[Manga Review] The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch Vol. 1

BY: Ameko Kaerudo, Yorifuji (illustrator)
SERIES: The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch (#1)
RELEASES: December 31, 2024 by Titan Manga
GENRE: Fantasy
AGE RANGE: Teen
RATING: 2 out 5
SYNOPSIS:Come and read a manga that’s a cosy and comforting as a nice warm cup of tea! At the royal court, the weakest mage is the tea witch, who uses their powers to make tea for the noble lords and ladies… but Remy has some incredible powers that will result in all kinds of courtly intrigue! The first volume in a heart-warming and cosy ongoing series, The Elegant Courtly Life of a Tea Witch tells the tale of Remy, a lowly tea witch using her magic to brew the finest cuppa for the noble lords and ladies. All she really wants is a quiet life creating gorgeous displays for shop windows… but she’s slowly drawn into a world of intrigue as her incredible powers of transformation make her the gossip of the court… and the object of affection for a naïve princess!

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[Manga Review] Dinosaur Sanctuary, Vol. 2

BY: Itaru Kinoshita (Story & Art), Shin-ichi Fujiwara (Research Consultant), John Neal (Translator)
SERIES: ディノサン [Dinosan] (#2)
RELEASES: March 14, 2023 by Seven Seas
GENRE: Science Fiction, Slice of Life
AGE RANGE: Teen
RATING: 3 out 5
SYNOPSIS: A SMALL MISTAKE... CHANGES EVERYTHING FOR DINOSAURS

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED…

When dinosaurs were found to have survived to modern times, people were enthralled–until a catastrophic incident drove dino-mania to extinction. When Kaidou, who was there to witness it, opens up about what happened, the rookie keeper Suma Suzume learns more about the disaster–and her coworker–than she ever expected. But that’s far from the only thing on her mind. Whether it’s raising a baby Troodon or throwing a birthday party for a geriatric T. rex, there’s always plenty for Suzume to do at Dinoland!

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