diff --git a/API/Controllers/DownloadController.cs b/API/Controllers/DownloadController.cs
index 27a7b59ab..5a249c9a8 100644
--- a/API/Controllers/DownloadController.cs
+++ b/API/Controllers/DownloadController.cs
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public class DownloadController : BaseApiController
             await _eventHub.SendMessageAsync(MessageFactory.NotificationProgress,
                 MessageFactory.DownloadProgressEvent(username,
                     filename, $"Downloading {filename}", 0F, "started"));
+
             if (files.Count == 1 && files.First().Format != MangaFormat.Image)
             {
                 await _eventHub.SendMessageAsync(MessageFactory.NotificationProgress,
@@ -167,15 +168,17 @@ public class DownloadController : BaseApiController
             }
 
             var filePath = _archiveService.CreateZipFromFoldersForDownload(files.Select(c => c.FilePath).ToList(), tempFolder, ProgressCallback);
+
             await _eventHub.SendMessageAsync(MessageFactory.NotificationProgress,
                 MessageFactory.DownloadProgressEvent(username,
                     filename, "Download Complete", 1F, "ended"));
+
             return PhysicalFile(filePath, DefaultContentType, Uri.EscapeDataString(downloadName), true);
 
             async Task ProgressCallback(Tuple<string, float> progressInfo)
             {
                 await _eventHub.SendMessageAsync(MessageFactory.NotificationProgress,
-                    MessageFactory.DownloadProgressEvent(username, filename, $"Extracting {Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(progressInfo.Item1)}",
+                    MessageFactory.DownloadProgressEvent(username, filename, $"Processing {Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(progressInfo.Item1)}",
                         Math.Clamp(progressInfo.Item2, 0F, 1F)));
             }
         }
@@ -193,8 +196,10 @@ public class DownloadController : BaseApiController
     public async Task<ActionResult> DownloadSeries(int seriesId)
     {
         if (!await HasDownloadPermission()) return BadRequest(await _localizationService.Translate(User.GetUserId(), "permission-denied"));
+
         var series = await _unitOfWork.SeriesRepository.GetSeriesByIdAsync(seriesId);
         if (series == null) return BadRequest("Invalid Series");
+
         var files = await _unitOfWork.SeriesRepository.GetFilesForSeries(seriesId);
         try
         {
diff --git a/API/Controllers/OPDSController.cs b/API/Controllers/OPDSController.cs
index ee8972327..fcc4ca58f 100644
--- a/API/Controllers/OPDSController.cs
+++ b/API/Controllers/OPDSController.cs
@@ -595,13 +595,7 @@ public class OpdsController : BaseApiController
             return Unauthorized();
         }
 
-        var readingLists = await _unitOfWork.ReadingListRepository.GetReadingListDtosForUserAsync(user.Id, true, GetUserParams(pageNumber), false);
-        if (readingLists == null)
-        {
-            return Unauthorized();
-        }
-
-        var readingList = readingLists.FirstOrDefault(rl => rl.Id == readingListId);
+        var readingList = await _unitOfWork.ReadingListRepository.GetReadingListDtoByIdAsync(readingListId, user.Id);
         if (readingList == null)
         {
             return BadRequest(await _localizationService.Translate(userId, "reading-list-restricted"));
diff --git a/API/Controllers/ReadingListController.cs b/API/Controllers/ReadingListController.cs
index 25010d636..e4233e36f 100644
--- a/API/Controllers/ReadingListController.cs
+++ b/API/Controllers/ReadingListController.cs
@@ -39,9 +39,15 @@ public class ReadingListController : BaseApiController
     /// <param name="readingListId"></param>
     /// <returns></returns>
     [HttpGet]
-    public async Task<ActionResult<IEnumerable<ReadingListDto>>> GetList(int readingListId)
+    public async Task<ActionResult<ReadingListDto?>> GetList(int readingListId)
     {
-        return Ok(await _unitOfWork.ReadingListRepository.GetReadingListDtoByIdAsync(readingListId, User.GetUserId()));
+        var readingList = await _unitOfWork.ReadingListRepository.GetReadingListDtoByIdAsync(readingListId, User.GetUserId());
+        if (readingList == null)
+        {
+            return BadRequest(await _localizationService.Translate(User.GetUserId(), "reading-list-restricted"));
+        }
+
+        return Ok(readingList);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/API/Data/Repositories/ReadingListRepository.cs b/API/Data/Repositories/ReadingListRepository.cs
index 3b75dc10f..3d43c533e 100644
--- a/API/Data/Repositories/ReadingListRepository.cs
+++ b/API/Data/Repositories/ReadingListRepository.cs
@@ -351,8 +351,10 @@ public class ReadingListRepository : IReadingListRepository
 
     public async Task<ReadingListDto?> GetReadingListDtoByIdAsync(int readingListId, int userId)
     {
+        var user = await _context.AppUser.FirstAsync(u => u.Id == userId);
         return await _context.ReadingList
             .Where(r => r.Id == readingListId && (r.AppUserId == userId || r.Promoted))
+            .RestrictAgainstAgeRestriction(user.GetAgeRestriction())
             .ProjectTo<ReadingListDto>(_mapper.ConfigurationProvider)
             .SingleOrDefaultAsync();
     }
diff --git a/API/Services/AccountService.cs b/API/Services/AccountService.cs
index ff8e12592..74b6709fa 100644
--- a/API/Services/AccountService.cs
+++ b/API/Services/AccountService.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using API.Data;
 using API.DTOs.Account;
 using API.Entities;
 using API.Errors;
+using API.Extensions;
 using Kavita.Common;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
@@ -78,8 +79,9 @@ public class AccountService : IAccountService
     }
     public async Task<IEnumerable<ApiException>> ValidateUsername(string username)
     {
+        // Reverted because of https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2129535
         if (await _userManager.Users.AnyAsync(x => x.NormalizedUserName != null
-                                                   && x.NormalizedUserName.Equals(username, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)))
+                                                   && x.NormalizedUserName == username.ToUpper()))
         {
             return
             [
diff --git a/API/Services/ArchiveService.cs b/API/Services/ArchiveService.cs
index f8d1a9411..335a5a74b 100644
--- a/API/Services/ArchiveService.cs
+++ b/API/Services/ArchiveService.cs
@@ -363,16 +363,15 @@ public class ArchiveService : IArchiveService
                     tempPath = Path.Join(tempLocation, parentDirectory ?? _directoryService.FileSystem.FileInfo.New(path).Name);
                 }
 
-                progressCallback(Tuple.Create(_directoryService.FileSystem.FileInfo.New(path).Name, (1.0f * totalFiles) / count));
                 if (Tasks.Scanner.Parser.Parser.IsArchive(path))
                 {
-                    ExtractArchive(path, tempPath);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    _directoryService.CopyFileToDirectory(path, tempPath);
+                    // Archives don't need to be put into a subdirectory of the same name
+                    tempPath = _directoryService.GetParentDirectoryName(tempPath);
                 }
 
+                progressCallback(Tuple.Create(_directoryService.FileSystem.FileInfo.New(path).Name, (1.0f * totalFiles) / count));
+
+                _directoryService.CopyFileToDirectory(path, tempPath);
                 count++;
             }
         }
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/_pipes/time-ago.pipe.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/_pipes/time-ago.pipe.ts
index 99039126c..5780b18ab 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/_pipes/time-ago.pipe.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/_pipes/time-ago.pipe.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ export class TimeAgoPipe implements PipeTransform, OnDestroy {
 	constructor(private readonly changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef, private ngZone: NgZone,
               private translocoService: TranslocoService) {}
 
-	transform(value: string) {
-
-    if (value === '' || value === null || value === undefined || value.split('T')[0] === '0001-01-01')  {
+	transform(value: string | Date | null) {
+    if (value === '' || value === null || value === undefined || (value instanceof String && value.split('T')[0] === '0001-01-01'))  {
       return this.translocoService.translate('time-ago-pipe.never');
     }
 
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/_pipes/utc-to-locale-date.pipe.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/_pipes/utc-to-locale-date.pipe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a25eefdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/_pipes/utc-to-locale-date.pipe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
+import {DateTime} from "luxon";
+
+@Pipe({
+  name: 'utcToLocaleDate',
+  standalone: true
+})
+/**
+ * This is the same as the UtcToLocalTimePipe but returning a timezone aware DateTime object rather than a string.
+ * Use this when the next operation needs a Date object (like the TimeAgoPipe)
+ */
+export class UtcToLocaleDatePipe implements PipeTransform {
+
+  transform(utcDate: string | undefined | null): Date | null {
+    if (utcDate === '' || utcDate === null || utcDate === undefined || utcDate.split('T')[0] === '0001-01-01')  {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const browserLanguage = navigator.language;
+    const dateTime = DateTime.fromISO(utcDate, { zone: 'utc' }).toLocal().setLocale(browserLanguage);
+    return dateTime.toJSDate()
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/edit-chapter-modal/edit-chapter-modal.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/edit-chapter-modal/edit-chapter-modal.component.html
index b0a419fe1..6520e2f8a 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/edit-chapter-modal/edit-chapter-modal.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/edit-chapter-modal/edit-chapter-modal.component.html
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@
                   <div class="mb-3">
                     <app-setting-item [title]="t('date-added-label')" [toggleOnViewClick]="false" [showEdit]="false">
                       <ng-template #view>
-                        {{chapter.createdUtc | utcToLocalTime | translocoDate: {dateStyle: 'short', timeStyle: 'short' } | defaultDate}}
+                        {{chapter.createdUtc | utcToLocalTime:'short' | defaultDate}}
                       </ng-template>
                     </app-setting-item>
                   </div>
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/edit-chapter-modal/edit-chapter-modal.component.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/edit-chapter-modal/edit-chapter-modal.component.ts
index 812ea6eb9..6e0a8915b 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/edit-chapter-modal/edit-chapter-modal.component.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/edit-chapter-modal/edit-chapter-modal.component.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,12 @@ export class EditChapterModalComponent implements OnInit {
     this.editForm.addControl('language', new FormControl(this.chapter.language, []));
     this.editForm.addControl('isbn', new FormControl(this.chapter.isbn, []));
     this.editForm.addControl('ageRating', new FormControl(this.chapter.ageRating, []));
-    this.editForm.addControl('releaseDate', new FormControl(this.chapter.releaseDate, []));
+
+    if (this.chapter.releaseDate !== '0001-01-01T00:00:00') {
+      this.editForm.addControl('releaseDate', new FormControl(this.chapter.releaseDate.substring(0, 10), []));
+    } else {
+      this.editForm.addControl('releaseDate', new FormControl('', []));
+    }
 
 
     this.editForm.addControl('genres', new FormControl(this.chapter.genres, []));
@@ -261,7 +266,11 @@ export class EditChapterModalComponent implements OnInit {
     const model = this.editForm.value;
     const selectedIndex = this.editForm.get('coverImageIndex')?.value || 0;
 
-    this.chapter.releaseDate = model.releaseDate;
+    if (model.releaseDate === '') {
+      this.chapter.releaseDate = '0001-01-01T00:00:00';
+    } else {
+      this.chapter.releaseDate = model.releaseDate + 'T00:00:00';
+    }
     this.chapter.ageRating = parseInt(model.ageRating + '', 10) as AgeRating;
     this.chapter.genres = model.genres;
     this.chapter.tags = model.tags;
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/edit-volume-modal/edit-volume-modal.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/edit-volume-modal/edit-volume-modal.component.html
index b42f4cf45..b0f331b51 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/edit-volume-modal/edit-volume-modal.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/edit-volume-modal/edit-volume-modal.component.html
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
                   <div class="mb-3">
                     <app-setting-item [title]="t('date-added-label')" [toggleOnViewClick]="false" [showEdit]="false">
                       <ng-template #view>
-                        {{volume.createdUtc | utcToLocalTime | translocoDate: {dateStyle: 'short', timeStyle: 'short' } | defaultDate}}
+                        {{volume.createdUtc | utcToLocalTime:'short' | defaultDate}}
                       </ng-template>
                     </app-setting-item>
                   </div>
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/smart-collection-drawer/smart-collection-drawer.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/smart-collection-drawer/smart-collection-drawer.component.html
index 7634c9c12..525155e6a 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/smart-collection-drawer/smart-collection-drawer.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/_single-module/smart-collection-drawer/smart-collection-drawer.component.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       <app-setting-item [title]="t('edit-collection-tags.last-sync-title')" [showEdit]="false" [canEdit]="false"
                         [subtitle]="t('edit-collection-tags.last-sync-tooltip')">
         <ng-template #view>
-          {{collection.lastSyncUtc | utcToLocalTime | date:'shortDate' | defaultDate}}
+          {{collection.lastSyncUtc | utcToLocalTime:'shortDate' | defaultDate}}
         </ng-template>
       </app-setting-item>
     </div>
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-users/manage-users.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-users/manage-users.component.html
index 018c9d56a..0c8aa4639 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-users/manage-users.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-users/manage-users.component.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                 @if ((messageHub.onlineUsers$ | async)?.includes(member.username)) {
                   {{t('online-now-tooltip')}}
                 } @else {
-                  {{member.lastActiveUtc | utcToLocalTime | timeAgo | sentenceCase | defaultDate}}
+                  {{member.lastActiveUtc | utcToLocaleDate | timeAgo | sentenceCase | defaultDate}}
                 }
               </span>
           </td>
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-users/manage-users.component.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-users/manage-users.component.ts
index ad60e391a..0a65395be 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-users/manage-users.component.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-users/manage-users.component.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {LoadingComponent} from "../../shared/loading/loading.component";
 import {TimeAgoPipe} from "../../_pipes/time-ago.pipe";
 import {SentenceCasePipe} from "../../_pipes/sentence-case.pipe";
 import {DefaultModalOptions} from "../../_models/default-modal-options";
+import {UtcToLocaleDatePipe} from "../../_pipes/utc-to-locale-date.pipe";
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-manage-users',
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ import {DefaultModalOptions} from "../../_models/default-modal-options";
     styleUrls: ['./manage-users.component.scss'],
     standalone: true,
     changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
-  imports: [NgbTooltip, TagBadgeComponent, AsyncPipe, TitleCasePipe, DatePipe, TranslocoModule, DefaultDatePipe, NgClass, DefaultValuePipe, ReadMoreComponent, UtcToLocalTimePipe, LoadingComponent, NgIf, TimeAgoPipe, SentenceCasePipe]
+  imports: [NgbTooltip, TagBadgeComponent, AsyncPipe, TitleCasePipe, DatePipe, TranslocoModule, DefaultDatePipe, NgClass, DefaultValuePipe, ReadMoreComponent, UtcToLocalTimePipe, LoadingComponent, NgIf, TimeAgoPipe, SentenceCasePipe, UtcToLocaleDatePipe]
 })
 export class ManageUsersComponent implements OnInit {
 
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/cards/_modals/edit-collection-tags/edit-collection-tags.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/cards/_modals/edit-collection-tags/edit-collection-tags.component.html
index fd90cc8a0..e16cdff78 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/cards/_modals/edit-collection-tags/edit-collection-tags.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/cards/_modals/edit-collection-tags/edit-collection-tags.component.html
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
             <div class="row g-0 mb-2">
               <div class="col-md-6">
                 <div>{{t('last-sync-title')}}</div>
-                <div>{{tag.lastSyncUtc | utcToLocalTime | date:'shortDate' | defaultDate}}</div>
+                <div>{{tag.lastSyncUtc | utcToLocalTime:'shortDate' | defaultDate}}</div>
               </div>
               <div class="col-md-6">
                 <div>{{t('source-url-title')}}</div>
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/cards/_modals/edit-series-modal/edit-series-modal.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/cards/_modals/edit-series-modal/edit-series-modal.component.html
index 83012fd00..d8e47ed57 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/cards/_modals/edit-series-modal/edit-series-modal.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/cards/_modals/edit-series-modal/edit-series-modal.component.html
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@
                     <div class="mb-3">
                       <app-setting-item [title]="t('created-title')" [toggleOnViewClick]="false" [showEdit]="false">
                         <ng-template #view>
-                          {{series.created | date:'shortDate'}}
+                          {{series.created | utcToLocalTime:'shortDate'}}
                         </ng-template>
                       </app-setting-item>
                     </div>
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@
                                 {{t('added-title')}} {{volume.createdUtc | utcToLocalTime | defaultDate}}
                               </div>
                               <div class="col">
-                                {{t('last-modified-title')}} {{volume.lastModifiedUtc | utcToLocalTime | translocoDate: {dateStyle: 'short' } | defaultDate}}
+                                {{t('last-modified-title')}} {{volume.lastModifiedUtc | utcToLocalTime:'short' | defaultDate}}
                               </div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="row">
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/cards/edit-chapter-progress/edit-chapter-progress.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/cards/edit-chapter-progress/edit-chapter-progress.component.html
index 026c612c3..22f9d9150 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/cards/edit-chapter-progress/edit-chapter-progress.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/cards/edit-chapter-progress/edit-chapter-progress.component.html
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@
             }
           </td>
           <td>
-            {{progressEvents[idx].createdUtc | utcToLocalTime | date:'shortDate' | defaultDate}}
+            {{progressEvents[idx].createdUtc | utcToLocalTime:'shortDate' | defaultDate}}
           </td>
           <td>
-            {{progressEvents[idx].lastModifiedUtc | utcToLocalTime | date:'shortDate' | defaultDate}}
+            {{progressEvents[idx].lastModifiedUtc | utcToLocalTime:'shortDate' | defaultDate}}
           </td>
 <!--          <td>-->
 <!--            @if(editMode[idx]) {-->