Anime and the Visual Novel

Anime and the Visual Novel
Author: Dani Cavallaro
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2014-10-16
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786458186

This book describes the thematic and structural traits of a recent and popular development within the realm of anime: series adapted from visual novels. Visual novels are interactive fiction games in which players creatively control decisions and plot turning points. Endings alter according to the player's choices, providing a motivation to replay the game and opt for alternative decisions each time. Pictorial sumptuousness, plot depth and subtle characterization are vital aspects of the medium. Anime based on visual novels capitalizes on the parent games' attributes, yielding thought-provoking yarns and complex personalities.

Interactive Storytelling for Video Games

Interactive Storytelling for Video Games
Author: Josiah Lebowitz
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2012-09-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 113612733X

What really makes a video game story interactive? What's the best way to create an interactive story? How much control should players be given? Do they really want that control in the first place? Do they even know what they want-or are their stated desires at odds with the unconscious preferences? All of these questions and more are examined in this definitive book on interactive storytelling for video games. You'll get detailed descriptions of all major types of interactive stories, case studies of popular games (including Bioshock, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIII, Heavy Rain, and Metal Gear Solid), and how players interact with them, and an in-depth analysis of the results of a national survey on player storytelling preferences in games. You'll get the expert advice you need to generate compelling and original game concepts and narratives.With Interactive Storytelling for Video Games, you'll:

Fate: Return to Avalon

Fate: Return to Avalon
Author: Type-Moon
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2021-11-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781772942187

Celebrating 15 years of Takeuchi Takashi's artwork, Fate: Return to Avalon collects illustrations from across the Fate franchise - from the original Fate/stay night up to Fate/Grand Order. Featuring everything from game box art, to DVD/Blu-ray covers, to rare promo illustrations, no Fate fan will want to miss out on this masterpiece hardcover tome.

Fate/stay night Volume 10

Fate/stay night Volume 10
Author: Type-Moon
Publisher: TokyoPop
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781427817884

Shirou Emiya, a student who had been adopted as a child by a magus, discovers he is entangled in a war among chosen magi for a holy grail, and must rely on the protection of his bodyguard, Saber.

The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories

The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories
Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Total Pages: 1138
Release: 2012-05-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307808254

An unstoppable anthology of crime stories culled from Black Mask magazine the legendary publication that turned a pulp phenomenon into literary mainstream. Black Mask was the apotheosis of noir. It was the magazine where the first hardboiled detective story, which was written by Carroll John Daly appeared. It was the slum in which such American literary titans like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler got their start, and it was the home of stories with titles like “Murder Is Bad Luck,” “Ten Carets of Lead,” and “Drop Dead Twice.” Collected here is best of the best, the hardest of the hardboiled, and the darkest of the dark of America’s finest crime fiction. This masterpiece collection represents a high watermark of America’s underbelly. Crime writing gets no better than this. Featuring • Deadly Diamonds • Dancing Rats • A Prize Fighter Fighting for His Life • A Parrot that Wouldn’t Talk Including • Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon as it was originally published • Lester Dent's Luck in print for the first time

Today's Menu for the Emiya Family, Volume 1

Today's Menu for the Emiya Family, Volume 1
Author: TYPE-MOON
Publisher: DENPA, LLC
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2019-02-26
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1634429370

In Today's Menu for the Emiya Family, instead of experiencing the fantasy and lore of Fate/, we are invited into the Emiya family home to dine with Shiro, Saber, Rin, Taiga and more.

Demon City Hunter

Demon City Hunter
Author: Hideyuki Kikuchi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-12-29
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781413900255

The apocalyptic battle between the Defense Agency's Super Soldiers and the Dark Order continues. The Dark Order still wants high-school martial arts expert Kyoya dead, but there's a new Super Soldier ally to contend with: Dr. Mephisto! In the meantime, Major Uemura of the Defense Agency infiltrates the Dark Order's compound, not knowing that Bishop is setting a trap for the Super Soldiers.

Fate/Complete Material

Fate/Complete Material
Author: Type Moon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-05-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781927925126

The Fate franchise has grown from a popular visual novel intomultiple anime & manga series, video games, and more. Fate/CompleteMaterial Volume1 is the first in an art book series, and collects thein-game artwork from the original Fate/Stay Night visual novel, plus keyvisuals and promotional artwork.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

One Hundred Years of Solitude
Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2022-10-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Netflix’s series adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude premieres December 11, 2024! One of the twentieth century’s enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize–winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America. Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility, the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth—these universal themes dominate the novel. Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens of languages, this stunning work is no less than an account of the history of the human race.

Fate/Zero Volume 1

Fate/Zero Volume 1
Author: Gen Urpbuchi
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2016-03-01
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1630085847

Expanding on the hit anime and novel series, Fate/Zero is a faithful manga adaptation that also offers extended scenes and never-before-seen content! Dive into Gen Urobuchi and Shinjiro's prequel to Type-Moon's Fate saga! The fourth Holy Grail War has begun, and seven magi must summon heroes from history to battle each other to the death. Only one magi and hero pair will remain to claim the grail and have their wishes granted! Kiritsugu Emiya was once an assassin but now fights in this war to save the world from those who would destroy it with the grail's power. "It has dynamic, multifaceted characters, explores great philosophies and themes, and tops it off with large helpings of action. It also has the will to go deep into dark, psychological territory to improve both its characters and story." -Kotaku