Tenchi in Love

Tenchi in Love
Author: Hitoshi Okuda
Publisher: Viz Media
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2000
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

Funny, romantic, and outrageous, this series stars interdimensional high school student Tenchi and a cast of bizarre characters, from an alien princess to a mad scientist. This volume takes readers back in time to Tokyo circa 1970.

True Tenchi Muyo! (Light Novel) Vol. 1

True Tenchi Muyo! (Light Novel) Vol. 1
Author: Yousuke Kuroda
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2018-06-26
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1642751820

Before Masaki Tenchi was born, before Ryoko was released--there was a galactic empire, and the man who would come to rule it all. Based on the hit Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA series, this canonical light novel trilogy explores the lore that shapes the past, present, and future of the sprawling Tenchi Muyo! universe. Travel back in time to Jurai and follow a young Masaki Azusa (future father of Ayeka and Sasami) as he fights deadly space pirates, navigates Juraian nobility to ascend the throne, and embarks on the greatest adventure of all--falling in love!

Japan: A Documentary History

Japan: A Documentary History
Author: David J. Lu
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2016-12-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317467140

An updated edition of David Lu's acclaimed "Sources of Japanese History", this book presents in a student-friendly format original Japanese documents from Japan's mythological beginnings through 1995. Covering the full spectrum of political, economic, diplomatic as well as cultural and intellectual history, this classroom resource offers insight not only into the past but also into Japan's contemporary civilisation. Three major criteria used in the document selection were that: the selection avoids duplication with other collections - 75% of the documents presented here are newly translated; a document accurately reflects the spirit of the times and the life-styles of the people; and emphasis is on the development of social, economic and political institutions.

Anime Classics Zettai!

Anime Classics Zettai!
Author: Brian Camp
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2011-10-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1611725194

For anime connoisseurs, beginners, and the curious, the best of the best!

Japan

Japan
Author: David John Lu
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 346
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781563249075

Provides documents to show business practices during the Tokugawa period. Presents documents that cover the full spectrum of political, economic, and diplomatic as well as cultural and intellectual history of pre-modern Japan.

Obscure O.V.A.s

Obscure O.V.A.s
Author: Jer Alford
Publisher: Mini-Komix
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2024-02-22
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

Obscure O.V.A.s reviews over 100 of the most unknown anime titles to ever get released in America. Jer Alford is an otaku veteran with decades of experience at analyzing anime. His website of Anime Anyway explores various anime, manga, comics, and other cartoons. Original Video Animation is anime that get a straight to video release which has been around since the 1980s. Everything from mechas to magical girls is covered in the weirdest and strangest ways possible. The shrinking market of O.V.A.s gets a fresh perspective on old and new titles. The more obscure the better!

Love Hina Volume 2

Love Hina Volume 2
Author: Hiroyuki Kawasaki
Publisher: Tokyopop Adult
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2006-08-08
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

Vol. 2. When a crazy robot that looks exactly like Keitaro appears out of the blue at the Hinata House, the tenants of the all-girl dorm band together to fend off the out-of-control "Mecha-Keitaro." -- pg. [4] of cover.

Gardens and the Warrior of Heaven

Gardens and the Warrior of Heaven
Author: Jamon Miller
Publisher: Createspace
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2013-03-13
Genre:
ISBN:

It was sometime in the twenty-first century, when one discovery revolutionized the world further than any ever before it. This was the discovery of a nonlinear power, which lies inside of every living and nonliving organism on the planet. Its discoverers termed it Meteora. With it came the ability to tap into a clean, seemingly unlimited source of energy. With further study, it was found that only a few genetically gifted individuals could use this power World War III was fought between these new beings and the United Governments of the world. After fighting to a stalemate, the governments and the beings who had access to this power, now known as Homospiritus, came to an agreement called the Accords. Code 23: By law, all children born who are capable of using Meteora will be taken for safety reasons to Gardens to learn to control their powers, and serve the greater good of the commonwealth. Which meant to become a soldier in the army of the new world order. Tenchi was four years old when they came for him. Despite the best efforts by his mother to keep him hidden and safe, he was taken by force to Juneau Gardens, which is the home of the Homospiritus and the new governing order of the former United States of America, now named Juneau. It is a Gardens itself, one of a series of peaceful and beautiful utopian societies made up of the now free Homospiritus who, under the terms of the Accords, were allowed their independence and sovereignty. Gardens are realms, which demonstrate the height of Meteora manipulation and the coming together of humans with Meteora to create a utopian, Shangri-La-like paradise on a level with the Garden of Eden. Now inside of Gardens, Tenchi is swept up in a world of Meteora, fighting, and war, to protect a world he does not really feel a part of. He is taken from his home, his mother, and the only family he has ever known and commissioned to fight in a war for the peace and safety of the planet. He is forced to go through rigorous training and trials, as well as torment from other Homospiritus, when the only thing he truly cares about is getting home to his mother. And, after six years in the Gardens’ Academy comes to an end, he seems to get his chance when, at the age of ten, Tenchi graduates. Now he is an apprentice, under the command of a Master Agent who guards, trains, and protects him and his two other apprentices, Ko and Suki. In the field as a second level of training, Tenchi has a greater degree of freedom, though under the careful guidance and tutelage of Master Agent Shaun. The team members begin their journey all over the world carrying out peace missions while simultaneously improving and learning how to better use Meteora in real-life battle situations, all to prepare the young Agents to eventually go out on their own. This is vital, as it is public knowledge that the life of an apprentice is a very short one. Tenchi is then swept up in a series of missions, both dangerous and important to the fate and the safety of the whole world. Eventually, he is sent on a mission where he encounters terrorists with nuclear arms who have also taken their own dark dive into the use of Meteora, only to corrupt it. Tenchi is given the chance to abandon his mission and continue his own, which has always been to return to his mother. But now he is faced with a choice, to return home or to fight to secure and prevent the misuse of The Sword of Heaven, an ancient weapon of unparalleled power forged of Meteora itself. If not kept in check, The Sword will throw the world into an apocalyptic age from which we may never recover, a fate that will visit both Homospiritus and humankind alike.

No Need for Tenchi, Vol. 9

No Need for Tenchi, Vol. 9
Author: Hitoshi Okuda
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-11-14
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781421505923

A collection of stories about high school student Tenchi, space pirate Ryoko, Princess Aveyka and her sister Sasami, the scientist Washu, and Sasami's friend Ryoohki.

漫画動画宣伝貼札芸術 : 日本の映画館から飛び出した傑作や代表作の数々

漫画動画宣伝貼札芸術 : 日本の映画館から飛び出した傑作や代表作の数々
Author: Cocoro Books
Publisher: DH Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2003
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0972312447

The posters, programs and flyers that launched a revolution in animated film! Anime, now 50 years old, is as much a part of Japanese culture as sushi and Sony. And though many of the best works remain hidden from fans unable to visit Japan, some of these desireable images are here in this book! With 9 chapters, 160+ full-color images, 4 full-page essays and rich bonus material, this is more than just another film poster book. Here's a sample of the contents: - original Japanese posters, programs and flyers of "Akira, Dragon Ball Z, Lupin III, Urusei Yatsura, Space Battleship Yamato, Mobile Suit Gundam and the Academy Award-winning "Studio Ghibli- rare titles: "Tomorrow's Joe, Jin-Roh, Golgo 13, Project A-ko and "Hoshi of the Gaints- each with storylines and background gossip- each with original Japanese copy and English translations- poster titles in English, Japanese, and Romaji- the story behind the colorful, crazed art- tantalizing facts and little-known information- detailed, witty introduction- page-length essays covering anime spin-offs (cels, toys, doujinshi) anime's roots; anime greats; the Japanese movie market