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Author
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Breasts and Eggs paints a portrait of contemporary womanhood in Japan and recounts the intimate journeys of three women as they confront oppressive mores and their own uncertainties on the road to finding peace and futures they can truly call their own. It tells the story of three women: the thirty-year-old Natsu, her older sister, Makiko, and Makiko's daughter, Midoriko. Makiko has traveled to Tokyo in search of an affordable breast enhancement...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Kabuto is a highly skilled assassin eager to escape his dangerous profession and the hold his handler, the sinister Doctor, has over him. The Doctor, a real physician who hands over Kabuto's targets as "prescriptions" in his regular appointments with him, doesn't want to lose Kabuto as a profitable asset, but he agrees to let him pay his way out of his employment with a few last jobs. But the most lucrative jobs involve taking out other professional...
Author
Series
Xiao shou gu wen jin dian volume 105
Publisher
Shi mao chu ban you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
中文(繁體)
Author
Series
Chun ri wen ku volume 114
Publisher
Chun tian chu ban guo ji wen hua you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
On the first day of spring in Kamakura, a rapid train derailed, resulting in many casualties. About two months after the accident, the grieving bereaved families hear a rumor. A female ghost is said to exist at Nishi-Yuigahama Station, the nearest station to the accident site, and if they ask her for help, they can go back in time and board the train on the day of the accident. Every member of the bereaved family went to see her. A woman who lost...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pantheon
Pub. Date
2017-
Language
English
Description
"From one of Japan's most notable manga artists: a heartbreaking and redemptive tale of mourning and acceptance that compares and contrasts the contemporary nature of gay tolerance in the East and the West. Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo, married to wife Natsuki, father to young daughter Kana. Their lives are suddenly upended with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares...
Publisher
Crunchyroll
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
日本語
Description
Secret agent Twilight has a difficult mission, become a family man! Maintaining cover will be tricky, but he's not the only one with secrets. His wife happens to be an assassin, and his daughter is a telepath. Welcome to a world of intrigue and parenting.
Author
Series
Kuai books volume 18
Publisher
Cheng bang wen hua shi ye gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
中文(繁體)
13) Yotsuba&!
Author
Series
Yotsuba&! volume 15
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009-<2016>
Language
English
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Children's Genre: Anime and Manga
Children's New Books: 2022 Recent Graphic Novels and Comics Additions
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Children's Special Topics: Best Manga for Kids
Children's New Books: 2022 Recent Graphic Novels and Comics Additions
Children's New Books: October 2022 Graphic Novels and Comics
Children's Special Topics: Best Manga for Kids
Description
From the nutty mind of Kyohiko Azuma, creator of the hit manga Azumanga Daioh comes the story of the new kid in town - little Yotsuba, a green-haired and wide-eyed girl who doesn't have a clue about anything! With no knowledge of the world around her, and an unnatural fear of air conditioners, Yotsuba has her new neighbors' heads spinning. Join the hilarious exploits of an out-of-this-world schoolgirl as her befuddled friends attempt to uncover the...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An epic multigenerational novel about a Korean family living under Japanese occupation"--
In 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, Lee Woo-cheol was a running prodigy and a contender for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. But he would have had to run under the Japanese flag. Nearly a century later, his granddaughter is living in Japan and training to run a marathon herself. She summons Korean shamans to hold an intense, transcendent ritual to connect with Lee...
15) My picture diary
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 1981, Fujiwara Maki began a picture diary about daily life with her son and husband, the legendary manga author Tsuge Yoshiharu. Publishing was not her original intention. "I wanted to record our family's daily life while our son, Shosuke, was small. But as 8mm cameras were too expensive and we were poor, I decided on the picture diary format instead. I figured Shosuke would enjoy reading it when he got older." Drawn in a simple, personable style,...
Author
Series
Ren sheng gu wen volume 430
Publisher
Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi ye gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
中文(繁體)
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