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This Month's Highlights
The best TOKYOPOP titles this month that no library should be without

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YALSA Award Nominees and Winners
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Snow Wildsmith's Blogs
TOKYOPOP favorite librarian blogs about all things manga

Introducing Snow

To provide you with that unique insight only a librarian can offer, we decided to team up with one of the most passionate teen librarians we have ever come across: enter Snow Wildsmith... read more

Highlights: June 2008 Releases
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This Month's Absolute Must-Have TOKYOPOP Titles

.hack//XXXX Vol 1
by Megane Kikuya - 978 1 4278 0931 5
In .hack//Legend of the Twilight, Shugo and Rena were given the avatars of the famous dot hackers, Kite and BlackRose... Now learn how their legend was born!
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Also avaialble:
.hack//AI Buster
.hack//Another Birth
.hack//G.U.+
.hack//Legend of the Twilight

Manga School with Selena Lin Vol 1
by Selena Lin - ISBN 978 1 4278 1023 6
Finally--a cute and approachable "how-to-draw" manga for shojo artists! Through a series of simple lessons, global manga artist Selena Lin teaches you all the basics of manga creation, from selecting professional tools and character development to composing panels and inking.
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	This month's highlights - T rated series: Read more about our rating system
	Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition Vol 3 by Natsuki Takaya - ISBN 978 1 4278 0730 4 Volumes five and six of the world's number one shojo manga now available in this collector's edition that includes previously unpublished art! Read more

	.hack//G.U.+ Vol 2 by Mine Yoshizaki - ISBN 978 1 4278 1039 7 In The World of .hack//G.U.+, the adventure continues in a web of treachery as secrets begins to unravel, and the clock is ticking as The World faces crisis in the form of the largest-scale AIDA attack ever! Read more

	+ANIMA Vol 8 by Tatsuya Hamazaki - ISBN 978 1 4278 0636 9 The search for Husky continues, as the children learn that Husky has been taken to Stella and sold to a low-ranking noble. Cooro and Nana come to the rescue, staging a daring rescue mission to get Husky back. Read more

	This month's highlights - Older Teen (16+) rated series: Read more about our rating system
	Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo Vol 2 Matsuri Akino - ISBN 978 1 4278 0710 6 In this continuation of the horrifying tale known as the Pet Shop of Horrors, a mysterious pet shop offers its patrons the fulfillment of dreams…for a price. Read more

Please visit our release schedule to see all the titles releasing this month.

Highlights: May 2008 Releases
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May is an unusually busy month for us at TOKYOPOP, with no less than 47 magnificent titles being released. In this section we'll try to highlight the absolute must-haves and most anticipated series of the month. For a full list of titles releasing in May please visit our release schedule.

Based on the smash-hit video game, the fantastic adventure of Kingdom Hearts continues this month in the All Ages rated Kingdom Hearts II Vol 2. For the slightly older kids we have the bestselling Chibi Vampire Vol 8 releasing in May, which was recently included in ICv2's Top Ten Manga Properties for 2008.

This Month's Absolute Must-Have TOKYOPOP Titles

Kingdom Hearts II Vol 2
by Shiro Amano - ISBN 978 1 4278 0059 6
Stunned by the cryptic words spoken by Namine, Roxas desperately tries to uncover the true connection to his dream-self, Sora.
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Also avaialble:
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Chibi Vampire Vol 8
by Yuna Kagesaki - ISBN 978 1 4278 0113 5
After months of little romantic development, are Karin and Kenta ready to take the plunge? The young couple has finally started holding hands in public, so Maki forces the issue by setting up a zoo date.
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Nominated for YALSA's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2009

Also avaialble:
Chibi Vampire: The Novel

	May highlights - T rated series: Read more about our rating system
	Rave Master Vol 28 by Hiro Mashima - ISBN 978 1 5953 2632 4 The epic battle continues as Haru fights the seemingly invincible Hardner. However, every foe has a weakness...but can Haru find Hardner's before it's too late? Read more

	Sgt. Frog Vol 15 by Mine Yoshizaki - ISBN 978 1 4278 1039 7 She looks like a mere human to you and me... And she might be one of Keroro's dear, childhood friends.... But she has exactly what the Keroro platoon needs... Read more

	Cherry Juice Vol 3 by Haruka Fukushima - ISBN 978 1 4278 0288 0 Step-siblings Minami and Otome are finally getting along as true siblings should--but romance always seems to get in the way!...Hokuto, the new kid in town, is causing more and more problems for the Hasaki siblings. Read more

	V.B. Rose Vol 2 by Banri Hidaka - ISBN 978 1 4278 0331 3 It's a mad dash to get to the church on time for Ageha and Yukari, bearing Hibari's just-finished bridal gown! Ageha will give it her all in the final race to make her older sister's special day as fabulous as possible, but will it be enough? Read more

	May highlights - Older Teen (16+) rated series: Read more about our rating system
	Trinity Blood Vol 6 by Sunao Yoshida - ISBN 978 1 4278 0015 2 In the dark and distant future, Armageddon has given rise to an eternal war between the humans, led by the Vatican, and the Methuselah Empire, the domain of the vampires! Read more

	Demon Flowers Vol 3 by Mizuki Hakase - ISBN 978 1 4278 0300 9 The fearsome Chimera stands before Ushitora and Masato, ready to give its spectators a real bloodbath of a performance. Nominated for YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009 Read more

	King of Thorn Vol 4 by Yuji Iwahara - ISBN 978 1 59816 238 7 Twenty minutes from now, visitors from a far-off world will fall into Earth's orbit and issue a most unexpected request... Winner of YALSA's Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens Read more

Please visit our release schedule to see all the titles releasing this month.

Ratings
TOKYOPOP understands that one of the most challenging aspects when ordering manga is determining age-appropriateness. To that end, all new TOKYOPOP series are subject to a ratings system that adds specific content indicators to each recommended age rating. You can read more about our rating system and the indicators here.

We've compiled a list for retailers and librarians of our recommended bestsellers according to our ratings system.

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