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Recently added titles (October 2025)

Building upon the titles listed for July/August, September, October,  November, and December 2021, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December of 2022, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, …

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Recently added titles (October 2025)

Building upon the titles listed for July/August, September, October,  November, and December 2021, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and De…

Pop Culture Library Review
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This post begins with an image with Nana Aokaze, who is speaking and with the black hair and with the blue vest suggests to Meroron (with the grey hair and in the foreground) that they go to another library to find the book she is looking for. This is from 35th episode of You and Idol Pretty Cure. Sorry for the blurriness, but I took this screenshot on my phone, then cropped it, so that is why you may see the black space around the image. (1/?)
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As I note in the beginning of my post, each of these has been watched or read during the past month. I came across some in #webcomics (two series) and #anime (one series), but not in other mediums, while noting #librarian characters listed on Behind the Voice Actors and about the upcoming anime film adaptation of Whoever Steals This Book, which I'm excited to watch. I also brought in some reviews of the South Korean film, #YourLetter, as well. There may be spoilers, so be aware. (2/?)
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You and Idol Pretty Cure strikes again with another episode in the same library. I previously noted, on this blog, that the previous episode, entitled "Meroron’s Friend," released on Crunchyroll on August 23rd, follows other #PrettyCure series with library episodes, like Hug! Pretty Cure, Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure, Glitter Force (aka Smile PreCure!), Tropical-Rouge! PreCure, and Witchy Pretty Cure!! ~ Mirai Days~). https://popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/recently-added-titles-august-2025/ (3/?)
Recently added titles (August 2025)

Building upon the titles listed for July/August, September, October,  November, and December 2021, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and De…

Pop Culture Library Review
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In that post, I said...

"A lot happens in the #library in this episode...Meroron...[goes] to the library to cool off after running away, declaring she cannot be friends with the other protagonists, &...[was] greeted by Nana Aokaze...the villain, Chokkirine...checks out a book aptly about retaining employees (aptly entitled “How to Keep Employees from Quitting”), & the #librarian acts friendly...the villain does not like her overly positive energy...and decides to trap her in a monster..." (4/?)

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"[The monster]...shoots out books as weapons against the protagonists. After the librarian is freed from the monster and comes to it again....Nana checks out the book on a ribbon...for Meroron...This episode shows that even villains use the library for information, with this local library well used..." (5/?)
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"...when the monster attacked people fled and for good reason. I wonder what would people think when the library damage was just repaired magically. How would they react?...This #librarian seems remarkably young, making me think they are a #volunteer, and it seems a bit odd they are wearing a smock. Perhaps this library is geared toward younger children?" (6/?)
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"...Clearly Meroron...is in the children’s section at one point. In any case, Chokkirine is a jerk for attacking this librarian who helped her, getting her a book which would, if she followed it, help reduce her evil organization’s retention problems, and was nice and friendly. I’d ban Chokkirine from the library after this, since she...attacked an employee. She deserves that..." (7/?) #libraryrules #libraries
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In the episode "A Surprise Amusement Park Date?!", while Uta and Kaito go on a date to the local #amusement park (which she insists is not a date), her other friends go on their own #dates. Nana goes on a date with Meroron to the library, while Kokoro and Purirun go a date to the beach. (8/?)
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While at the #library, Meroron is disappointed that they do not have the #book she is looking for, but Nana suggests they could find it in another library. Sure enough, they do find this book, like Nana had guessed, delighting Meroron. (9/?)
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The book is entitled, curiously enough, Encouragement of Dating, possibly implying that Meroron wants to take her sister, Purirun out on a date, a prospect she likely wouldn't object to, knowing her character from watching this series. So, their #library date is a success! (10/?)
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Meroron laments to Nana that someone else has already borrowed the book. (11/?)
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Meroron happily holds the book that she wanted to get, with Nana happy that she got what she was looking for. (12/?)
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There's various #webcomics with #library scenes, like... Girlfriend Manual "Ep. 33 - Stage 3: START!" https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/girlfriend-manual/ep-33-stage-3-start/viewer?title_no=7343&episode_no=33 (13/?)
Girlfriend Manual - Ep. 33 - Stage 3: START!

Athena is desperate. Why is dating girls so hard? Even though she's doing everything to become the "it" girl- the skincare, the workouts, and even the university she goes to- nothing is working. Where is Athena's love story? Every crush ends in disaster, every date is a flop, and her confidence is running low. But then she meets Levi, the handsome yet mysterious barista. Athena can’t keep her eyes off of her! She knows she can't mess this one up and her friends have just the solution. Athena needs... the Girlfriend Manual.

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Another #library scene is in Girlfriend Manual "Ep. 47 - Chance Meeting" https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/girlfriend-manual/ep-47-chance-meeting/viewer?title_no=7343&episode_no=47 (14/?)
Girlfriend Manual - Ep. 47 - Chance Meeting

Athena is desperate. Why is dating girls so hard? Even though she's doing everything to become the "it" girl- the skincare, the workouts, and even the university she goes to- nothing is working. Where is Athena's love story? Every crush ends in disaster, every date is a flop, and her confidence is running low. But then she meets Levi, the handsome yet mysterious barista. Athena can’t keep her eyes off of her! She knows she can't mess this one up and her friends have just the solution. Athena needs... the Girlfriend Manual.

www.webtoons.com
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Yet another scene is in Girlfriend Manual "Ep. 48 - Asking You Out": https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/girlfriend-manual/ep-48-asking-you-out/viewer?title_no=7343&episode_no=48 (15/?)
Girlfriend Manual - Ep. 48 - Asking You Out

Athena is desperate. Why is dating girls so hard? Even though she's doing everything to become the "it" girl- the skincare, the workouts, and even the university she goes to- nothing is working. Where is Athena's love story? Every crush ends in disaster, every date is a flop, and her confidence is running low. But then she meets Levi, the handsome yet mysterious barista. Athena can’t keep her eyes off of her! She knows she can't mess this one up and her friends have just the solution. Athena needs... the Girlfriend Manual.

www.webtoons.com
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There's also a #library scene in Stasis "1.3" [Issue #5] https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/stasis/13/viewer?title_no=1084377&episode_no=5 (16/?)
Stasis - 1.3

Cherish got dumped by her long-time girlfriend and when she was struggling with a heartbreak, she reconnects with Leslie, a friend from primary school who moved abroad. She’s shocked that the cute, bubbly girl she once knew has turned into a cool and beautiful woman. Updates every Tuesdays and Friday, PST

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The last #webcomic I read last month with a #library scene was Stasis "1.4" [Issue #6] https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/stasis/14/viewer?title_no=1084377&episode_no=6 (17/?)
Stasis - 1.4

Cherish got dumped by her long-time girlfriend and when she was struggling with a heartbreak, she reconnects with Leslie, a friend from primary school who moved abroad. She’s shocked that the cute, bubbly girl she once knew has turned into a cool and beautiful woman. Updates every Tuesdays and Friday, PST

www.webtoons.com
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I had originally planned for their being zero #comics for this month, but when writing up my review for Girlfriend Manual, I learned that I was wrong. The 33rd episode of the latter comic has Athena meet her friends at the local #library to talk about the next stage of her plan to get a cute barista at a nearby cafe to date her. Predictably, her plan fails when she sees Levi, losing her train of thought. (18/?)
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The 47th issue of the same #comic has Levi and Athena having a chance meeting at the local #library where she is looking for a #book to help improve her #story, which she plans to submit. In the next issue, she ends up giving it, a book entitled The Seven Husbands of Hugo, to Levi and musters up her courage asks her out on a date. (19/?)
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I even mentioned this in my aforementioned review of the comic:

"They end up meeting each other in the library, where Athena gives her a copy of The Seven Husbands of Hugo, likely a reference to The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, which is about Hugo's life during the seven marriages, and affairs, she experiences. If so, that book somewhat refers to the insecurities both Athena and Levi have about dating."

https://histhermann.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/girlfriend-manual-review/ #girlslove #gl #yuri #webcomics #dating (20/?)

Girlfriend Manual Review

By Burkely Hermann, Guest Reviewer Reprinted from Okazu. This article was originally published there on October 22, 2025. In this heartwarming, and ongoing, young adult romance, readers are introdu…

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