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Please Look After the Dragon, Vol. 1
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Murakami is just your average college student he attends class, works, and plays games on his days off. And it s a day like any other when he comes across a stray in the park near his apartment. But instead of a cute, fluffy friend, Murakami...
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Description
Murakami is just your average college student he attends class, works, and plays games on his days off. And it s a day like any other when he comes across a stray in the park near his apartment. But instead of a cute, fluffy friend, Murakami finds himself face to face with a real-life dragon?! Her name is Ilsera, and she s on a training trip to become a fully-fledged member of her species! Her only request is that Murakami fosters her during her time in the human world. And so, Murakami somehow winds up with a strange new roommate
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9798855421842
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 March 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Yen Press
Audience: General / adult, Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 176
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