Author: Maki Minami
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 142157943X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Hime has been working as hard as she can in order to put in a good performance for her first voice-acting gig, Beast Renjai . But while she’s striving to earn the respect of her fellow cast members and the director, she’s falling dangerously behind in school! What will happen to her chances if she flunks her upcoming finals?! -- VIZ Media
Hana-Kimi, Vol. 1
Author: Hisaya Nakajo
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421568756
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The Prettiest Boy In School...Isn't A Boy! Japanese-American track-and-field star Mizuki has gotten herself to transfer to a high school in Japan...but not just any school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she's going to an all-guys' high school...and disguising herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they're more than classmates...they're roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates--and the school nurse--must cope with a new transfer student who may make them question their own orientation... Plus a bonus story, The Cage of Summer! -- VIZ Media
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421568756
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The Prettiest Boy In School...Isn't A Boy! Japanese-American track-and-field star Mizuki has gotten herself to transfer to a high school in Japan...but not just any school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she's going to an all-guys' high school...and disguising herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they're more than classmates...they're roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates--and the school nurse--must cope with a new transfer student who may make them question their own orientation... Plus a bonus story, The Cage of Summer! -- VIZ Media
Sugar Princess: Skating To Win, Vol. 1
Author: Hisaya Nakajo
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421519302
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Ice Princess meets The Cutting Edge! When ice-skating novice Maya Kurinoki lands a double axel for the first time, coach Eishi Todo sees her potential and vows to make her a figure skating "princess." All Maya has to do is convince famous skater Shun Kano to become her partner. Too bad Shun doesn't want to have anything to do with her! When Maya Kurinoki takes her little brother to the local ice-skating rink for the first time, she's got her hands full just trying to get him to let go of the bar. To inspire a bit of bravery in him, she attempts a double axel--and lands it! Maya never imagined that this jump would change her life...or that a coach named Eishi Todo would vow to make her a figure skating "princess"! Now all Maya has to do is convince famous skater Shun Kano to become her partner. Too bad Shun doesn't want to have anything to do with her!
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421519302
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Ice Princess meets The Cutting Edge! When ice-skating novice Maya Kurinoki lands a double axel for the first time, coach Eishi Todo sees her potential and vows to make her a figure skating "princess." All Maya has to do is convince famous skater Shun Kano to become her partner. Too bad Shun doesn't want to have anything to do with her! When Maya Kurinoki takes her little brother to the local ice-skating rink for the first time, she's got her hands full just trying to get him to let go of the bar. To inspire a bit of bravery in him, she attempts a double axel--and lands it! Maya never imagined that this jump would change her life...or that a coach named Eishi Todo would vow to make her a figure skating "princess"! Now all Maya has to do is convince famous skater Shun Kano to become her partner. Too bad Shun doesn't want to have anything to do with her!
Hana-Kimi, Vol. 6
Author: Hisaya Nakajo
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421569000
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Private Eyes When a sports reporter comes looking for a scoop on Izumi Sano, Japan's most promising young high-jumper, Mizuki's own secrets are brought into the light! Can she hide the fact that she, Sano's roommate, is actually a cross-dressing girl? Meanwhile, Mizuki's classmate Nakatsu, unaware of Mizuki's female-ness, struggles to choose between his girlfriend and "the love that dare not speak its name." But a wrench is about to thrown into these relationships from two thousand miles away. Julia, Mizuki's best friend from America, is coming from Japan to go to school! -- VIZ Media
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421569000
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Private Eyes When a sports reporter comes looking for a scoop on Izumi Sano, Japan's most promising young high-jumper, Mizuki's own secrets are brought into the light! Can she hide the fact that she, Sano's roommate, is actually a cross-dressing girl? Meanwhile, Mizuki's classmate Nakatsu, unaware of Mizuki's female-ness, struggles to choose between his girlfriend and "the love that dare not speak its name." But a wrench is about to thrown into these relationships from two thousand miles away. Julia, Mizuki's best friend from America, is coming from Japan to go to school! -- VIZ Media
Hana-Kimi (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 6
Author: Hisaya Nakajo
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421554846
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The popular gender-bender romance is now reissued as a 3-in-1 omnibus! Mizuki Ashiya has such a crush on a track star named Izumi Sano that she moves from the U.S. to Japan to enroll in the all-male high school he goes to! Pretending to be a boy, Mizuki becomes Sano’s roommate…but how can she keep such a big secret when she’s so close to the guy she wants? Sano’s younger brother Shin hasn’t forgiven him for leaving home five years ago. Now that Sano and Shin are competing against each other in a high-jump event at Gakuin High, Sano is faltering under the emotional pressure. To make matters worse, Sano’s estranged father shows up. Can Mizuki help Sano get his head back in the game?
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421554846
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The popular gender-bender romance is now reissued as a 3-in-1 omnibus! Mizuki Ashiya has such a crush on a track star named Izumi Sano that she moves from the U.S. to Japan to enroll in the all-male high school he goes to! Pretending to be a boy, Mizuki becomes Sano’s roommate…but how can she keep such a big secret when she’s so close to the guy she wants? Sano’s younger brother Shin hasn’t forgiven him for leaving home five years ago. Now that Sano and Shin are competing against each other in a high-jump event at Gakuin High, Sano is faltering under the emotional pressure. To make matters worse, Sano’s estranged father shows up. Can Mizuki help Sano get his head back in the game?
Hana-Kimi, Vol. 23
Author: Hisaya Nakajo
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421572877
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Final Volume! Goodbye, High School Days Mizuki's secret is exposed...and her days at Osaka High School are numbered. Can she keep the friends she made as a boy...and does she have a future with Sano after graduation? The flowers of youth are scattered to the winds in the bittersweet final volume of Hana-Kimi! -- VIZ Media
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421572877
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Final Volume! Goodbye, High School Days Mizuki's secret is exposed...and her days at Osaka High School are numbered. Can she keep the friends she made as a boy...and does she have a future with Sano after graduation? The flowers of youth are scattered to the winds in the bittersweet final volume of Hana-Kimi! -- VIZ Media
Hana-Kimi, Vol. 10
Author: Hisaya Nakajo
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421569752
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Strike A Pose! Award-winning fashion photographer Akiha Hara wants Izumi, Nakatsu and Mizuki for his new photo shoot! But the handsome, bisexual Akiha may have a more than professional interest in his models. And has he figured out that Mizuki is a girl? Caught in the treacherous, seductive world of high fashion, can our heroes escape...if they even want to? -- VIZ Media
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421569752
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Strike A Pose! Award-winning fashion photographer Akiha Hara wants Izumi, Nakatsu and Mizuki for his new photo shoot! But the handsome, bisexual Akiha may have a more than professional interest in his models. And has he figured out that Mizuki is a girl? Caught in the treacherous, seductive world of high fashion, can our heroes escape...if they even want to? -- VIZ Media
Hana-Kimi, Vol. 19
Author: Hisaya Nakajo
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421570912
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Raise the Bar This is what it's all been building up to...Shin, Izumi and Kagurazuka compete against one another in the high jump! Then, Sekime gets his own moment in the spotlight when his classmates see him with a strange girl. But if we're talking "strange," she doesn't even compare to the woman who comes onto campus and sweeps an embarrassed Nakatsu off his feet...Nakatsu's mother! -- VIZ Media
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421570912
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Raise the Bar This is what it's all been building up to...Shin, Izumi and Kagurazuka compete against one another in the high jump! Then, Sekime gets his own moment in the spotlight when his classmates see him with a strange girl. But if we're talking "strange," she doesn't even compare to the woman who comes onto campus and sweeps an embarrassed Nakatsu off his feet...Nakatsu's mother! -- VIZ Media
Graphic Novels
Author: Michael Pawuk
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440851360
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440851360
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.