Getting Graphic: Comics, Graphic Novels, and Manga
Great Reads for All Ages
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Manga (Younger Readers)
Manga (Teen Readers)
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Fantasy/Science Fiction
Non-Fiction/Historical Fiction
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Realistic
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Superheroes
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Manga (Teen Readers)
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Azumanga Daioh Created by the iconoclastic Kiyohiko Azuma, Azumanga Daioh is strongly character driven, taking the reader through the daily tribulations of Miss Kurosawa, Miss Yukari, the wild Tomo, hair-triggered Yomi, ditzy Osaka, brash Kagura, cute Chiyo-chan and athletic (but girly) Sakaki. There are 4 volumes in this series. subjects: Girls, Graphic Novels |
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Case Closed Precocious high school student Jimmy Kudo uses his keen powers of observation and astute intuition to solve mysteries that have left law enforcement officials baffled. subjects: Murder, High school students, Crime, Mystery, Graphic novels-Japan |
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Cowboy Bebop Cowboy Bebop, the television show, is one of the most popular anime series of all time. Similar in style and content, the manga series features all original stories with the same sci-fi action, humor, and hip cool characters. There are three volumes in this manga series. subjects: Graphic Novels-Japan |
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Cromartie High School There are several volumes in this manga series about life in a boys reformatory. A boys reformatory with Russian wrestlers, robots, gorillas... and more! subjects: Reformatories, Graphic Novels-Japan |
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Hack//Legends of the Twilight Welcome to The World, the most advanced online game ever created. In The World you can be anyone you want to be, act out your adventure fantasies and through teamwork and determination, you can even become a hero. 14-year-old twins Shugo and Rena just won a contest that lets them play as the legendary avatars 'Kite' and 'Black Rose.' Armed with the power of the Twilight Bracelet, the two must discover what is causing rogue monsters to infect The World and carry on the legend of the .hackers. subjects: Fantasy Comic Books, Strips, Etc., Graphic Novels-Japan |
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Harlem Beat In this charming sports manga, Nate Torres is a semi-nerdy kid whose desire to be a star on the basketball court is overshadowed only by his clumsiness and lack of agility with the ball. There are 9 volumes in this series. Also, where this series leaves off, Rebound begins with Volume 1. subjects: Basketball, Graphic Novels |
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Initial D From zero to legend in 60 seconds... Delivery boy Tak unexpectedly discovers that the skills he has acquired on the treacherous mountain roads of Mt. Akina have made him a street racing master. Urged on by friends and driving a rundown Toyota, he shames the best racers in town. But, Tak discovers there's more to life, and to himself, than he thought. APL more than 20 volumes of this extensive series. subjects: Teenagers-Japan, Automobile racing, Graphic Novels |
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Juline In a faraway village, in a magical land, live Juline, Bakuya, and Seika, daughters of the top three martial-arts schools. Join them on a quest to uncover the mystery of the Black Pearl, a new clan shrouded in shadows. subjects: Comic Books, Strips, Etc., Graphic Novels |
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Kare Kano Yukina and Soichiro are two high school students who fall in love and vow to be true to themselves…and to stop pretending to be so perfect all the time. There are over 20 volumes of this series. subjects: Teenagers-Comic Books, Strips, Etc., Graphic Novels |
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Kindaichi Case Files: The Opera House Murders The school production of The Phantom of the Opera gets off to a shaky start, but when cast members start dying in ways mimicking events in the play, things get downright grisly. While everyone worries about being snuffed out, this is young Kindaichi's moment to shine. With his amazing deductive reasoning and the ability to keep his cool in the face of death, he's a regular Sherlock Holmes. Now the class slacker must put on a class act investigation before the 'Phantom' strikes again! subjects: Teenagers-Japan-Comic Books, Strips, Etc., Graphic Novels |
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Mars There are currently 15 volumes available in this ongoing saga of teen romance in which a boy and girl from different worlds battle the odds, each other, and their peers in the pursuit of love. subjects: Teenagers, Love, Interpersonal Relations, Graphic Novels |
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Neon Genesis Evangelion It is the year 2015 and massive alien machines (nicknamed "Angels") have returned to Earth after a 15-year hiatus to initiate another attack on the human race in this manga series is based on the very popular anime series Evangelion. subjects: Graphic Novels |
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The One I Love Combining CLAMP's legendary storytelling, color artwork, and elegant prose, The One I Love is a wonderfully unique and romantic 12-story anthology. The volume opens with a special eight-page full-color feature before diving into the single subject CLAMP seems to know best... love. subjects: Love, Man-woman relationships, Marriage, Graphic Novels |
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One Piece As a kid, Monkey D. Luffy vowed to become King of the Pirates and find the legendary treasure called the "One Piece." subjects: Pirates, Graphic Novels |
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PhD : Phantasy degree Sang is a fearlessly spunky young girl in search of the Demon School Hades. Fortunately for her, she comes across a group of misfit monsters that are ditching class across a group of misfit monsters that are ditching class from the Demon school. She convinces them to sneak her into the class that normally only allows monsters to attend. Mystery, intrigue and high jinks unfold as Sang finds a way to become a monster--and begins a fantastic adventure in a devilish domain! award: ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers-2006 subjects: Monsters, Demonology, Witches, Graphic Novels |
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Ranma 1/2 There are currently 34 volumes in this ongoing series that tells about the continuing adventures, trials, and tribulations of a girl who is really a boy, and his (or her, depending on the chapter) panda. subjects: Graphic Novels |
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Rebound This basketball manga series begin where the Harlem Beat series left off. There are 12 volumes in this series. This series is the continuation of Harlem Beat. subjects: Basketball, High Schools, Graphic Novels |
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Tsubasa Sakura and Syaoran return! But they're not the people you know. Sakura is the princess of Clow and possessor of a mysterious, misunderstood power that promises to change the world. Syaoran is her childhood friend and leader of the archaeological dig that took his father's life. They reside in an alternate reality . . . where whatever you least expect can happen--and does. When Sakura ventures to the dig site to declare her love for Syaoran, a puzzling symbol is uncovered--which triggers a remarkable quest. Now Syaoran embarks upon a desperate journey through other worlds--all in the name of saving Sakura. Read this series with its companion series XXXholic. subjects: Graphic Novels |
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Usagi Yojimbo All of the volumes in the Usagi Yojimbo series offer young readers a kid-friendly introduction to Japanese mythology that describes the adventurous recovery of Kusanagi, the Grasscutter, the lost sword of the gods. subjects: Graphic Novels |
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Wish "What would you wish for if you already had everything you've ever wanted?" That's the question that Shuichiro faces in the latest series from CLAMP, creators of Cardcaptor Sakura, CLOVER, and Chobits. subjects: Graphic Novels-Japan |
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XXXHolic Watanuki Kimihiro is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. Seemingly by chance, he encounters a mysterious witch named Yuuko, who claims she can help. In desperation, he accepts, but realizes that he’s just been tricked into working for Yuuko in order to pay off the cost of her services. Soon he’s employed in her little shop—a job which turns out to be nothing like his previous work experience! Read this series with its companion series Tsubasa. subjects: Witches, Graphic Novels |
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Section updated August 2007— Joanna Nigrelli & Michele Gorman |
