Download or read book Hayate X Blade Omnibus 1 written by Shizuru Hayashiya and published by Seven Seas. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The all-girls boarding school Tenchi Academy isn't just known for its quality academics. It's also known for training the top sword fighters in the country. Students in the special "Sword Bearer" program compete in a school-wide battle known as the Hashitori, striving to win fame and money. Enter Kurogane Hayate. While her sister, Nagi, recovers from an injury, the spunky and cheerful Hayate takes her place at the academy until she is well enough to return. But when Hayate learns of the mountain of debt her orphanage owes to the Yakuza, she decides to become a Sword Bearer and pay back the debt. The only problem is that Hayate needs a partner to compete, and Ayana, the powerful and talented sword fighter Hayate needs to help her, want nothing to do with her!

Download or read book Hayate X Blade written by Shizuru Hayashiya and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hayate and Ayuna meet their match!

Download or read book Hayate X Blade Omnibus 2 written by Shizuru Hayashiya and published by Seven Seas. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dean Amachi Hitsugi has lorded over the student body of Tenchi Academy with a unique mix of eccentric policies and scatterbrained benevolence, but all that could be coming to an end. Stoic Hoshikawa Kurea and her unruly partner, Tsukishima Minori, think they have a fool-proof plan for usurping Hitsugi's position atop the Hoshitori ranks and seizing control of the entire Academy. Meanwhile, the rest of the students are gearing up for the upcoming School Festival. To Ayana's chagrin, most of the classes--including her own--have decided to have maid cafes! Worst of all... Ayana's girl-crazy roommate Jun is in charge of designing Ayana's maid outfit, and it's sure to be too hot to handle! Hayate X Blade is an action-packed romantic comedy romp, with hints of yuri. It's currently the most popular and longest running yuri manga series in Japan. Its blend of light girl/girl romance with nonstop swordfighting action distinguishes it as a unique and exciting manga series that has earned a die-hard legions of fans.

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!

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Download or read book Blade of the Immortal Beasts written by Hiroaki Samura and published by Dark Horse Manga. This book was released on 1997 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The immortal samurai Manji is recovering from his wounds as Rin hunts for her family's murderer.

Download or read book Hayate X Blade written by Shizuru Hayashiya and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-octane swordplay meets light yuri romance when bratty Hayate Nagi must take her twin sister's place in a succession of grueling girl-on-girl sword battles or risk expulsion from sword school!

Download or read book Hayate X Blade written by Shizuru Hayashiya and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-octane swordplay meets light yuri romance when bratty Hayate Nagi must take her twin sister's place in a succession of grueling girl-on-girl sword battles or risk expulsion from sword school!

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Download or read book Secret of the Princess written by Milk Morinaga and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '" Fujiwara is the school''s most admired student and captain of the volleyball team, but her reputation is at risk when she accidentally breaks the principal''s most prized possession, a priceless vase. Fellow student Miu witnesses the accident, and Fujiwara begs her not to tell. In exchange, she''ll do whatever Miu wants. It turns out that what Miu wants is to date Fujimaru! Although this wasn''t an arrangement that either girl expected, the two soon discover that breaking the vase may have been destiny''s way of bringing them together. "'

Download or read book Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 5 written by Hiromu Arakawa and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical "auto-mail" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his brother and himself...the legendary Philosopher's Stone. Ed, Alphonse and their mechanic Winry go south in search of Izumi Curtis, the master alchemist who taught the brothers how to use alchemy. But in the boomtown of Rush Valley, an encounter with a pickpocket turns them down a different path in search of an auto-mail blacksmith whose handiwork is the best that Winry has ever seen. Then the action flashes back to the past to show how Ed and Alphonse first learned alchemy...

Download or read book PULSE Vol 1 written by Ratana Satis and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved yuri/Girls' Love webtoon from Lezhin that became a global favorite! Don't miss this beautiful, full-color paperback in English for Mature audiences. Mel, a renowned heart surgeon, is well-known for being a stoic loner. She views her erotic flings with other women as a tool for pleasure rather than a show of affection. Then she meets Lynn, a beautiful and spirited cardiac patient who needs a new heart, but refuses a transplant. The two women meet with minimal expectations but soon become enthralled in a relationship that changes everything for them both. This Girls’ Love comic–and first place winner of the 2nd Lezhin Comics World Comic Contest–is one of the most popular series by fan-favorite Thai creator Ratana Satis, also known for Soul Drifters and Lily Love.

Download or read book Empire of the Sun written by J. G. Ballard and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg's film, tells of a young boy's struggle to survive World War II in China. Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him. Shanghai, 1941 -- a city aflame from the fateful torch of Pearl Harbor. In streets full of chaos and corpses, a young British boy searches in vain for his parents. Imprisoned in a Japanese concentration camp, he is witness to the fierce white flash of Nagasaki, as the bomb bellows the end of the war...and the dawn of a blighted world. Ballard's enduring novel of war and deprivation, internment camps and death marches, and starvation and survival is an honest coming-of-age tale set in a world thrown utterly out of joint.

Download or read book I m in Love with the Villainess Light Novel Vol 1 written by Inori and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Archnemesis... Won’t You Be Mine? Ordinary office worker Oohashi Rei wakes up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite otome game, Revolution. To her delight, the first person to greet her is also her favorite character, Claire Francois—the main antagonist of the story! Now, Rei is determined to romance Claire instead of the game’s male leads. But how will her villainous ladylove react to this new courtship?!

Download or read book Naruto Kakashi s Story Lightning in the Frozen Sky written by Akira Higashiyama,Takashi Yano,Shin Towada,Jun Esaka,Mirei Miyamoto and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year has passed since the Fourth Great Ninja War, and Kakashi’s appointment as Hokage looms. But first he heads to the Land of Waves for a dangerous mission rescuing hostages from a top-secret airship. There he confronts a ninja whose heart is frozen by tragedy. Having lost both his friend’s eye and his greatest abilities, can Kakashi protect anyone from his coldhearted foe? What is the true meaning of the Will of Fire gained in the distant heavens? Kakashi finds these answers and more as he enters a new ninja era. -- VIZ Media