Emily’s Resources

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

• Manga Book Club Handbook | CBLDF
• Librarian & Educator Tools | CBLDF
• Panel Power | CBLDF
• Criminal Prosecutions of Manga | CBLDF

“Best of” Lists:

• School Library Journal:

• 13 Manga Series To Share with Teens This Summer | School Library Journal 
• Top 10 Manga | 2021 | School Library Journal 
• Manga, An All-Ages Starter List | Mondo Manga | School Library Journal 
• 12 Marvelous Manga for Middle Schoolers | School Library Journal

• ALA/YALSA:

• 2022 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
• Great Graphic Novels | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 

• New York Public Library:

• A Beginner's Guide to Manga | The New York Public Library 
• Quick Reads: Manga Fewer than Ten Volumes | The New York Public Library 
• Award-Winning Manga 1: General Category | The New York Public Library 
• Nom-Nom November: Food and Cooking Manga | The New York Public Library 
• A Beginner's Guide to LGBTQ+ Manga | The New York Public Library

Introduction to Manga & General Information:

• Introduction to Manga for Librarians | Kodansha 
• Manga 101 | School Library Journal 
• Curating Manga Collections | Knowledge Quest 

** Always check the publisher’s catalog! It is filled with information about content ratings, volumes, & newest releases. They can generally be found through the publisher’s websites.**

Ashley’s Resources

Manga Librarian

My Anime Planet Title Lists

• Children’s Titles
• Middle School Manga & Light Novels
• High School Manga & Light Novels

Anime Feminist

Anime News Network

But Why Tho?

No Flying No Tights

Every Manga Resource I Can Provide (Updated Regularly)

Sara’s Resources

The Graphic Library 

• Good Manga for Elementary Libraries
• How to Shelve Graphic Novels
• Beginning Buyer’s Guide

eBook shelf marker template - Please make a copy! 

Jillian’s Resources

Manga in Libraries Website

Manga in Libraries Webinars

Manga in Libraries Book Lists 

Manga “Must-Reads for Teens”

Suggested Manga for K-12

CASEL

Manga Reflection Prompts

Social-Emotional Learning Webinar

Reading Manga Sparks Joy Webinar

Julie’s Resources

Manga in the Middle

Importance of Anime Clubs!

Series which have been popular in our Manga/Anime Clubs: (would work for MS and HS): My Hero Academia, Spy x Family, Haikyu!, Ouran HS Host Club, Demon Slayer, SK8 Infinity (anime only), Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun, Your Name (film), Weathering With You (film)

Recommended Titles

Elementary

• Animal Crossing, New Horizons - Kokonasu Rumba
• Cat Massage Therapy - Haru Hisakawa (Elem-HS)
• The Fox & Little Tanuki - Mi Tagawa
• The Girl from the Other Side - Nagabe (Elem-HS)

Middle School

• I am a Cat Barista - Hiro Maijima (Elem-HS)
• Your Lie in April - Naoshi Arakawa (MS-HS)
• A Silent Voice - Yoshitoki Oima (MS-HS)
• Spy x Family - Tatsuya Endo (MS-HS)

High School

• Cat + Gamer - Wataru Nadatani (Elem-HS)
• Summertime Rendering - Yasuki Tanaka
• Tokyo Ghoul - Sui Ishida
• Given - Natsuki Kizu
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure - Hirohiko Araki
• Erased - Kei Sanbe

Older Teen/Adult

• Blood on the Tracks - Shuzo Oshimi
• Happiness - Shuzo Oshimi
• Works by Junji Ito