Author: Kumiko Saiki
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1645058352
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The critically acclaimed shojo manga about the drama of all-women musical theater! (And don't miss the anime adaptation!) Watanabe Sarasa has always dreamed of being an otokoyaku, an actress who plays male roles in an all-female theater troupe. Narata Ai also has a dream: the disgraced former idol wants to live in a world full of women and not have to deal with men at all. When they both get into a competitive all-girls theater school, the stage is set for Ai and Sarasa to enter the limelight and take their first step toward stardom.
Kageki Shojo!! The Curtain Rises
Kageki Shojo!! The Curtain Rises (Omnibus)
Author: Kumiko Saiki
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1648271561
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Watanabe Sarasa has always dreamed of being an otokoyaku, an actress who plays male roles in an all-female theater troupe. Narata Ai also has a dream: the disgraced former idol wants to live in a world full of women and not have to deal with men at all. When they both get into a competitive all-girls theater school, the stage is set for Ai and Sarasa to enter the limelight and take their first step toward stardom.
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1648271561
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Watanabe Sarasa has always dreamed of being an otokoyaku, an actress who plays male roles in an all-female theater troupe. Narata Ai also has a dream: the disgraced former idol wants to live in a world full of women and not have to deal with men at all. When they both get into a competitive all-girls theater school, the stage is set for Ai and Sarasa to enter the limelight and take their first step toward stardom.
Kageki Shojo!! Vol. 4
Author: Kumiko Saiki
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1638581207
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET… The day of the Kouka sports festival has arrived! Because of her extreme height and boundless energy, Sarasa has been chosen to participate in the relay race. Sarasa usually loves to take center stage, but she can’t help but feel nervous with so much responsibility placed on her. Can she lead her team to victory?
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1638581207
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET… The day of the Kouka sports festival has arrived! Because of her extreme height and boundless energy, Sarasa has been chosen to participate in the relay race. Sarasa usually loves to take center stage, but she can’t help but feel nervous with so much responsibility placed on her. Can she lead her team to victory?
Japanese Animation
Author: Masao Yokota
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1626744300
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Japanese Animation: East Asian Perspectives makes available for the first time to English readership a selection of viewpoints from media practitioners, designers, educators, and scholars working in the East Asian Pacific. This collection not only engages a multidisciplinary approach in understanding the subject of Japanese animation but also shows ways to research, teach, and more fully explore this multidimensional world. Presented in six sections, the translated essays cross-reference each other. The collection adopts a wide range of critical, historical, practical, and experimental approaches. This variety provides a creative and fascinating edge for both specialist and nonspecialist readers. Contributors’ works share a common relevance, interest, and involvement despite their regional considerations and the different modes of analysis demonstrated. They form a composite of teaching and research ideas on Japanese animation.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1626744300
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Japanese Animation: East Asian Perspectives makes available for the first time to English readership a selection of viewpoints from media practitioners, designers, educators, and scholars working in the East Asian Pacific. This collection not only engages a multidisciplinary approach in understanding the subject of Japanese animation but also shows ways to research, teach, and more fully explore this multidimensional world. Presented in six sections, the translated essays cross-reference each other. The collection adopts a wide range of critical, historical, practical, and experimental approaches. This variety provides a creative and fascinating edge for both specialist and nonspecialist readers. Contributors’ works share a common relevance, interest, and involvement despite their regional considerations and the different modes of analysis demonstrated. They form a composite of teaching and research ideas on Japanese animation.
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Volume 1
Author: Sumito Oowara
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1506718973
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Midori loves to design worlds. Tsubame loves to animate. Sayaka loves to make money! And at Shibahama High, they call them Eizouken--a three-girl club determined to produce their own spectacular science fiction anime! But with no budget from their school and a leaky warehouse for a studio, Eizouken is going to have to work hard and use their imagination...the one thing they've got plenty of! Now an anime series from Masaaki Yuasa, director of the Netflix fan favorite Devilman Crybaby, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! was nominated for the Manga Taisho Award as one of the 10 best new manga of 2018!
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1506718973
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Midori loves to design worlds. Tsubame loves to animate. Sayaka loves to make money! And at Shibahama High, they call them Eizouken--a three-girl club determined to produce their own spectacular science fiction anime! But with no budget from their school and a leaky warehouse for a studio, Eizouken is going to have to work hard and use their imagination...the one thing they've got plenty of! Now an anime series from Masaaki Yuasa, director of the Netflix fan favorite Devilman Crybaby, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! was nominated for the Manga Taisho Award as one of the 10 best new manga of 2018!
Devilish Darlings Portal Fantasy
Author: Minoru Mitsuba
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1638580073
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Ordinary Earth guy Keitaro finds himself teleported to another world, and before he can get his bearings, he's pounced on by an adorable half-devil. Nia is so excited to finally meet a human--she's always wanted to make babies with one! Keitaro is at first determined to return home, but as he gets to know Nia, fellow devil-girl Rosette, and their pet dragon Lassie, he starts to feel at home. Cultures Clash and attraction blossoms in this supernatural sexy comedy!
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1638580073
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Ordinary Earth guy Keitaro finds himself teleported to another world, and before he can get his bearings, he's pounced on by an adorable half-devil. Nia is so excited to finally meet a human--she's always wanted to make babies with one! Keitaro is at first determined to return home, but as he gets to know Nia, fellow devil-girl Rosette, and their pet dragon Lassie, he starts to feel at home. Cultures Clash and attraction blossoms in this supernatural sexy comedy!
Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1
Author: Naoya Matsumoto
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974729621
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force and fight by her side. But while she’s out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain, Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles. When a sudden rule change makes Kafka eligible for the Defense Force, he decides to try out for the squad once more. There’s just one problem—he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8. -- VIZ Media
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974729621
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force and fight by her side. But while she’s out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain, Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles. When a sudden rule change makes Kafka eligible for the Defense Force, he decides to try out for the squad once more. There’s just one problem—he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8. -- VIZ Media
Boy Meets Maria
Author: Peyo
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1648276458
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An LGBT+ manga exploring love and gender at a high school drama club. Taiga dreams of becoming an actor, so the first thing he does upon entering high school is join the drama club. There, he meets the beautiful, enigmatic Maria and immediately falls in love with her. Not long after, Taiga is told that she is actually a boy--but is that all there is to Maria’s story? The late PEYO debuted with this beautifully illustrated, single-volume tale exploring the nature of personal expression and the fluidity of the power of love.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1648276458
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An LGBT+ manga exploring love and gender at a high school drama club. Taiga dreams of becoming an actor, so the first thing he does upon entering high school is join the drama club. There, he meets the beautiful, enigmatic Maria and immediately falls in love with her. Not long after, Taiga is told that she is actually a boy--but is that all there is to Maria’s story? The late PEYO debuted with this beautifully illustrated, single-volume tale exploring the nature of personal expression and the fluidity of the power of love.
Love on the Other Side - A Nagabe Short Story Collection
Author: Nagabe
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1648270115
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Love comes in many forms. A magnificent bird comforts a struggling girl; a vampire waltzes with a young lady at night; a blind girl lives with a monster of whom there is more than meets the eye. This six-story manga collection by masterful manga creator Nagabe explores fascinating relationships that refuse to be confined.
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1648270115
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Love comes in many forms. A magnificent bird comforts a struggling girl; a vampire waltzes with a young lady at night; a blind girl lives with a monster of whom there is more than meets the eye. This six-story manga collection by masterful manga creator Nagabe explores fascinating relationships that refuse to be confined.
Japrocksampler
Author: Julian Cope
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408880679
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
A unique account of the Japanese rock phenomenon from a legendary rock musician with an army of fans 'The most obscenely enjoyable book of the year ... enlightening, thrilling and occasionally hilarious ... Cope is a supremely engaging writer whose aim is to entertain, educate and freak out' Telegraph 'This book's astonishing blend of seriousness and hilariousness is testament to perhaps the most remarkable mind in rock today' Word Julian Cope, eccentric and visionary rock musician, follows the runaway underground success of his book Krautrocksampler with Japrocksampler, a cult deconstruction of Japanese rock music, and reveals what really happened when East met West after World War Two. It explores the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values and the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s and 70s, and tells of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture, from itinerant art-house poets to violent refusenik rock groups with a penchant for plane hijacking.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408880679
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
A unique account of the Japanese rock phenomenon from a legendary rock musician with an army of fans 'The most obscenely enjoyable book of the year ... enlightening, thrilling and occasionally hilarious ... Cope is a supremely engaging writer whose aim is to entertain, educate and freak out' Telegraph 'This book's astonishing blend of seriousness and hilariousness is testament to perhaps the most remarkable mind in rock today' Word Julian Cope, eccentric and visionary rock musician, follows the runaway underground success of his book Krautrocksampler with Japrocksampler, a cult deconstruction of Japanese rock music, and reveals what really happened when East met West after World War Two. It explores the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values and the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s and 70s, and tells of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture, from itinerant art-house poets to violent refusenik rock groups with a penchant for plane hijacking.