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Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Beautiful edition with a new introduction to the heroes and bittersweet romances of ancient Japanese tales, highlighting the origins of modern fiction in myth and fable. Legends of the Sea, Bells, Mirrors and Tea, Japanese mythology is delightful and enigmatic, full of spirits, gods and legendary creatures. It draws on Buddhist and Shinto traditions to explain the nature of the world of the island of Japan, the mystical Mount Fuji and the heavenly...
Author
Publisher
University of Hawaiʻi Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Images of the Buddha are everywhere-not just in temples but also in museums and homes and online-but what these images mean largely depends on the background and circumstance of those viewing them. In Behold the Buddha, James Dobbins invites readers to imagine how premodern Japanese Buddhists understood and experienced icons in temple settings long before the advent of museums and the internet. Although widely portrayed in the last century as visual...
Author
Series
Noragami volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Yato has promised Hiyori that he's going to confront his father, and now there's no turning back. The first thing he'll need is a shinki powerful enough to take the crafter down, but vessels that can survive an attack from Chiki aren't easy to come by. As he contemplates his options, he realizes an even bigger problem: now that Bishamon knows what the crafter looks like, her life is in grave danger ..."--
Author
Series
Noragami volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha, Comics
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
While Kugaha plots Bishamon's downfall, Kazuma is forced to choose sides when Yukiné follows him into the enemy stronghold and Bishamon attacks.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
On a trip to visit her grandparents in Japan, Tessa Miyata inadvertently releases the spirit of an evil samurai god who wants to destroy Tokyo, and stumbles upon a hidden part of the city where gods and mythological creatures walk among humans.
Author
Series
Noragami stray god volume 7
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The fight with Bishamon is over and it's time for Yato to tie up some loose ends -- or cut ties with Hiyori, as he promised Tenjin. But a nameless god like Yato can't survive unliess he remains in someone's memory. How will he managae once he is removed from Hiyori's life?
Author
Series
Noragami stray god volume 2
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A run-in with Yato the stray god has turned Hitori Iki, an ordinary, pro-wrestling-loving middle school girl, into an existence neither human nor ayakashi! It's up to Yato's "divine intervention" to turn Hiyori back to normal, but can Hiyori rely on the spontaneous and wayward Yato to do his job properly? What's more, the almighty warrior god Bishamonten has sworn revenge on Yato?!" -- page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"In a world where humans and gods coexist, Arata is the unfortunate successor to the matriarchal Hime Clan -- unfortunate because if he's not cross-dressing to hide his gender one minute, he's fleeing for his life the next! When Arata winds up in the modern world and switches places with a boy named Arata Hinohara, it's a wonder which Arata's actually better off ..."--P. [4] of cover
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Ever since Goku became Earth's greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in this continuation of Akira Toriyama's best-selling series, Dragon Ball! Having acquired a new power of his own, Vegeta has returned home to Earth for a grudge match. His Forced Spirit Fission is capable...
Author
Series
Noragami volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
While Kugaha continues to plot Bishamon's downfall, Yukiné wonders what happened to his new friend Suzuha. He sees Kazuma leaving flowers at Suzuha's cherry tree and follows him back to the heavens--right into the enemy stronghold. But when Bishamon attacks, Kazuma is forced to choose whose side he is really on.
Author
Series
Platinum end volume 4
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
c2017.]
Language
English
Description
"Mirai and Metropoliman face off for the first time in the skies of Tokyo. But with his vow to never kill, how can Mirai hope to compete against such a ruthless opponent? And can Saki overcome her demons and become a valuable member of the team?"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Adventurer Bell Cranell's life changed forever when he met the goddess Hestia, becoming the first member of her familia. Since then, he's gone on many adventures, growing much stronger in the process. But when he steps foot into Orario's pleasure quarter, where Ishtar Familia reigns supreme, he soon finds himself in way over his head... With enemies all around him, he'll need the help of a beautiful, fox-eared courtesan if he's to have any hope of...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Moro's goons have arrived on Earth, but the planet's protectors aren't about to go down without a fight! However, when Moro himself finally appears and pits a powered-up Saganbo against Gohan and friends, the good guys struggle to keep up. With a planet in peril, will Goku and Vegeta make it back in time?!"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Granolah is the last of the Cerealians, a people who were all but wiped out by the Saiyans and Freeza's army many years ago. When he learns that the long-lost twin to the Dragon Ball that the old Namekian Monaito keeps in their home has been found, Granolah steals it and makes a wish that will allow him to start his quest for revenge against the Saiyans--to become the strongest being in the whole universe! Meanwhile, the Heeters work behind the scenes...