Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku 5

Author: Fujita
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1636994881
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 278

Book Description
After years of butting heads and petty disagreements, Hanako and Taro begin to realize that the next stage of their relationship may be the most challenging one yet. Naoya faces his own hurdles in trying to understand his feelings toward Ko, whose quest for personal growth has led her farther out of his reach. Fortunately, big brother Hirotaka has some insight to share on the topic, which may bring to light a new perspective of what Narumi means to him…

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku 1

Author: Fujita
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1632367041
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A geeky girl whose life revolves around yaoi manga and a quiet gamer boy are old friends, but when they start working in the same office, they decide to date. It's a relationship of convenience at first, but could it become something more? This manga comedy is now a hit streaming anime! Extra-long book includes 2 Japanese volumes! GAMES OVER ROMANCE Narumi Momose has had it rough: Every boyfriend she's had dumped her once they found out she was an otaku, so she's gone to great lengths to hide it. When a chance meeting at her new job with childhood friend, fellow otaku, and now coworker Hirotaka Nifuji almost gets her secret outed at work, she comes up with a plan to make sure he never speaks up. But he comes up with a counter-proposal: Why doesn't she just date him instead? In love, there are no save points.

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku 4

Author: Fujita
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1632368617
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
When Hanako loses a cherished memento, Taro finds himself out in the cold as he pulls out all the wrong stops to try and find a happy resolution. Narumi and Hirotaka offer what support they can while deepening their own relationship, but their help can only go so far... As for Naoya and Ko, perceptive onlookers nudge the pair to close what little distance remains between them, but will they get the hints?

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Vol. 4

Author: Izumi Tsubaki
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 031631241X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 163

Book Description
Nozaki-kun is a pro, but he doesn't always act like one... Nozaki's daily life as a professional manga-ka may revolve around drawing and deadlines, but random weirdness is never far behind! When Chiyo tells Nozaki she wants to see more drama in his manga, he rises to the task...by trying to pull bizarre pranks on her for inspiration?! Then, Nozaki gets his hands on a girls' dating sim after an attempt to cozy up to his editor, and the boys have a sleepover to play it through, only to be shocked silly by the absurd plot twists! And wait, what's this?! Nozaki has a little brother who's as much of a weirdo as he is?! Just as the all-important, romance-boosting summer festival is rolling around, Chiyo has two Nozakis to contend with...?!

Fly Me to the Moon, Vol. 4

Author: Kenjiro Hata,Kenijro Hata
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974726266
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Touring the beautiful Kyoto area, Nasa and Tsukasa find plenty of opportunities for romance. Selfies! Snuggling! Swordplay! They’d better enjoy every minute, because a shattering surprise awaits them at home in Tokyo. Where will the newlyweds go when their cozy (i.e., cramped) apartment is no more? -- VIZ Media

Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan

Author: Patrick W. Galbraith
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 147800701X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 249

Book Description
From computer games to figurines and maid cafes, men called “otaku” develop intense fan relationships with “cute girl” characters from manga, anime, and related media and material in contemporary Japan. While much of the Japanese public considers the forms of character love associated with “otaku” to be weird and perverse, the Japanese government has endeavored to incorporate “otaku” culture into its branding of “Cool Japan.” In Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan, Patrick W. Galbraith explores the conflicting meanings of “otaku” culture and its significance to Japanese popular culture, masculinity, and the nation. Tracing the history of “otaku” and “cute girl” characters from their origins in the 1970s to his recent fieldwork in Akihabara, Tokyo (“the Holy Land of Otaku”), Galbraith contends that the discourse surrounding “otaku” reveals tensions around contested notions of gender, sexuality, and ways of imagining the nation that extend far beyond Japan. At the same time, in their relationships with characters and one another, “otaku” are imagining and creating alternative social worlds.

Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 4

Author: Io Sakisaka
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974710815
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
Futaba Yoshioka has encountered her first love again in high school, but he seems different from the boy she once knew. Futaba wonders what happened between Kou and Yuri, but she’s still determined to find out more about Kou’s past and why he won’t allow others to get close to him. -- VIZ Media

Random

Author: Tom Leveen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442499583
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Who’s the real victim here? This tense and gripping novel explores of the consequences of cyberbullying. Late at night Tori receives a random phone call. It’s a wrong number. But the caller seems to want to talk, so she stays on the line. He asks for a single thing—one reason not to kill himself. The request plunges her into confusion. Because if this random caller actually does what he plans, he’ll be the second person connected to Tori to take his own life. And the first just might land her in jail. After her Facebook page became Exhibit A in a tragic national news story about cyberbullying, Tori can’t help but suspect the caller is a fraud. But what if he’s not? Her words alone may hold the power of life or death. With the clock ticking, Tori has little time to save a stranger—and maybe redeem herself—leading to a startling conclusion that changes everything…

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story, Vol. 1

Author: Magica Magica Quartet
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 0316388963
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
Mami's warm personality has made it difficult for her to adjust to her solitary life as a magical girl, where survival often takes precedence over kindness. When she meets Kyouko Sakura, a fellow lone wolf, she is excited at the prospect of working together with another magical girl and forging a friendship built on ultimate trust. But many are the sacrifices all magical girls must make, and the consequences of Kyouko's choice are only just becoming clear to her. When the pain becomes unbearable, will Kyouko remain standing beside Mami as a force for the greater good...?

Vinland Saga

Author: Makoto Yukimura
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 1612628184
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
WITHIN THE KING’S GRASP As Canute plots to become ruler of the entire Danish world, Thorfinn’s only ambition is to see a harvest profitable enough to buy his own life back. But the fates of prince and slave will come together once again, as Canute plans to seize Ketil Farm from its kindhearted master. What sinister tricks does the have up his sleeve, and could they dash Thorfinn’s hopes for freedom? Meanwhile, Einar’s infatuation with Arnheid takes an unexpected turn when her former husband – an escaped slave – barges onto the farm, insisting she run away with him… "A fascinating, violent, and moving story [that’s] firmly among other timeless classics… Seriously, I don’t know how many different ways I can say this manga is worth reading." -Kotaku