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Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World Volume 6
Prepare for another epic journey with Tenma! After the martial arts tournament, Tenma yearns for a peaceful adventurer’s life, but fate has other plans. Not only does he have to face an earth dragon, but he gets caught up in noble rivalries, a kingdom-threatening coup, and capturing slave traders! Seeking a change from the hustle and bustle of the capital, Tenma contemplates embarking on a new journey. The royal capital arc finally comes to a close...but the story is far from over!
Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World Volume 5
Now that the preliminary rounds are over, the main battles of the Victory Prayer Imperial Martial Arts Festival have finally begun! Things are going smoothly for Tenma until he encounters a formidable enemy who uses underhanded methods and doesn’t shy away from killing his opponents—even if they’re Tenma’s friends! Together, Tenma and company face off against former winners, runners-up, and fan favorites from previous tournaments in this battle of the strongest warriors in the kingdom. Meanwhile, the mysterious Bandit King finally reveals his identity, heating up the competition! Does anyone have a prayer against our overpowered hero, or will Tenma finally meet his match?
Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World Volume 7
Having finished his stay in the royal capital for now, Tenma returns to Sagan with a team of powerful companions to challenge the dungeon once again. But this time, Sagan’s dungeons are teeming with more formidable monsters than ever before. He and his party find themselves in trouble when a monster creeps up from the depths, overwhelming even Valley Wind! To add to the chaos, they receive a visit from the king, who just loves surprises... Tenma’s journey reaches new heights (and depths!) as the Dungeon Revenge arc begins!
Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World Volume 2
Three years have passed since Tenma Otori lost his parents in the devastating attack on Kukuri Village. He’s now trying to make a name for himself as an adventurer in Gunjo City, and things are going great. He’s joined the local guild and teamed up with a trio of identical catgirl triplets. In fact, his incredible skill and his knack for magic continue to draw attention—but not always the good kind. A group of jealous adventurers has their eye on him, and Tenma soon finds himself at the center of a battle involving knights, nobles, and even more monsters! Can he shake all this trouble and get back to adventuring?
Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World Volume 9
Three years have passed since Tenma’s last adventure, and life in the capital has become routine for him and his companions. As one of the kingdom’s most esteemed adventurers, Tenma is renowned far and wide. But trouble brews when Margrave Haust, with whom Tenma shares a tense history due to the events in Kukuri Village, requests his help to defeat a rampaging swarm of wyverns. Driven by his friendship with Leon and a desire to mend old rifts, he agrees to take on the mission. As he sets out to confront the deadly creatures, however, he quickly realizes that these creatures are merely the beginning of a much larger, more dangerous ordeal. Tenma’s next journey will not only test his strength, but also force him to confront the shadows of his past.
Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World Volume 10
Tenma returns to the place where his journey began—Kukuri Village. After paying his respects at his parents’ graves, the peace is shattered when an unexpected enemy launches a sudden attack that very night... Trapped by a cunning and deadly ambush, Tenma is pushed to his limits. For the first time since the initial attack on his village, he wonders if he’ll survive to protect his family and friends. But in that desperate moment, one figure steps forward to face the enemy alone. Who could it be? And what mastermind was behind the trap that ensnared them? Familiar faces from the past make their return and are joined by intriguing new characters. The stakes are higher, and the danger is greater than ever before!
World Trigger, Vol. 25
It’s day two of the sealed environment phase of the away mission exam, and the examinees are diving into the demanding battle simulation, a strategy game that pits squad against squad! Unfortunately for Osamu and the rest of Suwa’s Squad 7, their first opponent is Mizukami’s Squad 9, which is already at the top of the test rankings. Does Suwa’s Squad 7 have any hope of clawing its way up from last place? -- VIZ Media
World Trigger, Vol. 23
The Rank Wars is racing towards a conclusion as the final squads battle to determine their final rankings. Katori is as difficult to deal with as ever, and her squadmate Wakamura is having none of it. But mid fight, Katori suddenly tells Wakamura that he gets to call all of the shots. Will Wakamura be able to handle the pressure? And with the Rank Wars over, the Away Team selection exams are on the horizon. But first, Jin and Rindo need to have a little chat with a handful of familiar Neighbor invaders from Galopoula...about Yotaro. -- VIZ Media
World Trigger, Vol. 24
The exam to determine who gets to be on the away team begins, and the challenges facing Tamakoma-2 and the other squads selected to participate are piling up fast! All of the squads are split up into new teams and assigned captains of varying skill and experience. The teams are then sent to live aboard a simulated away-mission ship where they must complete a series of individual and group tests. With Tamakoma-2 split up, Osamu loses the support of his stronger and more skilled squad members and must cooperate with people he only knows from fighting in the Rank Wars. And his new teammate Katori, despite her talent for battle, is difficult to work with and already hates his guts! -- VIZ Media
World Trigger, Vol. 26
The away mission test heads into Day 3! Osamu and the rest of Suwa’s Squad 7 are struggling to handle the additional units in the battle-sim exercises, yet they’re managing to move up in the overall ranks. But what will they do when their ace, Katori, slips into a sudden, debilitating funk?! -- VIZ Media
World Trigger, Vol. 27
It’s the final day of the battle simulation exercises, and the formerly superior Ninomiya’s Squad 8 is in decline now that others are exploiting the weaknesses of Chika’s units. While Chika grows more and more frustrated, Ninomiya himself is keeping tight-lipped about the whole thing... That night, it all comes to a head when an irritated Ema confronts Ninomiya! -- VIZ Media
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this hauntingly beautiful historical novel with a speculative twist, from the author of The Bear and the Nightingale.“A wonderful clash of fire and ice—a book you won’t want to let go of.”—Diana Gabaldon, author of Outlander“Spectacular—a tour de force, wonderful and deep and haunting.”—Naomi Novik, author of A Deadly EducationONE OF BOOKPAGE’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARJanuary 1918. Laura Iven was a revered field nurse until she was wounded and discharged from the medical corps, leaving behind a brother still fighting in Flanders. Now home in Halifax, Canada, Laura receives word of Freddie’s death in combat, along with his personal effects—but something doesn’t make sense. Determined to uncover the truth, Laura returns to Belgium as a volunteer at a private hospital, where she soon hears whispers about haunted trenches and a strange hotelier whose wine gives soldiers the gift of oblivion. Could Freddie have escaped the battlefield, only to fall prey to something—or someone—else? November 1917. Freddie Iven awakens after an explosion to find himself trapped in an overturned pillbox with a wounded enemy soldier, a German by the name of Hans Winter. Against all odds, the two form an alliance and succeed in clawing their way out. Unable to bear the thought of returning to the killing fields, especially on opposite sides, they take refuge with a mysterious man who seems to have the power to make the hellscape of the trenches disappear. As shells rain down on Flanders and ghosts move among those yet living, Laura’s and Freddie’s deepest traumas are reawakened. Now they must decide whether their world is worth salvaging—or better left behind entirely.