about Galdardia. Will his good coronary heart and nice work ethic be sufficient to make him… The Great Cleric?
In Shops: May 24, 2023
SRP: 12.99
HERO LIFE OF SELF PROCLAIMED MEDIOCRE DEMON GN VOL 10
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DEC221923
(W) Shiroichi Amaui (A) Konekoneko
Chrono Alcon, a younger demon, traveled from his sleepy village to check at a prestigious magic college related to the Demon King’s Castle itself. In this world, “demons” take many shapes: wolfmen, hellhounds, vampires, even dragons! Chrono himself is a “jinn,” however he seems like an unassuming younger boy, and his classmates dismiss him as a pushover… till his groundbreaking efficiency in his first check attracts the eye of not solely his (beautiful) classmates, however the Demon King herself!
In Shops: Sep 20, 2023
SRP: 12.99
I CROSSED DRESSED FOR IRL MEETUP GN VOL 02
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DEC221924
“Cocoa” has made three greatest associates in her month-to-month meetup group, and ladies get collectively each month to quell their candy tooths by assembly up on the cutest and trendiest new dessert cafés. Cocoa is in it for the sweets-really!-but she’s additionally harboring just a few secrets and techniques: Not solely does Cocoa have a crush on one other one of many ladies within the group, Opera, however she’s truly a man named Satoshi who’s been cross-dressing to be able to attend the all-girl group! During one meetup, issues come to a head when Opera discovers that Cocoa is cross-dressing-and to Cocoa’s shock, Opera confesses that he’s too! But Cocoa realizes that his attraction to Opera is greater than clothing-deep, and because the two develop nearer, they’re going to study extra about every other-and their very own selves-than they may have ever imagined.
In Shops: May 31, 2023
SRP: 16.99
IM STANDING ON MILLION LIVES GN VOL 15 (MR)
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DEC221925
(W) Naoki Yamakawa (A / CA) Akinari Nao
Yusuke Yotsuya does not care about moving into excessive school-he simply needs to get again house to his sport and away from different individuals. But when he all of a sudden finds himself in a real-life fantasy sport alongside his two beautiful classmates, he discovers a brand new world of chance and pleasure. Despite a tough begin, Yusuke and his pal struggle to stage up and clear the challenges set earlier than them by a mysterious determine from the longer term, however earlier than lengthy, they discover that they don’t seem to be simply battling for their very own lives, however for the lives of tens of millions…
In Shops: Aug 02, 2023
SRP: 10.99
IN CLEAR MOONLIT DUSK GN VOL 04
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DEC221926
(W) Mika Yamamori (A / CA) Mika Yamamori
Yoi Takiguchi’s lengthy legs, deep voice, and good-looking face are the proper recipe for a pretty guy-until individuals understand she is, in reality, a lady. Dubbed a “prince” by her friends since childhood, Yoi has all however given up on being seen as anything. That is, till she bumps into Ichimura-sempai, the varsity’s different prince (who’s a he) and will get a style of what it feels prefer to be seen for her true self. The story of the 2 highschool princes begins right here!
In Shops: Jun 07, 2023
SRP: 12.99
LOVESICK ELLIE GN VOL 10
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DEC221927
(W) Fujimomo (A) Fujimomo
At her highschool, she’s Eriko Ichimura, the lady so boring nobody remembers she exists. But on-line, she’s “Lovesick Ellie,” a brash and lusty alternate persona with fairly a viral following! Ellie’s favourite pastime? Spying on her good-looking and excellent classmate Ohmi and spinning wild fantasies within the type of very thirsty tweets. But in the future, fairly by chance, Eriko learns that Ohmi is not as excellent as she thought… and he discovers her secret in addition! What’s forward for this two-faced boy and pervy lady?
In Shops: Jun 07, 2023
SRP: 10.99
ORIENT GN VOL 15
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DEC221928
(W) Shinobu Ohtaka (A / CA) Shinobu Ohtaka
At age 10, greatest associates Musashi and Kojiro sat in excited silence as Kojiro’s father spun tales of evil demons who preyed on the harmless, and the soldiers who defeated them. Practicing swordplay, the 2 swear an oath to turn out to be the strongest on this planet and But as they develop up, Kojiro turns cynical, and Musashi comes to comprehend that he cannot flip again 150 years of demon rule on his personal. He’s being known as a prodigy with a pickaxe, and he is virtually able to accept a lifetime of labor. Yet he cannot shake the sensation that he nonetheless has a duty to behave… and, quickly, the injustices of his world will power his hand.
In Shops: Jun 07, 2023
SRP: 10.99
QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ANOTHER WORLD GN VOL 02
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DEC221929
(W) Masamichi Sato
Nikola is only a village lady working on the inn… till the day dragons invade, and she or he meets Haga, a scholar of every part round him. He’s part of an elite society known as the “Seekers,” created to handle a sequence of maladies plaguing their normally peaceable world. But each Nikola and Haga have secrets and techniques they disguise, ones that may change one another’s very lives.
In Shops: Jun 07, 2023
SRP: 12.99
SEVEN DEADLY SINS FOUR KNIGHTS OF APOCALYPSE GN VOL 08
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DEC221930
(W) Nakaba Suzuki (A / CA) Nakaba Suzuki
Percival has at all times lived along with his grandfather on the idyllic, distant God’s Finger. And although Percival loves the straightforward life, he longs for journey. That is, till journey comes knocking at his door, tearing away every part he is ever recognized and leaving him alone on this planet. Now Percival has no alternative however to exit into the world and see what it holds… in any case, it is his future! Four Knights of the Apocalypse is a brand new story on this planet of The Seven Deadly Sins, however may be loved completely by itself!
In Shops: May 17, 2023
SRP: 10.99
SHAMAN KING FLOWERS GN VOL 02
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DEC221931
(W) Hiroyuki Takei (A) Hiroyuki Takei
Hana Asakura finds that being the son of Yoh & Anna Asakura is not all it is cracked as much as be, and his boredom has him itching for any type of pleasure. But when a struggle comes straight to his doorstep, it is from a spot he least expects-his family? The battle for Asakura supremacy begins!
In Shops: May 17, 2023
SRP: 10.99
SHONEN NOTE BOY SOPRANO GN VOL 05
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DEC221932
(W) Yuhki Kamatani (A / CA) Yuhki Kamatani
Yutaka Aoi is good, delicate, and loves singing… a lot in order that he can not help however be delivered to tears each time he listens to stunning music. He additionally has a expertise few boys have: he can sing soprano. So when Yukata overhears his center college’s choir group carry out, he cannot resist becoming a member of in. Inspired by the angelic sound of Yukata’s voice, the choir eagerly accepts him into their ranks. But when Yukata’s voice begins to alter as he enters puberty, the journey forward will probably be one in all self-discovery and reflection for not solely himself, but in addition for these round him.
In Shops: Sep 13, 2023
SRP: 12.99
SIGN OF AFFECTION GN VOL 06
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DEC221933
(W) Suu Morishita (A) Suu Morishita
Yuki, who’s at all times been deaf, is used to speaking with signal language and her telephone. But she’s not used to English, so when a vacationer from abroad asks for instructions, she almost panics… till a good-looking stranger steps in to assist. His title is Itsuomi, and it seems he is a pal of a pal. A charismatic globetrotter, Itsuomi speaks three languages, however he is by no means had a deaf pal. The two really feel drawn to one another and plan a date on a romantic winter’s evening, however Yuki’s pal is afraid that she may be setting herself as much as get harm. Could this be one thing actual? Or will these emotions soften away with the snow?
In Shops: May 10, 2023
SRP: 12.99
SWEAT AND SOAP BOX SET VOL 02 (AUG228883)
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DEC221934
(W) Kintetsu Yamada (A) Kintetsu Yamada
Asako’s dwelling her dream, working on the toiletry maker Liliadrop. But she has a secret: The cause she loves the corporate a lot is that she’s ashamed of her physique odor, and their cleaning soap is the one factor that is ever helped her. So when the corporate’s lead product developer, a perfuming genius, approaches her within the foyer and wonders what “that smell” is, she’s terrified-but might or not it’s that he likes it? That he likes her? And most shocking of all, she may identical to him again? This premium-quality field set contains the ultimate 5 volumes of the sequence, plus an unique private case of paper cleaning soap (sure, precise cleaning soap)!
In Shops: Mar 29, 2023
SRP: 64.95
TOPPU GP GN VOL 11
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DEC221935
(W) Kosuke Fujishima (A / CA) Kosuke Fujishima
Toppu faces off in opposition to his rival Takadai in his first race on a moist monitor, however a mishap on the monitor places them each in final place. Each boy is attempting to claw his approach again into competition for the victory, however when it comes right down to the final nook, who may have bested each his opponent and the street racer’s biggest enemy: the rain?
In Shops: May 24, 2023
SRP: 12.99
VAMPIRE DORMITORY GN VOL 11
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DEC221936
(W) Ema Toyama (A) Ema Toyama
Mito, who has no household to depend on, lives on the streets, disguised as a boy. Ruka, an otaku vampire who’s solely curious about 2-D ladies, saves her from a deadly scenario and makes her a suggestion: turn out to be his subservient thrall from which he can feed each time he needs, and she will reside with him-in the boys’ dorm. Because her very existence will depend on her secret not being discovered, every single day is a brand new danger-to say nothing of that vampire! Meanwhile, Ruka, not realizing Mito’s a lady, dotes on her evening and day in an try and ripen her “disgusting male blood,” however when actual emotions develop… this harmful romance between a crossdressing lady and an obsessive vampire begins!
In Shops: Jun 07, 2023
SRP: 10.99
WANDANCE GN VOL 07
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DEC221937
(W) Coffee (A) Coffee
A boy named Kaboku sees a lady named Wanda dance, and all of a sudden burns with a necessity to hitch in. With its thrilling scenes of Japanese hip-hop dance and quirky, charming characters, it is a new, inspirational manga for followers of coming-of-age tales like Blue Period and Your Lie in April. Get up and be part of the Wandance!
In Shops: Nov 22, 2023
SRP: 12.99
WHEN WILL AYUMU MAKE HIS MOVE GN VOL 11
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DEC221938
(W) Soichiro Yamamoto (A) Soichiro Yamamoto
Yaotome’s the lovable president of the shogi (Japanese chess) membership at her highschool, and she or he’s fairly positive that her underclassman Ayumu, the one different member, has an enormous crush on her. They get collectively to play shogi every single day after college, however it doesn’t matter what she does, she can not seem to coax or trick him into confessing his emotions! What she does not know is that Ayumu has made a pact with himself to disclose his love after he is crushed Yaotome at shogi for the primary time. Yet there’s one massive subject with this plan-he actually sucks!
In Shops: May 17, 2023
SRP: 12.99
WHISPER ME A LOVE SONG GN VOL 07 (MR)
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DEC221939
(W) Eku Takeshima (A) Eku Takeshima
Bubbly, energetic first-year highschool pupil Himari falls head over heels for her senpai Yori after listening to her band carry out on the primary day of college. Himari tells Yori she simply loves her, and, to Himari’s shock, Yori says she loves Himari again! But when Himari realizes that she and her senpai are feeling two completely different varieties of affection, she begins to ask herself what “love” actually means…
In Shops: Jun 07, 2023
SRP: 12.99
WISTORIA WAND & SWORD GN VOL 04
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DEC221940
(W) Fujino Omori (A / CA) Toshi Aoi
Will Serfort goals of conserving his promise to a childhood pal by turning into a Magia Vander, one of many mighty magicians who sit atop the Wizard’s Tower. However, he’s unable to forged even the only of spells, leaving him to struggle dungeon monsters to earn credit at Regarden Magical Academy. As if that weren’t sufficient, he finds himself placing his sword expertise to the check in opposition to a bullying professor!
In Shops: May 24, 2023
SRP: 12.99
WOTAKOI LOVE IS HARD FOR OTAKU ART WORKS SC
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DEC221941
(W) Teki Yatsuda (A) Teki Yatsuda
The official artwork guide of the bestselling manga sequence that impressed the hit anime! Are you an otaku in love with Wotakoi? Complete your assortment with the official artwork guide primarily based on Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku. Includes idea artwork and colour illustrations not accessible anyplace else, plus prolonged interviews with the writer Fujita about creating the characters and story, premiering the comedian on-line, and Wotakoi’s lengthy journey to turning into a global bestseller. Includes over 100 pages of unique colour paintings and behind-the-scenes particulars by no means earlier than seen in English.
In Shops: May 24, 2023
SRP: 22.99
YAKUZAS BIAS GN VOL 01
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DEC221942
(W) Teki Yatsuda (A) Teki Yatsuda
A yakuza enforcer turns into the gang world’s largest Okay-pop stan on this cult comedy manga that went from webcomic to sleeper hit in Japan! Takeru is among the prime lieutenants within the feared yakuza outfit the Oshio-gumi. He lives his life by the code of the Japanese underworld, the place nothing is extra essential than loyalty, and ties between troopers and their aniki are sacred bonds. Takeru’s by no means had time for hobbies… till the boss’s solely daughter Megumi drags him to a Okay-pop live performance, and he sees the glittering, charismatic Jun for the primary time. Smitten like a brand new recruit on his first job, Takeru plunges into fandom with the solemnity and keenness solely a real man who walks the way in which of the yakuza might muster.
In Shops: May 17, 2023
SRP: 12.99
BAKEMONOGATARI GN VOL 18
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DEC222032
(W) Nisioisin (A) Oh Great
One day, high-school pupil Koyomi Araragi catches a lady named Hitagi Senjougahara when she journeys. But – a lot to his shock – she does not weigh something. At all. She says an encounter with a so-called “crab” took away all her weight… Monsters have been right here because the starting. Always. Everywhere.
In Shops: May 17, 2023
SRP: 12.95
MISS MIYAZEN WOULD LOVE TO GET CLOSER TO YOU GN VOL 04
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DEC222033
(W) Taka Aki (A / CA) Taka Aki
Sakura Miyazen and Shota Matsubayashi are two classmates which might be polar opposites: Miyazen, the high-class fairly lady, and Matsubayashi, the scary-looking delinquent man. Oblivious to one another’s emotions, they really need to get to know one another however can not seem to talk correctly!
In Shops: May 24, 2023
SRP: 12.95
TWILIGHT OUT OF FOCUS GN (MR)
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DEC222034
(W) Nisioisin (A) Oh Great
Second-years Mao Tsuchiya and Hisashi Otomo make three guarantees: 1) That Mao won’t ever inform anybody that Hisashi is homosexual and has a boyfriend, 2) That Hisashi won’t ever consider Mao “in that way,” and three) That they’re going to at all times knock earlier than coming into, in case somebody is having some “private time.” The two’s floor guidelines ought to guarantee a peaceable life collectively of their dorm, however life is rarely as easy accurately, and a few issues are usually not so simply promised…
In Shops: May 10, 2023
SRP: 12.95
WHAT DID YOU EAT YESTERDAY GN VOL 20 (MR)
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DEC222035
(W) Fumi Yoshinaga (A / CA) Fumi Yoshinaga
From the James Tripee Award-winning writer, Fumi Yoshinaga, comes an informal romance between two 40-year-old males and the numerous meals they share collectively. A tough-working middle-aged homosexual couple in Tokyo come to benefit from the finer moments of life by means of meals. After lengthy days at work, both within the legislation agency or the hair salon, Shiro and Kenji will at all times have down time collectively by the dinner desk, the place they’ll talk about their troubles, hash out their emotions and revel in delicately ready house cooked meals!
In Shops: Jun 07, 2023
SRP: 12.95
MAIDENS BOOKSHELF SURGERY ROOM (MR)
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DEC222036
(W) Kyouka Izumi (A) Honojirotowoji
The Maiden’s Bookshelf sequence continues with this eerie basic from the good Izumi Kyoka. “But you couldn’t have known!” A mysterious encounter within the surgical procedure room leads again down the paths of reminiscence, after a younger lady refuses anaesthetic to guard her secret… Izumi Kyoka’s 1895 basic is a mysterious, wrenching story of doomed love.
In Shops: May 24, 2023
SRP: 19.95
MY UNIQUE SKILL MAKES ME OP LIGHT NOVEL VOL 02
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DEC222037
(W) Nazuna Miki (A / CA) Subachi
Ryota Sato will get the shock of his life when he is all of a sudden transported into one other world and almost clobbered by the hands of the younger, fairly adventurer Emily Brown. This new world revolves round defeating monsters and profiting off no matter they drop-food, cash, gadgets, and extra. Unfortunately for Ryota, he has no expertise to talk of…till he learns he has otherworldly drop luck that brings him never-before-seen gadgets! Suddenly his luck turns round… or does it?
In Shops: May 31, 2023
SRP: 14.95
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