New Releases by Annette Roman

At this high school, instead of jocks and nerds, the students are divided into predators and prey. At a high school where the students are literally divided into predators and prey, friendships maintain the fragile peace. Who among them will become a Beastar—a hero destined to lead in a society naturally rife with mistrust? As the new CEO of the Horns Conglomerate, red deer Louis holds a press conference to expound on his views about carnivores eating meat, leading the carnivore members of the Drama Club to fear for the herbivore members’ safety. Back at the black market, gray wolf Legoshi battles mixed-species psychopath Melon while Beastar horse Yahya and Komodo dragon Gosha get swept up in a riot. Then, in the midst of this chaos, the power goes out, and the world is plunged into darkness…

When Team Plasma attacks the Unova region using Pokémon-controlling machines, Nate infiltrates the Pokémon Trainers' School in order to acquire a memory card that can jam the signals, which is in the possession of Rosa, a student.

Orphaned teenager Rei dreams of becoming the greatest fighter in the world, but his trainer, who can take on the form of various animals, strives to develop Rei's mind, heart, and spirit instead of his fighting abilities.

This lively, idiosyncratic survey of Japanese film, music, animation, and comics showcases the experiences of five avid American fans: journalist Carl Gustav Horn, who writes about anime; critic and musician Mason Jones, who releases Japanese alternative music on his Charnel Music record label; Patrick Macias, a writer on Asian film for the San Francisco Bay Guardian; Matt Thorn, a translator and expert on shojo (girls') manga;