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As an e-pal, it took Chi Yu an entire year to snag the top spot on the e-pal platform. Then, he met the most difficult rival of his career, who struck him down from his throne. However, he never expected that his rival would be...

Filled with gorgeous illustrations and concept art from the hit Netflix series, The Art and Making of Arcane is an immersive journey behind the scenes of the Emmy Award-winning Animated Series! --- The Art and Making of Arcane takes readers through the visual journey of Riot Games’ and Fortiche's revolutionary animated series. Featuring early art styles, evolving character designs, and jaw-dropping worldbuilding artwork, this volume is the definitive compendium of Arcane’s creative process and vision. Arcane and League of Legends fans alike will be amazed by the visual development of fan-favorite champions, the breathtaking cityscapes of Piltover and Zaun, and the riveting inventions of hextech and Shimmer. This book includes early designs showing how characters evolved visually, gorgeous vistas of sprawling background and setting art, and interviews with over 20 key animators, writers, directors, artists, game designers, musicians, and other creators. EXCLUSIVE ACETATE COVER: The Art and Making of Arcane comes with an acetate jacket exclusive to this edition. IN-WORLD EXTRAS: This stunning tome will also come with a trove of in-world extras. All editions of the book will include a Jinx poster, a removable map of Piltover, an in-world blueprint, a Vander Letter, fold-out spreads showcasing content from seasons one and two, and more. ORIGINAL ART: Features beautiful, never-before-seen concept art that helped adapt the global blockbuster video game into a critically acclaimed animated series. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: Hear from the development teams at Riot Games and Fortiche on the groundbreaking process that brought the world of Runeterra into the cinematic limelight. GO BEHIND THE SCENES: Filled with both behind-the-scenes looks at the inspiration and iteration of the people and places in Arcane, breakdowns of key scenes, and a deep dive into Fortiche’s artisanal animation style, The Art and Making of Arcane chronicles the incredible work and talent that went into crafting such a dynamic and instantly iconic series.

A sweet and happy two year marriage felt like a dream. One day, her husband disappeared without a trace. Han Seoryeong, an ordinary housewife and blind woman, desperately searches for him... “You’ll never find him.” Her husband turned out to be the best secret agent with many faces. “Our marriage was everything to me, but it was just ‘work’ to him?” In the midst of her world crumbling, Seoryeong mistakenly unleashes the madness she had been suppressing.…

Yangcheon Ku, born to the virtuous House of Ku of Sanseo, the Little Star and next Head of House. Status: The world’s most hated demonic martial artist. Cause of death: Defeated during the Virtuous-Demonic War, tortured upon capture. Or so he thought. Moments after dying in the arms of his childhood friend, the Heavenly Sword herself, Seol-ah Wi, he finds himself back in the past. Already things have changed, but is it enough to ensure his second chance at life doesn’t end with the same regrets?

Disgraced and executed for a crime she did not commit, Lady Letizia Manere is reborn to a time before everything went wrong in her life. Determined to make sure she doesn’t suffer the same fate, Letizia rebels against her family and the confines of high society. When the mysterious man who showed her kindness in her past life is in danger, she intervenes and becomes embroiled in a plot she could have never imagined. Can Letizia save herself and those she loves when given a second chance at life?

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Navier Ellie Trovi was an empress perfect in every way—intelligent, courageous, and socially adept. She was kind to her subjects and devoted to her husband. Navier was perfectly content to live the rest of her days as the wise empress of the Eastern Empire. That is, until her husband brought home a mistress and demanded a divorce. “I accept this divorce… And I request an approval of my remarriage.” In a shocking twist, Navier remarries another emperor and retains her title and childhood dream as empress. But just how did everything unfold?

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Gahyeon never expected to find himself inside a novel, let alone as the Constellation of the villain, Taebeom Baek. Determined to prevent the world’s destruction, he decides to sponsor Taebeom and lead him down a righteous path instead, but there’s one problem—he’s broke. As Gahyeon struggles to alter Taebeom’s fate, their bond deepens, and Gahyeon faces a hard truth: his efforts to save the world may push Taebeom toward the very destruction he’s trying to stop.

The warrior Erquanna wakes in a casket and hears people making light of her death. When she shocks them by opening her eyes, she realizes she’s now in the frail body of Erne de Medina, a well-known dimwit from the empire. Erne made a deal with a demon (and died in the process) that Erquanna must now fulfill. She must fall in love with one of the three strongest men in the empire—and have them fall in love with her—before her time is up and her soul is taken as payment.

Cry out for love, scream in sorrow. "I want to be lonely," "I have nothing," "I'm a failure" - To vent, a girl named Ruru uses a private SNS account. What she stumbles upon is a rumor about a condition called "Love Sick Girl Syndrome", said to only affect teenage girls. The symptoms seem completely unreal, like something straight out of a manga... She thought it was just a made-up story, but when a certain worry triggers strange changes in her body, they begin to resemble the symptoms described in that very rumor. A long-awaited comic adaptation of the story inspired by Kairikibear's songs: Venom, Darling Dance, and Failure Girl!

Aiden is a quarterback and Seowon is a chronically-ill forest boy. Could it be any more obvious? Seowon can’t quite bring himself to believe that a popular football player has been crushing on him for years, but Seowon’s remote forest home might be the perfect place for romance to take root. But Aiden is only visiting Korea–is two weeks enough time to establish a relationship, or…a family?

Rei, a magician summoned to another world, sets out on a journey to defeat the demon king, but he is unable to adapt to the new world and suffers from loneliness. The only person who stays by his side is the silent and cool hero Albert. Albert tells Rei that he is fine just the way he is, and Rei begins to have feelings for him. Just as they slowly get closer, a certain crisis strikes the two of them.