Kokoro Connect Volume 1: Hito Random

Kokoro Connect Volume 1: Hito Random
Author: Sadanatsu Anda
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2018-08-22
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1718326009

The Cultural Research Club is an eclectic bunch: a pro wrestling fanboy, a goofy ditz, a master of snark, a laid-back jokester, and a total girly-girl. Their peaceful teenage lives are turned upside-down, however, when they suddenly and inexplicably start swapping bodies with each other. At first it's all wacky hijinks... but then things get a little too personal. Boundaries are crossed, and dark secrets come to light--secrets that threaten to destroy the very foundations of their friendship. Who--or what--is causing the body-swap phenomenon? Will it ever stop? But most of all... can their club survive it? Find out in the hit ensemble dramedy light novel from award-winning author Sadanatsu Anda!

Kokoro Connect Volume 4: Michi Random

Kokoro Connect Volume 4: Michi Random
Author: Sadanatsu Anda
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2019-03-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1718326068

 Valentine's Day has come, and the members of the Cultural Research Club have been embroiled in yet another supernatural phenomenon. But they’re old hands at this by now. How hard could it be to enjoy some normal high school romance for once? Never mind that they can hear each other's strongest sentiments at the most inconvenient times, while their inhuman tormentor is taking on a more direct role than ever. The stress of endless abnormal living may be too much for some, while others start to wonder whether their club is even worth continuing – which may be out of their hands as end-of-year club presentations and school politics threaten its very existence! When the place they carved out together is threatened both from without and within, how will they be able to overcome this latest challenge? Everything is on the line in the 4th volume of Sadanatsu Anda’s dramedy series.

Kokoro Connect Volume 11: Precious Time

Kokoro Connect Volume 11: Precious Time
Author: Sadanatsu Anda
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2020-11-24
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1718326203

The pro wrestling fanboy, the goofy ditz, the master of snark, the laid-back jokester, and the total girly-girl are now in their third and final year of high school... but don't worry, Fujishima's got a few things hidden up her sleeve to spice things up! Karate, poker, even a three-legged obstacle course — who will win the no-holds-barred Couples' Battle Royale?! But more importantly, can the second-years recruit enough members to keep the club going?! It's a "Kokoro Collection" of silly and poignant epilogue stories in the final volume of the hit ensemble dramedy light novel from award-winning author Sadanatsu Anda!

Kokoro Connect Volume 7: Yume Random

Kokoro Connect Volume 7: Yume Random
Author: Sadanatsu Anda
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1718326122

If someone was in trouble, would you help them—no matter the cost? «Heartseed»'s "final" phenomenon has begun, and the five second-years now get random visions of other people's hopes and dreams. But when Inaba tells the others NOT to take action, Taichi and Yui take matters into their own hands! The club is divided, and worse still, one of Taichi's classmates is starting to suspect that something supernatural is at play... It's time to take sides in volume 7 of the hit ensemble dramedy light novel from award-winning author Sadanatsu Anda!

Kokoro Connect Volume 8: Step Time

Kokoro Connect Volume 8: Step Time
Author: Sadanatsu Anda
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2020-01-28
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1718326149

Dating is hard, especially when it's your first time. The solution? A TRIPLE DATE with four of your friends! Meanwhile, Fujishima and the first-years investigate the true meaning of "cool"... Plus, discover how the five original members of the Cultural Research Club first met—and the thrilling ordeal that brought Iori and Inaba closer together! You won't want to miss this "Kokoro Collection" of side stories, including TWO prequel stories for the next volume!

Kokoro Connect Volume 2: Kizu Random

Kokoro Connect Volume 2: Kizu Random
Author: Sadanatsu Anda
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2018-10-24
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1718326025

The five members of the Cultural Research Club are finally free from the body-swap! At last, everything is back to normal... or so they thought. Now «Heartseed» is back, and it's got a new trick up its sleeve. This time, their bodies are moving on autopilot, acting on the innermost desires of their hearts. For some, this is harmless—but for others, it could mean the end of their friendships, their club, or even their entire high school careers. They know they can trust each other... but can they trust themselves? Find out in volume 2 of the hit ensemble dramedy light novel from award-winning author Sadanatsu Anda!

Kokoro Connect Volume 5: Clip Time

Kokoro Connect Volume 5: Clip Time
Author: Sadanatsu Anda
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2019-05-07
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1718326084

 When not enduring the supernatural phenomena that turned their first year in high school upside-down, the members of the Cultural Research Club were just average kids... give or take a standard deviation or three. Whether it's just trying to get their paper out there (despite the headline being a gossipy scandal piece), or navigating a relationship chart that looks like an anarchy symbol, they're out to live life as only they can. Perhaps this is why they attracted the attention of a bored omnipotent trickster. And who is that on the front cover? Sadanatsu Anda's saga of minor hiccups and critical junctures on the road of life continues.

Kokoro Connect Volume 6: Nise Random

Kokoro Connect Volume 6: Nise Random
Author: Sadanatsu Anda
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2019-07-06
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1718326106

It's a brand new school year at Yamaboshi High School, and the Cultural Research Club has gained two new members: the shy, soft-spoken Shino and the decidedly disinterested Chihiro. Everyone's busy gearing up for the Sports Festival—but there's an impostor on the loose. «Heartseed»'s at it again, and this time, it's sink or swim for the new kids! Will they bite off more than they can chew, or can they find their place in this reality of their own making? Pick up where the anime left off in volume 6 of the hit ensemble dramedy light novel from award-winning author Sadanatsu Anda!

Diaspora without Homeland

Diaspora without Homeland
Author: Sonia Ryang
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2009-04-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0520916190

More than one-half million people of Korean descent reside in Japan today—the largest ethnic minority in a country often assumed to be homogeneous. This timely, interdisciplinary volume blends original empirical research with the vibrant field of diaspora studies to understand the complicated history, identity, and status of the Korean minority in Japan. An international group of scholars explores commonalities and contradictions in the Korean diasporic experience, touching on such issues as citizenship and belonging, the personal and the political, and homeland and hostland.

Amagi Brilliant Park: Volume 1

Amagi Brilliant Park: Volume 1
Author: Shouji Gatou
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2018-09-09
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1718329008

Amusement parks are places of wonder and fun for all ages... right? Well, that's not quite the case for Amagi Brilliant Park, a "crummy" amusement park on the outskirts of Tokyo where the snacks are inedible, the attractions are falling apart, and the mascots regularly get into fistfights with the guests. It's the kind of place that cool, handsome, brilliant Kanie Seiya wouldn't be caught dead in... until a mysterious girl drags him there--at literal gunpoint--and demands that he help them save the park! From the author of Full Metal Panic!