SEAN: Is this Phase Three of Manga reopening? Cross Infinite World gives us a third volume of I Became the Secretary of a Hero!. J-Novel Club has Ascendance of a Bookworm 9, Campfire Cooking in Another World 8, and the fourth Marielle Clarac book, The Wedding of Marielle Clarac. ASH: I’m definitely behind on Ascendance of a Bookworm, but I’ve been enjoying the series. SEAN: Kodansha seems to be making up for the lack of print lately. There are two print debuts. Heaven’s Design Team (Tenchi Souzou Design-bu) we’ve seen before digitally, it’s about animals designers with a bunch of questions for God. It runs in Morning Two. MICHELLE: It’s not bad, but perhaps the most interesting thing about it is that it’s co-written by Tsuta Suzuki, creator of the...

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