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Comic books, strips, etc Comic books, strips, etc Japan Translations into English Graphic novels High school students High school students Comic books, strips, etc Japan Man-woman relationships Man-woman relationships Comic books, strips, etc Zombies Zombies Comic books, strips, etcNonami, Asa
Summary: New bride Noriko is adjusting to her new life as a member of her husband Kazuhito Shito's large family, when she's accosted by a merchant who rents property from the Shitos. The merchant makes an oblique comment before fleeing. The brief, if unsettling, encounter achieves more prominence for Noriko after she learns that the man and his family died in a propane explosion, and she eavesdrops on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NONMinakami, Tsutomu
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chūō Kōronsha 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 495.6 FIC MINTakamatsu, Misaki
Summary: "While Mitsumi adjusts to big city life, her cheerful and forthright personality brings joy to her classmates. Now that she's getting the hang of high school, her circle expands even further."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SKISummary: "Akira Inugami [is] the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by an unseen force, Inugami uncovers a conspiracy involving a murdered cabaret singer, corrupt politicians, and a plot by the J-CIA to harvest his blood in order to steal his lycanthropic powers. At the same time,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY FOREIGN WOLKonami, Kanata
Summary: "After six years in North America the Chi's Sweet Home saga has finally come to an end! Chi, Blackie, Cocchi and the rest will wrap up their adventures near Green Park in this final collection. But before Chi moves on to her new role as a 3DCG anime star, will she find her true home? Or will she decide to move away in search of new adventures?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical Comics, an imprint of Vertical Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KONKonami, Kanata
Summary: The apartment manager has seen a cat around the building and wants it found and removed. Is it Chi?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical, Inc. 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An old man's unexpected death creates hilarious havoc with his family. The traditional three-day undertaking becomes a sly comedy of manners as the younger generation struggles with the complex rituals of the Buddhist ceremony.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fox Lorber Home Video 1999
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN FUNSummary: "It's death, Japanese style, in the rollicking and wistful first feature from maverick writer-director Juzo Itami. In the wake of her lascivious father's sudden passing, a successful actor (Itami's wife and frequent collaborator, Nobuko Miyamoto) and her husband (Tsutomu Yamazaki) leave Tokyo and return to their family house to oversee a traditional funeral. Over the course of three days of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN FUNSummary: Young widow Tanpopo attempts to start a small ramen noodle restaurant. She has little success until she meets Gorō, a cowboy-hat-wearing truck driver who decides to helps her to make the perfect bowl of top ramen. A story that features various subplots and an eclectic group of supporting characters, all of whom have expressively passionate relationships with food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TAMKikuta, Michiyo.
Summary: Zero's not just the boy of Nina's dreams--he's also her hero. This super-cute wizard once made a promise to protect Nina from danger. But when a mysterious group of magicians steals Zero's magic, it's Nina's turn to get tough. Now Nina's all set to save Zero ... with the magical power of love!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2008
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC KIK Bk7Summary: "One of the ineffably lovely domestic sagas made by Yasujiro Ozu at the height of his mastery, The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice is a sublimely piercing portrait of a marriage coming quietly undone. Secrets and deceptions strain the already tenuous relationship of a childless, middle-aged couple, as the wife's city-bred sophistication bumps up against the husband's small-town simplicity, and a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN FLASaimura, Tsukasa
Summary: "Zombies are running amok in the gym! Houjou tries to wipe them out, deceiving Igarashi, who trusted him after discovering his girlfriend, Himehana, was among the walking dead. Just as the infected students' rage towards Houjou reaches its peak, the zombified Himehana kisses Houjou's lips and bites them. Will her kiss bring life or death to the student council president?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HOUSaimura, Tsukasa
Summary: "It started out as a normal Monday at sixteen-year-old Nikaidou Akira's school, until some of the students went berserk and started eating each other for lunch... Now Akira, Furuchi and Umezawa are on the move to uncover the origins of the zombie outbreak and to figure out what they should do, as it appears no outside help is coming. As the hostilities between zombies and students grow and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HOUAkasaka, Aka
Summary: "Will Kaguya and Miyuki share the shelter of an umbrella in a storm? Is carrying a knife dripping with blood proof that Kaguya is trying to kill a member of the student council? How will Kaguya react when Chika introduces her to potty humor? Then, Chika must intervene when Miyuki dispenses bad advice on a topic he knows nothing about, Miyuki tries to develop his kinesthetic intelligence and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KAGSakisaka, Io
Summary: "Futaba Yoshioka has encountered her first love again in high school, but he seems different than the boy she once knew. Kou has confessed to Futaba that in junior high he liked her too, but he believes they can never return to those times. Kou continues to act both bursque and sweet. Will a leadership retreat bring them closer together?" -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 AOKikuta, Michiyo.
Summary: Nina has a crush on Ichi, a cute boy wizard. But she also likes Zero, his best friend. Nina can't seem to choose between these two charmers. But when Zero sneaks a kiss, Nina is more confused than ever. Will Nina ever learn to listen to her heart?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2008
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC KIK Bk6Saimura, Tsukasa
Summary: Students are suddenly turning into frenzied zombies, attacking and gorging themselves upon each other's flesh. The school is being torn apart until suddenly ... they stop. With the zombies apparently back to normal, the school is now divided between the previously turned and the unbitten. But how long will this peace last?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HOUSaimura, Tsukasa
Summary: Akira is your typical student living a conventional high school life. He has dreams and aspirations like everyone else, and an unrequited crush on his childhood friend, Kurumi. Unfortunately for him she seems more interested in Akira's best friend, Umezawa. And yet their innocent love triangle pales in comparison to what the three friends are about to experience, even if it may yet be their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HOUSakisaka, Io
Summary: "Futaba Yoshioka has encountered her first love again in high school, but he seems different from the boy she once knew. Futaba does her best to let Kou out of her heart. Toma and Futaba grow closer, and Kou realizes he doesn't have much time to win her back..."--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 AOSummary: "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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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the Olympics. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi ... and Shun ... but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: distributed in the U.S. by Cinedigm Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME FROSaimura, Tsukasa
Summary: Akira is your typical student living a conventional high school life. He has dreams and aspirations like everyone else, and an unrequited crush on his childhood friend, Kurumi. Unfortunately for him she seems more interested in Akira's best friend, Umezawa. And yet their innocent love triangle pales in comparison to what the three friends are about to experience, even if it may yet be their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC 2017