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TR Readers' Advisory Overview

A series of Reader's Advisory lists prepared by the staff of the Trinity River campus of TCC

Shonen - Comics Aimed At Young Men

Dr. Stone Vol. 1 cover

Dr. Stone by Riichiro Inagaki

One fateful day, all of humanity turned to stone. Many millennia later, Taiju frees himself from the petrification and finds himself surrounded by statues. The situation looks grim--until he runs into his science-loving friend Senku! Together they plan to restart civilization with the power of science!

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Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto

Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He's got a wild sense of humor, but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to become the world's greatest ninja!

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Bleach by Tite Kubo

Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts—he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow—a malevolent lost soul—Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace.

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Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotōge

In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life.

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Death Note by Tsugumi Ōba

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?

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The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai

The children of the Grace Field House orphanage have their happy lives upended when they find out they're being raised to be fed to demons. Can they escape their fate before it's too late?

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One Piece by Eiichirō Oda

As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber--at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, Luffy sets off in search of the One Piece, said to be the greatest treasure in the world, forming a crew of similar misfits along the way.

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Komi Can't Communicate by Tomohito Oda

Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. With the whole student body keeping its distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach.

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My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi

Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny.

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Claymore by Norihiro Yagi

In a world where monsters called Yoma prey on humans and live among them in disguise, humanity's only hope is a new breed of warrior known as Claymores. Half-human, half-monster, these silver-eyed slayers possess supernatural strength but are condemned to fight their savage impulses--or lose their humanity completely.

Shoujo - Comics Aimed At Young Women

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Girls' Last Tour by Tsukumizu

Two girls, Yuuri and Chito, navigate the ruins of civilization after an unknown apocalypse, as they travel on a modified military motorcycle, seeking food and supplies while surviving day-to-day.

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How Not To Summon A Demon Lord by Yukiya Murasaki

Takuma was just another awkward gamer, but a twist of fate sees him summoned to another world-in the body of a demon lord! And no one's more terrified of the prospect than Takuma himself. He may have power, but he's in way over his head. So he decides to pretend to be the monster he looks like, and accidentally winds up with a pair of gorgeous summoners, an elf and cat girl, bound to him. It's not what any of them wanted, but they'll have to figure out how to work together if they want to survive.

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Magical Girl Raising Project by Asari Endou

The hit social network game "The Magical Girl Raising Project" selects one out of every tens of thousands of players to become a real life magical girl. But what happens when the management office decides there are too many superpowered teenage girls running around trying to save everyone? A battle royal to cull the hero community!

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My Love Mix-Up! by Wataru Hinekure

Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she's written the name of another boy--Ida--on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!

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Sand Chronicles by Hinako Ashihara

After her parents get divorced, Ann Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane, where Ann has difficulty adjusting to the overbearing kindness of the people in her mother's hometown.

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Black Bird by Kanoko Sakurakōji

There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend. But she is the bride of demon prophecy, and her blood grants incredible powers, her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand...or her life!

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Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori

In this screwball romantic comedy, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids' school, is forced to repay an $80,000 debt by working for the school's swankiest, rent-a-boyfriend club while disguised as a boy! There, she discovers just how wealthy the six members are and how different the rich are from everybody else.

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The Girl From The Other Side by Nagabe

In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as Teacher. Although the two are forbidden to touch, they share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.

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Nana by Ai Yazawa

Nana Komatsu is a young woman who has endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She has a dream and won't give up until she becomes Japan's No. 1 rock 'n' roll superstar. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends.

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Perfect World by Rie Aruga

An office party reunites Tsugumi with her high school crush Itsuki. He's realized his dream of becoming an architect, but along the way, he experienced a spinal injury that put him in a wheelchair. Now Tsumugi's rekindled feelings will butt up against prejudices she never considered and Itsuki will have to decide if he's ready to let someone into his heart.