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Kodansha USA

by (W) Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (A) Chihiro Iwasaki (CT) Dorothy Britton
This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man-its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi--who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.In real life, the Totto-chan of the book has become one of Japan's most popular television personalities--Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. She attributes her success in life to this wonderful school and its headmaster.The charm of this account has won the hearts of millions of people of all ages and made this book a runaway bestseller in Japan, with sales hitting the 4.5 million mark in its first year.

TETSUKO KUROYANAGI, daughter of the celebrated violinist, was voted Japan's most popular television personality fourteen times. She studied to become an opera singer but then became an actress instead, winning a prestigious award for her work in radio and television. She spent 1972 in New York studying acting, and was critically acclaimed in Japan for her leading role in works by Albee and Shaffer and in Melchior Lengyel's "Ninotchka." Her daily television talk show, "Tetsuko's Room," is still going strong after more than twenty years. Japan's first such program, it was recently awarded television's highest prize. This and the other shows on which she regularly appears all enjoy top viewer ratings.Devoted to welfare and conservation, Kuroyanagi is Asia's first UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador (see Totto-chan's Children and serves on the board of the Worldwide Fund for Nature. The Totto Foundation—financed with her book royalties—provides professional training to deaf actors, with whom Kuroyanagi often appears. Kuroyanagi has twice brought America's National Theater of the Deaf to Japan, acting with them in sign language. She is the author of ten books.Translator DOROTHY BRITTON, author, poet, and composer, was born in Japan and educated in the United States and England. A pupil of Darius Milhaud, she is well known for her popular Capitol Records album "Japanese Sketches," in which Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's father is violin soloist. Her distinguished translation of Basho's Narrow Road to a Far Province is a classic. She is author of The Japanese Crane: Bird of Happiness and co-author of National Parks of Japan. Her most recent work includes a translation of Princess Chichibu's autobiography, The Silver Drum and Kuroyanagi's Totto-chan's Children.
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Ordinabile fino al 09/03/26
By Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. Artist Chihiro Iwasaki.

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Kodansha USA

by (W) Yoshikazu Yasuhiko; Yoshiyuki Tomino; Hajime Yatate
The classic Gundam series now in a premium Deluxe Edition hardcover!PRAISE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES“It’s a good book. Very good, actually. Very good war comics, requiring no prior experience with anime or mecha or Gundam—just a well-made, old-fashioned war comic, full of thrills and spills and lucky breaks and narrow escapes and preening villains you’ll love to hate and pigheaded heroes you may hate to love, and expert drawings by a master craftsman, and hard, sturdy violence.” —Joe McCulloch, The Comics Journal “One of the best drawn and told manga works of recent memory… If you want to understand the fuss around the original Gundam, or even read one of the better manga works out there, then Gundam: The Origin is definitely worth checking out.” —Ollie Barder, Forbes “WINNER: BEST MANGA [2013] This manga was penned by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko—and who better to handle the transformation of the show from screen to page than the man who had key roles in the original series, from character design, to illustration, to layout?” —NEO Magazine (U.K.)“Yasuhiko’s work is just really strong throughout. Fights between mobile suits are exciting, and manage to stay clear despite an impressive amount of detail… These releases deserve as much love as was put into them.”—Joseph Luster, Otaku USA “While it goes without saying that Gundam fans should enjoy these books, they are also a good read for those who simply like a science fiction or a war story that is well-written, nicely illustrated, and full of interesting characters… [S]eriously good literary entertainment.” —Anime News Network “No real knowledge or understanding of the original MSG is needed… What follows are hundreds of pages of suspenseful war drama and sci-fi explosiveness, all of which is well and good (seriously good, actually; this is an intensely fun sci-fi epic), but it’s the visuals that you are truly getting this book for.” —Graphic Novel Reporter “A compelling coming-of-age story. It spins personal and political drama together in a way that is both engaging and satisfying… This is a series you will want to put into a teen’s hands, even if they don’t know it yet. Once they start reading, they won’t want to put it down.” —School Library Journal Blog Network The storied Gundam franchise’s “First Season” that set new standards of verisimilitude for televised sci-fi animation returns in comics form at the hand of one of the initial creators! The definitive account expands on the classic narrative with the same sense of purpose that lit up the screen more than four decades ago.This new edition collects the original bestselling twelve-installment English release into six oversized volumes. All of the many color pages—unusually numerous for Japanese comics—have been retained…only at a larger size. The master’s artwork has never looked so grand! (Does not include essays and illustrations from the original release that are not the author’s own)
Rated T
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko is a Japanese animator and manga artist, who also has been noted as a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. His career as a character designer has spanned three decades, creating famed characters for such anime as Space Cruiser Yamato, Brace Raideen, and the widely known Mobile Suit Gundam. Considered a pivotal player in mecha and sci-fi anime, Yasuhiko's characters, stories and illustrations are unmistakable in their style and serve as timeless examples as pioneers of manga and animation in Japan.Born in 1947, Yasuhiko began his career as an animator in Osama Tezuka's Mushi Productions, and later on decided to go freelance to work for a number of animation productions for both film and television. In 1981, he took home a Seiun award for Best Artist of the Year. Praise and accolades continued for Yasuhiko, when he took home the Nippon Mangaka Kyokai (Japan Cartoonists Society) award in 1992, followed by an Excellence Prize in manga for Ōdō no Inu at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2000. Continuing his work with Gundam, Yasuhiko has written the manga Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin as well as providing character design for Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.
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Ordinabile fino al 08/12/25
By Yoshikazu Yasuhiko.

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Kodansha USA

by (W) Riichi Yokomitsu (A) Atsuki Ito
A more intimate and romantic entry in the Maiden's Bookshelf series, this tale of doomed romance brings together the so-called "God of Literature" with the gorgeous artwork of Atsuki Ito, author of A Love-Letter in 26 Characters.“I can't imagine how wonderful it will be to die...” Confined to a sickbed by the seaside, a woman waits for death as her husband nurses her. This is no tragic idyll, however; the space between them is filled with antagonism, fear, suspicion, pain...and love.Riichi Yokomitsu brings a bitingly realistic sensibility to this claustrophobic tale of love and death, asmoving as it is agonizing.
Rated T+
Yokomitsu (1989-1947) was a modernist writer and co-founder of the magazine Bungei jidai (Literary Era), locus for the New Sensation School, which also included Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata. Yokomitsu is best known in English for his novel Shanghai.
(immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror

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Kodansha USA

by (W) Funa
Can Mitsuha collect 80,000 gold coins so she can live a leisurely retirement!? The anticipated anime now streaming!Expanding businesses in the New World, maintaining her home territory… Mitsuha’s been hard at work. But now she’s about to get even busier with the biggest challenge of all: Beatrice’s debutante ball! All those casual promises of lavish foods and entertainment… Well, guess who remembered? (And guess who forgot?) Meanwhile, there’s suspicious activity in the Aldar Empire and it’s creeping toward an neighboring nation. Mitsuha must fight to protect her ally, and she’s about to summon a gusty force of divine power.Come hell or high water, Viscountess Mitsuha von Yamano the world-jumping hustler knows no limit!
Rated T+

(immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror

Prezzo di copertina: USD 14,00
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Kodansha USA

by (W) Riku Oseto
Here's the sweet, brutal yakuza love story we've all been waiting for!Keep on Killing. So you can be together.Grievously wounded by the Aihara gang, Ao is in for months of recuperation. But the ordeal is over, Messiah is dead by Nezumi’s hand, and the happy couple is living together in a new home—when suddenly a young woman appears at the door…Their days of peace never seem to last, and now Nezumi and Ao are thrust into a new battle, with uncomfortable truths threatening to reveal themselves—!
Rated T+

RESTRICTIONS: World (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels

Ordinabile fino al 20/04/26
By Riku Oseto.

Prezzo di copertina: USD 13,95
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Kodansha USA

by (W) Miraijin A (A) jimmy
The hit light novel series with over 30 million online views in Japan!Ars Louvent isn’t just the heir of a petty barony—he’s also a reincarnated Japanese office worker! He isn’t a fighter, and he doesn’t know the first thing about his new world, but he does have one advantage that’s crucial for anyone who hopes to get by as a lord. Namely, an unprecedented eye for talent, granted to him by his special skill: Appraisal!Thanks to that skill—and to his lack of consideration for his prospective retainers’ ages and origins—Ars has managed to gather up a formidable team of talented followers. Unfortunately, the empire he lives in is teetering on the brink of civil war. To make matters worse, the cornerstone of House Louvent and Ars’s father, Raven, has passed away at the worst possible moment! Ars has no choice but to take up his father’s mantle, make full use of his retainers’ talents, and protect and expand his territory as war rages around him, lest he lose everything he holds dear!
Rated T

(immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror

Prezzo di copertina: USD 14,00
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Kodansha USA

by (W) Tetsuya Chiba; Asao Takamori
A massive cultural phenomenon, made even bigger by the hit anime based on it. To this day, "Ashita no Joe" remains one of the most important manga of all time, and now it will finally see the light of day in English for the first time!THE PECULIAR TRAGEDY OF THE BOXERAfter their decisive bout, the end of Joe's great rivalry with Rikiishi sends him spiraling into the depths of despair—where does a rowdy underdog go when he has nothing left to fight for? But when an unexpected new rival provides Joe with a fresh challenge, will he be able to claw his way out of the gutter once again...?This universally acclaimed classic is much more than a sports manga: it is a cultural touchstone and a realist masterpiece, perhaps the most prominent series ever to eschew any hint of the superhuman or supernatural, yielding a keenly observed human drama that captured the hearts of an entire generation on its way to becoming a runaway bestseller.  Serialized from 1968-1973, Ashita no Joe made a particular impact on college students and the working class, who saw their own experience reflected in Joe's struggle. To this day, it remains one of the most important manga ever published, and this landmark omnibus edition marks its first appearance in English translation.Hitmaker Asao Takamori was arguably the biggest manga author of his day, while the massively influential Tetsuya Chiba was awarded the prestigious Order of Culture by the Japanese government in 2024, the first manga artist ever to receive that honor.
Rated T+
Takamori was perhaps the biggest manga author of his day, churning out hit after hit in the 60s and 70s, including "Ashita no Joe," "Star of the Giants," and "Tiger Mask." While all are nominally sports manga, Takamori's great skill was in bringing other dimensions to his work.Tetsuya Chiba, known primarily for his sports manga, is one of the most influential manga artists of all time and winner of innumerable awards.
RESTRICTIONS: World (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels

Uscita: 15/12/26
Ordinabile fino al 19/10/26
By Tetsuya Chiba.

Prezzo di copertina: USD 59,95
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 54,10

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Kodansha USA

by (W) OMOCAT; Nui Konoito
Based on the hit indie rpg of the same name, Omori employs the tropes of video games, alternate worlds, and even psychological horror to explore how young people process tragedy, friendship, and forgiveness.Teenage Sunny, a nonverbal shut-in (or hikikomori) dealing with the death of his older sister, leaves the house for the first time in years when his old friend Kel appears suddenly on his doorstep. At the same time, Sunny's dream-world alter ego Omori embarks on a quest with Kel and their friends Aubrey and Hero to search for Basil, a missing member of their group. Together the party must navigate the perils of this strange world, as well as their complicated feelings and repressed memories, to move forward and find what they've lost...!
Rated T

RESTRICTIONS: World (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels

Uscita: 03/11/26
Ordinabile fino al 07/09/26
By OMOCAT.

Prezzo di copertina: USD 13,95
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Kodansha USA

by (W) Shiho Satou (A) Kiki Emoda
Two high school girls begin a drama club as a way to share Sakura's storeis and in the process create a platform for helping each other shine!Shy, mousy Sakura Akutsu is content to keep her adventures confined to the pages of her notebook—until the brash, outgoing new transfer student Tsubame Hiiragi gets her hands on it, that is. The two secretly share the stories Sakura spins, but soon that secret proves too big to keep, and Tsubame whisks Sakura into a glittering world she could never have imagined!As Sakura learns to be confident in who she is and ignore what others think, Tsubame learns to go below the surface and dig deep for emotional truths that may have eluded her... Together they'll learn about art, love, truth, and most of all, the theater...!This creative and emotionally rich series uses every visual tool available to express the confusion and elation of adolescence.
Rated T

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Ordinabile fino al 22/12/25
By Shiho Satou. Artist Kiki Emoda.

Prezzo di copertina: USD 13,95
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Kodansha USA

by (W) Miraijin A (A) jimmy
The hit light novel series with over 30 million online views in Japan, now with an anime!After thirty-five years of perfectly ordinary life, a run-of-the-mill businessman suddenly drops dead...only to be reborn in another world! Now he must live as Ars Louvent, scion of a minor noble family and wielder of a fabulous skill: Appraisal, the power to perceive the strengths and abilities of others at a glance.He'll need it, too, because there are plenty of problems to solve in the Louvent family's territory! Ars only has one choice: recruit the most talented individuals his skill can find, and rise up to new heights in his brand new world!
Rated T

RESTRICTIONS: World (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels

Ordinabile fino al 22/09/25
By Miraijin A. Artist jimmy.

Prezzo di copertina: USD 14,95
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Kodansha USA

by (W) Gouten Hamada (A) Takeshi Seshimo
Seamlessly mixing secret agent-type action with slice-of-life vignettes and fish-out-of-water comedy, "Shimazaki in the Land of Peace" is the charming alternate history political thriller you never knew you were dying to read. Utterly unique, with stunning artwork, this hit series promises to keep the thrills and surprises coming even as it warms even the coldest heart.For former LEL operative Shingo Shimazaki, it’s been a long road to become the man he is today. Even after his return to Japan, it was only through a series of meaningful encounters that he was able to slowly but surely shed his former life and discover the land of peace he sought. But this new life offers new challenges and complexities far beyond the simple world of kill or be killed that he’s known for 30 years…!
Rated T+
Hamada received honorable mention in the Chiba Tetsuya Prize in 2000, then subsequently dropped out of manga until "Shimazaki" began its run in 2022. Seshimo made his debut in 2017 and has since had a number of successful series including "Invincible."
RESTRICTIONS: World (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels

Ordinabile fino al 09/03/26
By Gouten Hamada. Artist Takeshi Seshimo.

Prezzo di copertina: USD 13,95
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Kodansha USA

The classic Gundam series now in a premium Deluxe Edition hardcover!

PRAISE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES

“It’s a good book. Very good, actually. Very good war comics, requiring no prior experience with anime or mecha or Gundam—just a well-made, old-fashioned war comic, full of thrills and spills and lucky breaks and narrow escapes and preening villains you’ll love to hate and pigheaded heroes you may hate to love, and expert drawings by a master craftsman, and hard, sturdy violence.” —Joe McCulloch, The Comics Journal

“One of the best drawn and told manga works of recent memory… If you want to understand the fuss around the original Gundam, or even read one of the better manga works out there, then Gundam: The Origin is definitely worth checking out.” —Ollie Barder, Forbes

“WINNER: BEST MANGA [2013] This manga was penned by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko—and who better to handle the transformation of the show from screen to page than the man who had key roles in the original series, from character design, to illustration, to layout?” —NEO Magazine (U.K.)

“Yasuhiko’s work is just really strong throughout. Fights between mobile suits are exciting, and manage to stay clear despite an impressive amount of detail… These releases deserve as much love as was put into them.”—Joseph Luster, Otaku USA

“While it goes without saying that Gundam fans should enjoy these books, they are also a good read for those who simply like a science fiction or a war story that is well-written, nicely illustrated, and full of interesting characters… [S]eriously good literary entertainment.” —Anime News Network

“No real knowledge or understanding of the original MSG is needed… What follows are hundreds of pages of suspenseful war drama and sci-fi explosiveness, all of which is well and good (seriously good, actually; this is an intensely fun sci-fi epic), but it’s the visuals that you are truly getting this book for.” —Graphic Novel Reporter

“A compelling coming-of-age story. It spins personal and political drama together in a way that is both engaging and satisfying… This is a series you will want to put into a teen’s hands, even if they don’t know it yet. Once they start reading, they won’t want to put it down.” —School Library Journal Blog Network 

The storied Gundam franchise’s “First Season” that set new standards of verisimilitude for televised sci-fi animation returns in comics form at the hand of one of the initial creators! The definitive account expands on the classic narrative with the same sense of purpose that lit up the screen more than four decades ago.

This new edition collects the original bestselling twelve-installment English release into six oversized volumes. All of the many color pages—unusually numerous for Japanese comics—have been retained…only at a larger size. The master’s artwork has never looked so grand!

(Does not include essays and illustrations from the original release that are not the author’s own) (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels

Ordinabile fino al 16/06/25
By Yoshikazu Yasuhiko.

Prezzo di copertina: USD 54,95
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 49,59

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Kodansha USA

by (W) Keiku Hagiwara
Evil lurks beneath the most beautiful surfaces...Temp worker Yuki Sato is ready to settle down with the perfect man she met on a dating app—until she discovers her fiancé may not be who he seems. When the beguiling Shun Majima confronts her with the details of the mysterious death of his brother Kosuke, Yuki finds herself torn between the man she thinks she loves and the handsome stranger whose revelations threaten to upend her life completely.A world of digital lies gives way to very real danger in this tense romantic crime thriller.Armed with the truth about Yoji’s crimes and convinced of his hand in Shun’s brother’s death, Yuki is determined to expose him—but instead finds herself held captive by the very man she wants to bring down. Trapped in his clutches, long-faded memories begin to resurface and she’s forced to confront a devastating past she'd hoped was forgotten.Meanwhile, following the trail Yuki left behind, Shun hunts for answers, unaware that danger is closing in on him, too. Caught in a storm of twisted desire and dark paranoia, both Yuki and Shun must face the ultimate test.But who is the true mastermind behind this waking nightmare? This shocking third volume will leave you breathless!
Rated T+

RESTRICTIONS: World (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels

Uscita: 12/01/27
Ordinabile fino al 16/11/26
By Keiku Hagiwara.

Prezzo di copertina: USD 13,95
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 12,58

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Kodansha USA

by (W) Yuki Ikeda
An amazing blend of art styles combine with hard-SF elements and meta-comedy to create a comic truly unlike any other!The THUNDER THREE and Rebellion vs. the Invaders!The craft carrying the Thunder Three finally arrives at the enemy's mothership, only to be intercepted due to a tip-off from one of their soldiers! Pyontaro and co. rush into battle after Pusuke, who's managed to sniff out Futaba! Meanwhile, Rebellion's forces come under heavy enemy fire, but are able to withstand the volley thanks to the effects of Empoweral. And Gaudou discovers that the emperor is aboard the same ship, while Doc and the others tear apart the hull to save humankind!
Rated T
Ikeda has no social media and has revealed no personal information - a man of mystery! There are rumors that he is another creator but no one knows for sure. "Thunder 3" is his first series.
RESTRICTIONS: World (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels

Ordinabile fino al 08/12/25
By Yuki Ikeda.

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Kodansha USA

by (W) Osamu Dazai (A) Nekosuke
What dark fate awaits beneath the roaring falls? Suwa and her father live alone on the slopes of Horsebare Mountain, eking out the most meager of existences. During the warmer months the beautiful waterfall brings a few sightseers, but when winter comes there is only solitude. Suwa would do anything to escape the life to which her father has resigned himself. And the lure of the river is strong...This early classic from the author of Japan’s greatest modern novel is a dark, elliptical tale of hopelessness that weaves the folklore of the mountains into an anti-coming-of-age story as vividly relevant today as it was when it was written nearly a hundred years ago.
Rated T+
Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) was one of the leading lights in Japan’s immediate postwar literary scene, thanks in particular to the stunning semi-autobiographical novel No Longer Human. His success was cut short, however, when Dazai drowned himself just shy of his 39th birthday. Nekosuke (Art): Originally from Tottori Prefecture, Nekosuke illustrates book covers, games, CD jackets and more. Publications include Soirée: Collected Artworks, The Moon Over the Mountain (by Atsushi Nakajima), and Red Dragonfly (by Nankichi Niimi).
(immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror

Prezzo di copertina: USD 19,00
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Kodansha USA

by (W) Guri Nojiro
Rural Respite for a Weary Heart Forced by poor health to take a leave of absence, curmudgeonly conductor Kiri returns to his rural hometown for some much-needed rest. But on his very first night back, he comes dangerously close to freezing to death—until local grocer Osamu scoops him up out of the cold and into the warmth of his embrace. Can this younger man, a years-long fan of Kiri’s work, thaw out the ice in the maestro’s heart? Or will Kiri be doomed to a life of frigid loneliness forever?
Mature

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Ordinabile fino al 18/08/25
By Guri Nojiro.

Prezzo di copertina: USD 14,95
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 13,49

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