Download or read book Tokyo Geek s Guide written by Gianni Simone and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tokyo is ground zero for Japan's famous "geek" or otaku culture--a phenomenon that has now swept across the globe. This is the most comprehensive Japan travel guide ever produced which features Tokyo's geeky underworld. It provides a comprehensive run-down of each major Tokyo district where geeks congregate, shop, play and hang out--from hi-tech Akihabara and trendy Harajuku to newer and lesser-known haunts like chic Shimo-Kita and working-class Ikebukuro. Dozens of iconic shops, restaurants, cafes and clubs in each area are described in loving detail with precise directions to get to each location. Maps, URLs, opening hours and over 400 fascinating color photographs bring you around Tokyo on an unforgettable trip to the centers of Japanese manga, anime and geek culture. Interviews with local otaku experts and people on the street let you see the world from their perspective and provide insights into Tokyo and Japanese culture, which will only continue to spread around the globe. Japanese pop culture, in its myriad forms, is more widespread today than ever before--with J-Pop artists playing through speakers everywhere, Japanese manga filling every bookstore; anime cartoons on TV; and toys and video games, like Pokemon Go, played by tens of millions of people. Swarms of visitors come to Tokyo each year on a personal quest to soak in all the otaku-related sights and enjoy Japanese manga, anime, gaming and idol culture at its very source. This is the go-to resource for those planning a trip, or simply dreaming of visiting one day!

Download or read book Speed Racer written by Tatsuo Yoshida and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are the stories that inspired the 1960s cult-classic TV series Speed Racer! This initial collection includes the high-octane stories "Return of the Malanga", "The Deadly Desert Race" and "This is a Racer's Soul!" all written and illustrated by series creator Tatsuo Yoshida!

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Manga written by Jason S. Yadao and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Manga is the ultimate handbook offering a comprehensive overview of one of the most fashionable genre's in today's popular culture. The guide features the manga story: from manga's twelfth-century roots to the rise of English-language manga with profiles of influential creators like Leiji Matsumoto and CLAMP as well as publishers to look out for. You'll find an overview of manga's unique styles, techniques and genres decoded as well as a canon of fifty must-read manga, including the iconic Astro Boy, global hits Fruits Basket and Battle Royale, plus less well-known works like Please Save My Earth. The Rough Guide to Manga demystifies unfamiliar terms and genres for newcomers whilst offering manga fans plenty of new recommendations including listings for manga magazines and websites along with a glossary of terms. Crammed with illustrations, and including a section on the anime connection, this is must-have Manga for beginners and enthusiasts alike.

Download or read book Past Life Countess Present Life Otome Game NPC written by Sorahoshi and published by Cross Infinite World. This book was released on 2020-09-11 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oh dear, it seems I was reincarnated into a modern otome game from a fantasy world! All I ever wanted was to be free of my responsibilities as a countess and I finally got my wish when I was reborn as a commoner in modern Japan. Everything was going perfect, except it turns out this is the world of an otome game and some crazy girl who goes around calling herself the “heroine” is upset at me for stealing all her “events” with the “love interests”… Now she wants me to team up with her against the “villainess”. I’m supposedly just a random NPC, so why am I being dragged into this?!

Download or read book Nemu nemu written by Audra Ann Furuichi and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the out of this world adventures of two shooper cute stuffed animal buddiesNemu, a kind hearted pup that loves grilled cheese sandwiches and donuts, and Anpan, his pizza loving, washing machine fearing best friend. Follow along with their owners, Anise and Kana, as they go on epic journeys in a flying cardboard box, dress up as their favorite television heroes and visit a planet inhabited by... frogs? Grab a seat, because the show's about to start! This volume collects the fifth year of comics, with a foreword by Dave Roman of Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity and bonus 5th Anniversary fan art.

Download or read book Stray Dog of Anime written by B. Ruh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon its US release in the mid 1990s, Ghost in the Shell , directed by Mamoru Oshii, quickly became one of the most popular Japanese animated films in the country. Despite this, Oshii is known as a maverick within anime: a self-proclaimed 'stray dog'. This is the first book to take an in-depth look at his major films, from Urusei Yatsura to Avalon .

Download or read book I Reincarnated As Evil Alice So the Only Thing I m Courting Is Death written by Chii Kurusu and published by Cross Infinite World. This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Struck by a car while saving a kitten, I died and reincarnated as the heroine of Evil Alice’s Lover, my absolute favorite otome game. But before I could even enjoy my new life as Alice, I remembered something important. Even though this is a game about dating, there are so many bad endings, it won the award for “Deadliest Game of the Year”! I’m not allowed to fall in love if I want to live?! But the death flags just keep coming! Packed with suspense and romance, this is the story of my gothic romantic comedy!

Download or read book Fruits Basket 18 Month Planner written by Natsuki Takaya and published by TokyoPop. This book was released on 2008-10-07 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 18-month planner is a must-have for every Fruits Basket fan -- it's filled with undated pages that provides maximum flexibility to start scheduling when it's convenient for you!

Download or read book I d Rather Have a Cat than a Harem Reincarnated into the World of an Otome Game as a Cat loving Villainess Vol 1 written by Kosuzu Kobato and published by Cross Infinite World. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cats Are Better Than Harems! I’ve been reincarnated into the world of an otome game, and… What? My mom did, too? Even my dad and my older brother? Meet Amy, the daughter of the Earl of Northland. Her entire family has been reincarnated as the aristocratic Northland family. In an attempt to amicably remove herself as a candidate for the Third Prince’s fiancée (which would certainly cement her position as the game’s villainess), Amy has taken drastic measures—eating tons of food and just enjoying life (at her mother’s suggestion). With this reincarnation, Amy has been given a precious second chance at life, and this time, nothing—not even an otome game—is going to stop her from fulfilling her dream… Amy wants a cat!

Download or read book Anime written by Rayna Denison and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anime: A Critical Introduction maps the genres that have thrived within Japanese animation culture, and shows how a wide range of commentators have made sense of anime through discussions of its generic landscape. From the battling robots that define the mecha genre through to Studio Ghibli's dominant genre-brand of plucky shojo (young girl) characters, this book charts the rise of anime as a globally significant category of animation. It further thinks through the differences between anime's local and global genres: from the less-considered niches like nichijo-kei (everyday style anime) through to the global popularity of science fiction anime, this book tackles the tensions between the markets and audiences for anime texts. Anime is consequently understood in this book as a complex cultural phenomenon: not simply a “genre,” but as an always shifting and changing set of texts. Its inherent changeability makes anime an ideal contender for global dissemination, as it can be easily re-edited, translated and then newly understood as it moves through the world's animation markets. As such, Anime: A Critical Introduction explores anime through a range of debates that have emerged around its key film texts, through discussions of animation and violence, through debates about the cyborg and through the differences between local and global understandings of anime products. Anime: A Critical Introduction uses these debates to frame a different kind of understanding of anime, one rooted in contexts, rather than just texts. In this way, Anime: A Critical Introduction works to create a space in which we can rethink the meanings of anime as it travels around the world.

Download or read book The Saint s Magic Power is Omnipotent Light Novel Vol 1 written by Yuka Tachibana and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could workaholic office lady Sei be a legendary Saint? Not according to the crown prince of another world who summoned her and quickly declared a different girl was the real Saint! That suits Sei just fine--she would much rather spend her days quietly helping people with her unbelievably powerful magic. But how long can Sei live her ideal life of leisure before her true nature is revealed?

Download or read book Hamakua Hero written by Patsy Y. Iwasaki and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Katsu Goto, a Japanese man who moved to Honokaa, Hawaii, in 1884 to seek his fortune. After three years as a contract laborer on a sugar plantation, Goto became the first Japanese store owner in Honokaa and a respected member of the community, but in 1889, Goto was found lynched after being accused of causing unrest among the laborers that led to the burning of a sugarcane field.

Download or read book Dr STONE Reboot Byakuya written by Riichiro Inagaki,Boichi and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn what happened when the world turned to stone in this special side story to Dr. STONE. As Senku and his friends are being turned to stone, his father Byakuya is on the International Space Station. This is the story of the crew as they try to survive as the only humans who remain flesh and blood! -- VIZ Media

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Download or read book Virtual Japanese written by 金水敏 and published by . This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 役割語の豊穣な世界を紹介した『ヴァーチャル日本語役割語の謎』(岩波書店、2003年)の英語版。待望の翻訳刊行。