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  YEN PRESS

YEN PLUS MAGAZINE VOLUME 2 #11 NOVEMBER 2009
(W/A) Various
Yen Plus is a monthly anthology magazine that brings readers the best in manga! Yen Plus is unique in that you can read it by opening it from the front or the back — open it from the front and you will get great manhwa from Korea and original American manga. Open it from the back and you will get the absolute best manga from Japan! Yen Plus is a great way to give the very eager fans of manga a look at the best titles coming from Japan, Korea, and the Western world! (C: 0-1-2)
448pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99

YOTSUBA&! VOLUME 6 GN
(W/A) Kiyohiko Azuma
Enjoy Everything! That's Yotsuba's motto! In this Eisner-nominated series, a little green haired girl delights in enjoying the things that the rest of tend to take for granted. Yotsuba recycles! She gets a bike, learns about sticky notes, and drinks some super-yummy milk which she then decides she has to share with everyone! But when she forgets to share with Fuuka, this spontaneous little milk lady takes her new bike and goes off on a heart-thumping little adventure of her own, much to her daddy's chagrin. What trouble will Yotsuba get into next? (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99

YOTSUBA&! VOLUMES 1-5 GN
(W/A) Kiyohiko Azuma
The curious and curiouser Yotsuba moves to a new town with her dad. In the process of moving in, Yotsuba encounters things like swing sets and broken door handles, which all bring about a never-ending torrent of questions and shrieks of amazement. When she befriends her neighbors, they can't help but wonder where this strange little girl really came from, seeing how she's delighted by the most mundane, everyday things. (C: 0-1-2)
VOLUME 1—SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
VOLUME 2—SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
VOLUME 3—SC, 5x7, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
VOLUME 4—SC, 5x7, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
VOLUME 5—SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99

BAMBOO BLADE VOLUME 2 TP
(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi
Kojiro's got his ultimate weapon — Tamaki, the greatest swordswoman ever known! Now, he's just waiting for his phantom member Saya to return the club. But that still leaves them one short of the five needed for a kendo team competition! And the date of the practice meet with Machido High is fast approaching! (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99

B.ICHI VOLUME 4 GN
(W) Atsushi Ohkubo
NoFix and Yohei face off as NoFix reveals another of his abilities — he can make someone see a five-second loop of time which repeats while NoFix makes his move, unseen. Tool and Mana come to Yohei's aid just in time to save him from NoFix's attack, but then Shotaro must come to save Mana and unleash his latent powers! (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99

HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY VOLUME 4: COTTON DRIFTING ARC PART 2 GN
(W) Ryukishi07 (A) Yutori Houjyou
At the Cotton Drifting Festival, Shion convinces Keiichi to sneak into a sacred storehouse with Miyo Takano and Jirou Tomitake. They ask him to keep it a secret, because if anyone found out what they did, all four of them would most likely candidates to be killed or sacrificed for Oyashiro-sama's Curse. Takano and Tomitake are found dead that night, and he and Shion are worried that they will be made sacrifices next! (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 272pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99

TALE OF WANING MOON VOLUME 1 GN
(W/A) Hyouta Fujiyama
What's a guy to do when he's looking for the perfect woman but his matchmaker keeps setting him up with men? Ryuka wishes for someone he can purely love and be loved by when Iksuto, the spirit of the Last Quarter Moon appears. He says he'll fulfill Ryuka's wishes, but every candidate he's picked is male! Ryuka asks for a woman, but Iksuto attacks him, placing a curse on him so Ryuka can't help but chase after him instead. (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99

WITH THE LIGHT: RAISING AN AUTISTIC CHILD VOLUME 5 GN
(W/A) Keiko Tobe
Hikaru is in the 6th grade now, reaching the end of his elementary school years and preparing for junior high. Sachiko had hoped for Hikaru to attend the local junior high, but not only is the special education system inadequate, there are bullies there who will try to take advantage of Hikaru. Sachiko will have to work harder than ever to find a perfect school for Hikaru while fighting the Board of Education that wants Hikaru to attend a school for the disabled. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x8, 520pgs, FC SRP: $14.99