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Comic books, strips, etc Japan Good and evil Comic books, strips, etc Japanese language Japanese language Fiction Japanese language materials Magic Comic books, strips, etc Superheroes Comic books, strips, etc Teenage girls Comic books, strips, etc Women heroes Comic books, strips, etc Women superheroes Comic books, strips, etcSummary: When a massive gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A ragtag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side: the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A year after a botched hostage negotiation with a serial killer turned deadly, ex-detective Koichi and his wife move into a new house with a deeply strange new neighbor. His old cop colleagues come calling for his help on a mysterious case, which may be related to the strange goings-on next door, in this insidiously constructed narrative that braids plot twists on top of plot twists and shock...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CRESummary: Juana, a working-class, single mother, decides to take a job at a local Japanese restaurant. Against all odds, she fights to achieve her dream of becoming a sushi chef.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EASSummary: Juana can slice and dice anything with great speed and precision and takes a job at a local Japanese restaurant. She attempts to become a sushi chef, but is the wrong race and gender. Against all odds she embarks on a voyage of self discovery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Samuel Goldwyn Films, LLC 2015
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Summary: Spell of the Unown: A once-beautiful town has had a crystal catastrophe unleased upon it. Ash's mom is kidnapped by Entei, a powerful Pokémon, who was thought to only exist in legend. Ash goes to his mom's rescue and unlocks the real secret behind this turn of events.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2001
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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 FUNLIN YUTANG.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1961
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LINTsutsui, Yasutaka.
Summary: In the dark nebula called "horse's neck", there was a star inhabited by intelligent creatures similar to dogs. However, a war broke out here, and the battle escalated rapidly. The trader "War Woman" who plans to make a profit by taking this opportunity is also swallowed by the wave, and his four sons are involved in the war vortex one by one. Their fate will determine the trend of the Great...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fusōsha 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 495.6 FIC TSUTsutsui, Yasutaka
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shinchōsha 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 495.6 FIC TSUYuduka, Masanari
Summary: "Two years have passed since Rosa began walking the path to knighthood. Her days are now a whirlwind of training and cultivation as a newly-minted squire. But big news of the Claustra siblings' futures breaches the castle Lacerta's departure to different lands and Viola's impending marriage. Together, they have grown beside Rosa, sharing her aspirations as both a future Claustra knight and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The power of one: An ancient legend comes true when Pokémon Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres are disturbed after centuries of harmony. As the very forces of nature come unbalanced, life on earth depends on the unlikely teaming of the mytical Pokémon Lugia and a mysterious, "chosen one" foretold in the legend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2000
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Summary: Teenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she’s never gotten good grades, and, well, she’s a bit of a crybaby. But when she meets a talking cat, she begins a journey that will teach her she has a well of great strength just beneath the surface and the heart to inspire and stand up for her friends as Sailor Moon!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing LLC 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 SAITakeuchi, Naoko.
Summary: "A new group calling themselves Black Moon is after Usagi and the rest of the Sailor Guardians, wielding a new power known only as the Malefic Black Crystal. Chibi-Usa may be the key to it all, but to find the answers and rescue her kidnapped friends, Usagi will have to journey through time to the 30th century and discover what fate has in store" -- from publisher's web site.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SAITakeuchi, Naoko.
Summary: Two new Guardians appear who may have something to do with the strange occurrences at Mugen Academy, and the Sailor heroes face off against new enemies while defending the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SAITsutsui, Yasutaka.
Summary: "Widely acknowledged as Yasutaka Tsutsui's masterpiece, Paprika unites his surreal, quirky imagination with a compelling, haunting narrative. When prototype models of a device for entering into patients' dreams go missing at the Institute for Psychiatric Research, it transpires that someone is using them to manipulate people's dreams and drive them insane. Threatened both personally and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chūō Kōronsha 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 495.6 FIC TSUYuduka, Masanari
Summary: "Rosa dreams of taking up arms as a courageous knight! To be one, she must first be a squire. Those duties around the castle are much less glorious. One moment she's caring for the horses in the stable. Next she's battling the task of chopping firewood or conquering a mountain of laundry. She must be ever-ready to assist the knight she serves! Her role may seem small and the tasks mundane, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2023
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Summary: Excitement fills the air! The jousting tournament has everyone energized. Rosa's knight training continues. She's learning to handle a bow and navigate the dense forest nearby. Her life in Castle Claustra is hectic, yet peaceful...until dangerous brigands threaten the community. The lord and knights head off to face their foes, leaving the unwavering Lady Viola to take charge of the castle....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2023
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Summary: "Teenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she's never gotten good grades, and, well, she's a bit of a crybaby. But when she meets a talking cat, she begins a journey that will teach her she has a well of great strength just beneath the surface and the heart to inspire and stand up for her friends as Sailor Moon! Experience the Sailor Moon manga as never before in these extra-long editions (about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 SAITakeuchi, Naoko
Contents: Act.22 Hidden agenda: Nemesis -- Act.23 Puppet master: Wiseman -- Act.24 Attack: Black Lady -- Act.25 Confrontation: Death phantom -- Act.26 Rebirth: Never-ending -- Chibi Usa's picture diary, Chaper 1: Beware of the transfer student! -- Casablanca memory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing LLC 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 SAITakeuchi, Naoko.
Summary: "Old friends and new enemies lurk in the mysteries surrounding Mugen Academe. The Death Busters crave the Hoste, the human energies, of Sailor Moon and her friends -- and they'll prey on the girls' dreams and weaknesses to get it! Furthermore, prophetic dreams hint of 'talismans' that could awaken a 'Deity of Destruction.' Could these things be connected to the guardians' power? And are the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SAITakeuchi, Naoko.
Summary: As Galaxia picks off one Sailor Guardian after another, even those of the outer planets, Usagi finds new companions to help her fight her most nefarious enemy yet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SAITakeuchi, Naoko.
Summary: "In this first of two collections of short stories, we find our favorite Sailor Guardians and their friends encountering new mysteries, enemies, allies, and once more saving the day. After the daughter of a foreign diplomat transfers to her school, Chibi-Usa?s male classmates suspiciously stop attending classes. Upon investigation, Chibi-Usa discovers the new transfer student is a vampire!...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SAITsutsui, Yasutaka
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shinchōsha 2002