High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku, Vol. 1


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Kotaro’s classmates balk when his entire family shows up on the first day of high school. Just when he’s sure this embarrassment will lead to his social exile, Kotaro’s family wins hearts through charm, surprising sports skills, and...desserts?! There’s never a dull moment as the Ietani family tries to fit in at school! -- VIZ Media




High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku, Vol. 4


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On a trip to the countryside, the Ietani family tries to explain their academic situation to confused grandparents. Kotaro then blurts out his feelings for Yumiki to the tennis team, and Ichiro and Suzaki’s volleyball rivalry takes a dangerous turn at the beach. From gaming to festivals, the high school family makes the most of summer! -- VIZ Media




High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku, Vol. 8


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Feline high schooler Gomez strikes up an unlikely friendship with Kayama and Kina, two fiercely independent delinquents from infamously gang-infested Nastee High. Ichiro’s attempt to set this cool cat back on the straight and narrow falls on deaf ears, but what will happen when rumors about Gomez spur Nastee High’s Big Four to launch an all-out attack on Happee High?! -- VIZ Media




High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku, Vol. 3


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Kotaro and Haruka take on part-time jobs while Kotaro’s classmate Nobukatsu Takebayashi appoints Shizuka as his new mom. Then, Ichiro must escape his former coworker Tatsuya Aoyama when he tries to kidnap him and take him back to his old company! Kotaro also realizes he’s made a tragic mistake after joining the tennis club to get the girl... -- VIZ Media




High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku, Vol. 9


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Two summers after becoming a high schooler, Ichiro walks the halls of Tovota Motor Corporation once again. Aoyama is overjoyed by his former coworker’s return, but it’s too soon to celebrate—Ichiro is only visiting as a student on a field trip! Aoyama still holds out hope and uses every stop on the tour as an opportunity to recruit Ichiro as a “new” hire! -- VIZ Media




High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku, Vol. 6


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Bad boy Shibuya is back at Happee High and reclaiming his place on the volleyball team. With a little guidance from a group of housewife volleyball players, Shibuya and Ichiro hope to take the Happee team to nationals! Meanwhile, Yumiki tries to find the perfect gift to show her appreciation for Kotaro. Something subtle, but not too subtle... -- VIZ Media




High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku, Vol. 7


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It’s been a year since the Ietanis started high school, and it’s time for the whole family to move up a grade! For Ichiro and the volleyball team, that also means parting ways with current team leadership at graduation and recruiting promising new players at first-year tryouts. Plus, to Haruka’s delight, a first-year girl, Aoi, visits the shogi club. However, Aoi has a dark secret... -- VIZ Media




High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku, Vol. 10


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The Ietani family is off on their class trip to tropical Okinawa! Desperate to keep this once-in-a-lifetime occasion from turning into a slideshow of nonstop family vacation memories, Kotaro decides to do something drastic—like finally asking out his crush, Arisa Yumiki. But class president Yashiki, who has her own crush on Kotaro, overhears the pair’s plan to meet up alone. Is Kotaro’s big confession about to be derailed?! -- VIZ Media




Above the Clouds


Book Description

This is an ethnographic study of the modern Japanese aristocracy. The author gained entry into the tightly-knit "kazoku" and conducted more than 100 interviews with its members. Winner of the Association of American University Presses Hiromi Arisawa Award




High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku, Vol. 2


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Despite being only eight years old, Haruka is just as grown-up as her teenage classmates—and she wants them to know it! The whole family faces exam stress, but naturally, only genius Haruka has it easy... Then, when Kotaro, Ichiro, and Shizuka get their academics in order, they reach for their next high school milestone—club sports! -- VIZ Media