Summary: Amid the political strife of the Edo period, Momosuke, an aspiring writer, sets out on a journey to collect 100 stories to make into a book. Soon he meets up with a trio of outlaws whose ordained task is to seek out the most twisted of humankind and to punish each in a manner fitting his crimes.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Geneon Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME REQSummary: With the threat of arch enemy Naraku lurking at every turn, our heroes must face an array of foes, including a jealous dark priestess, an evil mountain sage, giant ogres, and deadly traps.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Video 2006
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME INUSummary: Lain is accused of stealing people's secrets and is abandoned by her friends and family only to learn that her virtual self in the Wired is the one causing trouble for her.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Geneon Entertainment 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Make Pasta, Not War. Forget everything you learned in history class and imagine all the nations of the world as cute guys hanging out on a wildly inappropriate reality show. Now, toss in every stereotype ever and prepare to pledge allegiance to your favorite nation"--Publisher description.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: FUNimation Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME HETSummary: "Yosuke Kobayashi, a detective assigned to a homicide unit, saw his wife killed by a serial killer, Shinji Nishizono. From the shock of the incident, he suffers from MPD (multiple personality disorder) and becomes Kazuhiko Amamiya. Soon after he manages to hunt down and kill his wife's murderer. Now a new series of murders have started and the suspect claimed to be Shinji Nishizono. Could it...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Eiji Ohtsuka Office/MPD Psycho Project 2000
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MPDKallen, Stuart A.
Summary: "In 2019 the Anime Expo attracted over 115,000 people from all over the world to the Los Angeles Convention Center. The expo, which is the largest anime convention in North America, would not exist without Japanese comics called manga. While appealing to the masses, most mangaka work alone. They write the scripts for the stories and draw every panel themselves. Because manga are a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 741.2 KALMacias, Patrick
Summary: With entries by experts in the field of Japanese animation, this guide provides a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look at the history and impact of these unforgettable anime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 MACSummary: Join in the adventures of teenage martial artist Ranma Saotome and his father as they train on the sacred ground of Jusenkyo where falling into springs turns you into whomever, or whatever, drowned there last. After the two fall into a spring, any splash of cold water turns the father into a giant panda and Ranma into a red-haired girl.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME RANContents: [v. 2]. Disc 1. Episodes 35-41. Goku's ascension ; The tuffle gorilla attacks! ; Old Kai's last stand ; Family bonds ; Baby put to rest ; Piccolo's decision ; Curtain call -- [v. 2]. Disc 2. Episodes 42-48. A dangerous unio ; The resurrection of Cell and Frieza ; 17 times 2 ; Piccolo's best bet ; Raising the stakes ; The greatest surprise ; The shadow dragons -- [v. 2]. Disc 3. Episodes 49-54....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: FUNimation Productions 2008
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME DRAContents: [V. 1] Season one. Disc 1 Episodes 1-7: A devastating wish ; Pan blasts off ; Terror on Imecka ; The most wanted list ; Goku vs. Ledgic ; Like pulling teeth ; Trunks, the bride -- Disc 2. Episodes 8-14 Whisker power ; Lord Luud ; Dance and attack ; Lord Luud's curse ; The last oracle of Luud ; The man behind the curtain ; The battle within -- Disc 3. Episodes 15-21 Beginning of the end ; Giru's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: FUNimation Productions 2008
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME DRASattin, Samuel
Summary: "An accessible, inclusive guide aimed at helping young fans celebrate their okatu spirit by sharing the history of anime and manga while giving young readers advice on how to explore and interact with this fandom. Whether they're watching anime on Netflix and Crunchyroll or bringing home stacks of manga from the library or bookstore, there is no denying that young fans need a guidebook to help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RP Kids 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Death Note in hand, brilliant high school student Light Yagami vows to rid the world of evil. When criminals begin dropping dead one by one, genius detective L steps in to track down the elusive killer known as Kira. Go back to where it all began and watch the battle from a new perspective - through the eyes of the one who started it all.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2009
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME DEASummary: Become an anime and manga expert with this must-have, 100% unofficial guide! Chock full of cool info, anime and manga fans will not want to miss out! From One Piece to Sailor Moon, Haikyuu to Spy x Family, theUltimate Guide to Anime and Mangahas everything you need to know about amazing anime and manga! Full of recaps, character backgrounds, plot theories, backstory, trivia, and much, much...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Nineteenth century Japan is torn by warfare and rebellion where small bands of soldiers seek to overthrow the tyrannical Tokugawa Shogunate. Kenshin, a young orphan whose fighting skills were honed by the great swordsman Hiko, has hopes for a new world peace. When a woman named Tomoe arrives, her kindness and attention show him a kind of life he didn't know existed. After a series of disastrous...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by ADV Films 2000
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME SAMBrenner, Robin E.
Contents: Short history of manga and anime -- Manga and anime vocabulary -- Culture clash : East meets West -- Adventures with ninjas and schoolgirls : humor and realism -- Samurai and shogun : action, war, and historical fiction -- Giant robots and nature spirits : science fiction, fantasy, and legends -- Understanding fans and fan culture -- Draw in a crowd : promotion and programs -- Collection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Libraries Unlimited 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 025.2 BRESummary: After fierce battles with the Akatsuki, Sakura, Granny Chiyo, Kakashi and Naruto have finally retrieved Gaara from Deidara's clutches. But is it all too late?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2010
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME NARSummary: After fierce battles with the Akatsuki, Sakura, Granny Chiyo, Kakashi and Naruto have finally retrieved Gaara from Deidara's clutches. But is it all too late?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2010
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME NARSummary: Withe massacre of her troops at the hands of the Valentine Brothers, Sir Integrea recruits the aid of the mercenary group Wild Geese. The Vatican calls a meeting with Sir Integra and reveals classified information about The Millenium Organization.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Geneon Entertainment USA, Inc 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: After fierce battles with the Akatsuki, Sakura, Granny Chiyo, Kakashi and Naruto have finally retrieved Gaara from Deidara's clutches. But is it all too late?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2010
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME NARSummary: Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with a habit of turning entire towns into rubble. The price on his head is a fortune, and his path of destruction reaches across the arid wastelands of a desert planet. Unfortunately, most encounters with the spiky-haired gunslinger don't end well for the bounty hunters who catch up with him, someone almost always gets hurt, and it's never Vash. Contains...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: FUNimation 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: For over a century, the Hellsing Organization has been secretly protecting the British Empire from the undead "freaks." When Sir Integra Hellsing succeeded as the head of the organization, she also inherited the ultimate weapon against these undead enemies: a rogue vampire named Arucard.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Geneon Entertainment 2007