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Fantasy comic books, strips, etc Graphic novels Interpersonal relations Japan Magic Comic books, strips, etc Magic Comic books, strips, etc Fiction Psychic ability Comic books, strips, etc Teenagers Japan Tokyo Comic books, strips, etc Tokyo (Japan) Comic books, strips, etc Wizards Comic books, strips, etcSummary: "If you could choose only one memory to hold on to for eternity, what would it be? That's the question at the heart of Hirokazu Kore-eda's revelatory international breakthrough, a bittersweet fantasia in which the recently deceased find themselves in a limbo where they must select a single cherished moment from their life to be recreated on film for them to take into the next world. After...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ozu's penultimate film tells the story of three sisters who are stunned to discover that their aging father is spending time with his old mistress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2007
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ENDOzu, Yasujiro
Summary: Feeling that he is keeping his adult daughter from marrying, a widowed father devises a plan which will force her to leave him and find a life of her own.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LATNagamatsu, Sequoia
Summary: "For fans of Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven, a spellbinding and profoundly prescient debut that follows a cast of intricately linked characters over hundreds of years as humanity struggles to rebuild itself in the aftermath of a climate plague-a daring and deeply heartfelt work of mind-bending imagination from a singular new voice. Beginning in 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: SF NAGŌtomo, Katsuhiro
Summary: Despite being stuck in a frozen status, Akira still poses a threat to Neo-Tokyo and Tetsuo might be the city's only hope if it is ever released, but Tetsuo and his powers have become unstable and a group gathers to stop him from doing the unthinkable.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKISugaya, Masahiro.
Contents: Horizon (Intro) -- Future green -- Afternoon of the appearing fish -- Grain of sand by the sea -- Straight line floating in the sky -- Wind conversation -- Until the end of the world -- Horizon (Outro).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SUGTakamatsu, Misaki
Summary: The critically acclaimed romantic comedy about a country girl chasing her dreams in Tokyo! Mitsumi is bound for high school in Tokyo! She's got book smarts, but this small-town girl is about to find out she's massively unprepared for the social norms of big city high schoolers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SKITakamatsu, 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 SKIOtomo, Katsuhiro
Summary: In the 21st century, the once-glittering Neo-Tokyo lies in ruins, leveled in minutes by the infinite power of the child psychic giant, Akira. Now a wasteland of rubble and anarchy, the Great Tokyo Empire rises, a ragtag group of zealots and crazies who worship and fear Akira and his mad prime minister, Tetsuo, an angry teen with immense powers of his own -- and equally immense twisted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Comics 2001
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Summary: "Discover a new world of quick and delicious noodle and pasta dishes: Simmer up some soba, Slurp a bowl of ramen. Or prepare a plate of pasta with a twist. Japanese Noodle King Masahiro Kasahara presents his personal favorites - a curated collection of recipes from the kitchens of his wildly popular Tokyo noodle shops. With stocks, sauces and appetizers as well as snacks and sides, 'The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.822 KASOtomo, Katsuhiro
Summary: As Neo-Tokyo lies in ruin after an assasination attempt invokes the fury of Akira, the Great Tokyo Empire rises with Akira its king, Tetsuo its mad prime minister, and a growing number of acolytes ready to go to any length to please the new leaders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKIŌtomo, Katsuhiro
Summary: As Tetsuo begins losing control of his abilities, the military's forces converge on Neo-Tokyo for the final confrontation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2011
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKITashiro, Chisato
Summary: In order to win a race and claim the ultimate piece of cheese, five mice team up to build an unbeatable car, but they will have to navigate a dog, heavy human feet, and a big, bouncing red ball.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Independent Pub Group 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TASŌtomo, Katsuhiro
Summary: "Tetsuo, an unstable youth with immense paranormal abilities of his own, has done the unthinkable: he has released Akira and set into motion a chain of events that could once again destroy the city and drag the world to the brink of Armageddon. Resistance agents and an armanda of government forces race against the clock to find the child with godlike powers before his unstoppable destructive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKIŌtomo, Katsuhiro
Summary: "Akira began serialization in December of 1982 in Young Magazine, and the curtains finally closed when the sixth paperback collection was released in March 1993. This book chronicles that decade-plus of history in its entirety..."--T.p.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Manga 2007
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 OTOTashiro, Chisato
Summary: When too many cats move into their neighborhood, five mice team up to build themselves a new home from objects they find at a landfill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minedition 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TASTashiro, Taku.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaiseisha 2002
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE JAPANESE TASTashiro, Osamu
Summary: "Japan in the 1500s was torn apart by warring clans. The heroes of the many battles were the samurai who defended lands, conquered foes, and unified the nation. Learn their stories, and explore their armor, weapons, tactics, and more"--Back Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gakken Plus Co., Ltd. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 952 TASTashiro, Ty.
Summary: Tashiro, a relationship expert for Discovery's Fit & Health channel, considers how employing scientific principles in a search for a mate could yield success.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.3 TASAkamatsu, Ken.
Summary: When the Festival of Ostia begins, Fate Averruncus emerges from hiding. Before he sets his evil plans in motion, he gives Negi a proposition: if Negi promises not to interfere with Fate's plans, he will allow Negi and the girls to go home unharmed. Now Negi must choose between his students and an entire world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 NEGAkamatsu, Ken.
Summary: There is a vampire stalking the night! Normally, ten-year-old teacher/magician Negi Springfield would have no problem dispatching such a villain, but this vampire has a magic-enhancing partner-and worst, the vampire is a student in his own class!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2004
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2 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKACall number: 741.5 NEG
Akamatsu, Ken.
Summary: "Class 3-A has finally had enough of Negi and his philandering ways! They've devised an elaborate plot for revenge, but everything changes when they discover that their young teacher may actually have some small affection for one special girl. Can Negi escape with his secret intact, or will they make him talk?" -- from publisher's wweb site.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha 2013
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 NEGAkamatsu, Ken.
Summary: "Ten-year-old magical prodigy and girls' school instructor Negi Springfield has a new secret ... and some of his more stubborn students are determined to uncover it. Few know that Negi has magical powers. (In fact, he'll be turned into a weasel if he is officially found out.) No wonder Negi is so cautious while taking magic lessons from the so-good-at-being-bad Evangeline. As one of the few...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2006
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 NEGAkamatsu, Ken.
Summary: As the Bōdokai Tournament draws to a close, Negi finds himself facing one of his own students, Setsuna, in battle. After recent events, can Negi prevail? Elsewhere, Asuna leads a group of rescuers into the catacombs beneath Mahora Academy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine 2007