Tokyo Tarareba Girls 6

Author: Akiko Higashimura
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 163236736X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A sharp new comedy about female friendship from the creator of Princess Jellyfish! DON'T LOOK BACK Faced with the possibility that she might be pregnant, Kaori loses sight of what she wants from Ryo. With Koyuki sinking deeper into her affair and Rinko compromising on her dreams of a heart-pounding romance, it seems like the futures they envisioned in their twenties have never been more unattainable. Are they out of time after all?

Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns 2 3

Author: Akiko Higashimura
Publisher: Kodansha USA
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description
After falling head over heels for Yoshio Two, Reina is desperate to snag the hunk. But given how rusty she is when it comes to flirting (and how obsessed she is with him), she's more likely to chase Yoshio Two off than charm him. Luckily, a witty whiz kid with a sweet tooth offers to be her cupid if she satisfies his cravings. And just as she starts to win her crush over, the Boss spills his big secret about Yoshio Two-the man he calls a dream devourer.

Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns 2 5

Author: Akiko Higashimura
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 173

Book Description

LaGuardia

Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1506710751
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 141

Book Description
Eisner and Hugo Award Winner! Written by Nnedi Okorafor, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author and the writer of Marvel's Shuri, this deluxe trade paperback collects issues #1-#4 of the mini-series and includes artist sketches and afterword from the author. In an alternate world where aliens have integrated with society, pregnant Nigerian-American doctor Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka has just smuggled an illegal alien plant named Letme Live through LaGuardia International and Interstellar Airport...and that's not the only thing she's hiding. She and Letme become part of a community of human and alien immigrants; but as their crusade for equality continues and the birth of her child nears, Future—and her entire world—begins to change. "Laguardia" is essential reading for our times." – Comicbook.com "Classic speculative fiction at its best, coupled with an endearing protagonist, and a vibrant, living sci-fi world rendered by a fantastic art team." – Multiversity.com

Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey Vol. 1

Author: Akiko Higashimura
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1645052516
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 158

Book Description
High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. She''s in for a surprise: her new instructor is a bamboo sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn''t care about manga one bit. But maybe this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs to realize her dreams!

Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns 2 1

Author: Akiko Higashimura
Publisher: Kodansha USA
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
30-year-old Reina Hirota's chill life of snacking and binge-watching TV shows gets a wake-up call through a forgotten childhood dream buried in a time capsule. Suddenly, her content solitude seems more like a forever-solo voyage, prompting her to crawl off the couch and start husband hunting-not just to find love, but to help her family find their groove again. Now, if only she knew what she wanted-not just in life, but in a guy, too.

Moto Hagio's a Drunken Dream and Other Stories

Author: Moto Hagio
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781606993774
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Fantagraphics Books is proud to launch its manga line with MotoHagio's collection of short comics, A Drunken Dream and Other Stories.Hagio is one of Japan's most influential and critically lauded comicsinnovators; she has been reinventing shojo manga (Japanese comics marketed at10-18 year-old girls) since 1969. Unconstrained by boundaries of genre, she hassculpted a career characterized by intellectual curiosity, psychologicalauthenticity, and an esthetic sense that has elevated the shojo genre into theliterary. In "Autumn Journey" (1971), a boy's pilgrimage tothe home of his favorite author has more meaning than either the author or hisdaughter can imagine. In "Marie, Ten Years Later" (1977), twoestranged friends learn too late how their actions had destroyed the balance ofa perfect triad of intimacy. In "A Drunken Dream" (1980), twoscientists--one a hermaphrodite, the other a tribal priest--meet on aspace station orbiting Io; but they have met before and are destined to meetagain. In "Iguana Girl" (1991), a girl who appears to her mother andherself to be a hideous anthropoid iguana struggles to overcome hermother's rejection and find happiness ... but her mother has a secret.Learn for yourself why the creator of They Were Eleven! (adapted into an animereleased on DVD in 2005) continues to garner international critical praise andappeals to readers across ages and generations.

Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns 2 4

Author: Akiko Higashimura
Publisher: Kodansha USA
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
After a surprise smooch by Yoshio One, Reina's flustered freakout at the bar is interrupted by some familiar Tarareba faces who call for a four-alarm intervention. And when Morita whisks her away to the sea and finally reveals her lifelong dream, Reina's heart becomes more conflicted than ever while imagining a life of beachside barbecues. Now torn between hunk and handsome, Reina looks to lock lips with Yoshio Two to see if any sparks fly…but is blown away by the outcome in more ways than one.

Goblin Girl

Author: Moa Romanova
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 1683962834
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Book Description
A dating site match goes really wrong in this troubling, funny graphic memoir. Things seem to be looking up when Moa Romanova ― broke, depressed, and living in a squat above an old store ― matches with a very famous celebrity on a popular hook-up site. Not only does the 53-year-old man like Moa ― he also immediately validates and motivates her in a way that not even her therapist does, even offering to help financially support her artistic ambitions. However, Moa soon discovers that there are strings attached. Drawn in a style that's de Chirico by way of the '80s, Romanova's relatable graphic memoir is a thought-provoking debut.

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Vol. 2

Author: Izumi Tsubaki
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 0316312347
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 150

Book Description
It's Nozaki-kun's job to create characters, but he doesn't have to look very far for inspiration! Umetarou Nozaki, a high school student leading a double life as a popular shoujo manga-ka, is an extraordinary guy. This is hardly news to Chiyo, of course! But not to be outdone by Nozaki, the people around him are pretty unique too... There's a maiden-hearted playboy, a flighty former editor, a serious editor, an insomniac, an angel-voiced troublemaker, a hard-working drama club president, and the school prince who's actually a princess. With this colorful cast of characters vying for Nozaki's attention, Chiyo's got some tough competition ahead!