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Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story. There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine. Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Center convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation's imagination...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Yokohama Station has swallowed 99% of mainland Japan. Hiroto's journey through the depths of Yokohama Station has led him to Keiha Nijo, leader of the once-great Dodger Alliance, whose technology allows her to obscure her location and evade the station's robotic guards. The Winter War, tactical AIs, and dormant machine minds... Will her whispered stories at last reveal the secrets of the station?"--
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Yokohama Station has swallowed 99% of mainland Japan. With help from Keiha Nijo of the Dodger Alliance, Hiroto has followed the Professor's whispered intimations to Exit 42 in the mountainous interior of Yokohama Station. There, in the heart of the beast, an ancient monitor flickers to life, and an image of the Profesor in his youth, a haunting digital simulacrum, awakens from its slumber. And just nearby, there is a button--one that, when pressed,...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In 1903, a fifteen-year-old girl named Ichi Aoi is sold to the most exclusive brothel in Kumamoto, Japan. Despite her modest beginnings in a southern fishing village, she becomes the protégée of an oiran, the highest-ranking courtesan at the brothel. Through the teachings of her oiran, Shinonome, Ichi begins to understand the intertwined power of sex and money. And in her mandatory school lessons, her writing instructor, Tetsuko, encourages Ichi...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Kenta Yamazaki, former shut-in and all-around loser, asks Saku Chitose to teach him how to become popular at school...Saku can't quite refuse. After all, he's the man who works magic and takes care of things--everybody's hero. Under his instruction, Kenta faces a head-to-toe transformation from the way he talks to his fashion choices. Will he finally start living the dream? Or is the life of a popular kid harder than he thought?"--
Series
Tokyo revengers omnibus edition volume 10
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"With half its leaders beaten and broken, and even more of them turned traitor, the Tokyo Manji Gang is left facing down Tenjiku's overwhelming gang of four hundred delinquents with only fifty people. Tenjiku calls itself a "criminal organization," and their leader Kurokawa Izana will stop at nothing to make Mikey share all the pain he's felt for so many years. The bad blood goes all the way back to their childhoods, and between the fists and the...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"High schooler Utage Kinoshita works part-time as a housekeeper so she can afford her fangirl obsession with Tamon Fukuhara, her favorite member of boy band F/ACE. When work serendipitously sends her to the home of her idol, she discovers that the real Tamon couldn't be more different from his wild and sexy onstage persona! As the F/ACE showdown progresses, Tamon and bandmate Ori’s rivalry transforms their relationship from a mere fan-service facade...
Series
Whisper me a love song volume 7
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Newly confident in their feelings for each other, Himari and Yori are able to tackle their roles in their respective bands with fresh enthusiasm. Himari even convinces Yori to write a new song for SSGIRLS' school culture festival performance, and this time, it's going to be a group effort. This song will belong to the whole band, and they eagerly discover the ideas each of them has to contribute to its creation. Meanwhile, the members of Laureley...
Series
Whisper me a love song volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Himari's never been in love. Then another girl's rock performance awakens feelings she doesn't understand ... but her new idol, Yori, does! Bubbly, energetic first-year high school student Himari falls head over heels for her senpai Yori after hearing her band perform on the first day of school. Himari tells Yori she's fallen in love at first sight, and, to Himari's surprise, Yori confesses that she has as well! But when Himari realizes that she...
Series
Whisper me a love song volume 4
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Yori and Himari are finally official, but it turns our getting together was just the start of their journey as a couple ...! Now that Yori has won Himari's heart and they're officially going out, it seems like everything should be easier. Being girlfriends brings its own questions, though--including what to do on their dates now that they're actually dating! Yori wonders if it's enough to do "normal" things, and Himari wonders if Yori still feels...
Series
Whisper me a love song volume 3
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"After Aki confesses that she is in love with Yori, Himari suddenly has a deadline to figure out how she feels about her senpai. Maybe her new friend Momoka can help? The more time Himari spends with Momoka at the cooking club, though, the more nervous Yori seems to get. Yori has new obligations of her own, too, now that she has to practice with the band. But when Yori's feelings for Himari inspire her to do something she never thought she could,...
Series
Whisper me a love song volume 2
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"An adorable new yuri manga for fans of Kase-san and Yamada and Bloom Into You. One day, high school girl Himari sees a girl, Yori, sing in a band, and it awakens feelings she doesn't understand ... but Yori does! Himari is starting to realize that she and Yori have two very different things in mind when they talk about being in love, and Yori can tell that things aren't quite the same between them since she asked Himari out. But if they want to stay...
Series
Whisper me a love song volume 6
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"SSGIRLS and Laureley are gearing up to compete at the upcoming culture fest, but when Himari agrees to become Laureley’s manager, will it get in the way of her relationship with Yori? Himari agrees to be the manager of Izumi’s band, Laureley. She’s excited to take up the new challenge—but not everyone is so thrilled. Yori knows she should be happy to see Himari embracing new opportunities, but she can’t help but worry: What if Himari cheers...
Publisher
TokyoPop Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Sawako Honna is 42 years old and single, working a high-pressure job at a film promotion company. One night, she wakes up shivering as her heart squeezes tight in her chest... is she going through menopause? Navigating your forties is hard. You can't work as hard as you did in your twenties, and you're not as flippant as you were in your thirties. There's a grief that comes from being too set in your ways, and realizing that your dreams have slipped...
15) Medalist: 1
Series
Medalist (Manga) volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Inori is a little girl who dreams of becoming a figure skater. Yet, the obstacles to this dream feel insurmountable: Inori's already "too old" (she's 11); she's always had trouble at school; and, worst of all, her older sister's skating dreams ended in failure, so her mother is dead set against putting her other daughter through a similar experience. Still, the rink is the only place Inori can be herself, and she's out on the ice when a fateful meeting...
Series
Crossplay love volume 8
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When two guys who hate each other are also two girls forming a close friendship, wires are bound to get crossed! After the manager of Cafe Roman is injured in an accident, his crossdressing friend Shizuku is recruited to help keep the shop afloat. Hana takes the utmost care not to out Shizuku's real identity, but it might already be too late for that...?"--Back cover.
Series
She's my knight volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Popular boy secretly fall for...princely girl?! Haruma Ichinose, 17, has been popular since he was born. So popular, in fact, that he figured no one could even come close...until he met Yuki Mogami. She's tall, cool, collected, and totally makes him crazy. He may just be in love...but can he deal with falling for someone even more dashing than himself?"--
Series
Yakuza lover volume 12
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Yuri has abandoned her family and friends to be with Oya, the man she loves. But just as it seems the star-crossed pair have managed to achieve their happily ever after, Oya's mother thwarts their plans. Deeming Yuri an unsuitable partner for a yakuza, she demands that Oya enter into an arranged marriage instead. Can Oya and Yuri overcome the objections of the Oya syndicate's absolute authority?"--
19) Flying witch: 11
Series
Flying witch volume 11
Publisher
Vertical Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Summer finally comes to a close for Makoto and her friends--but not without incident! In Aomori, Beachy makes a surprise visit and helps Chinatsu with a summer project that's out of this world. Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Akane gets sauced and puts Makoto's plans to return to Aomori on hold. And when Makoto gets back, she'll find plenty of surprises waiting for her. However, the biggest surprise comes when her friends find Makoto in a compromising situation...
Series
Summertime rendering volume 4
Publisher
UDON Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Barely escaping the deadly battle with Heine and Shide, Shinpei is thrown into the 5th loop with the help of Nagumo! The mystery of Hitogashima Island will finally be revealed! But someone in the dark is watching..."--Back cover.
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