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This book foregrounds the figure of the perpetrator in a selection
of British, American, and Canadian comics and explores questions
related to remembrance, justice, and historical debt. Its primary
focus is on works that deliberately estrange the figure of the
perpetrator-through fantasy, absurdism, formal ambiguity, or
provocative rewriting-and thus allow readers to engage anew with
the history of genocide, mass murder, and sexual violence. This
book is particularly interested in the ethical space such an
engagement calls into being: in its ability to allow us to ponder
the privilege many of us now enjoy, the gross historical injustices
that have secured it, and the debt we owe to people long dead.
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 **Recommended for
language learners 16 year old & up. Not intended for high
school classroom use due to adult content.**
A badminton guy falls for a basketball girl. Do these sports-crossed lovers have a chance? Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After an unexpected turn of events brings the two closer together, sports might not be the first thing on their minds anymore! With exams over, summer vacation is finally in full swing! Taiki and Chinatsu go on a secret date to the fireworks festival, but their romantic time together is cut short when they run into other Eimei students. Can they keep hiding their relationship from their friends and classmates?
This book brings together an international group of scholars who
chart and analyze the ways in which comic book history and new
forms of graphic narrative have negotiated the aesthetic, social,
political, economic, and cultural interactions that reach across
national borders in an increasingly interconnected and globalizing
world. Exploring the tendencies of graphic narratives - from
popular comic book serials and graphic novels to manga - to cross
national and cultural boundaries, Transnational Perspectives on
Graphic Narratives addresses a previously marginalized area in
comics studies. By placing graphic narratives in the global flow of
cultural production and reception, the book investigates
controversial representations of transnational politics, examines
transnational adaptations of superhero characters, and maps many of
the translations and transformations that have come to shape
contemporary comics culture on a global scale.
A powerful spirit awaits the right human to free her—and she’s ready for some PVP! For as long as he can remember, Gakuro Yajima’s been able to see spirits—beings that are drawn to human sadness and anger. A fateful encounter with a quirky pop culture–loving spirit named Nue marks the start of Gakuro’s spirit-exorcist adventure! Outcast Gakuro Yajima’s only goal in life has been to avoid spirits and try to live in peace. One day, he accidentally enters a sealed room and meets Nue, a quirky spirit who asks him to defeat the evil ones roaming his school. Gakuro is reluctant to take her up on the offer, but the spirits won’t be waiting patiently for him to make up his mind…
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Secrets of the Castle
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The Lord of the Dungeon wields his enormous power to summon
legendary dragons. With no allies left to back him up, Laios must
desperately use all his monster knowledge to survive! But even as
he struggles, the Canaries are diving deeper in the dungeon to seal
the demon...!
The new prequel manga to the smash-hit soccer action series Blue Lock!
How does a listless slacker who thinks everything's a huge pain turn
into one of Japan's top scorers? Find out, as high schooler Reo Mikage
sets out to fan the flames of ambition in future soccer prodigy
Seishiro Nagi, in Blue Lock: Episode Nagi.
Anime movie coming soon!
Second-year high school student Reo Mikage wants nothing more than to
escape his illustrious family's shadow by becoming a soccer star and
winning the World Cup. The only thing that's missing is a talented
diamond in the rough who can help him achieve his dream. That's when he
sets his sights on Seishiro Nagi, a notorious slacker whose quick
reflexes are the only hint of athletic ability. Can Reo find the switch
to awaken the beast inside Nagi?
The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just
beginning to learn what living is all about. Elf mage Frieren and
her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and
brought peace to the land. But Frieren will long outlive the rest
of her former party. How will she come to understand what life
means to the people around her? The village priest Sein has no
intention of becoming an adventurer, but his desire to find a
long-lost friend may lead him to join Frieren's party on their
journey north. They are headed for the magical city of AEusserst,
where Frieren can obtain the first-class mage certification needed
to enter the Northern Plateau region. At Frieren's urging, Fern
decides to take the certification exam as well, and faces some
unexpected competition...
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