New Manga for tweens and teens!

Want to start a new series? Here's a list of the new manga that has arrived so far in 2023 @ Happy Valley Library.

Updated July 27, 2023
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The beginning after the end. 1
TurtleMe
Paper Book
King Grey is a remarkable ruler with a prosperous reign, and yet...opulence and success cannot bury emptiness and solitude. His time as king, however, comes to an abrupt end, and he reincarnates as Arthur Leywin--a baby born in a world of magic and monsters. Equipped with memories of his previous...
The case study of Vanitas. Volume 1
Mochizuki, Jun
Paper Book
Rumors revolving around The Book of Vanitas, a clockwork grimoire of dubious reputation, draw Noé, a young vampire in search of a friend's salvation, to Paris. What awaits him in the City of Flowers, however, is not long hours treading the pavement or rifling through dusty bookshops in search...

New arrival: Paris, vampires, airships, grimoire -- I'm in!

Clock striker, vol. 1
Galadima, Issaka.
Paper Book
"""I'm gonna be a SMITH,"" says defiant teenager Cast, who will let nothing prevent herfrom becoming one of the elite warrior engineers!"

An action-packed manga style graphic novel adventure featuring powerful girls. For shonen manga fans. find it in our young teen section.

Cursed Princess Club. 1
LambCat (Comics writer and artist)
Paper Book
2024 Texas Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List selection, STARRED title Just because you're cursed doesn't mean you're not special. Gwendolyn, the youngest of the King's three daughters, is living proof that princesses don't always have it all. She isn't like a typical fairy-tale...
The Elusive Samurai Vol. 1
Matsui, Yusei
Paper Book
In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away! In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline,...
The girl that can't get a girlfriend
Hiranishi, Mieri
Paper Book
From first crush to first crushed! The autobiographical manga about one woman's quest for the hot short-haired girlfriend of her dreams! The autobiographical manga about one woman's quest for the hot, short-haired girlfriend of her dreams! Mieri is an awkward,...
Helck. 1
Nanao, Nanaki
Paper Book
An epic tale of the powerful human hero who aims to become the next Demon Lord! After the demon lord is slain at the hands of a lone human warrior, humans rejoice over the end of his reign of terror. But an intense tournament of powerful fighters hoping to be crowned the next...
Honey lemon soda. 1
Murata, Mayu
Paper Book
Uka Ishimori has one dream in life: to have fun in high school! As a self-avowed dense, stone-faced introvert who spent all of middle school hardening her heart against a daily barrage of bullying, breaking out of her shell is easier said than done. Luckily, she's not alone--Kai Miura, a classmate...

An oh so cute romantic comedy. Made into a live action film. Shojo manga.

Insomniacs after school. 1
Ojiro, Makoto
Paper Book
Two sleepless teenagers find kinship as they escape to their school's astronomy observatory. Unable to sleep at night, Ganta Nakami is cranky in class and unpopular with his classmates. He discovers that the school observatory, once used by the now-defunct astronomy...

Insomnia, who can relate? A sweet comforting read with a dash of romance.

The knight blooms behind castle walls. 1
Yuduka, Masanari
Paper Book
In this beautifully illustrated slice-of-life fantasy, a young girl sets out to become a valiant knight by first serving as a squire. Rosa dreams of taking up arms as a courageous knight! To be one, she must first be a squire. Those duties around the castle are much less...

A fun humorous fantasy, great for younger teens.

Mermaid scales and the town of sand
Komori, Yoko
Paper Book
Everyone besides Tokiko denies the existence of merpeople, and yet the town holds a secret annual festival to honor them. Can she solve the mystery of what is real and what is fantasy...? Everyone besides Tokiko denies the existence of merpeople, and yet the town holds...

Get out your hankies for this lovely melancholy and atmospheric mermaid tale. The story is conveyed with spare artwork and text.

My happy marriage. 1
Agitogi, Akumi
Ebook
A "Cinderella"-inspired slow-burn historical romance with a paranormal twist set in Taisho-era Japan! A browbeaten and mistreated daughter is cast out of her home and sent to audition as a bridal candidate for the heir to one of the most powerful families in the land...
The princess of convenient plot devices. 1Kazusa Yoneda ; original story, Mamecyoro ; character design, Mitsuya Fuji ; translation, Sarah Moon ; lettering, Phil Christie
Yoneda, Kazusa
Paper Book
After reincarnating into her favorite BL novel, Maki (now Octavia) has the perfect opportunity to fangirl over her favorite fictional couple, Sil and Prince Sirius, in real life--except she's Sirius's sister?! If that isn't awkward enough, she's expected to give up her firstborn child to be their...
Show-ha shoten!, vol. 1
Asakura, Akinari.
Paper Book
A pair of dreamers strive to rise to the top of the comedy world in this story by Akinari Asakura with art by Takeshi Obata (Death Note)! Shy Azemichi Shijima has secretly been studying the art of comedy. His outgoing classmate Taiyo Higashikata has big dreams of...

" One of the best manga series debuts of 2023 so far" - School Library Journal


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