Zack Davisson
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Strange Japanese Yokai assembles an extraordinary collection of mysterious creatures in every possible shape and size, each with their own unique back story. Some are well-known, others obscure. The one thing they share in common is that they are creepy and weird! The 122 different Yokai described in this book include: The Kappa: A dangerous creature who lives in lakes and rivers and attacks passers-by; The Nurarihyon: A mysterious Yokai with a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"First volume of Shigeru Mizuki's meticulously researched historical portrait of twentieth century Japan. This volume deals with the period leading up to World War II, a time of high unemployment and other economic hardships caused by the Great Depression. Mizuki's photo-realist style effortlessly brings to life Japan of the 1920s and 1930s, depicting bustling city streets and abandoned graveyards with equal ease"--Publisher's website.
Author
Series
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Continues Mizuki's autobiographical and historical account of Showa-era Japan. This volume covers the final moments of the lead-up to World War II and the first few years of the Pacific War, and is a chilling reminder of the harshness of life in Japan during this highly militarized epoch.
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The Birth of Kitaro collects seven of Shigeru Mizuki's early, and beloved, Kitaro stories, making them available for the first time in English, in an all-new, kid-friendly format. These stories are from the golden era of the late 1960s, when Gegege no Kitaro truly hit its stride as an all-ages supernatural series. Mizuki's Kitaro stories are both timelessly relevant and undeniably influential, inspiring a decades-long boom in stories about yokai,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The third volume of [the author's] ... encyclopedic account of Japan before and after World War II. Drawing from his own experiences as a foot soldier in the Pacific Islands and from the greater sweep of history's footprints, it is a chilling antiwar document and an intimate revelation of the destruction left in the wake of the atomic bombs."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Kitaro volume 2
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon is the second volume in the adventures of Shigeru Mizuki{u2019}s bizarre yokai boy Kitaro and his gaggle of otherworldly friends. These seven stories date from the golden age of Gegege no Kitaro, when Mizuki had perfected the balance of folklore, comedy, and horror that made Kitaro one of Japan{u2019}s most beloved characters. -- Drawn & Quarterly website.
Author
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprinyt of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
" Emeraldas navigates the sea of stars--and swears to do so until the flame of her life is extinguished. Aboard her ship, the Queen Emeraldas, she sails in search of a certain object, and along the way encounters the passions and tragedies of those who dare brave the infinite reaches of space. Among them, Hiroshi Umino, the Earth boy who escaped his home planet to follow his dreams, has remained in Emeraldas' mind--and it seems fate will have them...
9) I am a cat
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Japan's beloved literary masterpiece brought to life in manga form!Soseki Natsume's comic masterpiece, I Am a Cat, satirizes the foolishness of upper-middle-class Japanese society in early 20th century Tokyo. Written with biting wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a rather cynical stray kitten. He finds his way into the home of an English teacher, where his running commentary on the follies and foibles of the people...
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years is jam-packed with content from all seventeen Super Mario games--from the original Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario 3D World. Track the evolution of the Goomba, witness the introduction of Yoshi, and relive your favorite levels. This tome also contains an interview with producer Takashi Tezuka, tips to help you find every coin, star, sun, and mushroom--even explanations of glitches!...
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Opus is Kon's metafictional tale of Chikara Nagai, a creator under pressure to finish his latest graphic novel, Resonance, who finds that the harshest critic of the shock ending he's got planned is the character who'll have to die in it! Nagai's stregths and weaknesses as a creator are tested beyond their limits as his present and his past, and the worlds of the manga and of reality, become the levels of a maze he may never escape... let alone get...
12) Tono monogatari
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Shigeru Mizuki--Japan's grand master of yokai comics--adapts one of the most important works of supernatural literature into comic book form. The cultural equivalent of Brothers Grimm's fairy tales, Tono Monogatari is a defining text of Japanese folklore and one of the country's most important works of literature. This graphic novel was created during the later stage of Mizuki's career, after he had retired from the daily grind of commercial comics...
Author
Series
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The last half of Japan's Showa era, on which this volume concentrates, was as different from the first half as day is from night. It was an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity, despite being rife with internal contradictions. Because it is recent history, it is less analyzed, messier, and harder to summarize, yet Mizuki is more than up to the challenge. At the end of this series, we see Shigeru Mizuki coming to terms, not only with his own...
Series
Cat + gamer volume 1
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Riko, a twenty-nine-year-old office worker with an obsession for video games, finds her quiet life upended when she takes in a stray cat! Having no experience with pets, Riko uses lessons drawn from video games to guide her in cat care, while her cute companion tries to understand her behavior through a cat's worldview."--Page [4] of cover.
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Leiji Matsumoto's original science fiction masterpiece, first introduced to Western audiences as Star Blazers! It is the year 2199, The Gamilans, a hostile alien race, have bombarded the Earth, rednering it virtually uninhabitable and edging humanity to the verge or extinction. Ma kind's last, best hope for survival is the Space Battleship Yamato, a legendary spaceship newly equipped with a faster-than-light drive and advanced weaponry. Its mission:...
Series
Cat + gamer volume 2
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A quiet office worker embraces her new role as a cat mom when she begins sharing superfluous amounts of cat photos on the internet. Riko can’t help it—her tuxedo baby is just too cute! Will her coworkers feel the same or will it add to their bewilderment about her? At home, Riko learns more about Musubi, from favorite toys such as a free grocery bag to their shared joy of video games. And Musubi himself learns a new trick—how to tell her when...
Series
Cat + gamer volume 4
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A second cat joins the household! Ready Player 3 - as a new furry friend joins the fray! 'Leveling up' in skills, surprises, and adventures extends to real life, as avid gamer Riko discovers what it's like living with two cats!"--
Series
Cat + gamer volume 3
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Musubi, her cute new companion, tries to understand Riko's behavior through a cat's worldview. Enjoying their time together, Riko learns more about cohabitating with a cat, as lessons in grooming, play, and personal space continue to be learned"--
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2020-
Language
English
Description
"True-to-life daily cat scenarios and off-the-walls-outlandish feline fantasies combine in this epic manga collection! Makoto Kobayashi's hilarious series returns in a set of oversized volumes, starting with our first Fatcat Collection. Introduction by award winning translator and scholar Zack Davisson. Feline fun and turmoil, as Michael wreaks havoc on his humans' lives!"--