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.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN GIA

Summary: Mitsuha and Taki are two total strangers living completely different lives. But when Mitsuha makes a wish to leave her mountain town for the bustling city of Tokyo, they become connected in a bizarre way. She dreams she is a boy living in Tokyo while Taki dreams he is a girl from a rural town he's never been to. What does their newfound connection mean? And how will it bring them together?

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME YOU

Ibuki, Hiroko

Summary: Sweet and soft animal friends made with popular Japanese knitting techniques. This collection of 25 cuddly toy animals includes everything from favourite pets to zoo animals. Made with soft materials and adorable expressions, these sweet companions make the perfect gift for newborns, grandchildren and animal lovers alike. While some fit in the palm of your hand, the largest is the huggable size...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 IBU

Yoda, Hiroko.

Summary: Provides information and history on Japanese monsters, including the kappa, kitsune, and Onibaba.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Pub. 2012

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 398.2 YOD

Summary: Past and present collide as a film director discovers a mysterious key that unlocks the secrets of a legendary actress who vanished at the height of her career.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Home Entertainment 2003

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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME MIL

Hirono, Mazie

Summary: "Mazie Hirono is one of the most fiercely outspoken Democrats in Congress, but her journey to the U.S. Senate was far from likely. Raised poor on her family's rice farm in rural Japan, Hirono was seven years old when her mother left her abusive husband and sailed with her two elder children to the United States, crossing the Pacific in steerage in search of a better life. Though the girl then...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HIR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HIRONO, MAZIE HIR

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B HIRONO HIR

Ōima, Yoshitoki

Summary: "Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2015

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

Madokoro, Hisako

Summary: A puppy named Buster helps a lost and frightened kitten find its mother.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Children's Books 1991

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JE Preschool Madokoro 1991

Summary: When Ginei Studios shuts down, filmmaker Genya Tachibana and his assistant are tasked with interviewing its reclusive star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who had retired from the spotlight 30 years prior. As she recounts her career, Genya and his crew are literally pulled into her memories where they witness her chance encounter with a mysterious man on the run from the police. Despite never knowing his...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2001

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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY ANIME MIL

Ōima, Yoshitoki

Summary: Despite their tense pasts, Shoya begins to embrace the friend group that used to terrorize Shoko because she couldn't hear. Now that summer vacation is in full swing, the crew can work together to film Tomohiro's eccentric movie. Each fun-filled day lazily passes by, but doubt tugs at Shoya's heavy heart and he is desperate to cling on to meaningful moments before they are gone ...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2016

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

Kiyoko, Hayley

Contents: Expectations (overture) -- Feelings -- What I need (featuring Kehlani) -- Sleepover -- Mercy/Gatekeeper -- Under the blue/Take me in -- Curious -- xx -- Wanna be missed -- He'll never love you (HNLY) -- Palm dreams -- Molecules -- Let it be.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Wea Corp 2018

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK KIY

Kawakami, Hiromi

Summary: In the Nakano Thrift Shop, the young woman who works the register falls for her reserved co-worker and asks her employers sister for advice in attracting him and soon comes to realize that love requires acceptance of idiosyncrasies and secrets.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2017

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAW

Kiyoko, Hayley

Contents: Sugar at the bottom -- Luna -- For the girls -- Flicker -- Underground -- Deep in the woods -- Supposed to be -- Chance -- Well -- Sos -- Found my friends -- Panorama.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK KIY

Omori, Hinako

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2022

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC OMO

Kiyoko, Hayley

Summary: Seventeen-year-old Coley is still grieving her mother's death when she moves to rural Oregon and feels more alone than ever, but when she meets Sonya, Coley considers risking it all and opening up her heart to love again.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC KIY

Madokoro, Hisako

Summary: Buster is frightened by the strong winds outside his dog house until he goes outside to play and discovers what fun the wind can be.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Children's Books 1991

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Madokoro 1991

Samura, Hiroaki.

Summary: These stories are told with the same bold, kinetic art style and brilliantly paced storytelling that Samura's Blade of the Immortal epic is famous for. The main offering, "Ohikkoshi," follows the turbulent paths of several twenty-something art students as they fall in love, fall in lust, play in rock bands, ride motorbikes, eat, sleep (together), and try to avoid making life decisions while...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Comics 2006

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

Hirano, Kohta

Summary: "The Hellsing Organization is under siege by the undead Nazi army of the Millennium Project, who are turning the streets of London into rivers of blood and the citizenry into a legion of abominations. And with this murderous conflict at a fever pitch, the Vatican sees an opportunity to take down both Millennium and Hellsing in one swift stroke"--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Manga 2020

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

Hirano, Kohta

Summary: "The international hit manga series concludes in this deluxe hardcover edition, collecting Kohta Hirano's action-horror epic for the first time in its original 7x10 serialized format. Includes a cover gallery, author notes, character profiles, and Hirano's zany meta short stories. The curtain rises on the final act of the apocalyptic war between vampires, werewolves, fanatics, and mercenaries....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Manga 2021

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

Arakawa, Hiromu

Summary: When Edward and Alphonse Elric dabble in alchemy, they end up physically changed and with unique powers which the government uses for different purposes, including murder.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2005

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y Graphic Ful

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ARA Bk1

Araki, Hirohiko

Summary: "Young Jonathan Joestar's life is forever changed when he meets his new adopted brother, Dio. For some reason, Dio has a smoldering grudge against him and derives pleasure from seeing him suffer. But every man has his limits, as Dio finds out. This is the beginning of a long and hateful relationship!" --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2015

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

Araki, Hirohiko

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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021

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