The Spellbook Library Vol. 02

The Spellbook Library Vol. 02

Spellbook librarians protect townsfolk from dangerous spellbeasts, sealing them in spellbooks that hold more than just magic, in this smart new fantasy series from the creator of Is Love the Answer? and Sayabito: Swords of Destiny, perfect for fans of Cardcaptor Sakura, and Witch Hat Atelier!

A Kodansha Reader Portal Series: Made in Japan, published first in English!

After passing the Spellbook Library’s rigorous entrance exam, Yan and Tohru are sorted amongst the library’s ranks–and are assigned to the public relations department working under Emel. But the two boys barely manage to get themselves settled when a powerful, evil spellbeast is released from its spellbook!

The group manages to seal the spellbeast in the nick of time, but their victory only leads to more questions: Just what lies inside the spellbook necklace Tohru used to save them, and can Yan and Emel still trust him? In order to regain his friends’ trust, Tohru reveals the secrets from his mysterious past–including his relationship with the strange spellbeast, Shiro…

Biographical Notes:

Uta Isaki is a Japanese manga writer and artist best known for their yuri (girls’ love) and comics centered about characters navigating their experiences and relationship with their gender and sexual identities. They are known for their one-shot Is Love the Answer?, as well as their short stories Mine-kun is Asexual, Silkscreen, and other stories which have appeared in Éclair: A Girls’ Love Anthology That Resonates in Your Heart and Éclair Blanche.

Title Notes:

New fantasy from best selling creator Uta Isaki is best known in the U.S. for Is Love the Answer?, the acclaimed hit manga about asexual and LGBTQ identities, but they got their start with fantasy series like Sayabito: Swords of Destiny and Generation Witch.

Although fans of The Spellbook Library will have had the pleasure of reading it first online as a Kodansha Reader Portal series, the print edition will contain exclusive bonus content from the author, such as initial character sketches, character profiles, additional bonus pages, and more, no doubt leaving early fans of the series eager to also collect it in print.