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Tanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister
and avenge his family! In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a
kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his
peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire
family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has
been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a
dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and
destroy the demon who ruined his life. Learning to slay demons
won't be easy, and Tanjiro barely knows where to start. The
surprise appearance of another boy named Giyu, who seems to know
what's going on, might provide some answers...but only if Tanjiro
can stop Giyu from killing his sister first! Action-adventure title
similar to InuYasha that pits samurai swords against demons.
A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the
secret power of his "family jewel," so who better to fight
alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?! Momo
Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum
regarding what they'll believe in and what they won't. Their quest
to prove each other wrong leads them down a path of secret crushes
and paranormal battles they'll have to participate in to believe!
Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school's UFO
fanatic, whom she nicknames "Okarun" because he has a name that is
not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks
aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks
the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove
each other wrong-Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted
tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love...and
oddly horny aliens and spirits?
For generations of Oxfords residents, students and visitors,
Boswells has been part of the city's charm. It was therefore an
obvious subject for Oxford Inc, a group of writers who compile
stories around a common theme. All sorts of people pass through the
department store; they may look just like the rest of us but,
underneath the surface, the authors reveal private lives with
twists, joy and despair, all of which make for an entertaining
read. There are stores here to make you laugh, some will make you
cry, and others will make you think; together they present a
collection which is a varied and delightful as Boswells, the famous
old store which links them all. Boswells are donating a percentage
of the profit from every copy they sell to their Charity of the
Year.
To gain the power he needs to save his friend from a cursed spirit,
Yuji Itadori swallows a piece of a demon, only to find himself
caught in the midst of a horrific war of the supernatural! In a
world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments
of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna have been lost and
scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna's body parts, the
power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately,
there exists a mysterious school of jujutsu sorcerers who exist to
protect the precarious existence of the living from the
supernatural! Dagon has evolved into a terrifying curse, releasing
a flood of endless cursed energy attacks at Nabito, Maki, and
Nanami! At the same time, a group of curse users devoted to Geto
attempt to summon the jujutsu world's most terrifying threat.
In these masterfully crafted stories set across southern Africa,
ordinary lives intersect with extraordinary circumstances, weaving
together tales of survival, betrayal, and transformation.
At a township's edge, the child performers of an improvised circus
develop impossible abilities, defying gravity and reality. In
post-independence rural Namibia, a security guard protects an abandoned
fish farm while harbouring painful secrets about wartime loyalty. A
zoologist's search for a new amphibian species in Zambia masks deeper
personal turmoil, leading to tragic consequences. And a conversation
with a seductive stranger on a flight to Addis Ababa becomes the
turning point in the life of a young woman flailing between two
cultures.
From a teenage girl's near-fatal swim off the coast of Mozambique to
the stark choices facing a naive man caught up in corrupt activities as
the pandemic rages, each story exposes layers of human nature to reveal
both beauty and darkness. The collection offers a deep understanding of
the region's social landscape while remaining grounded in universal
experiences: the need for acceptance, the weight of secrets, and
unexpected resilience in the face of failure and loss.
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