Summary: The year is 1940 in Kobe, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. Local merchant and amateur filmmaker Yusaku senses that things are headed in an unsettling direction. Following a trip to Manchuria, he becomes determined to bring to light the things he witnessed there, and secretly filmed. Meanwhile, his wife Satoko receives a visit from her childhood friend, now a military policeman. He...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WIF

Summary: In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2017

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Summary: An amateur entomologist is left in Tokyo to study an unclassified species of beetle found in sandy locations. When he misses his bus back to civilization, he is persuaded to spend the night with a young widow in her hut at the bottom of a sand dune. What results is one of cinema's most unnerving and palpably erotic battles of the sexes, as well as a nightmarish depiction of the Sisyphean...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WOM

Saeed, Aisha

Summary: When a thunderstorm grounds all flights following a huge Muslim convention, four unlikely kids are thrown together. Feek is stuck babysitting his younger sister, but he's rather be writing a poem that's good enough for his dad, a famous poet and rapper. Hanna is intent on finding a lost cat in the airport--and also on avoiding a conversation with her dad about him possibly remarrying. Sami is...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SAE

Hagi

Summary: "A messenger's duty is to care for and protect the god they've been assigned to. In order to complete these tasks, such messengers require wings. Shin, however, can't fly. His tiny, useless wings make him the target of ridicule and scorn among the other messengers and have kept him from being able to serve a god... until now. Determined to prove himself as a capable messenger despite his...

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Publisher / Publication Date: TokyoPop Inc. 2020

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 GOD

Summary: The most dangerous and exciting car race in the universe is held only once every five years. And that's tonight. The competitors are lined up at the starting block. In his vehicle, JP, the most daredevil driver on the circuit, is ready for the green light. Female driver Sonoshee, with whom he is secretly in love, is also on the starting line. She will stop at nothing to get on to that podium....

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN RED

Summary: The day of Rukia's execution draws ever closer, and to save her, Ichigo and his loyal comrades must navigate the madness of a Soul Society on the brink of collapse. Ichigo and Renji face the most difficult training of their soul reaper careers as they struggle to achieve bankai, without which they have no hope against the most powerful captain of the Seireitei-Byakuya Kuchiki. Meanwhile, all...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2010

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Summary: Back in the world of the living, Ichigo Kurosaki has been officially recognized as a Substitute Soul Reaper by the Soul Society. Then trouble comes to Karakura Town in the form of Visoreds, a group of ex-Soul Reapers that have crossed over into the realm of the Hollows. As they try to recruit Ichigo to their side, it is revealed that former Captain Sosuke Aizen is attempting to create an army...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2010

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Kawashima, Tadashi.

Summary: A strange virus is making its way around the globe, causing its victims to commit suicide--and becoming a lethal pandemic in less than a week. Now a group of Tokyo teens who have survived the outbreak are wondering why they are still alive.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ALI

Summary: An aging warlord decides to split his kingdom between his three sons, who will live in three separate castles. The two eldest sons are quite happy, but the youngest thinks his father has gone mad, and predicts that it won't be long until the two older brothers are fighting with each other.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005

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Summary: In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary 'Battle Royale' act. 42 students, three days, no rules, one survivor.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2012

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Summary: Sixteen-year-old Haruka is on a mission to find her mirror, a precious childhood gift from her mother that mysteriously disappeared. While following a strange fox-like creature in the woods, she tumbles into a mystical world where once-cherished toys and treasures go when their owners neglect them. Join Haruka and her new friend Teo on a roller coaster ride of adventure as they contend with the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Production I.G. 2012

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF OBL

Kawashima, Tadashi.

Summary: A strange virus is making its way around the globe, causing its victims to commit suicide--and becoming a lethal pandemic in less than a week. Now a group of Tokyo teens who have survived the outbreak are wondering why they are still alive.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ALI

Kawashima, Tadashi.

Summary: The suspense builds as a group of Tokyo teens tries to discover what strange force is leading so many to take their own lives--and just why they have been spared.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ALI

Kawashima, Tadashi.

Summary: "A strange virus is making its way around the globe, causing its victims to commit suicide, and becoming a lethal pandemic in less than a week. Now a group of Tokyo teens who have survived the outbreak are wondering why they are still alive"--P. [4] of cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ALI

Kawashima, Tadashi.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ALI

Kawashima, Tadashi.

Summary: "A strange virus is making its way around the globe, causing its victims to commit suicide, and becoming a lethal pandemic in less than a week. Now a group of Tokyo teens who have survived the outbreak are wondering why they are still alive"--P. [4] of cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ALI

Ono, Tadashi

Summary: "A collection of more than 100 recipes that introduces Japanese comfort food to American home cooks, exploring new ingredients, techniques, and the surprising origins of popular dishes like gyoza and tempura. Japanese food is often thought of as precise, austere, and time-consuming. But along with the high (kaiseki and tea ceremony) there is also the low (food carts and fried chicken). Through...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5952 ONO

Kawashima, Tadashi.

Summary: "Taisuke and Yuta are searching for their kidnapped friends when they are ambushed by the wind-wielding Morio. Can Taisuke use his burgeoning powers to escape? Whom can Taisuke and Yuta trust?"--P [4] of cover.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2008

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ALI

Kawashima, Tadashi.

Summary: Taisuke, having defeated Adou and Ron, must decide whether he can trust them to lead him to Acro's Heart where mastermind Katsumata waits.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 0000

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ALI

Summary: "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...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Eiji Ohtsuka Office/MPD Psycho Project 2000

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MPD