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  1. 1Sayonara, Football, Volume 1Sayonara, Football, Volume 1Nozomi wants to play in an official soccer match, but she’s told she can’t play because she’s a girl. Arakawa makes the contrast between watching and playing especially sharp when she finally gets a chance to use what she knows about the field. The original story is complete in English volumes 1…0
  2. 2Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare Vol. 1Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare Vol. 1When Tasuku fears he’s been outed at school, a chance meeting brings him into a group whose members have their own experiences of gender and sexuality. Start here if you want a quiet story that widens from one teenager’s distress into several lives. Seven Seas’ four English volumes cover the…0
  3. 3Sazan & Comet Girl (2020)Sazan & Comet Girl (2020) 10.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2020Sazan is a construction worker from Earth. Mina zips into his life on a space scooter and leaves him with a galaxy to cross if he wants to find her again. The bright, full-color art makes this the breeziest space adventure here. Both Japanese volumes fit in one 500-page English omnibus.0
  4. 4Astra Lost in Space, Vol. 1Astra Lost in Space, Vol. 1Nine students leave for a week of camp and find themselves stranded in deep space with an empty ship. The changing planets give them survival problems to solve, and their situation starts to look less like an accident. All five Japanese volumes are available in five VIZ volumes. Pick this when you…0
  5. 5Haru's Curse (2021)Haru's Curse (2021) 6.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2021Natsumi agrees to date her late sister’s fiancé, and the passing seasons leave room for tenderness and guilt to develop together. Pick it for a compact, uneasy family drama where a new relationship can’t be understood without the one that came before. The 358-page English edition collects both…0
  6. 6Boys Run the Riot, Volume 1Boys Run the Riot, Volume 1Ryo feels most himself in the clothes he has picked out. Finding that the new boy likes the same style opens the door to a clothing brand and a way of being seen on his own terms. The four English books take the story from a chance encounter to the brand’s first exhibition, matching the four…0
  7. 7In This Corner of the WorldIn This Corner of the WorldSuzu joins her husband’s family in the shipbuilding city of Kure during World War II. Read it for the scale of a household, where small acts of improvisation make the wider war feel close. The 450-page Seven Seas omnibus contains the complete story, originally published in three Japanese volumes.0
  8. 8Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon Vol. 1 (2020)Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon Vol. 1 (2020) 6.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2020Hinako has spent a lot of effort trying to look like the sort of woman her coworkers expect. A relationship with the steady Asahi gives her time to figure out what she wants without having an answer ready. The four Japanese books are available as four English volumes, starting with this 180-page…0
  9. 9The Ghost and the Lady 1The Ghost and the Lady 1Two bullets fused together in a museum case lead into a supernatural story about Florence Nightingale and the Man in Grey. Choose it if you like a historical setting with a strong gothic turn. This case runs for two books in Japanese and two in English, and you can read it on its own within…0
  10. 10The Walking Cat: A Cat’s-Eye View of the Zombie ApocalypseThe Walking Cat: A Cat’s-Eye View of the Zombie ApocalypseA cat survives the early chaos with Jin, who hopes his wife may be alive on a distant island. Watching people from the height of the cat changes what stands out in an otherwise grim zombie story. One 554-page English paperback collects all three Japanese volumes. Its animal viewpoint doesn’t make…0