Manga: The Complete Guide
Manga: The Complete Guide

Author: Jason Thompson

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 2012-07-03

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 0345539443

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• Reviews of more than 900 manga series • Ratings from 0 to 4 stars • Guidelines for age-appropriateness • Number of series volumes • Background info on series and artists THE ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR CHOOSING BETWEEN THE BEST AND THE REST! Whether you’re new to the world of manga-style graphic novels or a longtime reader on the lookout for the next hot series, here’s a comprehensive guide to the wide, wonderful world of Japanese comics! • Incisive, full-length reviews of stories and artwork • Titles rated from zero to four stars–skip the clunkers, but don’t miss the hidden gems • Guidelines for age-appropriateness–from strictly mature to kid-friendly • Profiles of the biggest names in manga, including CLAMP, Osamu Tezuka, Rumiko Takahashi, and many others • The facts on the many kinds of manga–know your shôjo from your shônen • An overview of the manga industry and its history • A detailed bibliography and a glossary of manga terms LOOK NO FURTHER, YOU’VE FOUND YOUR IDEAL MANGA COMPANION!

UXL Graphic Novelists
UXL Graphic Novelists

Author: Tom Pendergast

Publisher: UXL

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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Contains articles that profile twenty-six authors, writing teams, and illustrators of graphic novels, arranged alphabetically from Joe Sacco to Marv Wolfman, and includes sidebars, photographs, and illustrations.

Bizenghast, Volume 1
Bizenghast, Volume 1

Author: M. Alice LeGrow

Publisher: TOKYOPOP

Published: 2020-04-09

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1427862664

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Meet Dinah, a disturbed young girl who has been sent to the small town of Bizenghast to live with her aunt following the tragic death of her parents. Dinah thinks her aunt's house is haunted, but her aunt thinks she has some sort of mental illness. Dinah sneaks out with her only friend, Vincent, and together they discover a lost graveyard where Dinah reads from a stone engraving. This act binds her to a contract requiring Dinah to release spirits stuck somewhere between life and the afterlife. So Dinah begins her quest of "cleaning" the vaults, crypts and graves of lost souls, while struggling with the haunts at home and suspicions of her growing mental illness. The debut series from the creator of the hit Webtoon series Stagtown.

Van Von Hunter, Volume 2
Van Von Hunter, Volume 2

Author: Mike Schwark

Publisher: TokyoPop + ORM

Published: 2020-04-22

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1427866481

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The adventures of a dim-witted hero and his sidekick continue as they encounter the undead, cookie-baking elves, and more in this funny, fantasy manga. Continuing their journey through the lands of Dikay, fighting the most horrid, totally wicked stuff ever imagined, Van Von Hunter and Sidekick encounter lots and lots of evil! Not only does everyone’s favorite decaying jester Laspo return to wreak havoc, but we also meet the lovely, scantily armored Adonette, the famous necromancer, who treats her rotting zombie hordes as family. Throw in something scary lurking in a secret labyrinth and a surprise that will put lumps in your cookie dough, and you can bet your sweet tooth that Van Von Hunter and his sidekick are in more trouble than you can swing a sword at—or a giant crossbow! Based on the much beloved online comic. Praise for Van Von Hunter, Volume 1 “[A] humorous adventure. . . . The figures are well-designed and likable. . . . An amusing quick read.” —Publishers Weekly

Kanpai! Volume 1
Kanpai! Volume 1

Author: Maki Murakami

Publisher: TokyoPop

Published: 2005-09-13

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9781595323170

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Yamada Shintaro is a teenager who protects monsters from overhunting by humans, and develops a crush on a girl from his school named Nao.

Rizelmine
Rizelmine

Author: Yukiru Sugisaki

Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Published: 2015-09-08

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1421586681

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The government has been conducting experiments to genetically engineer a human. Its first creation is a girl named Rizel, and the experiment is a success-sort of. While healthy and cheeful, 12-year-old Rizel also possesses the uncanny need for love to further her development. Saddened by this emptiness in her life, she sheds tears that can end up destroying a city block. So what's a girl to do...except get married! Enter Iwaki Tomonori, your average 15-year-old boy. His world is turned upside -down the day he arrives homet o find that the government has just announced that he's a married man! -- VIZ Media

The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition
The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition

Author: Jonathan Clements

Publisher: Stone Bridge Press

Published: 2015-02-09

Total Pages: 2372

ISBN-13: 1611729092

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"Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine, and obsessive—The Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work."—Neil Gaiman Over one thousand new entries . . . over four thousand updates . . . over one million words. . . This third edition of the landmark reference work has six additional years of information on Japanese animation, its practitioners and products, plus incisive thematic entries on anime history and culture. With credits, links, cross-references, and content advisories for parents and libraries. Jonathan Clements has been an editor of Manga Max and a contributing editor of Newtype USA. Helen McCarthy was founding editor of Anime UK and editor of Manga Mania.

Psychic Academy Volume 9
Psychic Academy Volume 9

Author: Katsu Aki

Publisher: TokyoPop

Published: 2005-09-13

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781595324283

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Graphic Novel. Aura and 'Aura' are different. Most people think of an aura as a sort of life energy emitted from humans and animals. This title focuses on 'Aura'.

I Luv Halloween, Volume 1
I Luv Halloween, Volume 1

Author: Keith Giffen

Publisher: TokyoPop + ORM

Published: 2020-04-14

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1427864527

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“A black comedy that reads as if Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton had collaborated on a Halloween heist story . . . a lively and inventive” graphic novel (Publishers Weekly). Halloween has always been and always will be about one thing: getting the best CANDY. And, some fiendish friends excel at tricks if they don’t get the right treats. When these gremlins receive a frickin’ apple at their first house of the night, they plan deadly revenge on the offending fruit-favoring old-timer. Join the misadventures of a group of particularly disturbing trick-or-treaters as they go about their macabre business on Halloween night. Colored by Michael Kellaher, Kyle Foster and Glasshouse Graphics. “Twisted and almost evilly funny . . . hits the spot usually reserved for zombie movies.” —Booklist