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Our Amazing Body
by Osamu Nishimoto
Join miniaturized members of an imaginary expedition as they proceed on an exploration of the body and learn the functions of organs! This book opens children’s eyes toward science and nourishes their scientific minds. All pages have fully colored illustrations. Anatomy and body functions are precisely explained for children aged 6 to 12
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From Northern Qi to the Ghibli: Pay a Visit to the Museum and Witness the History of Japanese Anime!
by CHENG-LIANG LI
The Asahi Shimbun paid their tribute to Tezuka Osamu with the following sentence, “The reason why foreigners do not watch manga is that Tezuka Osamu was not born in their country.” There is no doubt that Japanese animate is not only entertainment and industry, it has already become a part of Japnese culture.Tezuka Osamu is the representative of mass culture during the post-war Showa era while Miyazaki Hayao is the one who pushes Japanese Manga on the international stage. Discussions concerning Japanese anime usually focus on prosperous development after World War II. The book, on the contrary, starts with the late Edo period, exploring the turning point of Japanese manga and how Japanese manga lay its foundation and further became the Animae culture sweep all around the world.
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FictionSeptember 2021Strange Tales from Japan
99 Chilling Stories of Yokai, Ghosts, Demons and the Supernatural
by Keisuke Nishimoto
Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories!Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. 33 color woodblock prints and over 55 b&w illustrations of these creatures, who have inhabited the Japanese imagination for centuries, bring the stories to life.The captivating tales in this volume include: The Vengeance of Oiwa—The terrifying spirit of a woman murdered by her husband who seeks retribution from beyond the grave The Curse of Okiku—A servant girl is murdered by her master and curses his family, with gruesome results The Snow Woman—A man is saved by a mysterious woman who swears him to secrecy Tales of the Kappa—Strange human-like sprites with green, scaly skin who live in water and are known to pull children and animals to their deaths And many, many more! In his introduction, renowned translator William Scott Wilson explains the role these stories play in local Japanese culture and folklore, and their importance to understanding the Japanese psyche. Readers will learn which particular region, city, mountain or temple the stories originate from—in case you're brave enough to visit these haunts yourself!
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Travel & TransportOn Ise’s Ship
A Literary Journey across Japan
by Suso Mourelo
Suso Mourelo travels throughout Japan. He visits big cities and quiet rural enclaves, with the goal of discovering the places where the novels of his favorite authors took place. We roam the Tokyo of the accursed writer, Osamu Dazai or the small island of Kamishima that served as an inspiration for Yukio Mishima; the Kyoto of Junichirô Tanizaki’s fetish stories or the mountain refuge in which Yasunari Kawabata set Snow Country. With this literary universe as a point of reference, the author wanders across the country, whilst engaging its people, living in the intimacy of their homes, and while he probes the circumstances of a society that is experiencing an amazing mutation. Mourelo creates a story that, in the manner of a long haiku, guides us through the literary memory by the sheer force of sensations and present-day images.
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The Samurai Handbook
From weapons and wars to history and heroes
by Osamu Tashiro / Gakken
The Samurai Handbook is packed with short bios of the most famous samurai in history and their death-defying feats. Readers will also learn about amazing Japanese weaponry, insane samurai armor and helmets, cool castle defenses, and even what kind of warrior they would be in feudal Japan. This heavily illustrated handbook is packed with everything you’d ever want to know about samurai: *The samurai code*The ways of the warlords*Life in feudal Japan*Samurai armor and clothing*Generals’ powerful helmets*Weapons, from spears and longbows to early firearms*What happened during the Japanese civil war*How feudal battles were fought *Japanese families and clans*The bravest samurai generals*The most famous samurai in Japanese history*Hidden passageways and other castle secrets*How to capture a castle*Battle match-ups: Who would win in a fight?*Women in battle*Your own samurai style: What kind of warrior would you be?
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Create Your Own Cartoon
by Nadia Abate, Danilo Cinciripini, Paola Paradisi
From the pre-film era to the mostimaginative animation techniques, thispractical handbook explores the manyfaces of the “moving story”. Transformingthe idea into a storyboard and giving lifeto characters with stop-motion, pixilation,the flipbook, cut-outs, clay, sand,or the classic technique of animation.The projects can then be filmed with asmartphone to become an actual cartoon.
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November 2021The History of Science Fiction
A Graphic Novel Adventure
by Xavier Dollo & Djibril Morissette-Phan
Journey through time and space with this graphic novel history of the Sci-Fi genre, from Mary Shelley to William Gibson and Philip K. Dick to Ken Liu and Ted Chiang, and more. Trace the progress of SF through modern times and learn why key figures and inventors like Thomas Edison and Elon Musk have looked to Sci-Fi to predict the future.For the first time in illustrated form, this comprehensive history of Sci-Fi traces its origins and charts its history from its beginnings as a “schlock” genre to its respected status today.Who is considered the world’s first science fiction author? How did American science fiction begin? What sci-fi novel is the all-time best-seller? Discover the origins of your favorite page-to-screen Sci-Fi movies. Find out why Sci-Fi so effortlessly captures our imaginations and makes us dream of new worlds.The answers are here, along with detailed chapters dedicated to the founders of the genre and their modern-day successors.
