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The Rose of Versailles Volume 1 Udon Entertainment 9781927925935 Oscar François de Jarjeyes is a young noblewoman raised as a son by her father . As commander of Marie Antoinette ’ s palace guard , Oscar is brought faceto-face with the luxury of King Louis XVI ’ s court at Versailles . Joined by her servant André , Oscar is privy to the intrigue and deceit of France ’ s last great royal regime .
I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up Seven Seas Entertainment 9781642753288 Morimoto , a young professional woman in Japan , is tired of fending off her parents ’ questions about her being single . They want her to marry a man and settle down , and they ’ ll insist on nitpicking her choice of groom to death . In an unexpected move , another woman in the office — who has a crush on her — offers to be her wife in a sham marriage , which might make her parents back off . But this “ fake ” marriage could unearth something very real !
If I Could Reach You Volume 1 Kodansha 9781632368874 Hopelessly in love , high schooler Uta must navigate living with her brother and Kaoru , her crush … and sister-in-law . Desperate to get over her unrequited feelings , Uta pulls away , but when the cracks in her brother ’ s marriage begin to show , Kaoru begins to confide in her new teenage sister , which just makes matters worse !
My Brother ’ s Husband Volume 1 Pantheon 9781101871515 Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo ; formerly married to Natsuki and father to their young daughter , Kana . Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking , affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan , who declares himself the widower of Yaichi ’ s estranged gay twin , Ryoji . Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji ’ s past , and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in . What follows is an unprecedented and heartbreaking look at the state of a largely stillcloseted Japanese gay culture : how it ’ s been affected by the West , and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it .
That Blue Sky Feeling Volume 1 VIZ Media 9781974701605 Outgoing high school student Noshiro finds himself drawn to Sanada , the school outcast , who is rumored to be gay . Rather than deter Noshiro , the rumor makes him even more determined to get close to Sanada , setting in motion a bittersweet tale of first love .
When Noshiro transfers to a new school , he meets Sanada , a loner who doesn ’ t seem to have friends — or want any . The other kids whisper that Sanada keeps to himself because he ’ s secretly gay . But rather than scare Noshiro away , the rumor only makes him more interested . He sets out on a campaign to win over the surly Sanada , embarking on a surprising friendship
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