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Young Adult Anime Club
The GPL Anime Club is a group of fans age 12 to 18 who gather in the library monthly to
watch, discuss, and draw anime, and to generally just have fun. Cosplay (dressing as
characters) is encouraged. Snacks and door prizes are always a part of the event.
Anyone my join. A parent permission form is required to attend each meeting.
click title to go to the book in GPL catalog
The anime club recommends these popular manga:
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Bleach by Tito Kobu
Ichigo Kurosaki has martial arts skills and can see ghosts, yet his
life gets even more interesting after he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a soul
reaper and protector of innocents.
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Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba
When high school student Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook
dropped by a Shinigama death god, he discovers that any person whose
name is written in it dies, so Light decides to use the notebook to rid
the world of evil.
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Megatokyo by Fred Gallagher
Two avid American gamers fly to Japan, where they become stranded when
they run out of money.
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Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
In Naruto's village of Konhagakure, school is literally a battlefield
where young ninjas train to become the greatest ninja in the land.
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Fruits Basket by Natsuki
Takaya
The Sohma family is cursed: when a member of the family is embraced by
someone of the opposite gender, they transform into an animal of the
Chineese Zodiac. Their secret has been discovered...
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Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu
Arakawa
Two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, dabble in alchemy (magical
powers), with disastrous results. Now they are agents of the government,
compelled to follow orders and even to kill.
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Tsubasa by Clamp
A mysterious symbol robs Princess Sakura of her memories, scattering
her memories across parallel worlds. Her friend Syaoran embarks on a
quest to find and restore them, aided by a wizard and a ninja.
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Ouran
High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori
A lower-middle class student, Haruhi, wins a scholarship to an exclusive
private school, where she discovers a mysterious group of super-rich
(and gorgeous) guys. She accidentally breaks an expensive item and must
pay off her dept by working for them.
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Inu-Yasha by Rumiko Takahashi
Transported back to Japan's feudal era, high school student Kagome
accidentally releases the feral half-demon dog boy Inu-Yasha from his
imprisonment for stealing the Jewel of Four Souls.
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xxxHolic by Clamp
Watanuki is a troubled young teenage boy who keeps seeing spirits and
ghosts. After being chased by some pesky ones, he wanders into a strange
-looking curio shop. There, he meets Yuko, the owner who explains that
she can grant wishes, but only for a price, usually something of great
value to the customer.
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