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Winner of the 2011 Golden Elephant Award for International Genre Fiction.A young staffer at a jewelry store in Tokyo's posh Ginza district wants to take his own life. No longer able to bear the intense workplace bullying that besets him in the wake of an unjust costumer complaint. As Ryotaro looks for a place to die, he is accosted by a mysterious figure dressed head-to-toe in gray who purports to be able to identify those who are contemplatin...

Before the GTO made his mark on the Japanese educational scene, there was another legendary teacher from Shonan and she could motivate her students in ways most school boards have never imagined. Using all of her assets at her disposal, Nao Kadena will raise GPAs, and pulses, by teaching her Tsujido High kids the ABCs and much more with her Ts an A.Finally, a reason to go to school...Ms. Kanade's unique brand of physical education

Follows the story of a teenage girl whose life is dramatically changed when her body becomes host to an alien life form. Volume 2.

First published in Japan in 2002 by Media Factory, Inc."--Colophon.

In volume two, the Sidonia has engaged a new type of Guana. This armored-type is strangely aggressive, and most of the young pilots who have confronted the monster are not prepared for this change in stragedy. Rookie pilot Nagate Tanikaze has even fewer completed flight-hours, but that does not prevent him from devising his own plan of attack when his squadron is in danger. Feeling the stirrings of a bond that is precarious at best given that ...

In the second volume of The Limit, Mizuki has found herself in a position where her not only her social life is at risk, but her survival rests in the hands of the young women she was so desperately attempting to avoid. In the wild the strong survive, and while Alisa may not be smart or cute, she is physically strong. So she immediately takes command by gathering anything that may be used as a weapon to threaten the lives of anyone who may att...

From the editors of Love Hina and Negima Neo comes a new-age romance comedy of rural teens and classic French poetry. A lonely, bookish teen struggles to find his identity through Charles Baudelaire's poetry until two girls, a bully and the class beauty, help him realize true love and real friendship. In the eleventh volume of The Flowers of Evil, Takao Kasuga has blossomed. After years of struggling with his inner demons and a lifetime of bor...

Desktop DistractionsSeki transforms himself into an old lady selling cheap candy, an avant garde artist who uses a very unusual medium, and even a marionette who mimics his own antics in miniature. Will Seki's artistic abilities land him a job as a manga artist?

There's a fox in the henhouse known as Kamisu 66-Acreage - a Fiend! Saki and her friends are now in a position where they cannot defend against their mass destruction. Those given their genetic composition and programming, even gods themselves run, but cannot hide.

The time has come! The Sidonia are about ready to set foot on the planet they wish to inhabit. But before they can embark on this mission they must make certain that the planet is not teeming with Guana.

A collection of horror short stories from the acclaimed author of "Ring" and "Spiral, " these spooky tales share the sea as a theme.

After a few years away touring the globe and setting up shop in Asia and France, Japan's greatest DIY duo returns to publish their cutest book yet! Cutet Stuff instruct crafters of all range of experience on how to make 38 new felty funny mascot characters and accessories. Projects include:Mascot Dolls - Rabbit and GrizzlieAssorted PursesCell Phone CasesFelt Coin PursesFelt BouquetsFelt BagsFun Tissue CasesCard CasesMr. Face BagsBottle Holder ...

In this tenth installment of the science fiction series Knights of Sidonia, the Sidonia and its crew believe that their danger-fraught quest has come to an end when they reach a planet with water and a breathable atmosphere. Author Tsutomu Nihei spins an imaginative tale of what may be humanity's last stand, centuries into the future, aboard a city-sized spacecraft. Their race across the treacherous expanse of space may have finally paid off--...

The basis of the hit trading card game and animation franchise, Cardfight!! Vanguard is a modern fantasy tale of trading card playing and making friends through gaming. In the game Vanguard, each player represents an astral spirit dueling on the fictional planet Cray. The cards in players' decks, called units, represent characters from Cray that players can summon. And due to its never-before-seen gaming style, Vanguard has become popular thro...

The basis of the hit trading card game and animation franchise, Cardfight!! Vanguard is a modern fantasy tale of trading card playing and making friends through gaming. In the game Vanguard, each player represents an astral spirit dueling on the fictional planet Cray. The cards in players' decks, called units, represent characters from Cray that players can summon. And due to its never-before-seen gaming style, Vanguard has become popular thro...

PSY QualiaThere is something that appears to set apart the elite card fighters from the rest. Beyond strong decks, skill and passion may hide an innate force that grants a few the ability to "read the flow of the cards." Those who have experienced this call it "PSY Qualia!"Three card fighters -Red, Kai, and Aichi, will compete to measure the true strength of this mysterious ability. Is PSY Qualia useful for nothing more than power or are the t...

Japan's worst nuclear radiation accident took place at a uranium reprocessing facility in Tokaimura, northeast of Tokyo, on 30 September 1999. The direct cause of the accident was cited as the depositing of a uranyl nitrate solution--containing about 16.6 kg of uranium, which exceeded the critical mass--into a precipitation tank. Three workers were exposed to extreme doses of radiation. Hiroshi Ouchi, one of these workers, was transferred to t...

From the New World is originally set in a Japan a millennium from now. Five teens-Saki, Satoru, Maria, Mamoru, and Shun-have been born and raised in a tranquil town that can be described as a utopia overflowing with water and foliage. The world is ruled by people who have the "cursed power" or the "gods' power" of telekinesis. After a certain incident, Saki and the others come to realize the true nature of their world. Before long, they learn ...

A moral cornerstone for aspiring and continuing teachers, this novel, written by a veteran of the vocation, has sold over a million copies and remains one of the most enduring achievements of modern Japanese literature. At the core, the challenges of teaching are the same the world over. Kenjiro Haitani's charming and profoundly moving reminder to keep faith with the kids is finally out in English.It's a typical day at the elementary school wh...

Anti-humanist scientist Ochiai's advent in the form of a hybrid plunges the Sidonia into one of its worst crises since his neutralization decades ago. Meanwhile, a no-less formidable figure seems ready to enter the Tanikaze Romance Stakes.