Author: Seimu Yoshizaki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421533629
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This manga bookstore has a thousand stories to tell. R to L (Japanese Style). Every bookstore has a thousand stories to tell. Every bookstore has a thousand stories to tell.An art student finds inspiration. An archer hits a bull's-eye. A homemaker rediscovers romance. A teenager discovers his true self in the pages of a manga magazine. All this and more at Kingyo Used Books, a place that helps people find their dreams.
Kingyo Used Books
Author: Seimu Yoshizaki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421533629
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This manga bookstore has a thousand stories to tell. R to L (Japanese Style). Every bookstore has a thousand stories to tell. Every bookstore has a thousand stories to tell.An art student finds inspiration. An archer hits a bull's-eye. A homemaker rediscovers romance. A teenager discovers his true self in the pages of a manga magazine. All this and more at Kingyo Used Books, a place that helps people find their dreams.
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421533629
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This manga bookstore has a thousand stories to tell. R to L (Japanese Style). Every bookstore has a thousand stories to tell. Every bookstore has a thousand stories to tell.An art student finds inspiration. An archer hits a bull's-eye. A homemaker rediscovers romance. A teenager discovers his true self in the pages of a manga magazine. All this and more at Kingyo Used Books, a place that helps people find their dreams.
Mostly Manga
Author: Elizabeth F.S. Kalen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610692349
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Appropriate for any public library collection, this book provides a comprehensive readers' advisory guide for Japanese manga and anime, Korean manhwa, and Chinese manhua. Japanese manga and anime, Korean manhwa, and Chinese manhua are Asian graphic novels and animated films that have gained great popularity in the last ten years and now are found in most public library collections. Mostly Manga: A Genre Guide to Popular Manga, Manhwa, Manhua, and Anime is the first readers' advisory guide to focus on this important body of literature. This guide provides information on all of the major manga and anime formats and genres, covering publications from the early 1990s to the present. It identifies important titles historically and provides a broad representation of what is available in each format. Selected major titles are described in detail, covering the general plot as well as grade level and pertinent awards. The author also discusses common issues related to manga and anime, such as terminology, content and ratings, and censorship.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610692349
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Appropriate for any public library collection, this book provides a comprehensive readers' advisory guide for Japanese manga and anime, Korean manhwa, and Chinese manhua. Japanese manga and anime, Korean manhwa, and Chinese manhua are Asian graphic novels and animated films that have gained great popularity in the last ten years and now are found in most public library collections. Mostly Manga: A Genre Guide to Popular Manga, Manhwa, Manhua, and Anime is the first readers' advisory guide to focus on this important body of literature. This guide provides information on all of the major manga and anime formats and genres, covering publications from the early 1990s to the present. It identifies important titles historically and provides a broad representation of what is available in each format. Selected major titles are described in detail, covering the general plot as well as grade level and pertinent awards. The author also discusses common issues related to manga and anime, such as terminology, content and ratings, and censorship.
Kingyo
Author: 高岡一弥
Publisher: Kodansha
ISBN: 9784770023032
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
This book is a highly unique art book that reveals goldfish both as an element of Japanese culture and as an influential design motif over the last 500 years. Goldfish -Kingyo- were originally brought to Japan from China in 1502, and raised exclusively by the rich and the noble as highly prized, rare pets. It was not until the 1800's that goldfish became popular among the general public. Yet in no time they were raised as common pets, and depicted as motifs in art & crafts and on common household items, ultimately forming an unique Japanese kingyo culture. This book is a
Publisher: Kodansha
ISBN: 9784770023032
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
This book is a highly unique art book that reveals goldfish both as an element of Japanese culture and as an influential design motif over the last 500 years. Goldfish -Kingyo- were originally brought to Japan from China in 1502, and raised exclusively by the rich and the noble as highly prized, rare pets. It was not until the 1800's that goldfish became popular among the general public. Yet in no time they were raised as common pets, and depicted as motifs in art & crafts and on common household items, ultimately forming an unique Japanese kingyo culture. This book is a
Dragon Head
Author: Minetaro Mochizuki
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1642121347
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
As Teru, Ako and Nobuo move outside their derailed train to gather supplies until help arrives, little do they know the terror that awaits them. Death and decay fill the pitch-black tunnel, and Nobuo suddenly starts to lose sight of reality. Meanwhile, Teru finds an air duct that may lead to the outside. But the intense struggle to survive is just beginning, and salvation is still far from everyone's grasp...
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1642121347
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
As Teru, Ako and Nobuo move outside their derailed train to gather supplies until help arrives, little do they know the terror that awaits them. Death and decay fill the pitch-black tunnel, and Nobuo suddenly starts to lose sight of reality. Meanwhile, Teru finds an air duct that may lead to the outside. But the intense struggle to survive is just beginning, and salvation is still far from everyone's grasp...
Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 2
Author: Seimu Yoshizaki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421533667
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This manga bookstore has a thousand stories to tell. If a manga volume exists, you can find it at Kingyo Used Books. But Kingyo is more than just a typical used bookstore—it’s a place where human relationships are treated as the most valuable stories of all. Natsuki, the store’s interim manager, and Shiba, the manga maniac who loves her, help both their regular patrons and random customers in a series of linked tales built around actual manga series ranging from the popular to the esoteric. In this volume: A seminal manga series about three people named Adolph during the tumultuous times of World War II helps a student find his resolve. Reading manga based on famous children's literature provides a window of escape for a bar hostess and a little girl separated from her mother. Manga about a working-class neighborhood in Osaka gives Natsuki insight into her parents' love for each other. A long-running series that comes out annually proves that shojo manga isn't always just for girls. Sometimes even the manliest of men wait in anticipation for the next volume to come out. A popular science fiction story inspires young boys to take a train ride.
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421533667
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This manga bookstore has a thousand stories to tell. If a manga volume exists, you can find it at Kingyo Used Books. But Kingyo is more than just a typical used bookstore—it’s a place where human relationships are treated as the most valuable stories of all. Natsuki, the store’s interim manager, and Shiba, the manga maniac who loves her, help both their regular patrons and random customers in a series of linked tales built around actual manga series ranging from the popular to the esoteric. In this volume: A seminal manga series about three people named Adolph during the tumultuous times of World War II helps a student find his resolve. Reading manga based on famous children's literature provides a window of escape for a bar hostess and a little girl separated from her mother. Manga about a working-class neighborhood in Osaka gives Natsuki insight into her parents' love for each other. A long-running series that comes out annually proves that shojo manga isn't always just for girls. Sometimes even the manliest of men wait in anticipation for the next volume to come out. A popular science fiction story inspires young boys to take a train ride.
Toy Tokyo
Author: Manami Okazaki
Publisher: Kingyo Press
ISBN: 9789881250780
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Blurry, out of focus, streaked with light and distorted. While these are adjectives you might not associate with quality photography, these are the quintessential characteristics of photography produced by toy cameras. While generic, commercial, travel photography based on stock has become the norm, Toy Tokyo captures the exhilaration of travel photography and life on the road, in one of the worlds most intense and photogenic locations. First in a series of location specific photography books using toys cams. Included are introductions, interviews with the founders of, and photos of factory visits with makers of the most iconic toy and simple system cameras, such as the Holga, Zero pinholes and the original Diana in Hong Kong, the LOMO LC-A and Horizon in Russia, Japan's Fuuvi, Impossible films and of course, the folks at lomography.
Publisher: Kingyo Press
ISBN: 9789881250780
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Blurry, out of focus, streaked with light and distorted. While these are adjectives you might not associate with quality photography, these are the quintessential characteristics of photography produced by toy cameras. While generic, commercial, travel photography based on stock has become the norm, Toy Tokyo captures the exhilaration of travel photography and life on the road, in one of the worlds most intense and photogenic locations. First in a series of location specific photography books using toys cams. Included are introductions, interviews with the founders of, and photos of factory visits with makers of the most iconic toy and simple system cameras, such as the Holga, Zero pinholes and the original Diana in Hong Kong, the LOMO LC-A and Horizon in Russia, Japan's Fuuvi, Impossible films and of course, the folks at lomography.
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 2
Author: Aya Kanno
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974714497
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Richard's father, the patriarch of the House of York, seems poised to become king of medieval England during the Wars of the Roses. But just as success appears imminent, he is attacked. Now in the midst of deep despair, Richard acts out in revenge and must face a powerful and beautiful new enemy. -- VIZ Media
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974714497
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Richard's father, the patriarch of the House of York, seems poised to become king of medieval England during the Wars of the Roses. But just as success appears imminent, he is attacked. Now in the midst of deep despair, Richard acts out in revenge and must face a powerful and beautiful new enemy. -- VIZ Media
La Quinta Camera
Author: Natsume Ono
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421558122
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
!--StartFragment-- An apartment in Italy. In four of the rooms live four single men with singular personalities. Into this peculiar ménage steps an exchange student, the new tenant of the fifth room. Brought together by chance, friends by choice, they pursue their dreams together as the days drift gently by. !--EndFragment-- -- VIZ Media
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421558122
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
!--StartFragment-- An apartment in Italy. In four of the rooms live four single men with singular personalities. Into this peculiar ménage steps an exchange student, the new tenant of the fifth room. Brought together by chance, friends by choice, they pursue their dreams together as the days drift gently by. !--EndFragment-- -- VIZ Media
地獄 : 地獄を見る
Author: 梶谷亮治
Publisher: Pie Books
ISBN: 9784756249234
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of imaginative (and even humorous) illustrations of hell and other underworld realms in Japanese art works. A great reference for artists and illustrators.
Publisher: Pie Books
ISBN: 9784756249234
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of imaginative (and even humorous) illustrations of hell and other underworld realms in Japanese art works. A great reference for artists and illustrators.
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 3
Author: Aya Kanno
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974714500
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Richard and Henry grow closer—but Margaret Lancaster’s son, jealous of their burgeoning intimacy, plots against them. Meanwhile, news of King Edward’s secret marriage to the duplicitous Elizabeth sours relations between England and France. In the midst of the chaos, Richard receives a dangerous but intriguing proposition. -- VIZ Media
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974714500
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Richard and Henry grow closer—but Margaret Lancaster’s son, jealous of their burgeoning intimacy, plots against them. Meanwhile, news of King Edward’s secret marriage to the duplicitous Elizabeth sours relations between England and France. In the midst of the chaos, Richard receives a dangerous but intriguing proposition. -- VIZ Media