Morgan Perry from Square Enix Books

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Comic Shop Manga Starter List (provided by Morgan Perry

All Ages

• Yotsuba& (Yen Press)
• A Man and His Cat (Square Enix Manga & Books)
• Chi’s Sweet Home (Kodanasha)

Cat Comics

• A Man and His Cat (Square Enix Manga & Books – All Ages)
• Chi’s Sweet Home (Kodansha – All Ages)
• Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu (Kodansha – Teen)
• The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today (Seven Seas – Teen)
• Cat + Gamer (Dark Horse)

Horror

• Junji Ito (Multiple Works – All One Shots or Short Story Anthology – all through VIZ)
  • o Tomie
  • o Gyo
  • o Uzumaki
  • o Shiver
  • o Smashed
  • o Tombs
  • o Soichi
• The Summer Hikaru Died (Yen Press – Teen – also LBGTQIA leaning)
• Happiness (Kodansha – Older Teen)
• Blood on the Tracks (Kodansha – Older Teen)
• PTSD Radio (Kodansha – Older Teen)

LGBTQIA +

• Is Love the Answer? (Kodansha – Teen)
• I Think Our Son is Gay (Square Enix Manga & Books - Teen)
• Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You A Wizard?! (Square Enix

Manga & Books – Mature)

• Just Like Mona Lisa (Square Enix Manga & Books – Older Teen)
• Sasaki and Miyano (Yen Press)

Anime Tie-In

• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Viz Media – Fantasy – Teen)
• The Apothecary Diaries (Square Enix Manga & Books – Mystery Fantasy – Teen)
• Kaiju No. 8 (Viz Media –Action – Older Teen)
• Windbreakers (Kodansha –Action– Older Teen)
• Blue Lock (Kodansha –Sports – Teen)
• Oshi no Ko (Yen Press – Mystery – Teen)
• Delicious in Dungeon (Yen Press – Fantasy Adventure – Teen )
• A Sign of Affection (Kodansha – Romance -- Teen)
• Magilumiere: Magical Girls Inc (Viz – Magical Girls – Teen)
• Sakamoto Days (Viz – Teen)
• Dandadan (Viz – Older Teen/Mature)

US Comic Cross-Over Appeal

• Berserk (Dark Horse – Mature – If you’re selling DWJ books, you can sell Berserk)
• Go Go Loser Ranger (Kodansha – Teen) – Reverse Power Rangers
• My Hero Academia (Viz Media – Teen) – Superheroes
• Shy (Yen Press – Teen) - Superheroes
• Goodbye Eri (Viz – Older Teen – One Shot) – Zoe Thoroughgood comp
• Look Back (Viz – Teen – One Shot) – Making Comics
• Blue Period (Kodansha – Older Teen) – Becoming an Artist
• Joker One: Operation Joker (DC Manga - Teen)
• Superman Meshi (DC Manga - Teen)

Popular Titles for Older Readers or New Adult Manga Fans

• Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You (Square Enix Manga & Books – Older Teen)
• The Way of the House Husband (Viz – Teen)
• Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Kodansha – Older Teen)
• Mr. Villain’s Day Off (Square Enix Manga & Books – Teen)

Titles You Should Be Ordering (because Morgan thinks they’ll blow up – or they

have)

• The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All (Yen Press – Teen - LGBTQIA+)
• Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Square Enix Manga & Books – Older Teen - Supernatural Action)
• Love in the Palm of his Hand (Square Enix Manga & Books – Older Teen –

LGBTQIA+)

• On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance (Square Enix Manga & Books – Teen – LGBTQIA+)
• Gachiakuta (Kodansha – Teen – Supernatural Action)
• Gokurakugai (Viz – Teen – Supernatural Action)

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