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Twinkling lights and colder evenings. It’s December and it’s almost time to say good bye to 2016. If you’re looking for gifts, we’ll have some ideas coming for that soon. In the meantime, here’s what you’ll find new on shelves in December. Only new series this month is BL spin off of Don’t Be Cruel – Takanashi’s Story. If you’re into classics, you’ll want to get the new Pride and Prejudice manga edition as well. Let’s see what other shoujo and josei manga are continuing in the month of December:
Maria and Mary go to England to meet the mentor who taught Shinobu how to fight vampires, hoping that he might hold the answers that Maria seeks. But he’s already gone by the time they arrive, and they are met, instead, by a blonde beauty in a lab coat. Meanwhile, the familiar scenery stirs up long-repressed memories Mary had once forgotten.
Story and art by Akaza Samamiya.
Release Date: 12/06/16
Chi’s Sweet Home volume 4 collects volumes 10-12 in omnibus format.
The tender and fun adventure of Chi’s life with a young family continues in this latest volume.
Story and art by Konami Kanata.
Release Date: 12/20/16
Polite and proper college student Akira Takanashi has a secret. Back in high school, he fell deeply in love with his teacher but was spurned. Now, whenever the pain of his heartbreak gets to be too much, he finds comfort in the arms of med student and notorious playboy Shimagawa—very adult comfort. Shimagawa would gladly go out with him, but Akira’s past heartbreak means he insists on keeping things strictly physical—that is, until his obsessed younger brother Jutta arrives to disrupt this comfortable routine!
Story and art by Yonezou Nekota.
Release Date: 12/13/16
Story and art by Izumi Miyazono.
Release Date: Moved to 12/06/16
Yuki’s childhood was a long period of solitary darkness. Years later, he met Tohru, but what does he want from her? Yuki reveals to Kakeru what he can tell no one else. Meanwhile, Tohru’s class is going to put on a play for the school festival, but miscasting makes it rough going for rehearsal. Will there be chaos on stage when the curtain finally rises?
Later, Kyo recalls meeting Tohru’s mother as a child and talking to her about her experiences. Persevering through a rough adolescence, one that lacked any love from her parents, she one day encountered teacher-in-training Katsuya Honda… At long last, the moving story of Katsuya and Kyoko is revealed!! Then, it’s business as usual for Tohru and the others, but something is eating at Kyo?
Story and art by Natsuki Takaya.
Release Date: 12/13/16
“To think that sharing her with you would let me experience such unthinkable highs!”
At long last, Aki has regained his memory. However, he and Kana are faced with a painful truth all along, Kana has actually been Eriya’s thrall! Amid the chaos, the final Stigma appears, and the bloodred ties that bind the players in the game tighten to a stranglehold!
Story and art by Aya Shouoto.
Release Date: 12/13/16
In this royal adventure, Kilala encounters Tinker Bell, and learns there might be a seventh princess. Kilala then enters the world of Cinderella… and must work with the Fairy Godmother to insure Cinderella finds happiness with her prince. Along the way, she captures another jewel for her tiara. But when Kilala returns to the human world, she and Rei are captured before they can reveal their true feelings for one another. Will they be saved before it’s too late?
Story by Rika Tanaka and art by Nao Kodaka.
Release Date: 12/07/16
Kae reporting! After Nanashima makes a shocking move to declare his feelings, I just don’t know what to think. He’s always been hot-blooded, but where do we stand now?
There’s a more important man to worry about, though…my dad! He’s been away for a long time, and my new look—and new friends—take him by surprise. He doesn’t know what to think now that his little girl is so popular, so he sets out to do some research of his own.
It’s also a rocky time with Shinomiya-kun when he finds out his parents are moving back to…Norway?! He’s our precious friend, but even his feelings for me could grow cold when I’m creeped out by his cold-blooded pet, Thor. I’ve got to make this right! Will the guys and I be able to convince him to stay?
Story and art by JUNKO.
Release Date: 12/20/16
Shusei and Aoi, who started out as unwilling roommates, continue to share an LDK in this latest volume.
Story and art by Ayu Watanabe.
Release Date: 12/27/16
Izumi Sena is an average guy born into a family of famous celebrities. A college student and total otaku, he works hard every day with the goal of someday becoming a manga creator.
Izumi has been trying his hardest to get Ryoma to shake his amnesia and remember him. Thanks to an accident during filming, the two are forced to take shelter in an abandoned logging hut. Alone and sharing body heat just to stay warm, could this be the miracle Izumi has been waiting for?
Story by Eiki Eiki and Art by Taishi Zaou.
Release Date: 12/13/16
Yuma and Hotaru have been friends since childhood. It is only natural that when Yuma is nervous about her new boyfriend, she asks Hotaru along with her boyfriend for a double date. But when Hotaru offers herself to Yuma as “practice,” both girls realize that they’re more interested in each other than they are in their own boyfriends.
Story and art by Kodama Naoko
Release Date: 12/13/16
Seven Seas is pleased to present Pride and Prejudice, an all-new, illustrated edition of Jane Austen’s most famous novel, now brought to life in a unique way featuring manga-styled artwork that will appeal to readers and fans of all ages.
Alongside Jane Austen’s original, unadulterated text, this edition includes over 120 delightful black-and-white full-page illustrations, four color inserts, and gorgeous wrap-around cover art.
Elizabeth Bennett is the second of five daughters in her tight-knit English family. When the wealthy and sociable bachelor Mr. Bingley moves into town, Elizabeth’s Mother sees a fresh opportunity to find her daughters a respectable and supportive husband. Sharp-tongued and smart-witted, Elizabeth doesn’t share her family’s enthusiasm, a sentiment only furthered by the arrival of Mr. Bingley’s incorrigible friend, Mr. Darcy.
Story by Jane Austen and art by Shiei.
Release Date: 12/20/16
Uesugi has been making plenty of enemies since coming to town, and a group of them have kidnapped Megumu as part of their revenge. Aoi and Uesugi put aside their differences in order to team up to rescue her, but in the ensuing battle Aoi loses his eye patch! Can Megumu convince him that his hidden wounds won’t scare her away, or will the trauma of his past be the end of their future together?
Story by and art by Go Ikeyamada.
Release Date: 12/06/16
You loved him in Lilo and Stitch. Now Stitch’s Japanese adventures continue as he explores an island near Okinawa with his new friend, Yuna. Join Stitch as he learns to mow a lawn, attempts to babysit, and tries to become a Japanese ninja. His hilarious hijinks are literally out of this world.
Story and art by Yumi Tsukirino.
Release Date: 12/26/16
Yona and Hak set out on a journey to find a priest who can see the future. After they get severely injured from falling off a cliff, a boy named Yun and his guardian Ik-su nurse them back to health—and Ik-su happens to be a priest! When Yona tells him that she wishes to protect the lives of those who are precious to her, what path will Ik-su show her?
Story and art by Mizuho Kusanagi.
Release Date: 12/06/16
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