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Best Manga 2025 | SLJ Best Books
The 2025 Best Manga roundup features haunting sci-fi, slow-burn romance, and charming friendship tales for middle grade and YA readers.
Mushishi Collector’s Edition 1
An ethereal collection of masterfully rendered original folktales to remind readers of the reverence and wariness that nature deserves.
PREMIUM
Always Raining Here
A queer slice-of-life romance that acknowledges the rocky reality, while the creators work through their own artistic bumps. By the end of Volume 1, this is a solid graphic novel.
PREMIUM
Sheeta’s Little Big World, Vol. 1
The first of this short manga series introduces a precarious but amiable little adventure with big heart. A worthy successor to the stories it takes inspiration from.
Anime 101: A Guide for Librarians and Educators | Multimedia Reviews
In this golden age of anime, these beginner-friendly films and series provide librarians with a strong starting point for introducing the format to new audiences.
PREMIUM
Saturday Wars: The Manga Multiverse Crossover
A crossover manga worth supporting for its diverse voices and heroes that have already captured hearts.
PREMIUM
Tamaki & Amane
This book subtly reminds readers that while our time together may be fleeting, meaningful connections, in all their many forms, endure.
I’m the Grim Reaper, Vol. 1
A growth spurring psychological horror with broad appeal that stretches to fans of supernatural action manga.
Somali and the Forest Spirit, Vol. 1
An exquisitely depicted journey of a found family that reminds readers of empathy’s role in creating a kinder world.
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