Haruki Murakami's novels, essays and short stories have sold millions of copies worldwide and been translated into scores of languages. Now for the first time, in this three-volume series, Murakami's best-loved stories are available in manga form in English. The Second Bakery Attack: A newlywed couple lie in bed, hungry. The man tells his wife about when he and a friend robbed a bakery and stole bread to feed themselves for two days. Samsa in Love: An extension of the tale of Gregor Samsa in Kafka's The Metamorphosis. Thailand: A middle-aged woman takes a break from her job as a doctor to go on holiday in Thailand. She learns from a spirit doctor that her sterile life and inability to forgive have created a rock in her gut, which will be all that remains of her after she is dead. These new graphic versions of classic Murakami short stories will be devoured by his fans and will provide a new window onto his work for a new generation of readers not yet familiar with it! (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Murakami, Haruhi. Artist PMGL,.
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Pagina del Previews (FEB/2024): 445
Data di uscita: 10/04/24
Learn the essentials of manga drawing from professional Japanese illustrators, and let them show you how to tell better stories with your manga art. Start with anatomy and body structure to create compelling characters in a few simple head-to-toe steps. Then it's time to build your world and tell your story. With this all-in-one guide, your characters, drawing, and storytelling abilities will quickly soar! In this book you'll learn not only the basics, but the insider tips and secrets only the professionals know. You'll also learn to avoid common pitfalls and overcome obstacles that might otherwise lessen the impact of your work and prevent you from becoming a successful artist! (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Artist Date, Naoto.
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Pagina del Previews (JAN/2023): 500
Data di uscita: 22/03/23
This Philippine National Book Award-winning graphic novel fuses Philippine myth and magic with contemporary action. Borrowing elements from The Lord of the Rings and The Phantom Tollbooth, author and creator Arnold Arre reinvents age-old Filipino fables, constructing a rich world of folklore fantasy for a new generation. When Nicole Lacson, an Anthropology student at the University of the Philippines, is summoned to a secret meeting by the mysterious Madame Enkanta, she finds herself face-to-face with living creatures from Philippine mythology and folklore that she never imagined existed in real life! Tikblangs, kapres, and a range of engkantos figures from her grandfather's bedtime storiesher previous notions of reality. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Arre, Arnold. Artist Arre, Arnold. Cover by Yoshitoki Oima.
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Pagina del Previews (JUN/2022): 395
Data di uscita: 10/08/22 (può ritardare di 60 giorni)
Color, lighting and shadows are critical components of effective manga and anime illustrations. From basic principles to step-by-step tutorials, learn the techniques the pros use to create powerful palettes and bold or subtle atmospheric effects. In this highly detailed book, you'll learn how to create natural-looking color schemes with the right balance of light and dark areas; control the reader's gaze through the use of specific colors and shadow areas; create three-dimensional effects using lighting, shadows and color; finish your illustrations with color and shading to give them a strong sense of unity; and much more! (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Ordinabile fino al 01/03/25
By Usamaru Furuya. Artist Naoto, Date. Cover by Usamaru Furuya.
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Pagina del Previews (FEB/2025): 466
Data di uscita: 23/04/25 (può ritardare di 60 giorni)
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This thrilling collection of seven Japanese ghost stories will captivate lovers of yokai stories! These classic Japanese ghost stories are based on those written by famed author Lafcadio Hearn between 1890 and 1904. Here, they are retold by award-winning comic book writer Sean Michael Wilson. Wilson's skillful adaptation of Hearn's ghostly tales, along with superb manga illustrations from UK-based Japanese artist Inko Ai Takita, make these fascinating stories come to life. This book is in traditional Japanese reading order, from back to front, so that fans and manga lovers can enjoy an authentic reading experience. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Wilson, Sean Michael. Artist Takita, Inko Ai.
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Pagina del Previews (JUL/2020): 390
Data di uscita: 16/09/20
Author Teruko Sakurai, Japan's leading colorist, applies her expert knowledge of color to drawing effective anime and manga. Starting with the basics, Sakurai shares her secrets on how to provide your characters and scenes with the right colors to accurately express their moods and actions. This book shows you how to become a skilled digital colorist just by following a few simple guidelines-and how to refine your illustrations further using professional-level digital shading and coloration techniques. (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Prezzo di copertina: USD 19,99
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Pagina del Previews (JAN/2023): 500
Data di uscita: 08/03/23
The male form is the focus here - twisting, leaping and tumbling in dramatic action sequences! Master manga and anime artist Kyachi shows you the secrets professional Japanese artists use to create dynamic motion on the page. A series of detailed tutorials show you how to draw the male form in every possible position. Individual lessons cover standing, sitting, reclining, walking, running, kicking, pitching, swimming, dribbling and sparring. A rogues' gallery is also presented, showing how to create dastardly villains, armed with weapons and ready to rumble. (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Ordinabile fino al 02/04/21
By Kyachi,. Artist Kyachi,.
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Pagina del Previews (MAR/2021): 392
Data di uscita: 26/05/21
Final Order Cutoff: 02/04/21 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilità che l'ordine verrà soddisfatto sono molto alte)
Adapted from the Philippine National Book Award-winning novel. Janus is like most teenagers-he argues with his parents, wishes he had a girlfriend, and is obsessed with video games, especially one where the players fight against monsters from Philippine folklore. It's all very ordinary, until one day when everything falls apart. During an online tournament at a local internet cafe, all the players fall dead, save for Janus. The horror deepens as the deaths multiply across the country and Janus is contacted by a stranger, a survivor of the tournaments like himself, who asks to help solve the mystery. Along the way, Janus discovers a hidden truth in the game he has been playing and its connection with a nightmarish creature from the ancient caves of Tabon that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Javier, Carljoe. Artist Ringor, Natasha.
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Pagina del Previews (JUL/2023): 444
Data di uscita: 06/09/23
In this spellbinding action-adventure from Arnold Arre-the great master of the graphic novel, the age-old divide between good and evil widens. Catch a glimpse of a Manila privy to only a few of the supernatural and magically inclined, while following a superhero born and raised by its streets. In a world yearning for stability, a renegade force arrives, spreading chaos amidst the populace in the form of a gruesome plague. This is when the world needs Andong Agimat-and his mysterious amulet. Can the talisman's secret powers repel the forces of chaos? (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Arre, Arnold. Artist Arre, Arnold.
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Data di uscita: 18/06/25 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
It's open season on the Mythology Class as an army of the undead hunts them down! The next chapter in the Mythology Class saga, this pulse-pounding epic plays out in the porous border between worlds. The Mythology Class has been placed in desperate situations before, but a new influx of evil must be driven back. Will the former classmates return to their former glory and summon the strength that once united their team? The Mythology class friends thought they were safe from the Dark Anitos, but now the evil Budniaan has arrived in their world with his army of zombie warriors and demented engkantos demons, and their lives are once again at stake. With Rey and Misha on the other side of the globe and the group at odds over what to do, the one course they can all agree on is the inevitable oneand combine their strengths to thwart Budiaan's threat. Revisiting a scene of their past triumphs, the group uncovers an ancient artifact. Will it lead them to the safety of the Skyworld, the spirit realm? (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 30/06/23
By Arre, Arnold. Artist Arre, Arnold.
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Pagina del Previews (JUN/2023): 432
Data di uscita: 02/08/23 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
Final Order Cutoff: 30/06/23 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilità che l'ordine verrà soddisfatto sono molto alte)
A History of Japan in Manga tells the action-packed saga of Japan from its misty origins up to the present day. Epic battles, noble Samurai and duplicitous leaders are all portrayed in modern manga fashion! The lively stories in this book include: The Dawn of Japan: The Birth of Buddhism and the transition from huntersto agricultural societies of ancient times; The Genpei Wars: Davage battles between the Taira and Minamoto clans that led to the powerful warlord Minamoto no Yoritomo naming himself Japan's first Shogun; The Onin Wars: A decade-long struggle for domination of Japan in which thousands of Samurai fought and tragically lost their lives; The 47 Ronin: Loyal Samurai who vowed to avenge the death of their master, choosing honor over surrender and being forced to commit mass ritual suicide as a result; The Satsuma Rebellion: A dramatic last stand by Samurai loyal to the Shogun who revolted against the new Meiji government and its plans to finally modernize Japan; and many more! (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Shunichiro, Kanaya.
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Pagina del Previews (JAN/2023): 500
Data di uscita: 08/03/23 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
Roger Dahl's Zero Gravity cartoon strip has been a popular feature of Japan's leading English-language daily newspaper, The Japan Times, since 1991. Now, for the first time, Roger Dahl's Comic Japan brings together the best of Zero Gravity in book form. Offering a Western artist's take on Japan, the strip stars Larry and Lily, a young American couple working as English teachers in Tokyo. Larry and Lily never manage to fully integrate into Japanese society, and Zero Gravity takes a whimsical approach to the meeting of cultures as well as the quirky dynamics of changing relationships between generations and subgroups within Japan. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 05/06/15
By Dahl, Roger. Artist Dahl, Roger. Cover by Dahl, Roger.
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Pagina del Previews (MAY/2015): 457
Data di uscita: 01/07/15
Final Order Cutoff: 05/06/15 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilità che l'ordine verrà soddisfatto sono molto alte)
Learn to read, write, and speak everyday Japanese with manga stories! If you enjoy manga, you'll love learning Japanese with this book. The language lessons are interspersed with entertaining manga comic strips, making it easy to learn and remember all the key vocabulary and grammar. With a focus on the casual speech used by young people in Japan, you'll find yourself feeling confident with speaking, reading, and writing Japanese quickly! Designed for self-study use by adult learners, this book is a fun resource for beginners-no prior knowledge of Japanese required! Readers will find: Help with learning to write and pronounce the 92 Hiragana and Katakana letters plus 160 basic Kanji characters Hundreds of useful words and phrases-from numbers and greetings to expletives and insults! Seven manga stories woven throughout the book, reinforcing your grasp of the language The basic vocabulary and grammar needed to communicate in Japanese! Hundreds of exercises with free online audio recordings by Japanese native speakers A bidirectional dictionary and answer keys for all the exercises (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
By Bernabe, Marc. Artist Luque, Gabriel.
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Data di uscita: 25/05/22 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
Every summer, in an isolated Japanese village, a celebration known as the Festival of Shadows takes place. The villagers are entrusted to assist the troubled souls or 'shadows' of those who died tragically, and to help them come to terms with their deaths and find eternal peace. Naoko, a young girl born in the village, is given a year to save the soul of a mysterious young man. She develops strong feelings for her shadow-a handsome young man, an artist-but he seems haunted by a terrible secret. She has a year to find out what happened to him, to help him come to terms with his past, and if she fails, his soul will be lost forever. As the year goes by, Naoko finds herself teetering between the worlds of the living and the dead. What is the terrible secret that seems to be haunting her shadow? And could she be risking her own life to help someone who has already lost his? (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Sento, Atelier. Artist Sento, Atelier.
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Pagina del Previews (FEB/2023): 466
Data di uscita: 05/04/23
Professional manga and anime artist Kyachi offers aspiring artists an easy-to-follow approach to drawing manga women. For beginners, it can be intimidating to know where to start when drawing the human form. This book is meant to dispel those fears and wipe away any hesitation, so you can begin with a blank page or empty screen and start populating it with people. Soon your simple forms will take on greater detail and your characters will come to life before you! (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Ordinabile fino al 05/02/21
By Kyachi,. Artist Kyachi,.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 16,99
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Pagina del Previews (JAN/2021): 397
Data di uscita: 31/03/21
Final Order Cutoff: 05/02/21 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilità che l'ordine verrà soddisfatto sono molto alte)
Traitor or hero? Discover the truth behind the legendary Tokyo Rose. Tokyo Rose: Zero Hour tells the true story of Iva Toguri, a Japanese American woman who was visiting her relatives in Tokyo shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Trapped in Japan, Iva refused to renounce her American citizenship. But she was forced to take a job with Radio Tokyo to host 'Zero Hour,' a propaganda broadcast aimed at demoralizing American troopsthe role of the infamous Tokyo Rose, 'The Siren of the Pacific.' (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Frattino, Andre R. Artist Kasenow, Kate.
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Pagina del Previews (JUL/2022): 405
Data di uscita: 21/09/22 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
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