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Deltora Quest 1


Emily Rodda - 2000
     Endon's best friend, the orphaned Jarred, then discovers a plot to strike at the royal household from within!  Before he can warn his new kind, Jarred is accused of murder and barely escapes the castle with his life, but this does not stop the intrepid warrior from pledging his allegiance to Endon and the Kingdom of Deltora.Now, with the nefarious Shadow Lord's army preparing for invasion, Deltora has never needed Jarred more-- will he answer the call?

Maria


Naoko Takeuchi - 1990
    Her mother is sick and in the hospital, her family poor. They live off the money of a man who's identity is unknown to Maria. He is called "Daddy Long-Legs" and he supports Maria and her mother with only one fee: Maria becoming his bride. Just who is this mysterious man? Is it the doctor? Someone she does not know? A boy from school...? - See more at: http://www.mangahere.co/manga/maria/#...

A Hot Gentle Kiss


Coda koda - 2015
    But the condition he offers up is for her to become his lover! "Don't think about anything. Just feel it." Shinoda's hands transform Kaori's body into a lustful one... She didn't want to become the CEO's lover, but the more she learns about pleasure the more she comes to want him... Why?

Gantz Omnibus Volume 4


Hiroya Oku - 2019
    Visually spectacular, shockingly violent, and singularly horrifying, Gantz is a relentless fever dream of consummate skill and fiendish imagination. This value-priced omnibus collection features 680 pages of havoc and horror!Kei Kurono's work as a Gantz alien fighter is a hellish nightmare, but his life as a high-school student is looking up, with a new ladylove opening his heart. But when his beloved is threatened by a Gantz-obsessed schoolmate on a shooting rampage, Kei must face the murderous student without his Gantz suit for protection!Collects Gantz individual volumes 10, 11, and 12.

Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure! Box Set


Shigekatsu Ihara - 2011
    But now he's depressed and hides in his room avoiding everyone—including his best friend Y. An attack on their hometown by Legendary Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal, led by Team Flare, forces X outside… Now what?Contains all 8 volumes of the Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! series and a collectible poster

Naruto: Manga Bundle Prepk, Vol 1-7 (Amazon.com Exclusive)


Masashi Kishimoto
    Growing up in a village of ninjas, Uzumaki Naruto never knew the adults of the village shunned him because sealed within him was the spirit of the demon fox who had destroyed their village 12 years ago. When his corrupt teacher Mizuki tricked him into stealing a secret scroll of ninjutsu, Naruto learned the truth about who he was, but it didn't change his goal to win the respect of the village by becoming THE GREATEST NINJA EVER! First he must pass the test to enter the Ninja Academy; deal with his would-be rival, Konohamaru; and learn to get along with his new classmates, Sasuke and Sakura. Assigned to a three-person team, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura must survive a test against an upper-level ninja instructor: the deceptively powerful Hatake Kakashi. But only two people can pass... which one will fail?

Fruits Basket Another #13


Natsuki Takaya - 2020
    

Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, Vol. 1


Kasumi Morino - 2019
    Yunyun's begun learning advanced magic, but Megumin has gone down a different path-the path of explosion magic! Despite being warned of its limited usefulness, Megumin believes explosion magic is the way for her to become a great, voluptuous wizard, and she won't be convinced otherwise!

Ina Mina Mynah Mo: Tinkle Collection


Luis Fernandes - 2011
    Watch how he wriggles out of this one in Pizza Anyone?• Jagannath promises to buy an LCD TV if Mina scores well in maths. But what he doesn’t know is how much trouble this deal will put him in!Read all about it in On Your Marks.• It’s war between Jagannath and his neighbor! And all over the watering of plants. Who will win this battle? Find out in Green Fingers.

Black Jack Volume 2: Two-Fisted Surgeon (Black Jack)


Osamu Tezuka - 1999
    In this volume, the risk-taking Black Jack is at the mercy of a doctor after a horrible car wreck.

The Anime Club


K.C. Green - 2011
    That's okay cus they got each other. OR DO THEY? Sorta. It goes back and forth depending on what Mort just said. Collecting parts 1-5 of the entire saga and plenty of extra material to pop your buttons. GET A BIB.

High School DxD: Asia Koneko's Secret Contract!?


Ichiei Ishibumi - 2012
    Can this duo of devilish darlings really grant any wish?!The naturally clumsy Sister Asia and taciturn cutie Koneko form an unlikely pair as they head out to answer summons from humans with requests, but...can they really fulfill every desire?! These two little devil beauties get down to work in this spin-off of the megahit High School DxD!

Sukhu and Dukhu


Swapna Dutta
    But the gentle and generous nature of the daughter brings good fortune. Six queens plot against the seventh, jealous that she is bearing the King's heir, and accuse her of witchcraft. A thoughtless queen decrees that anyone who cries in her kingdom will be thrown out, not foreseeing that one day she too might feel sorrow. India has a rich heritage of folktales, most of which are never written down, present only in a rapidly vanishing oral culture. Each region and language has its own particular set of stories – though many tales recur across different traditions. The stories here are taken from Bengal.

The Elusive Kaka


B.R. Kurkal
    Later, the memory of the hills and forests which are his home call him back. Kacha goes back to his people and is made the Kaka or village chief. However, the Hegade or feudal lord authorised to collect tribute on behalf of the king, exploits the villagers by demanding in excess and keeping more than half for himself. Kacha is determined to fight this tyranny. The Elusive Kaka is adapted from the Kannada play, Kakana Kote, written by Masti Venkatesha Iyengar. It speaks of the bond that the Kurubas have with the forest and how they must fight to preserve it, if they must preserve themselves.

The Pits of Hell


Yoshikazu Ebisu - 1981
    Exhausted Salarymen are pushed beyond the brink. Blood, sweat and screams of 'FUCK YOU!' pour out of the characters within The Pits of Hell, and yet a sense of humour always shines through. Bold, absurd and all too real, Ebisu Yoshikazu's work feels distinctly underground, almost punk. The Pits of Hell collects eight classic stories by Ebisu Yoshikazu, originally published between 1969 and 1981. The collection features a foreword by Minami Shinbo and an essay by Ryan Holmberg placing Ebisu Yoshikazu and his work into context.