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**2017 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Winner** **2017 Moonbeam Children's Book Award Gold Medal Winner**A book for comic lovers and Japanophiles of all ages, Diary of a Tokyo Teen presents a unique look at modern-day Japan through a young...

An easy-to-follow, step-by-step manga drawing instruction book from fan favourite manga artist and painter Camilla d'Errico, featuring 30 lessons on illustrating cute, cool and quirky characters in the Pop Surrealist style with pencils. With appearances...

Rereko is just your average high-school girl from Electopia, the land of electricity, but she's totally failed her final electricity exam! Now she has to go to summer school on Earth. And this time, she has to pass. Luckily, her ever-patient tutor Hikaru...

This 168-page collection began life as a limited-edition tribute to Otomo given only to attendees of the prestigious Angouleme International Comics Festival, where Otomo was recipient of the Grand Prize in 2015. Now it's available to readers and...

Cooking should be fun, and this highly entertaining Japanese cookbook for beginners is packed full of humor and whimsical illustrations. Japanese Cooking with Manga started out as Gourmand Gohan, a hand-drawn and hand-bound edition that the three...

For first-time visitors and seasoned gourmets alike, Japan Eats! is an entertaining guide to the pleasures and pitfalls of dining in Japan--with hilarious insights and tips not found in other books. Whether it's the proper technique for holding...

Kawaii is a Japanese word meaning 'super-cute', and it's a trend that's sweeping the globe. Anything can be drawn in the kawaii style, from animals, people, vegetables and flowers to food, vehicles and household items. Here, expert comic book and manga...

D'Errico's work exemplifies the beautiful, wide-eyed girl look of shoujo manga, which has infiltrated pop culture. From comics to video games to contemporary fine art, the beautiful, wide-eyed girl look of shoujo manga has infiltrated pop culture and no...

From first crush to first crushed! The autobiographical manga about one woman's quest for the hot short-haired girlfriend of her dreams!The autobiographical manga about one woman's quest for the hot, short-haired girlfriend of her dreams!Mieri is an...

Kumi loves to eat, but she's worried that her passion for junk food is affecting her health. Determined to unlock the secrets of dieting, she enlists the help of her brainy friend Nemoto and his beautiful biochemistry professor, Dr. Kurosaka. And so it...

A love letter to those who dream of being fashionable but consider their weight as anobstacle, this uplifting comic essay by a plus-sized author chronicles her own journeywith body positivity and learning to love herself as she is.Book InformationISBN...

Rin and Ami have been skipping molecular biology class all semester, and Professor Moro has had enough he's sentencing them to summer school on his private island. But they're in store for a special lesson. Using Dr. Moro's virtual reality machine to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506707549Author Florent GorgesFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Join Kanna, Kanta, Yamane, and Gloria in The Manga Guide to the Universe as they explore our solar system, the Milky Way, and faraway galaxies in search of the universe s greatest mysteries: dark matter, cosmic expansion, and the Big Bang itself. As you...

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Nine poignant manga essays about navigating life with developmental disorders and disabilities. This intimate manga anthology is about the struggles and successes of individuals learning to navigate daily life with a developmental disorder. The comics...

Hailed as stimulus for the next generation of scientists by Scientific Computing, each volume in the highly acclaimed Manga Guide series teaches complex math and science topics with the aid of authentic Japanese manga comics. The latest in the series,...

In this book, comics icon Lee provides aspiring comics artists with the modern tools they need to succeed in the world of comic-book creation. Focusing on topics like anatomy, perspective and character design, as well as brand-new topics like manga art...

Deep struggles and concerns about sex are stripped bare in this shocking confession! Married life isn't all lovey-dovey, or ooh-la-la steamy--not when you and your partner have opposing sex drives. When a married woman with a raging libido can't...

Covid-19 has hit Japan, and Asuka is struggling. Not only has the serialization of X-Gender been delayed due to the virus, the closure of Poker Face and other bars means they've lost access to their community. Can they find a way to stave off the...

A bravely blunt autobiography about confronting the tangled traumas of gender dysphoria and workplace sexual harassment.When they finally feel able to confront him about it, they get an apology but not really the closure they were looking for. It turns...

Award-winning manga artist Sonia Leong, with the help of other acclaimed manga creators and educators, gives you all the tips, tricks and tools you will need to get your ideas onto the page.- Discover how to get started, build your confidence, and boost...

The essential guide to drawing manga figures. Ideal for seasoned comic artists or complete beginners, this fantastic book is packed with clear instructions and inspiration for drawing manga figures. It begins with the basics and contains galleries of...

An easy-breezy makeup tutorial in manga form! For anyone intimidated by the world of makeup, you're in luck--a former beauty consultant turned comic artist is here to walk you through it. Join the author as she breaks down the fundamentals of...

Student nurse Kumiko has just flunked her physiology exam and has one last shot at passing her makeup test. Lucky for her, newbie health science professor Kaisei needs a guinea pig for his physiology lectures. Join Kumiko in The Manga Guide to Physiology...

As its title suggests, this book captures the essence of Japanese life and culture in 100 words. From well-known concepts like zen, kawaii and anime to their lesser-known counterparts waiting to be discovered by the West, Japan in 100 Words covers it all...

Packed with everything you need to know about creating super-sweet chibis, this step-by-step guide contains 40 ultra-cute figures and animals, bursting with personality and fun. Each of the step-by-step sequences includes a basic line-work drawing you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756257635Author 526 (Kojiro)Format PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint PIE BooksPublisher PIE BooksWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 147mm * 208mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781394247684Author Greg BennickFormat HardbackImprint WileyPublisher Wiley

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952787171Author Nan Ji HongFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint PoppypubPublisher PoppypubWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 13mm

The strongest earthquake in Japanese history hit the Tohoku region on March 11, 2011, in the aftermath, Japan experienced its worst nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi (Fukushima #1, or 'Ichi-F') nuclear plant. One of the workers in the cleanup...

At 38 years old, Hilnama, a manga artist, is diagnosed with colon cancer. Never one to lose hope or give in to despair, she begins cancer treatments despite the deadly diagnosis. But when going through such a grueling process, it can be difficult to keep...

The Essential Pocket Guide to Japanese Pop Culture. Manga comics and art are now ubiquitous, but how much do you actually know about the artists, writers and publishers of some of the most beloved comics in the world? A Brief History of Manga is the only...

Dramatic advances in genetics, cloning, robotics, and nanotechnology have given rise to both hopes and fears about how technology might transform humanity. As the possibility of a posthuman future becomes increasingly likely, debates about how to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781291301717Author Dorothy Fallows-ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 163gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798986730059Author Kenny LouiFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint UFO ComicsPublisher UFO ComicsWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948216975Author Anthony GerardoFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Tidalwave ProductionsPublisher Tidalwave ProductionsWeight(grams) 59gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781304601995Author Kinberly BaerFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 3mm

Learn all the tricks you need to make your manga characters come alive!This book is an ideal introductory course for anyone who wants to learn how to draw in the popular manga style.Popular artist and illustrator Gecko Keck guides the reader through...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867198997Author Tenten HosokawaFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Last GaspPublisher Last GaspWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 152mm * 13mm