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Author
Series
Publisher
s.n
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
207 pages ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
In fifteenth-century Paris, a disfigured man named Quasimodo, who was abandoned as an infant in the cathedral of Notre-Dame and now lives in its bell tower, must come to the aid of a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda after she repels the advances of the cruel archdeacon Don Claude Frollo.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
185 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the surface, Muso seems to be just another incarnation of Naraku and he also seems to be impervious to Naraku's will. Who is he and what is his connection to Inu-Yasha and Kikyo? Then, Inu-Yasha and company go looking for a way to make Tetsusaiga more powerful.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Vizbig ed.
Physical Desc
569 p. : chiefly ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As the feared assassin of the Bakumatsu, Himura Kenshin killed in the name of the new era. As the rurouni of Meiji, he wielded a sakabato to protect those who counldn't protect themselves, all along holding true to his vow to never take another life.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
162 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Nozomi's understanding of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 is transformed when she learns how those she knows and loves were affected by the event.
Author
Publisher
Pushkin Vertigo
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
189 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a daughter of the grand Ichiyanagi family. But amid the gossip over the approaching festivities, there is also a worrying rumour - it seems a sinister masked man has been asking questions about the Ichiyanagis around the village. Then, on the night of the wedding, the Ichiniyagi family are woken by a terrible scream, followed by the sound of eerie...
Author
Publisher
Pushkin Vertigo
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
349 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the Sixteenth Century eight samurais, who had taken refuge there along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a terrible curse down upon their village. Centuries later a mysterious young man named Tatsuya arrives in town, bringing a spate of deadly poisonings in his wake. The inimitably scruffy and brilliant...
10) Seven samurai
Series
Criterion collection volume 2
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Special ed. , English subtitled version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (207 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (55 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Language
日本語
Description
Tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire seven out-of-work warriors to protect them from invading bandits.
Author
Series
Apothecary diaries volume 3
Publisher
Square Enix Manga
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
190 pages : chiefly black & white illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"After putting on a successful and sensual(?) show of food tasting at the garden banquet, Maomao is the talk of the palace! But she soon discovers that notoriety isn't the only thing the party has granted her! Her collection of hairpins from the event brings the young herbalist a brief window of freedom beyond the palace walls, as she returns to the pleasure district for the first time in ten months! But while reunions with her father and her friends...
Author
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the will. But no sooner are its strange details revealed than a series of bizarre, gruesome murders begins. Detective Kindaichi must unravel the clan's terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons, monstrous cruelty, and hidden identities to find the murderer, and lift the curse wreaking its bloody revenge on the Inugamis."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Apothecary diaries volume 2
Publisher
Square Enix Manga
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
160 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"When word of her accomplishments falls on the ears of His Imperial Majesty, Maomao finds herself tasked with a direct request from the throne. Turning down the emperor is out of the question for the former apothecary - if she wants to keep her head! But while acquiescing to the emberor is expected of all subjects, Maomao is about to discover that ladies-in-waiting have still more taxing duties to which to attend, as preparations for the garden banquet...
Author
Series
Inuyasha volume 25
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Action ed., VIZ Media ed.
Physical Desc
187 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Inu-yasha must find a way to defeat a monstrous half-man, half-machine enemy and rescue Kagome, Miroku, and Sango, who have taken refuge in the evil Renkotsu's temple.
Series
Crown volume Season 1
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 599 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne... a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
16) Okinawa
Author
Series
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 529 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), map ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"A peaceful, independent kingdom until its annexation by the Japanese Empire in the 19th century, Okinawa was the site of the most destructive land battle of the Pacific War. Today, the archipelago is Japan's poorest prefecture and unwilling host to 75% of all US military bases in Japan. Okinawa brings together two collections of intertwined stories by the island's pre-eminent mangaka, Susumu Higa, which reflect on this difficult history and pull...
Author
Series
Apothecary diaries volume 1
Publisher
Square Enix Manga
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
165 pages ; chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn't long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a 'curse' afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao...
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