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Describes the history and evolution of anime and manga, exploring its origins in Japan and how artists Osamu Tezuka and Hayao Miyazaki popularized both genres after World War II, which eventually spread around the world. Also discusses the fandom surrounding the art forms and their future. Includes color photographs, sidebars, vocabulary boxes, and further resources.
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"Using clear, simple steps, How to Draw Manga gives soon-to-be manga artists the basic techniques to get started, and the confidence needed to progress to more challenging manga illustrations. The book features an emphasis on action-led Shonen manga, but includes cute Chibi character entries, too."-- From publisher description.
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Middle schooler Kon lives in a world with periodic exceptional phenomena, more commonly known as bugs. He works as the unofficial assistant to his landlady Kasane Himesaki, a leading researcher in the field, and they study the effects and impact of these mysterious abnormalities. Some of the bugs bring fun, others intrigue, and still others cause inconveniences to their daily lives. In their ever-changing world, there's only one thing that's certain-the...
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"Middle schooler Kon and his landlord, Kasane, live in a world where periodic exceptional phenomena, more commonly known as bugs, are part of everyday life. They range from troublesome to inconsequential, with building interiors turning into elaborate labrynths or stripes appearing on water fleas--wherever the case may be, Kon is quickly learning to roll with and even enjoy each new occurrence as it comes. To Kasane, however, Kon's existence itself...
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"Defiant and vulgar, Princess Kaguya Takenouchi is not the heir to the moon's Silver Court that her mother's retainers had hoped for. But when the empress falls ill during a wave of terrorist attacks, Kaguya resolves to do right by her people and rise to the occasion. Unfortunately, Kaguya's enemies are a step ahead of her, and she is ejected from the moon and stranded on the primitive Tainted World below. Can she find her way back to the moon...