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Digital Manga on Hoopla and Libby for Teen Readers

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, March 24

If manga are your comics of choice, then our Hoopla and Libby collections have several titles and series for you. That's right, free manga at your fingertips on any device! The titles in this blog post are recommended for teen readers, and each recommendation includes a link to its Hoopla or Libby page for instant checkout. Keep in mind that Libby titles may require placing a hold.

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Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui (Libby)

Meet the would-be assassins of class 3-E: Sugino, who let his grades slip and got kicked off the baseball team. Karma, who's doing well in his classes but keeps getting suspended for fighting. And Okuda, who lacks both academic and social skills, yet excels at one subject: chemistry. Who has the best chance of winning that reward? Will the deed be accomplished through pity, brute force or poison...? And what chance does their teacher have of repairing his students' tattered self-esteem?

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Assassin's Creed: Awakening by Takashi Yano and Kenji Oiwa (Hoopla)

Action-packed, intense and dangerous adventures on the high seas…It's 1715, and Edward Kenway is a tough pirate in the Caribbean. A chance encounter with a mysterious figure sends him on a dangerous and action-packed mission involving Assassins and Templars…This manga loosely adapts the Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag video game, adding exciting new elements to the tale.

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Atom: The Beginning by Masami Yuuki and Tetsuro Kasahara (Hoopla)

For the first time in English comes ATOM: The Beginning, the origin of Osamu Tezuka's (the God of manga) famous Astro Boy (Hoopla) series!

Five years after a strange catastrophe devastated Japan, engineering students Umataro and Hiroshi work together to create A106 (nicknamed 'Six') - an unassuming, mild-mannered robot who has insane super-strength! When their university's lack of funding threatens to shut Six down forever, the trio must enter the murky world of robot fighting to keep their dream alive!

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Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga by Jiro Kuwata (Hoopla)

At the height the 1960's Batman television show's popularity, a shonen manga magazine in Japan serialized 53 chapters starring The Dark Knight, which were all written by Jiro Kuwata. These rare Batman tales were known by relatively few outside of Japan for decades. See The Dark Knight and his sidekick Robin fight against some of his strangest villains, including Dr. Faceless and the Human Ball!

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Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotouge (Libby)

Learning to destroy demons won't be easy, and Tanjiro barely knows where to start. The surprise appearance of another boy named Giyu, who seems to know what's going on, might provide some answers—but only if Tanjiro can stop Giyu from killing his sister first!

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Didn't I Say To Make My Abilities Average In The Next Life?! by FUNA and Itsuki Akata (Libby)

When it comes to reincarnation, most people hope for a better life—-except for recent high school graduate, Kurihara Misato. She wants an average life! Unfortunately for her, thanks to God's... interesting interpretation of "average," she is reborn as a young girl with incredible magical powers. Can she achieve the normal life she's always longed for or will her not-so-average abilities betray her?

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Guardians of the Louvre by Jiro Taniguchi (Hoopla)

After a group trip to Europe, a Japanese artist stops in Paris alone, intent on visiting the museums of the capital. But, bedridden in his hotel room with fever, he faces the absolute solitude of one suffering in a foreign land, deprived of any immediate or familiar recourse. When the fever breaks somewhat, he sets out on his visit and promptly gets lost in the crowded halls of the Louvre. Very soon, he discovers many unsuspected facets to this world in a museum in a journey oscillating between feverish hallucination and reality, actually able to speak with famous painters from various periods of history, led to crossroads between human and personal history by... the Guardians of the Louvre.

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Kamen Rider Kuuga by Shotaro Ishinomori, Toshiki Inoue, and Hitotsu Yoskoshima (Hoopla)

A series of fiery murders rocks Tokyo, prompting detective Kaoru Ichijo to investigate. Meanwhile, researchers in Nagano discover an ancient casket, awakening the ancient evil that dwells within, just as young student Yusuke Godari returns to Japan, unaware that he's the final piece of the puzzle that will see the return of the enigmatic spirit Kuuga!

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Kino's Journey by Keiichi Sigsawa and Iruka Shiomiya (Libby)

Kino travels with the trusty talking motorrad, Hermes. The duo are always together, with Hermes providing speed, and Kino providing balance. They stay in each country for no more than three days, as a rule—enough time to learn about each destination's unique customs and people. And so Kino and Hermes journey ever onward...

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Komi Can't Communicate by Tomohito Oda (Libby)

Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that's just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn't aloof—she's just super awkward. Now he's made it his mission to help her on her quest to make 100 friends!

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My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi (Libby)

Spinoffs include Vigilantes, School Briefs, and Team-Up Missions.

Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny...

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Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto (Libby)

Twelve years ago the Village Hidden in the Leaves was attacked by a fearsome threat. A nine-tailed fox spirit claimed the life of the village leader, the Hokage, and many others. Today, the village is at peace and a troublemaking kid named Naruto is struggling to graduate from Ninja Academy. His goal may be to become the next Hokage, but his true destiny will be much more complicated. The adventure begins now!

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One-Punch Man by ONE and Yusuke Murata (Libby)

Every time a promising villain appears, Saitama beats the snot out of 'em with one punch! Can he finally find an opponent who can go toe-to-toe with him and give his life some meaning? Or is he doomed to a life of superpowered boredom?

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Persona 5 by Hisato Murasaki (Libby)

Akira Kurusu thought he was doing the right thing when he rescued a woman who was being attacked. Expelled from his school and sent away from home, he is reenrolled in Shujin Academy on probation. Trouble finds him again on his first day when he comes across delinquent Ryuji Sakamoto and the two somehow stumble into a castle in an alternate reality. Caught by the castle's king, the schoolteacher Kamoshida, Akira discovers his will to rebel and awakens the power of his Persona!

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Pokemon Adventures by Hidenori Kusaka and mato (Libby)

All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga!

Red doesn't just want to train Pokémon, he wants to be their friend too. Bulbasaur and Poliwhirl seem game. But independent Pikachu won't be so easy to win over!

And watch out for Team Rocket, Red... They only want to be your enemy!

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The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu (Libby)

Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as "Mom," all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.

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Sherlock by Mark Gattiss, Steven Moffatt, and Jay (Hoopla)

The Japanese SHERLOCK Manga adapts the episodes of the smash-hit BBC America/Hartswood Films TV show that sees Sherlock and Watson tackling brain-teasing crimes in modern-day London.

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Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo (Libby)

Not one to depend on others, Twilight has his work cut out for him procuring both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school. What he doesn't know is that the wife he's chosen is an assassin and the child he's adopted is a telepath!

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Still Sick by Akashi (Hoopla)

Makoto Shimizu is just an ordinary office worker, blending in seamlessly with her colleagues on the job... That is, until her coworker Akane Maekawa discovers her well-hidden secret: in her spare time, she draws and sells girls' love comics!

Akane is the last person Makoto would think of as a nerd, but as the two grow closer, it starts to seem like Akane may have a secret of her own...

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That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime by Fuse and Taiki Kawakami (Libby)

As players of Monster Hunter and Dungeons & Dragons know, the slime is not exactly the king of the fantasy monsters. So when a 37-year-old Tokyo salaryman dies and wakes up in a world of dragons and magic, he's a little disappointed to find he's become a blind, boneless slime monster. Mikami's middle age hasn't gone as he planned: He never found a girlfriend, he got stuck in a dead-end job, and he was abruptly stabbed to death in the street at 37. So when he wakes up in a new world straight out of a fantasy RPG, he's disappointed but not exactly surprised to find that he's not a knight or a wizard but a blind slime demon. But there are chances for even a slime to become a hero...

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The (Pet) Detective Agency by noji (Hoopla)

At the Sako Detective Agency works the reliable Rou Nakamura. Despite his rugged looks, intimidating glares and pink hair, animals seem to adore him, making him the perfect candidate for finding lost pets. Rou is also in love with his boss, Detective Fumika Sako. When he isn't helping Fumika out on a case, Rou is always on the lookout for a chance to sneak in a kiss!

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Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida (Libby)

Sequel series is Tokyo Ghoul: re

Shy Ken Kaneki is thrilled to go on a date with the beautiful Rize. But it turns out that she's only interested in his body—eating it, that is. When a morally questionable rescue transforms him into the first half-human half-Ghoul hybrid, Ken is drawn into the dark and violent world of Ghouls, which exists alongside our own.

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Marriage Wanted by Eve Takigawa, based on a book by Debbie Macomber (Libby)

Savannah lives in the world of love and romance as a bridal coordinator, and the man who believes in none of it is Dash, a divorce lawyer. With completely opposite views on marriage, they clash over Savannah taking on Dash's sister's wedding! Whose position is stronger...and who can prove it?

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Norah by Mao Karino, based on a book by Debbie Macomber (Libby)

Lodi Cassidy is the sharp, good-looking, and charismatic young CEO of a large company. In a terrible accident he is hospitalized with serious injuries, what will he do now!? Then, unable to adapt to hospital life, he becomes violent, selfish, and accusatory. Only Norah, the sole nurse charged with his care, has the power to make him behave. She comes to have more than just sympathetic feelings for Lodie, who acts out violently, crying as he endures his pain. She is caught unawares, finding herself caring for him beyond what her position requires...

For those obstinate people out there, this story shows you the happiness in true, affectionate love.

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Stephanie by Mao Karino, based on a book by Debbie Macomber (Libby)

"No one can stop my feelings for you!" Stephanie puts everything on the line for her beloved Charles. Even though she acts like a child sometimes, his smiling face brings her the highest happiness! Though, there must be mention of his horrible treatment of Stephanie, as well...

Three years after his rejection, Stephanie, who has returned from her studies in Italy where she planned on forgetting everything about Charles, had a fantastical meeting with him in her hometown! Stephanie finds herself feeling guilty after having Charles' kiss awaken her feelings...Even if just for a while, she doesn't want to wake up from that dream. Not thinking about the past or future, but just being in that moment. Will Stephanie, whose chest is full of both happiness and uneasiness, find her way to love?

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Valerie by Mao Karino, based on a book by Debbie Macomber (Libby)

Love is just a waste of time! claims Valerie, a successful company executive. Always cool and collected, she even acts calm at the news of her father's critical illness. However her father's physician Colby sees through Valerie's cold exterior to discover a tender loneliness. He becomes attracted to the tough acting yet frail Valerie. One day, seeing her weeping quietly, he embraces her and comforts her with a kiss. Valerie don't have to hold back her tears when she is in front of Colby. While desiring each other deeply, an invisible wall continues to divide the career-orientated Valerie, and Colby, who longs for a traditional woman. Will their love eventually break through this wall?

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The Apartment by Ryo Arisawa, based on a book by Debbie Macomber (Libby)

When Hilary got a place on the San Francisco Symphony as a flute player, she decides to move into her own place to escape her restricted life with her over-protective mother. Although excited at her new found freedom, it doesn't last for long. The next morning, the quiche she left in the fridge for breakfast was gone, her milk had been used and an unfamiliar bag was in the living room! As she stood confused, a handsome man she had never seen before appeared in front of her and says to her angrily "what are you doing in my house?"

Author

Thomas M.

Teen Center Professional

Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI).
Audience
Teens (12-18 years)

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