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20th Century Boys (vol. 16) by Naoki Urasawa, with the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki, English adaptation by Akemi Wegmüller

03 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Back when Kenji and the gang were young enough to be concerned about little more than just having fun, an equally young Fukube was trying very, very hard to be included. When sharing his extensive, pristine manga collection doesn't get him invited to "secret headquarters,"...

Death Note (vols. 3-6) by Tsugumi Ohba, art by Takeshi Obata, translated by Pookie Rolf (vol. 3) and Alexis Kirsch (vols. 4-6)

28 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Need some freak-out adventures you can't put down? Time to continue the Death Note series with four more volumes that will get us to the half-way mark of this international phenomenon – in addition to the expected mega-million copy sales, anime and live-action spin-offs, novelizations, etc....

Tokyo on Foot: Travels in the City’s Most Colorful Neighborhoods by Florent Chavouet

22 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, European, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Memoir, Young Adult Readers

During a term I spent as a grad student in Yokohama, Japan, I wandered every free afternoon through nearby Tokyo with camera in hand. Knowing my time was limited, I even planned out a detailed schedule for which neighborhood (Tokyo is sprawling!) I would go...

Blue Exorcist (vol. 1) by Kazue Kato, translated by John Werry

21 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

We all probably have a little bit of devil in us, but what do you do when you find out that your birthfather is Satan himself? Twin brothers (and, not surprisingly, polar opposites), Rin and Yukio, have been raised all their lives by Father Fujimoto,...

20th Century Boys (vol. 15) by Naoki Urasawa, with the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki, English adaptation by Akemi Wegmüller

17 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

The Pope is on his way to Japan in time for the opening ceremony of the 2015 World Expo ...

20th Century Boys (vol. 14) by Naoki Urasawa, with the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki, English adaptation by Akemi Wegmüller

04 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

It's 2015 ...

20th Century Boys (vol. 13) by Naoki Urasawa, with the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki, English adaptation by Akemi Wegmüller

04 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

The announcement is over a week old, but better late than never, especially when it's such well-deserved fabulous news: ...

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

03 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Japanese, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction

Clearly, Unbroken falls into the 'you can't make this stuff up'-category. Within the almost 500 pages of print (or 14 hours of listening – narrated with such dignity by award-winning actor Edward Herrman!), you'll experience just about every human emotion ...

La Quinta Camera | The Fifth Room by Natsume Ono, translated by Joe Yamazaki

25 Jul, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Charlotte, 18, bored with her life in Denmark, hitchhikes into her chosen Italian city: destination – language school. Her thrill of "I'm finally in Italia," is instantly dashed by her realization that she's left her bag with all her valuables in the now long-gone truck. Wandering...

A Bride’s Story (vol. 1) by Kaoru Mori, translated by William Flanagan

01 Jul, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Central Asian, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Before you read a single word, you'll surely find yourself marveling at the breathtaking wonder of the artwork here. The word 'exquisite' hardly does the painstakingly detailed panels justice ...

On the Seesaw Bridge by Yuichi Kimura, illustrated by Kowshiro Hata, translated by Vertical, Inc.

22 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese, Translation

Here's the initial scene: an orange fox chases a grey rabbit, both heading toward an almost-washed out wooden bridge perched over a fast-moving river swollen from heavy rains. The rabbit sees the bridge as an escape route, while the fox is convinced he's about to get...

Wandering Son (vol. 1) by Shimura Takako, translated by Matt Thorn

06 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Nitori Shuichi and his older sister Maho are starting at a new school. Before he's even entered his fifth-grade classroom, Nitori has already been mistaken for a girl. He is indeed a beautiful boy ...

The Paradise Bird Tattoo (or, Attempted Double-Suicide) by Choukitsu Kurumatani, translated by Kenneth J. Bryson [in Library Journal]

16 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

A major Japanese prize-winning book (Naoki, 1998) and film (Akame shijūya taki shinjū misui, 2003; in English, Akame 48 Waterfalls), Paradise is an unflinching meditation on late-20th-century disconnection. Middle-aged Ikushima, once again a self-described “corpse” in shoes and suit, recalls his drifting life 12 years ago: after...

Orchards by Holly Thompson, illustrations by Grady McFerrin

06 May, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Japanese, Japanese American, Middle Grade Readers, Poetry, Verse Novel/Nonfiction, Young Adult Readers

Holly Thompson’s novel-in-verse begins with a jarring slam: "One week after / you stuffed a coil of rope / into your backpack / and walked uphill into / Osgoods' orchard / where blooms were still closed fists // my father looked up summer airfares to...

Japan As Viewed by 17 Creators produced by Fanfare/Ponent Mon, translated by Shizuka Shimoyama, Elizabeth Tiernan, and Vanessa Champion

02 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Here's an uncommon venue for an East/West cultural exchange: manga across borders! Under the auspices of the French Institutes and Alliances in Japan, 10 French-speaking "comic creators" and seven Japanese manga artists wrote 16 chapters (two French creators worked together) inspired by their experiences visiting...

Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths by Shigeru Mizuki, translated by Jocelyne Allen, with an introduction by Frederik L. Schodt

26 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Japanese, Memoir, Translation

In case you had any doubt, let me tell you immediately that this devastating story of wartime death and destruction "is 90% fact," as its venerable creator Shigeru Mizuki reveals in the "Afterword." At almost 90 years old, he remains one of Japan's most revered manga...

Death Note I: Black Edition (vols.1-2) by Tsugumi Ohba, art by Takeshi Obata, translated by Tetsuichiro Miyaki

12 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

So phenomenally successful is the Death Note series, it's available in multiformats in the U.S. alone. Not even considering all the endless spin-off enterprises like anime, films, and games, Death Note on the page comes in single volumes (12 total), or a complete box set, or even...

House of Five Leaves (vol. 2) by Natsume Ono, translated by Joe Yamazaki

08 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Being madly appreciative of Natsume Ono's not simple, one of the most clever, time-bending manga I've ever been so lucky to read, I definitely felt a personal sense of pride when I heard this week that Ono's latest series-in-English-translation, House of Five Leaves (click here...

The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto, translated by Michael Emmerich

01 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Translation

Balanced with deft reminders of impermanence –from vivid dreams and outdoor art to once-a-year cherry blossoms and death – Banana Yoshimoto’s latest is a love story with a higher-than-usual satisfying-sigh factor. Chihiro, an artist, and Nakajima, a graduate student in genetics, finally meet after watching and...

I’ll Give It My All … Tomorrow (vol. 2) by Shunju Aono, English adaptation by Akemi Wegmüller

24 Mar, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Shizuo Oguro's definitely getting older, although not quite yet better. Having quit the corporate life at age 40 determined to become a manga artist in volume 1, Oguro is now 42 and facing creative rejection, trying to convince himself that "Great talents bloom late." His friend – the angry...

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