SEAN: As August sinks slowly in the West, what manga is left over? Yen has a few more leftovers than usual. The debut from Yen On is Looks Are All You Need (Kao Sae Yokereba Ii Kyōshitsu), from the creator of My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me!. A shut-in girl can't deal
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