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Cardfight!! Vanguard (vols. 3-4) by Akira Itou, translated by Vertical, Inc.

13 Mar, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation

Welcome back to the massive media franchise that is Cardfight!! Vanguard, which includes a multi-season anime series, official trading card game (each manga volume continues to be packaged with a limited edition playing card), and live-action film. In spite of a mostly-digital playing field these...

Sickness Unto Death (vols. 1-2) by Hikaru Asada, illustrated by Takahiro Seguchi, translated by Vertical, Inc.

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

Determined to become a clinical psychologist, young Futaba arrives in an unnamed city to begin college. Before he even gets to his lodgings – arranged through a friend of his father's – he helps a young woman who collapses in a crowded plaza. While he can't deny...

pink by Kyoko Okazaki, translated by Vertical, Inc.

27 Dec, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation

Well, goodness gracious, looks sure can be deceiving: here's your official warning – this dressed up girl is anything but saccharine-sweet, that pink-toned cover comes printed with an "18+" warning, although those turned-in toes actually do belie a twisted sort of innocence ...

The Drops of God: New World by Tadashi Agi, illustrated by Shu Okimoto, translated by Vertical, Inc.

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

I must confess that I've been loathe to post about this latest volume of The Drops of God – an intoxicating, ongoing race between faux-siblings to identify 13 bottles of phenomenal wines (“The Twelve Apostles,” plus the eponymous “Drops of God”) as chosen by their late legendary...

Paradise Kiss (vols. 1-2) by Ai Yazawa, translated by Vertical, Inc.

14 Dec, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

“If I’d known, I wouldn’t have spent all my time studying and done all the things I really wanted to do,” thinks Yukari Hayasaka, dramatically believing she’s about to die. As a diligent 18-year-old preparing for high school final exams, her academic goals have thus...

Mr. Reaper by Tatsuya Miyanishi, translated by Vertical, Inc.

06 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese, Translation

While most of us all know our birthdays, not all of us know when we might pass from this life. "The only one who knows, / the one who decides the day / is me, the Reaper." Out in the forest, the Reaper points out a...

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...

Publisher Profile: Vertical, Inc. [in AsianWeek]

19 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Author Interview/Profile, Japanese, Repost, Translation

Read Different. Read Vertical. So there seems to be two basic types of readers of Japanese fiction: those who revere the classic writers like Kawabata, Tanizaki, Ōe, and maybe Mishima with an occasional contemporary foray into Haruki...

Publisher Profile: Vertical, Inc. [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Author Interview/Profile, Japanese, Repost, Translation

Read Different. Read Vertical. Move over Kawabata and Tanizaki. Move over Oe and even Mishima. Here comes Vertical, Inc. with its translated texts for the everyman – or woman. While Japanese pop culture – think...

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Cardfight!! Vanguard (vols. 3-4) by Akira Itou, translated by Vertical, Inc.

Sickness Unto Death (vols. 1-2) by Hikaru Asada, illustrated by Takahiro Seguchi, translated by Vertical, Inc.

pink by Kyoko Okazaki, translated by Vertical, Inc.

The Drops of God: New World by Tadashi Agi, illustrated by Shu Okimoto, translated by Vertical, Inc.

Paradise Kiss (vols. 1-2) by Ai Yazawa, translated by Vertical, Inc.

Mr. Reaper by Tatsuya Miyanishi, translated by Vertical, Inc.

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

Publisher Profile: Vertical, Inc. [in AsianWeek]

Publisher Profile: Vertical, Inc. [in Bloomsbury Review]

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