The last week of January brings us no manga whatsoever!… OK, I lie, there’s a lot. ASH: You almost had me there! SEAN: Airship, in print, has the 8th volume of Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear. And in early digital we see Berserk of Gluttony 5 and She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man 3. Dark Horse has the 3rd volume of Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!. ASH: Which reminds me that I still need to read the first two, but I suspect that it’s a series that I’ll enjoy. SEAN: J-Novel Club has two debuts. The light novel debut is Forget Being the Villainess, I Want to Be an Adventurer! (Tensei Reijou wa Boukensha wo Kokorozasu). You can likely guess how this one goes. ASH: I do find it...
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man, Berserk, Berserk, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
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