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"Born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father in 1997, Christine Mari Inzer spent her early years in Japan and relocated to the United States in 2003. The summer before she turned sixteen, she returned to Tokyo, making a solo journey to get reacquainted with her birthplace. Through illustrations, photos, and musings, Inzer documented her journey. In Diary of a Tokyo Teen, Inzer explores the cutting-edge fashions of Tokyo's trendy Harajuku...
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Tokyo ghoul (Manga) volume 5
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Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every way - except their craving for human flesh. Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers. Kaneki meets Shu Tsukiyama, known as The Gourmet for his interesting and sadistic tastes. And Kaneki learns...
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Discover the city of temples, video games, manga, and cosplay with this graphic Tokyo travel guide! Tokyo is an astonishing world unto itself-a city for lovers of Japanese culture, fashion and great food that mixes the best of old and new. In Cool Tokyo Guide, Abby Denson, author of the popular Cool Japan Guide, turns her focus to Tokyo's exciting streets and a little bit beyond. Abby, her husband Matt, friend Yuuko and sidekick Kitty Sweet Tooth...
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Tokyo ghoul (Manga) volume 2
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Ken Kenaeki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and amster his new powers. Unable to discard his humanity but equally unable to suppress his Ghoul hunger, Ken finds salvation in the kindness of friendly Ghouls who teach him how to pass as human and eat flesh humanely. But recent...
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Tokyo ghoul (Manga) volume 4
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Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every way - except their craving for human flesh. Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers. Kaneki meets Shu Tsukiyama, known as The Gourmet for his interesting and sadistic tastes. And Kaneki learns...
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Tokyo ghoul (Manga) volume 3
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Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every way - except their craving for human flesh. Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers. Kaneki is still trying to get used to his new life when Commission of Counter Ghoul agents Mado and Amon start...
9) Solanin
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"Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Shigeo is permanently crashing at her apartment because his job as a freelance illustrator doesn't pay enough for rent. And her parents in the country keep sending her boxes of veggies that just rot in her fridge. Straddling the line between her years as a student and the rest of her life, Meiko struggles with the feeling that she's just not cut out to...
10) Nana: Vol. 21
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"Tragedy strikes as the Search Weekly team takes their snooping too far! Hounded to the limit by remorseless reporters, Ren spins his car off the icy road in a horrible accident that will change the course of everyone's future" -- p. [4] of cover.
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In this final volume Yozo has been lulled into a sense of comfort with his new life and young wife. All that he holds dear is completely destroyed when he finds out that the person he loves is even potentially worse off than he. After his wife is sexually assaulted by a business acquaintence, Yozo can no longer envision her as the beautiful pure woman that tamed his soul many months before. Now his wife is little more than a doll for charming men,...
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Saint Young Men volume 8
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"Holy hijinks! The wise-guys of Tachikawa continue their extended vacation in the suburbs of Tokyo, with goofy gags and messianic misadventure aplenty. Buddha and Jesus tackle the intricacies of online communication, try to corral the scheming Mara, and accidentally incite Japan's first gender reveal party. The idio-syncretic hilarity never ends!"--Back cover.
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"This manga version of novelist Osamu Dazai's masterpiece NO LONGER HUMAN--the #2 bestselling novel of all time in Japan--tells the story of Yozo Oba, a young man growing up in Japan in the immediate aftermath of World War II, who finds himself caught between the disintegration of the traditions of his aristocratic provincial family and the impact of the new postwar world. Oba is tormented by a failure to find any value in himself or in human relationships,...
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Saint Young Men volume 7
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"The seasons change, but the wise-guys of Tachikawa are still stumbling and punning their way through Japan! Traversing the earthly plains, digital and IRL, Buddha and Jesus learn about ramen, used clothing, and garbage collection--and in their infinite compassion, try in vain to protect the innocent bystanders of the Tokyo suburbs from the metaphysical shenanigans of their saintly entourage"--Back cover.
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Saint Young Men volume 9
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"Everyone's a critic. Even for the wisest guys and their heavenly retinue, the basics of Japanese culture continue to astound and confuse. A truly legendary sumo match, the dangers of high-heels, and the internet keep engendering the highest of jinks. What's more, Buddha and Jesus answer a great puzzle of art criticism...what happens if you accidentally consecrate graffitit...?"--page [4] of cover.
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Saint Young Men volume 1
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"In today's world, there is an enticing lure that even heavenly figures cannot resist...the path of the YouTuber! An incident happens that threatens to break the spirit of Gabriel, the guardian angel of passing on information! Meanwhile, Jesus receives a sudden work request from the Heavens. While he struggles with the unfamiliar realities of remote work, Buddha cracks wise!"--Back cover.
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"Osamu Dazai's classic tale retold by Usamaru Furuya is now in a complete omnibus edition! No Longer Human, the searing semi-autobiographical novel by Osamu Dazai, Japan's Dostoevsky, trades its original prewar setting for the brave new world of the aught years in this adaptation by the enfant terrible of manga. This unique omnibus, previously available in three installments, features left-to-right (rather than "flipped") art drawn by the creator...
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"The neon pulse of Asia. When Americans venture to the other side of the Earth, they might as well be on another planet. Tokyo days, Bangkok nights follows the exploits of young travelers lost on the streets of two exotic, electric locales: Tokyo days: A gadget-geek in search of the latest in cool consumer tech discovers that every routine detail of daily existence causes a culture-clash. Featuring hyper, high-fashioned high school girls, over-the-top...
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