These kid-friendly graphic novels have colorful artwork, exciting adventures, funny characters, and stories that keep the pages turning. Whether your reader is already a manga fan or just curious to see what all the fuss is about, there’s something here to explore. Grab a book, read from right to left, and jump into a whole new world of stories! Curated by Katie Rivers.
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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet by Hidenori Kusaka
Violet Lang calls himself the Prince of Speed and races across the Paldea region in search of the Herba Mystica that will give his Pokémon the ultimate speed. Scarlet Koito is a Treasure Hunter in search of the Treasures of Ruin. Together they are Scarlet and Violet, and ready to take on new adventures and challenges!
Violet Lang calls himself the Prince of Speed and races across the Paldea region in search of the Herba Mystica that will give his Pokémon ultimate speed. Meanwhile, Scarlet Koito is a Treasure Hunter in search of the Treasures of Ruin. As the two travel the Paldea region, a new adventure begins!
Are you ready for the Treasure Hunt?
Splatoon by Sankichi Hinodeya
All-new adventures featuring the beloved characters from the hit Nintendo video games!
Four Inklings get caught up in the Splatoon Turf Wars!
The Battle Stamp Rally begins! It combines all the hardest pieces of the Turf War, the Ranked Battle, and the Salmon Run stages! How will Goggles and his friends do in this incredible new challenge?!
The Turf Wars have started in Inkopolis, and the team that inks the most ground will be crowned the winner! Goggles and Team Blue are ranked lower than their competitors. But with some teamwork and a touch of creativity, they might just leave their mark on this tournament!
Kirby Manga Mania by Hirokazu Hikawa
Kirby and friends get up to yummy hijinks in this delightful manga collection.
Join Kirby and his Dream Land friends as they go on zany adventures in manga form!
Jump into Dream Land with Kirby and gobble up some fun! Everyone’s favorite pink puff teams up with his friends to keep arch-frenemy King Dedede in line. Fans of all ages can enjoy this collection of classic Kirby comics–just take a deep breath and hop on in
Animal Crossing : New Horizons by Kokonasu Rumba
Join your favorite characters from Animal Crossing: New Horizons for all-new adventures in this official manga!
What do the residents of Animal Crossing: New Horizons get up to when you’re not around? Find out all about their antics in this hilarious manga filled with goofy gags and silly stories!
Read the gag-filled adventures of four goofy residents living among the Animal Crossing: New Horizons characters. Includes a bonus Animal Guide with game tips!
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga by Dav Pilkey
The #1 global bestselling Captain Underpants series returns! Based on the first sensational chapter book, it’s a reimagined adventure perfectly paired with all-new manga artwork. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga is written and adapted by Dav Pilkey, illustrated by manga artist Motojiro, and totally reinvented for a new generation of readers. Tra-la-laaa!
Following the story arc of the first original chapter book, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga is reenvisioned as an engaging graphic novel reading in Western style (left to right). With dynamic manga artwork by Japanese artist Motojiro, all-new Flip-O-Ramas, and much more, it will captivate existing fans, capture new readers, and appeal to comics, manga, and anime aficionados alike!
Combining humor and action with empowerment and empathy, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga features the amazing adventures of best friends George Beard and Harold Hutchins and their waistband warrior superhero creation, Captain Underpants! He’s faster than a speeding waistband, more powerful than boxer shorts, and able to leap tall buildings without getting a wedgie. Night and day, Captain Underpants fights for truth, justice, and all that is pre-shrunk and cottony!
Unico by Samuel Sattin
UNICO tells the incredible story of a young unicorn who, after enraging the evil goddess Venus, is banished from the heavens and forgets all he once was. Saved from oblivion by the kindhearted West Wind, Unico continues to help others, before having to escape Venus again and begin a new adventure.
In this first manga, Unico awakes in a mysterious land and is befriended by a resourceful watch cat, Chloe, who feels protective of the young unicorn. When they find themselves near a small village in the forest, they take refuge with a kindly, but helpless, old woman. To take care of her, Chloe begs Unico to turn her into a human girl, but that act of kindness has unforeseen consequences: Unico’s love has awakened Venus and her minion, Byron, who want to destroy them both!
Hikaru in the Light! by Mai Matsuda
Best friends compete for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to become pop stars in this funny, feel-good manga series perfect for fans of K-On!, The Tryout, and The Baby-sitters Club.
Middle-school student Hikaru Ogino is known as the songbird of her family’s bathhouse in Tokyo. Her beautiful singing echoes from room to room as she cleans up after school, but she dreams of holding a microphone, not a mop! When her best friend, Ran — a former girl group idol — invites her to try out for a pop star survival camp together, it’s the chance of a lifetime to put her talents to the test. Can Hikaru outshine the competition and make her stage debut, or will she fall flat?
Yuzu the Pet Vet by Mingo Ito
Join 11-year-old Yuzu at her animal hospital and meet her new fluffy friends! In an engaging and cutely-drawn comic, watch Yuzu navigate issues like bullying, animal care, and understanding illness and deaths of pets and family.
MEET DR. YUZU AND HER FLUFFY NEW FRIENDS!
Yuzu is only 11 years old, but she’s got a lot on her plate. When her mom gets sick, Yuzu goes to live with her Uncle Akihito, who runs the local animal hospital. She’s super scared of animals, but she’ll do her best to help out!
Through many tough moments, like her mother’s illness and standing up to bullies, Yuzu learns big lessons about what it means to care. And with some help from her animal pals, friends, and kind grown-ups, Yuzu’s ready to take on the day!
Minecraft : The Manga by Kazuyoshi Seto
An official Minecraft manga adventure!
Peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town bores ten-year-old Nico into mischief. Riding creepers while they explode is fun and all, but what he really wants is to escape the blocky confines of his home and take his crafting skills on an adventure to the ends of the world. Just how big is the world, anyway, and what could possibly stand in his way?
Nico gets his chance to prove how strong he’s become when zombies attack! After modding an innovative solution to repel the undead foes, Nico earns the right to go on the adventure he’s always wanted. But right away, he runs into another zombie…and this one can talk
Bounce Back by Misako Rokkusu
Lilico, with the help of her cat, must learn to adjust to a new country, a new school, and new pressures in Bounce Back, a full color graphic novel by manga expert Misako Rocks!
Lilico’s life in Japan is going well. She has great friends and is the captain of the school’s basketball team. She’s happy!
Then comes her parents’ news: they’re moving to America! Before she knows it, Lilico finds herself in Brooklyn, New York, forced to start all over. And that won’t be easy with her closest friends thousands of miles away or a school bully who immediately dislikes her.
Luckily, anime-loving Nala and Henry eventually befriend Lilico and with help from them–along with her guardian spirit who looks a lot like her cat, Nicco–Lilico just might figure out where she fits in.
Cats with Jobs by Pandania
Where there’s a job, there’s a cat ready to work in this adorable new series from the creator of The Evil Secret Society of Cats, Yokai Cats, and Monster Cats!
Ever wondered what it would be like if your cat had to get a job? The cats in this book do every kind of occupation you can imagine, and they do it just the way they like. Feline chefs, dentists, wrestlers, detectives, opera singers and much more await in this hilarious full-color collection! Volume 1 also includes a set of stickers featuring some of the working cats!
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