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Stomp, Kick, Love

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After School With Riina Senpai (Adult Content)

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Getting Lucky Getting Lucky (Adult Content)

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24 Jan 2025

Revenge of My Youth Vol.1

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Can I Use Your Bath (Adult Content)

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The Valiant Must Fall vol. 1 & 2

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An Older Wife's Supple Cage (Adult Content)

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The Barbarian's Bride Vol. 1

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Working for God in a Godless World vol.1

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11 Dec 2024

Gyarus Reap What They Sow (Adult Content)

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I Met My Friend's Gyaru Mom in a Soapland 1 (Adult Content)

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I Was Sold Dirt Cheap But My Power Level Is Off The Charts

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Nuko Zuke!

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by Robert Frazer

Reviewed: 2014

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by Robert Frazer

Reviewed: 2017

Metropolis

by Guest

Reviewed: 2002

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7 Billion Needles

9/10

A Certain Scientific Railgun Vol. 1

7/10

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9/10

A Certain Scientific Railgun Vol. 3

7/10

A Certain Scientific Railgun Vol. 4

9/10

A Certain Scientific Railgun Vol. 5

10/10

A Certain Scientific Railgun Vol. 6

9/10

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8/10

A Certain Scientific Railgun Vol. 8

8/10

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10/10

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8/10

ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department - Vols. 1-2

5/10

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5/10

After Hours vols 1-3

9/10

After School With Riina Senpai (Adult Content)

6/10

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8/10

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3/10

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5/10

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8/10

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7/10

Anime Encyclopedia, The - 3rd Edition

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Anime Supremacy

8/10

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9/10

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8/10

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8/10

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5/10

Arpeggio of Blue Steel Vol. 1

10/10

Ascendance of a Bookworm (Vol. 1)

7/10

Ascendance of a Bookworm (Vol. 2)

7/10

Ascendance of a Bookworm (Vol. 3)

5/10

Assassination Classroom Vol. 1

7/10

Asterisk War, The - Vol. 1

5/10

Astra Lost in Space Vol. 1

9/10

At Night, I Become a Monster

8/10

Attack on Titan Choose Your Path Adventure - Year 850: Last Stand at Wall Rose

4/10

Attack on Titan Vol. 1-3

6/10

Attack on Titan: Before the Fall Vol. 1

6/10

Attack on Titan: Before the Fall Vol. 2

7/10

Ayako

8/10

Bakemonogatari Vol. 1

10/10

Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale - Vol. 1

8/10

Barbara

7/10

Battle Angel Alita - Holy Night and Other Stories

10/10

Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle

9/10

Behind the Scenes Vol. 1 and 2

5/10

Black Bullet - Vol. 1

5/10

Blame! - Master Edition Vol. 1

9/10

Blood Lad Vol. 1

7/10

Blood-C Vol. 1

5/10

Bloody Brat Vol. 1

7/10

Blue Exorcist Vol. 1-7

8/10

Bocchi The Rock Vol. 1

8/10

Bokurano: Ours Vol. 1

5/10

Bomba!

8/10

Book Girl and the Captive Fool (Light novel)

6/10

Book Girl and the Famished Spirit (Light novel)

7/10

Bride's Story, A - Vol. 1

9/10

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Can I Use Your Bath (Adult Content)

7/10

Captain Corinth

9/10

Card Captor Sakura Vol. 1

10/10

Card Captor Sakura Vol. 2

9/10

Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus Edition - Book 1

10/10

Cells at Work! - Vol. 1

8/10

Cells at Work!: Code BLACK - Vols. 1-3

8/10

Centaur's Life, A - Vols. 1-3

3/10

Chi's Sweet Adventures Vol. 1

8/10

City

7/10

Classroom of the Elite Vol. 1

9/10

Colorless Vol.1

8/10

Combatants Will Be Dispatched

8/10

Complex Age Vol. 1

9/10

Cooking with Wild Game Vols 1 and 2

8/10

Cosmo Familia Vol. 1

7/10

Dance in the Vampire Bund Gaiden

6/10

Days on Fes Vol.1

7/10

Dimension W - Vols. 1-3

8/10

Dirty Pair Omnibus

7/10

Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, The - Vol. 3

4/10

Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, The - Vols. 1-2

7/10

Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya, The (Light novel)

7/10

Divine Raiment Magical Girl Howling Moon - Vols. 1-2

4/10

Don't Toy With Me Miss Nagatoro

9/10

Dorohedoro Vols. 1-2

9/10

Dragon Goes House-Hunting - Vol. 1

8/10

Drifting Dragons vol 1

7/10

Drops of God, The - Vols. 1-5

10/10

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7/10

7/10

Eden: It's an Endless World! - Vol. 14

8/10

EdensZero

9/10

Elder Sister-Like One, The - Vol. 1

2/10

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3/10

6/10

Fairy Tale Battle Royale

7/10

Fate Grand Order Mortalis:Stella Vol 1

9/10

Fate/Zero - Vol. 1

4/10

Fire Force - Vols. 1-3

8/10

Flowers of Evil, The Vols. 1-2

9/10

Food Wars volume 36

7/10

Forbidden Scrollery Vol. 1

7/10

Frau Faust Vol. 1

9/10

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Vol. 1

9/10

From the New World Vol. 1

6/10

From the New World Vol. 2

8/10

From the New World Vol. 3-4

10/10

Fruits Basket 1-10

9/10

Gakuen Polizi Vol. 1

5/10

Gal Gohan Vol. 1

5/10

Generation Witch Vol. 1

9/10

Genshiken - Second Season Vol. 1

7/10

Getting Lucky Getting Lucky (Adult Content)

7/10

Ghost In The Shell: Global Neural Network

8/10

Girl With The Sanpaku Eyes, The - Vol. 1

7/10

Girls' Last Tour - Vol. 1

7/10

Girls und Panzer Vol. 1

6/10

Girls und Panzer: Little Army Vol. 1

7/10

Gleipnir Vol 1

8/10

Goblin Slayer (manga) - Vols. 1-3

9/10

Golden Kamuy - Vol. 1

8/10

Golden Kamuy: Volume 1

9/10

Golden Kamuy: Volume 2

9/10

Grand Blue Dreaming - Vol. 1

7/10

Gundam Wing Vol. 1

9/10

Gunslinger Girl Omnibus Collection 6 (Vols. 13-14)

10/10

Gunslinger Girl Vol. 15

10/10

Gyarus Reap What They Sow (Adult Content)

5/10

GYO: The Death-Stench Creeps Omnibus

6/10

H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories

8/10

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Vol 1

4/10

Happiness Vol. 1

7/10

Hatsune Miku: Future Delivery (Vol 1 and 2)

7/10

Hero Without Class Vol. 1

7/10

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway (Vol. 1)

5/10

High School Life of a Fudanshi - Vol. 1

5/10

Highschool of the Dead Omnibus Edition 1

9/10

Highschool of the Dead Vol. 1

7/10

Highschool of the Dead Vol. 3

6/10

Highschool of the Dead Vol. 4

7/10

Highschool of the Dead Vol. 5

6/10

Highschool of the Dead Vol. 6

7/10

Highschool of the Dead Vol. 7

7/10

How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift Vol. 1

10/10

How Not To Use Healing Magic (Manga)

7/10

How to Build a Dungeon: Book of the Demon King - Vols. 1-2

3/10

Hyakusho Kizoku Vol. 1

8/10

I Am A Hero - Omnibus Vol. 1

9/10

I Am A Hero - Omnibus Vol. 2

9/10

I Am A Hero - Omnibus Vol. 3

9/10

I Am A Hero - Omnibus Vol. 4

7/10

I Am A Hero - Omnibus Vol. 5

9/10

I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School

8/10

I Don't Like You At All, Big Brother! Vol. 1-2 Omnibus

3/10

I Had That Same Dream Again

5/10

I Have a Secret

7/10

I Met My Friend's Gyaru Mom in a Soapland 1 (Adult Content)

8/10

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (Novel)

10/10

I Was Sold Dirt Cheap But My Power Level Is Off The Charts

9/10

Ichi-F

9/10

Ichiroh! Vols 1-2

8/10

Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit - Vol. 10

4/10

Imaginary Vol 1

7/10

Indignation of Haruhi Suzumiya, The (Light novel)

7/10

Inside Mari Vol. 1

8/10

Inspectre Vol.1-3

7/10

Insufficient Direction

8/10

Interspecies Reviewers Vol 1

3/10

Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya, The

6/10

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon (Vol. 13)

6/10

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon (Vol. 14)

6/10

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon (Vol. 15)

5/10

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon (Vol. 16)

8/10

Is This A Zombie? Vol. 1

6/10

Isolator, The - Sect. 001: The Biter

8/10

It Takes Two Tomorrow Too

8/10

I've Been killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Manga)

8/10

Juana and the Dragonewts' Seven Kingdoms

7/10

Kannagi Vol. 1

9/10

Keep Your Hands off Eizouken!

9/10

Kigurumi Guardians Vol. 1

7/10

Kikis delivery service

9/10

Kill la Kill - Vol. 1

5/10

Kingdom of Z - Vol. 1

3/10

Kiruru Kill Me Vol. 1

7/10

Kiss Him, Not Me! Vols. 1-3

8/10

Kiss me at the Stroke of Midnight Vol. 1

9/10

Kizumonogatari: Wound Tale

9/10

Knights of Sidonia Vol. 1

9/10

Kokoro Connect Vol. 1

7/10

Komi Can't Communicate Vol. 1

8/10

8/10

7/10

7/10

7/10

8/10

Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! - Vol. 1 (Light novel)

8/10

Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Vol. 1: Dawn

4/10

Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Vol. 2: Ambition

4/10

Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Vol. 3: Endurance

5/10

Level 1 Demon Lord And One Room Hero - Vol. 1

8/10

Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up, The

7/10

LIl' Leo

7/10

Love Hina 1

8/10

Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer - Vol. 1-4

8/10

Magical Girl Apocalypse Vol. 1

6/10

Magus of the Library Vols. 1-3

7/10

Maison Ikkoku (Signature Edition) Vols 1 and 2

10/10

Mao Vol.1

6/10

Mardock Scramble Vol. 1

4/10

Maria The Virgin Witch Vol. 1

10/10

Mashle - Vol. 1

6/10

Message to Adolf Vol.1

7/10

Metropolis

8/10

Mieruko-chan Vol.1

7/10

Mikagura School Suite

6/10

MIKU-4 Vol. 1

4/10

Miss Koizumi loves Ramen Noodles

7/10

Missions of Love Vol.1

3/10

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol. 1

10/10

Monster: The Perfect Edition Vols. 1-2

8/10

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun - Vol. 1

10/10

More Heroes and Heroines

10/10

Multi Mind Mayhem Vol. 1

7/10

My Boy

8/10

My Boy: Volume 2

7/10

My Childhood Friend Tied Me Down (Adult Content)

8/10

My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! (Vol. 1)

8/10

My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! (Vol. 2)

6/10

My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! (Vol. 3)

7/10

My Friend's Little Sister Has It In For Me! (Vol. 4)

5/10

My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness

10/10

My Little Monster Vol. 1

7/10

My Neighbor Seki - Vol. 2

9/10

My Neighbor Totoro Novelisation

10/10

My Room is a Dungeon Rest Stop

5/10

My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex (Vol. 1)

4/10

Mythical Beast Investigator - Vols. 1-2

7/10

Nekomonogatari (Black)

8/10

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Vols. 1-14

10/10

Neon Genesis Evangelion 3-in-1 Edition Vol. 1

8/10

Neon Genesis Evangelion Comic Tribute

9/10

New Masterpieces of 100 Eshi

10/10

Nightfall Travelers

9/10

Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke

9/10

Nisekoi: False Love Vol. 1

7/10

No Game No Life Vol. 1

7/10

No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! - Vol. 1

9/10

Noragami Vol.1

8/10

Not Your Idol Volume 1

10/10

Nuko Zuke!

8/10

Nurse Hitomi's Monster Infirmary - Vols. 1-2

6/10

Omamori Himari Vol. 1

7/10

Onegai Teacher

8/10

One-Punch Man - Vols. 1-2

10/10

Oreimo Vol 1

5/10

Otaku: Japan's Database Animals (Book)

9/10

Our Crappy Social Game Club Is Gonna Make the Most Epic Game (Vol. 1)

6/10

Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt

6/10

Parallel World Pharmacy

9/10

Phantom Thief Jeanne Vol. 1

7/10

Please Go Home Miss Akutsu

7/10

Please Tell Me! Galko-Chan

4/10

Pompo the Cinephile - Vol. 1

8/10

PoyoPoyo's Observation Diary Vol. 1

7/10

Precarious Woman Executive Miss Black General - Vol.1

7/10

Princess Jellyfish Vol. 1

8/10

Psycho-Pass: Inspector Shinya Kogami - Vol. 1

8/10

Psycome - Vol. 1

4/10

Puella Magi Kazumi Magica Vol. 1

4/10

Puella Magi Kazumi Magica Vol. 2

4/10

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Vol. 1

9/10

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Vol. 2

9/10

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Vol. 3

9/10

Puella Magi Oriko Magica Vol. 1

5/10

Rampage of Haruhi Suzumiya, The (Light novel)

6/10

Ranma 1/2

8/10

Ranma 1/2 - 2-in-1 Edition Vol. 1

8/10

Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon - Vol. 1

7/10

Record of Grancrest War - Vol. 1

5/10

Record of Lodoss War - The Grey Witch (light novel)

8/10

Record of Lodoss War The Crown of the Covenant

10/10

Revenge of My Youth Vol.1

9/10

Rosario + Vampire Vol.1

7/10

RuN

8/10

RUN Vol. 2

9/10

Ryuko vols. 1 - 2

7/10

Sabrina the Teenage Witch - The Magic Within

7/10

Sacred Blacksmith, The Vol. 1

7/10

Sadako at the End of the World

7/10

Sailor Moon Eternal Edition

10/10

Saki - Vol.1

8/10

Sankarea Vol.1

9/10

Say I Love You Vol. 1

10/10

School-Live! - Vol. 1

7/10

SCP Foundation: Iris Through The Looking Glass

6/10

Seraph of the End -Vampire Reign- Vols. 1-4

7/10

Sexiled (Vol. 1)

8/10

Sexiled (Vol. 2)

6/10

She and Her Cat

10/10

She's the Cutest, But We're Just Friends! (Vol. 2)

4/10

She's the Cutest... But We're Just Friends! (Vol. 1)

6/10

Shojo Null

8/10

Shy

8/10

Sickness Unto Death Vol 1

9/10

Slayers Volumes 1-3 Collector's Edition (Light novel)

7/10

Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru Vols. 1-6

9/10

Soul Eater vol. 1

9/10

Space Battleship Yamato - Star Blazers 2199

10/10

Species Domain - Vol. 1

7/10

Speed Grapher

7/10

Spice and Wolf vol 17: Epilogue

8/10

Spice and Wolf Vol. 1

9/10

Spice and Wolf Vol. 2 (Light novel)

7/10

Spice and Wolf Vol. 5 (Light novel)

7/10

Spice and Wolf Vol. 7 (Light novel)

7/10

Spy x Family - Vol. 1

9/10

Spy x Family - Vol. 2

8/10

Stomp, Kick, Love

6/10

Street Fighter Gaiden Vol. 1

8/10

Strike Witches: Maidens in the Sky Vol. 1

6/10

Sumomomo Momomo

9/10

Sunshine Sketch Vol. 5

8/10

Sunshine Sketch Vol. 6

8/10

Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya, The (Light novel)

6/10

Sweat and Soap Vol. 1

9/10

Sweet Blue Flowers Vol. 1

5/10

Sweet Blue Flowers Vol. 1 (JManga)

7/10

Sword Art Online - Vol. 1: Aincrad (Light novel)

8/10

Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops - Vol. 1

4/10

Takane & Hana Vol. 1

4/10

Tales of the Tendo Family

7/10

Tales of Wedding Rings

9/10

Tales of Wedding Rings: Volume 2

9/10

Tenchi Muyo, The All New

9/10

That time I got reincarnated as a Slime

9/10

The Ancient Magus Bride

10/10

The Barbarian's Bride Vol. 1

10/10

The Cafe Terrace and its Goddesses

8/10

The Dangers in my Heart

6/10

The Dark Maidens

9/10

The Detective Is Already Dead (Vol. 1)

4/10

The Detective is Already Dead Vol. 1

6/10

The Garden

7/10

The Isolator (Vol. 5)

8/10

The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious

9/10

The Music of Marie

10/10

The Osamu Tezuka Story

8/10

The Promised Neverland Vol. 1&2

9/10

The Rising of the Shield Hero Vols 1 and 2

8/10

The Sidekick Never Gets the Girl, Let Alone the Protag's Sister!

5/10

The Tunnel to Summer The Exit of Goodbyes Ultramarine Vol 1

10/10

The Valiant Must Fall vol. 1 & 2

10/10

The Weakest Contestant of all Space and Time

8/10

The Witch and the Beast - Vols. 1-2

7/10

There's No Way a Side Character Like Me Could Be Popular, Right (Vol. 2)

5/10

There's No Way a Side Character Like Me Could Be Popular, Right (Vol.1)

7/10

7/10

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8/10

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8/10

8/10

8/10

7/10

8/10

Touring After the Apocalypse

8/10

Triage X Vol. 1

8/10

Triage X Vol. 2

7/10

Triage X Vols. 3-4

6/10

Trigun: Multiple Bullets

5/10

Turning the Tables on the Seatmate Killer (Vol. 1)

6/10

8/10

8/10

9/10

7/10

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out

8/10

Versailles of the Dead - Vols. 1-2

7/10

Wandance

8/10

Wandering Island

8/10

Wandering Son Vol. 1

7/10

Way of the house husband

8/10

Welcome to the Ballroom - Vol. 1

9/10

Winged Fusiliers

8/10

Wolf & Parchment - Vol. 1

5/10

Wolfsmund - Vols. 5-6

7/10

Wolfsmund Vols. 1-2

7/10

Wolfsmund Vols. 3-4

7/10

Working for God in a Godless World vol.1

7/10

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

9/10

xxxHOLiC Vol. 1-4

9/10

Yakuza Lover Vol. 1

8/10

Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches - Vol. 1

8/10

Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches Vols. 1-11

7/10

10/10

8/10

5/10

6/10

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead - Vol. 1

8/10

Plaza Japan - Toys and Models from Japan