Manga: The Complete Guide

Manga: The Complete Guide
Author: Jason Thompson
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2012-07-03
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0345539443

• Reviews of more than 900 manga series • Ratings from 0 to 4 stars • Guidelines for age-appropriateness • Number of series volumes • Background info on series and artists THE ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR CHOOSING BETWEEN THE BEST AND THE REST! Whether you’re new to the world of manga-style graphic novels or a longtime reader on the lookout for the next hot series, here’s a comprehensive guide to the wide, wonderful world of Japanese comics! • Incisive, full-length reviews of stories and artwork • Titles rated from zero to four stars–skip the clunkers, but don’t miss the hidden gems • Guidelines for age-appropriateness–from strictly mature to kid-friendly • Profiles of the biggest names in manga, including CLAMP, Osamu Tezuka, Rumiko Takahashi, and many others • The facts on the many kinds of manga–know your shôjo from your shônen • An overview of the manga industry and its history • A detailed bibliography and a glossary of manga terms LOOK NO FURTHER, YOU’VE FOUND YOUR IDEAL MANGA COMPANION!

Demon City Shinjuku

Demon City Shinjuku
Author: Hideyuki Kikuchi
Publisher: Digital Manga, Inc.
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1613132425

The time is the first decade of the twenty-first century. The place is Tokyo, Japan – specifically, the ward known as Shinjuku. An 8.5 earthquake shatters Shinjuku, destroying buildings and streets and turning the bustling ward into a haunted ghost town plagued by the paranormal and the bizarre. Scientists and ESP investigators – along with criminals, enterprising yakuza gangs and mutant cyborgs – come to “Demon City”; some to study the effects of the Devil Quake, others to commit heinous acts of savage violence, and still others to live freely in this lawless town on the edge of the abyss. This is the world of Demon City Shinjuku and how it all began. It is now 2030 and President Kozumi Rama of the World Federation is attacked by an otherworldly demon – Reba Ra, an evil sorcerer of immense power. The only person who can stop Ra is yogi Master Agni Rai’s former apprentice, Genichiro Izayoi – but Genichiro is dead. His son, Kyoya Izayoi, a high school student and the inheritor of Izayoi’s killer nenpo martial arts technique, now enters Shinjuku to try to stop Sorcerer Ra from unleashing the ultimate horror in Demon City. The fate of Shinjuku – and the rest of the world – hangs in the balance. The story of Demon City Shinjuku continues in Demon Palace Babylon, included in this special two-volume complete edition. Acclaimed Japanese horror writer Hideyuki Kikuchi (Vampire Hunter D) established the Wicked City universe with his debut novels Demon City Shinjuku and Demon Palace Babylon. Discover the origins of Dr. Mephisto and the Yashakiden: The Demon Princess series in this new English-language omnibus edition!

Aria

Aria
Author: Kozue Amano
Publisher:
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2004
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781413900712

As Akari's training continues, she experiences her first Neo-Venezian winter, complete with snowbugs and trips to the hot springs with her friends. The she meets some very strange creatures that will take her to a new underground world.

Sky Blade, Sword of the Heavens

Sky Blade, Sword of the Heavens
Author: Kang Suk Hyung
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2004
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781413900811

Jih-Ro was destined from birth to become a great conqueror. But then he learns that there is another - born on the same day at the same time - who shares this destiny. One must become the conqueror-the other must die! While searching for the other destined one, he meets Il-Geum. He learns that Il-Geum was born on the same day at the same time.

Imagining Babylon

Imagining Babylon
Author: Mario Liverani
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 506
Release: 2016-07-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1614514585

Ever since the archaeological rediscovery of the Ancient Near East, generations of scholars have attempted to reconstruct the "real Babylon,” known to us before from the evocative biblical account of the Tower of Babel. After two centuries of excavations and scholarship, Mario Liverani provides an insightful overview of modern, Western approaches, theories, and accounts of the ancient Near Eastern city.

Blue Inferior

Blue Inferior
Author: Kyoko Shitou
Publisher:
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2004
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781413900866

In a post-apocalyptic world, a young girl named Marine washes up on a shore and is befriended by Kazuya, a young boy who loves the sea.

Saint Marie

Saint Marie
Author: Yang Yeo-Jin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2004
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781413900651

Dah-In Hyun is an ordinary student at Saint Marie's Catholic School, where the students and teachers have, suddenly, become the pawns and knights upon an unconventional chessboard. But joining the chess game requires more than intellectual savvy--Dah-In finds herself caught in a battle between good and evil. Through the death of her best friend, Dah-In learns that she has been chosen as one of the soldiers in a conflict that could result in her own death.