ALIA Graphic's Tara talks to our second international guest, Ashley Hawkins otherwise known as @MangaLibrarian on Twitter. They discuss different types of Manga, the different ratings, collection development and shelving.
Ashley also suggests lots of great titles for different age brackets.
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These are the titles recommended in the video by Ashley.
Jnr readers ( 5-10)
Chi’s Sweet Home
Yokai Watch
Middle grade 10-12 yrs
Must have shonen: My Hero Academia (early volumes)
Must have shojo: Kitchen Princess, Flying Witch
New titles to look out for:
Yotsuba&! Is coming back
Penguin & House by Akiho Ieda
Teens 13 - 16
Must have shonen: Case Study of Vanitas
Must have shojo: Horimiya, The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap
New titles to look out for:
Play It Cool, Guys, Blue Period, Hello, I am a Witch and my Crush Wants me to Make a Love Potion!
Older teens
Must have shonen: Chainsaw Man
Must have shojo: A Sign of Affection
New titles to look out for:
My Dad is the Queen of All VTubers?!, Chasing After Aoi Koshiba, I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game but the Boys Love Me Anyway!
Mature/Adult
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan, Eniale & Dewiela, Our Fake Marriage, Perfect World, Way of the Househusband, Escape Journey
New titles:
They Were Eleven (2022), Lil Leo
Light novel suggestions for purchase
Marielle Clarac
Full Metal Panic
I'm in Love with the Villainess
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!!
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki
I Have a Secret (by author of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas)
