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1) Akira
Author
Series
Akira series volume 6
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Language
English
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Description
An all-new, complete 35th anniversary hardcover box set of one of the most acclaimed and influential comics of all time, with the original Japanese art and right-to-left reading format for the first time! The science fiction epic that changed anime and manga forever is presented in six beautiful hardcover volumes, plus the hardcover Akira Club art book and an exclusive patch with the iconic pill design. In 1982, Kodansha published the first chapter...
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"When Nao returns to Tokyo to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, she books a yearlong stay at the Himawari sharehouse. There she meets Hyejung and Tina, two other girls who came to Japan to freely forge their own paths. The trio live together, share meals, and even attend the same Japanese-language school, which results in them becoming fast friends. But will they be able to hold one another up as life tests them with new loves, old heart breaks,...
Author
Series
Tokyo revengers omnibus edition volume 10
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]-
Language
English
Description
"Watching the news, Hanagaki Takemichi learns his junior-high girlfriend Tachibana Hinata has died. A sudden shove sends him 12 years into the past to face the Tokyo Manji Gang that once made his life hell, which is also responsible for Hinata's death in the present. To save Hinata and change the future, Takemichi must rise to the top of Kanto's most sinister delinquent gang! But things aren't so simple when he befriends the gang's leader, Mikey....
Author
Series
Skip and loafer volume 8
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]-
Language
English
Description
Country girl Mitsumi is bound for high school in Tokyo! She's got book smarts, but this small-town girl is about to find out she's massively unprepared for the social norms of big city high schoolers.
Author
Series
Daytime shooting star volume 1
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2019-
Language
English
Description
After arriving in Tokyo to live with her uncle, Suzume collapses in a nearby park when she remembers once seeing a shooting star during the day. A handsome stranger brings her to her new home and tells her they'll meet again. Suzume starts her first day at her new high school sitting next to a boy who blushes furiously at her touch. And her homeroom teacher is none other than the handsome stranger!
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This book provides readers with a unique vision of Japan's capital, as seen through the eyes of an artist. Arrazola immerses herself in the cult of Hello Kitty and the pop-eyed charms of "Kawaii" cute culture, while conveying the collision of traditional and modern Japanese culture in the female Samurais she meets and draws.
Author
Series
Tokyo tarareba girls volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2018]-
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1995. Fresh out of a long-term relationship, twenty-two-year old MariNaomi finds herself amidst a flurry of major life changes. Newly immersed in the pan-Asian diaspora of San Jose, California, half-Japanese Mari searches for connections to a culture that has so far eluded her. It doesn't take long for Mari to find new loves, and a new job--at a hostess bar for Japanese expats--in a bid to learn the language and culture. Turning Japanese...
Author
Series
Wayward (2014) volume 1
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Rori Lane is trying to start a new life when she reunites with her mother in Japan, but ancient creatures lurking in the shadows of Tokyo sense something hidden deep within her, threatening everything she holds dear. Can she unlock the secrets of her power before it's too late?
Author
Series
Publisher
Tokyopop
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
It's been several years since the bizarre Chinese count known only as D left L.A's Chinatown. In that time, life has returned to normal in the world, and the nightmares associated with Count D's pet shop of horrors have ceased. But across the Pacific, amidst the bright lights of Tokyo, a mysterious Chinese man has been spotted, and he seems to be opening a new shop.
Author
Series
Cinderella closet volume 5
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]-
Language
English
Description
After leaving the countryside to start college in Tokyo, Haruka is secretly in love with her coworker Kurotaki, but lacks the self-confidence to confess her feelings to him. Then Haruka meets Hikaru, a glamorous but sharp-tongued fashionista who begrudgingly agrees to play Haruka's "fairy godmother."
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Nanao used to be a house cat, but after tragedy struck, he was abandoned on the rough streets of Tokyo. Now, alongside his best friend and fellow stray Machi, Nanao has to fight every day just to get by. Aside from foraging for food and finding somewhere to sleep, Nanao and Machi must remain vigilant about all sorts of dangers, including humans who want stray cats gone. When a woman named Yoshino starts feeding the neighborhood cats, Nanao reluctantly...
Author
Series
Wayward (2014) volume 2
Publisher
Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"After the traumatizing battle between Rori and her supernatural enemies, everything has changed. Who is Ohara Emi and how does she fit into the great pattern of destiny and power that will change Japan forever?"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Wayward (2014) volume 3
Publisher
Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The new gods of Japan rise in Tokyo and the world will never be the same. New allies and enemies join the growing conflict as Yokai struggle to understand their place in the modern age. Will the old myths survive?"--Page 4 of cover.
19) Tokyo Babylon
Series
Tokyo Babylon volume 2
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2013-
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures of Subaru Sumeragi, the head of the Sumeragi clan, and his twin sister Hokuto as they work to solve occult mysteries and protect Tokyo from a myriad of supernatural perils.
Author
Series
Dragouilles volume 1
Publisher
M. Quintin
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
Français
Description
Faits la connaissance de sept petites bêtes cornues et espiègles. Lève le voile sur l'origine des graffitis. Rigole en lisant des bandes dessinées absurdes. Découvre des noms de villes qui font rire. Épate tes amis en relevant un défi étonnant. Fais tout ça et bien d'autres choses encore en compagnie des dragouilles.
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