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Author
Publisher
Grove Atlantic
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world, so when she takes on a job in a convenience store while at university, they are delighted for her. For her part, in the convenience store she finds a predictable world mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers' style of dress and speech...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Shonen Jump edition.
Physical Desc
168 pages, 24 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Shy Azemichi Shijima has secretly been studying the art of comedy. His outgoing classmate Taiyo Higashikata has big dreams of being funny but no follow-through. When the two team up, they just might take the comedy world by storm! Higashikata ropes Shijima into performing in a comedy duo with him at a school show. Inspired by their guaranteed success, Higashikata asks Shijima to join him in an audacious dream--to rise to the top of Japan's comedy...
Author
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In the Nakano Thrift Shop, the young woman who works the register falls for her reserved co-worker and asks her employers sister for advice in attracting him and soon comes to realize that love requires acceptance of idiosyncrasies and secrets.
Author
Series
Akane-banashi volume 2
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Shonen Jump edition.
Physical Desc
196 pages : chiefly illustrations (black& white) ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Akane takes on the world of rakugo to avenge her father! Shinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shin'uchi exam--the test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo. Akane Osaki, his daughter and biggest fan, spies on him while he practices and learns his routines for herself. When rakugo master Issho Arakawa expels everyone after the exam with no explanation, a fire is lit...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Troubled because her brother has told her that the future of Earth is bleak, a little girl goes to her grandmother who assures her that there are many possible futures and encourages her to use her imagination to explore some of the alternatives.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
English edition; Kodansha Comics edition.
Physical Desc
114 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sue is finally getting used to Tai-chan romping around her territory, but still wishes he would learn some manners-especially with neighborhood cats dropping by! Using her wealth of feline wisdom, Sue is determined to teach Tai-chan what it takes to be a cool grown-up. After all, how hard can it be...?--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
English edition; Kodansha Comics edition.
Physical Desc
115 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sue is an aging housecat who's looking forward to living out her twilight years in peace. But suddenly her human surprises her, and their quiet, happy home is invaded by an interloper, a little black kitten Tai-chan! Sue doesn't have time to cat-sit this mischievous little ball fo fluff, but at least he's only visiting for the day. Right...?"--Provided by publisher.
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