Summary: "A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu's perennial theme of the challenges of intergenerational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weaves a wealth of subtle gags through a family portrait as rich as those of his dramatic films, mocking the foibles of the adult world through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN GOOSummary: After more than a decade of sober political dramas and social-minded periodpieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring colorfully surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales of demonic comeuppance and spiritual trials, adapted from writer Lafcadio Hearn's collections of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: "In 1903, a fifteen-year-old girl named Ichi Aoi is sold to the most exclusive brothel in Kumamoto, Japan. Despite her modest beginnings in a southern fishing village, she becomes the protégée of an oiran, the highest-ranking courtesan at the brothel. Through the teachings of her oiran, Shinonome, Ichi begins to understand the intertwined power of sex and money. And in her mandatory school...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2024
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Summary: "Not too long ago, Giorno Giovanna was just an ordinary hoodlum, but now he dreams of being something bigger... He dreams of being a true mafioso! Giorno is ready to join one of the most dangerous gangs in town, and the first step is learning everything he can about their operations. The second step is gathering the friends and allies he'll need in order to take control of the gang for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 JOJHirano, Ryoji
Summary: "Savage demons devour unsuspecting humans in Taisho-era Japan. Armed with special swords, the Demon Slayer Corps fights to stop the devastation demons spread. Giyu Tomioka, the sole Water Hashira, and Kyojuro Rengoku, a high-ranking Kinoe, embark on missions to eliminate demons and prove their mettle as two of the fiercest Demon Slayers. Giyu heads north to an area where a band of hunters was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022
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Summary: In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical "auto-mail: limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his brother and himself ... the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2003
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ARA Bk 6Arakawa, Hiromu
Summary: "Where did Alphonse Eric go during the few short minutes he was wiped from existence, body and soul? From a secret lair in the city of Dublith, a group of outcasts kidnaps Alphonse to find the alchemical secrets of his creation! It's up to Ed (and a certain housewife) to go into the Devil's Nest and rescue his brother. But the criminals of the Devil's Nest aren't exactly human either. Now, Al...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 FULSummary: This heartrending masterpiece by Kenji Mizoguchi about the give-and-take between life and art marked the director's first use of the hypnotic long takes and eloquent camera movements that would come to define his films. The adopted son of legendary kabuki actor Kikunosuke, who is striving to achieve stardom by mastering female roles, turns to his infant brother's wet nurse for support and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN STOAraki, Hirohiko
Summary: "Narancia Ghirga is under siege! Chased all over by an enemy Stand user, Passione member and Bruno Bucciarati ally Narancia has been shrunk to the size of a doll and faces certain death! Narancia is unable to locate his enemy, separated from his team, and at risk of being eaten by rats and--even worse--spiders! His only hope of turning it around and saving himself is using his own Stand to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In the middle of a fierce commercial competition between three caramel companies, an executive builds up a ditsy teenage girl as a mascot while simultaneously trying to uncover the rival companies' plans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN GIAArakawa, Hiromu
Summary: With the Day of Reckoning at hand, war breaks out in Central City. On one side, the homunculi and corrupt military; on the other, the Elric family, Ishbalan refugees, and a ragtag alliance of soldiers loyal to Major General Armstrong of Fort Briggs and Roy Mustang. While Hohenheim confronts the homunculi's father, Mustang finally learns the truth about Hughes's murder. Will he be consumed by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 FULAraki, Hirohiko
Summary: Secco and Bruno Bucciarati are going head-to-head, quickly shifting between traveling underground and through zippers with their Stand powers in an attempt to gain the upper hand. Bucciarati has never faced a threat like this, but will the mysterious changes to his body and his enemy's overwhelming power crush him, or can he eke out a win just in time?
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 JOJOku, Hiroya
Summary: "The tide of the alien war has turned in humanity's favor, and victory may be at hand. Gantz warriors aboard the orbiting alien mothership expect a desperate battle against the last alien defenders, but they couldn't expect to be given the answers to all their questions by the aliens themselves?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Manga 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GANSummary: After losing her parents in a car accident, Okko goes to live with her grandmother, who runs a traditional Japanese inn built on top of an ancient spring said to have healing waters. Okko discovers there are spirits who live there that only she can see; not scary ones, but welcoming ghosts who keep her company and play games. The inn₂s motto is that it welcomes all and rejects none, and it is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY ANIME OKKSummary: "One of a string of late-career masterworks made by Kenji Mizoguchi in the first half of the 1950s, A Story from Chikamatsu (a.k.a. The Crucified Lovers) is an exquisitely moving tale of forbidden love struggling to survive in the face of persecution. Based on a classic of eighteenth-century Japanese drama, the film traces the injustices that befall a Kyoto scroll maker's wife and his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN STOHonda, Tetsuya
Summary: "When a body wrapped in a blue plastic tarp and tied up with twine is discovered near the bushes near a quiet suburban Tokyo neighborhood, Lt. Reiko Himekawa and her squad take the case. The victim was slaughtered brutally--his wounds are bizarre, and no one can figure out the "what" or the "why" of this crime. At age twenty-nine, Reiko Himekawa of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's Homicide...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HONNeda, Hirofumi
Summary: The next installment in the My hero academia parody series, following high school student Izuku Midoriya as he navigates a sports festival and his superpower.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA GRAPHIC MYNeda, Hirofumi
Summary: "Hilarious hijinks featuring the characters and story lines of My Hero Academia!The superpowered society of My Hero Academia takes a hilarious turn in this reimagining of the best-selling series! Join Midoriya, All Might and all the aspiring heroes of U.A. High, plus memorable villains, in an irreverent take on the main events of the series, complete with funny gags, ridiculous jokes and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2019
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Summary: "Antisocial, dorky boy seeks fun-loving, sexy vampire for blood-sucking and transforming into her minion. One night, sleepless Yamori slips out of his home to walk the streets of his town. Life after dark is a revelation! Especially when he meets flirtatious Nanakusa... She's a lot more fun to share the night with than old drunks on park benches. When she invites him to spend the night at her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CALOda, Eiichirō
Summary: When leaving Rainbase to head off the rebels in the capital city of Alubarna, Luffy gets pulled aside by Crocodile for some cozy one-on-one time! With only three minutes to fight, can Luffy take on the sand pirate on his domain?! The rest of the crew must help Vivi stop the rebels, but the formidable Officer Agents have been waiting for them at the city gates! Will Vivi be in time to stop the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2009
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1 available in Manga, Call number: YA FIC ODAOda, Eiichirō
Summary: Luffy and pals are headed for the fabled Rainbase, the city of dreams. There they accidentally attract the unwanted attention of the Baroque Works security as well as their old "pal" Captain Smoker! While beating a hasty retreat from both, Ms. All Sunday invites the crew to the casino's VIP room, which turns out to be a trap. To make matters worse, Vivi gets separated from the others and is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2008
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Summary: "Luffy's navigator, Nami, has been working all along for "Saw- Tooth" Arlong to steal enough treasure and buy back her village. In return, the pirate has handed over her fortune to the Navy. Now Luffy and his crew prepare to risk their lives for Nami's sake against their most ruthless opponent yet"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2006
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Summary: "Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends... Summer is about to begin, and Komi would love to be able to spend the long,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2019
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Summary: Luffy has been made a busboy on Baratie, the oceangoing restaurant. His oath to feed any and all pirates gets in the way when the pirates he just fed now want to serve him up for dinner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media, LLC 2005