Author : Mari Okada
Publisher : J-Novel Club
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 11,37 MB
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 171830160X
Growing up in rural Chichibu, Mari Okada wanted nothing more than to leave her truant lifestyle behind to live in "the world outside." This screenwriter faces her own anxiety as she embraces her past through the words she screams on the page.
Author : Ameko Kaeruda
Publisher : J-Novel Club
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 43,91 MB
Release : 2019-10-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1718363982
Tanya Artemiciov is a talented Mage-class adventurer who just got kicked out of her party by a sexist scumbag. So what's a girl to do? Go to the wasteland and blow stuff up of course! One small problem though: she inadvertently frees a mythical Sorceress named Laplace who was sealed away for the past 300 years... Surprise! Turns out this so-called "wicked" Sorceress is actually pretty cool. Laplace wants to start a party of her own, Tanya wants revenge, and the solution is obvious: team up. It's time to kick ass, kiss girls, and dismantle the patriarchy!
Author : Jonathan Clements
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 11,20 MB
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1838714391
This comprehensive history of Japanese animation draws on Japanese primary sources and testimony from industry professionals to explore the production and reception of anime, from its origins in Japanese cartoons of the 1920s and 30s to the international successes of companies such as Studio Ghibli and Nintendo, films such as Spirited Away and video game characters such as Pokémon.
Author : Mari Okada
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,26 MB
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1632369184
As a teen, how do you start thinking about sex? This debut manga from anime legend Mari Okada (Maquia) follows five girls and their five moving, funny, and mortifying answers. Join their bittersweet (and a little spicy) journey from girlhood to... whatever comes next! Anime coming soon! TO-DO LIST Though Nina's second confounding question was aimed at Izumi alone, she quickly learns other parties are more willing to respond to her invitation. Now Nina stands at a dangerous crossroad, not wholly prepared to interrogate what she really wants from being wanted... Before she can even catch her breath, Nina and her comrades learn of the school's updated policy: No dating under any circumstances. This news comes on the heels of a dear friend being expelled, and the girls know drastic times call for drastic measures--Literature Club, rise up!
Author : Jonathan Clements
Publisher : A-Net Digital LLC
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 12,91 MB
Release : 2010-11-05
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 0984593756
Includes reviews, cultural commentary, insights into classic manga and anime titles, interviews and profiles of Japan's top creators, and insider stories from the anime trade.
Author : Kanehito Yamada
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 14,77 MB
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1974731219
At Eisen’s urging, Frieren and her apprentice Fern head north seeking the land where heroes’ souls are said to rest, which also happens to be the location of the Demon King’s castle. Along the way, they meet Eisen’s apprentice, whose fighting skills may come in handy—though the Demon King is long gone, his surviving minions have unfinished business with Frieren! -- VIZ Media
Author : Jonathan Clements
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 38,28 MB
Release : 2023-08-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1839025131
Japanese animation is at the nexus of an international multimedia industry worth over $23.6 billion a year, linked to everything from manga to computer games, Pokémon and plushies. In this comprehensive guide, Jonathan Clements chronicles the production and reception history of the entire medium, from a handful of hobbyists in the 1910s to the Oscar-winning Spirited Away and beyond. Exploring the cultural and technological developments of the past century, Clements addresses how anime's history has been written by Japanese scholars, and covers previously neglected topics such as wartime instructional animation and work-for-hire for American clients. Founded on the testimonies of industry professionals, and drawing on a myriad of Japanese-language documents, memoirs and books, Anime: A History illuminates the anime business from the inside – investigating its innovators, its unsung heroes and its controversies. This new edition has been updated and revised throughout, with full colour illustrations and three new chapters on anime's fortunes among Chinese audiences and subcontractors, 21st century trends in 'otaku economics', and the huge transformations brought about by the rise of global streaming technology.
Author : Hayao Miyazaki
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 41,27 MB
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1974726371
In the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that go back to the roots of Miyazaki's childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli. Before directing such acclaimed films as Spirited Away, Miyazaki was just another salaried animator, but with a vision of his own. Follow him as he takes his first steps on the road to success, experience his frustrations with the manga and animation industries that often suffocate creativity, and realize the importance of bringing the childhood dreams of the world to life. Starting Point: 1979-1996 is not just a chronicle of the life of a man whose own dreams have come true, it is a tribute to the power of the moving image. -- VIZ Media
Author : Hideo Okuda
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,40 MB
Release : 2008-07-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1934287210
"This sleazy novel is not recommendable for ladies and gentlemen." So reads the jacket of the Japanese edition of this collection of six dark, interrelated, tragicomic chapters dealing with themes of desire, inadequacy, and failure, using the underbelly of sex as its canvas. As misheard by one of the characters, " a lot of people," is "Lala Pipo." Lala Pipo is an ingenious tapestry of absurdity, whose cast of unlikable characters cross the line of good taste thateven those who have crossed the line cannot help but notice. Each act pushes the envelope past the one preceding it. It's like an episode of Seinfeld directed by Bob Guccione, all the story elements cleverly weaving together, taking the reader from shock to gut-busting hilarity with each tale. The main difference: these losers are X-rated.
Author : Mari Okada
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,50 MB
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1632368196
Legendary anime creator Mari Okada (anohana, Maquia) makes her manga debut with a moving, funny, so-true-it's-sometimes-embarrassing story of high school girls coming of age together. Perfect for those looking for a manga reminiscent of Noelle Stevenson or Jillian Tamaki. IF I HAD TO PICK... After Nina mentions that she wants to have sex before she dies, the Literature Club starts getting overwhelmed by the complications, the doubts, the delights--just the idea of sex! But the girls must focus on keeping their club from getting shut down, and an unlikely candidate joins them as their faculty advisor. All the while, Kazusa wrestles with the confusing change in her relationship with Izumi, her childhood friend. As if walking in on him during a solo session wasn't shocking enough, Kazusa realizes she might like-like him.
