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Marissa and Iurgi discuss the latest news, their recent reads, and favorite picks from the month.

In this month’s roundup Marissa and Iurgi go through some of the latest news, their recent reads and their favourite picks from this month’s crop of new titles. 01:04 News in brief 04:22 Recent reads: Ranma ½ by Rumiko Takahashi Who Made Me a Princess? by Spoon, Plutus The Top Dungeon Farmer by Lim Hyeong, Lee Ha-kyung, sdcknight I Killed the Main Player by Greenkirin, HELP.ME The Extra’s Academy Survival Guide by Greenkirin, Korita The Royal Tea by Captain Juuter Duchess’s Lo-Fi Coffeehouse by Nuova, Nyangmi.Page.IIAKI, Kimdimsum Night Shift in Another World by Cooljamon, Sadsnake Criminal Volume 5 The Sinners and Volume 6 The Last of the Innocent by Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips  Frieren Beyond Journey’s End Vol 14 by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa The Friendship Paradox by Aśka.  14:07 News: A debut manga about a second-hand bookshop owner has won the top prize at Japan’s prestigious Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes, highlighting new talent and stories centred on book culture. Rainbow reads - since June is Pride Month, several organisations have put together lists of not-to-miss LGBTQ+ titles. School Library Journal, NY Public…

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