Download or read book Moe Manifesto written by Patrick W. Galbraith and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moe is a huge cultural phenomenon and one of the driving forces behind the enormous success of Japanese anime and manga--not just in Japan but now throughout the world. In Japan, avid fans of manga comics, anime films and videogames use the term Moe to refer to the strong sense of emotional attachment they feel for their favorite characters. These fans have a powerful desire to protect and nurture the youthful, beautiful and innocent characters they adore--like Sagisawa Moe in Dinosaur Planet and Tomoe Hotaru in Sailor Moon. They create their own websites, characters, stories, discussion groups, toys and games based around the original manga and anime roles. Author Patrick Galbraith is the world's acknowledged expert on Moe and a journalist based in Tokyo. For this book, he interviewed twenty important figures in the world of Japanese manga and anime to gain their insights on the Moe phenomenon. These interviews provide us with the first in-depth survey of this subject. Galbraith uncovers how Moe is influencing an entire generation of manga artists and readers. For those new to anime, manga, and youth culture in Japan, he discusses what constitutes the ideal Moe relationship and why some fans are even determined to marry their fictional sweethearts. He reveals key moments in the development of Moe, and current and future trends in the spread of Moe works and characters from Japan to other parts of the world. The Moe Manifesto provides an insider's look at the earliest Moe characters such as Ayame by Tezuka Osamu. The book has over 100 illustrations of the most famous Moe characters, many in color, and it is sure to delight manga and anime fans of every age.
Download or read book Hirohito s War written by Francis Pike and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 1209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2016 In his magisterial 1,208 page narrative of the Pacific War, Francis Pike's Hirohito's War offers an original interpretation, balancing the existing Western-centric view with attention to the Japanese perspective on the conflict. As well as giving a 'blow-by-blow' account of campaigns and battles, Francis Pike offers many challenges to the standard interpretations with regards to the causes of the war; Emperor Hirohito's war guilt; the inevitability of US Victory; the abilities of General MacArthur and Admiral Yamamoto; the role of China, Great Britain and Australia; military and naval technology; and the need for the fire-bombing of Japan and the eventual use of the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hirohito's War is accompanied by additional online resources, including more details on logistics, economics, POWs, submarines and kamikaze, as well as a 1930-1945 timeline and over 200 maps.
Download or read book Countdown to Lockdown written by Mick Foley and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world famous wrestler and #1 New York Times bestselling author recounts the blood, sweat, and tears behind his knock-down, drag-out TNA debut comeback against archrival Sting. The undisputed king of the literary ring is back with another handwritten, hardcore home run. Forget the ghost writer and the computer keyboard - this mesmerizing memoir is straight from the pen and notebook paper of the Hardcore Legend, Mick Foley, chronicling the heart-pounding build-up to "Lockdown", one of the most important matches of his long and storied career. Foley's every limit is tested, as he battles back the formidable tag-team of Father Time and Mother Nature - overcoming a host of injuries and serious self-doubts to get back in the ring with one of his all-time favorite foes. With his trademark blend of wit and wisdom, wildness and warmth, Foley dishes previously untold stories from his remarkable life, including his transition from WWE to TNA, his ill-fated stint as a television commentator, his tumultuous relationship with Vince McMahon, his thoughts on performance enhancing substances in sports, the troubling list of wrestlers dying way too young, and his soul saving work in Sierra Leone. Raw, dynamic, and unabashedly honest, Countdown to Lockdown charts Foley's wrestling rebirth, and rise to heights that his fans thought he would never see again. Publisher's Note: 100% of the advance for this book has been donated to Child Fund International and RAINN.
Download or read book The General Zapped an Angel written by Howard Fast and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIV“The General Zapped an Angel was written for fun, and offers me a chance to smile at the absurdity of human existence. Therefore, these stories of fantasy and science fiction are among the most serious writing I have done.” —Howard Fast/div DIVNearly forty years after the publication of his first story, “The Wrath of Purple,” in the science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, Howard Fast returned to the genre with a set of nine supremely entertaining tales. In this collection, a Vietnam general shoots down what appears to be an angel, a man sells his soul to the devil for a copy of the next day’s Wall Street Journal, and a group of alien beings bestow a mouse with human thought and emotion. Fast, one of the bestselling authors of the twentieth century, skewers war hawks, oil speculators, and profit-at-all-costs capitalism, issues that are still relevant today./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate./div
Download or read book TSUKIMONOGATARI written by NISIOISIN and published by Kodansha America LLC. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Launching the third or “Final Season” of the international cult-hit series, Possession Tale returns the narrator’s headset back to high school senior and amateur savior Koyomi Araragi, who used to eschew friendship once upon a time because it’d lower his “intensity as a human”—a loner’s misgiving that was perhaps on the mark in a different way than he intended. At issue now is not the precarious fate of one of his cherished confrères, or rather consœurs, whom he’d aid, sight unseen, with a monster’s resilience, but his own aberrant state and its prolonged abuse. If everything comes with a bill, and if no man is an island, then is the price of self-sacrificing amity—and the bloodshed it ironically occasions—becoming inhuman for good? That being said! Our hero, whose first name means “calendar” but who has none in his room, sees no need to rush, so, on our way to the profound mysteries of the superhuman aspect, expect a super-shallow deconstruction of the alarm clock. On hand this volume to (hardly ever) humor his humor: his little sisters, a living doll of a corpse, and its violent mistress.
Download or read book THE KEYCHAIN written by Prriyaanka Katkam and published by FanatiXx. This book was released on 2022-02-26 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE KEYCHAIN' is a pure love fiction. It's all about how a single keychain brings two couples having two different beautiful love stories together. What happened when Riya and Rohan came across a red broken heart Keychain? Where did that Keychain lead them to? What if the Keychain alone is responsible for many changes in their lives? Come and join us in exploring the unexpected twists and turns of their journey.
Download or read book Eighteenth Variation Rhapsodie on a Theme of Paganini written by Sergei Rachmaninoff and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1995-01-31 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world-famous Rachmaninoff "Eighteenth Variation" has probably graced as many pianos and recitals as has any favorite solo. Lambert's arrangement has faithfully maintained the beauty of the original for intermediate pianists.
Download or read book Attack on Titan Anthology written by SCOTT SNYDER and published by Kodansha Comics. This book was released on 2016 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation Light Novel Vol 16 written by Rifujin Na Magonote and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONG LIVE THE KING Now officially Dragon God Orsted’s underling, Rudeus receives his first mission: to make Princess Ariel the next king of Asura Kingdom! Mighty as the endeavor might seem, it’s just the first of many steps he’ll have to take if he’s going to help Orsted bring down the Man God.
Download or read book Let Me Tell My Story written by Rinon Hoxha and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is my Unique Path towards the Total and Absolute Liberation from what is seen. Observations for the field of Personal Change, it's benefits and limitations. The way how did I find the Zgjidhja Spiritual Model of Being. The detailed journey towards Re-Birth. 12 Meetings with Prophet Jesus. Direct Inspirations. My Purpose as a reflection for Yours. The common ground of Religions, their drawbacks and limitations. Intro to the Natural Time Measurement. And, the detailed description of 79 days while staying in my flat in Prishtina during NATO bombardment against Serbia. Also, the state of Kosova prior, during and after the war.
Download or read book Words of Power I written by Nyxsaurius Fallsong and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book to help promote the ideal that every word you manifest has power. This will be the first of many to push this major ideal.
Download or read book Freelance Heroics written by Stephen Gee and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life as a freelancer is hard. Doubly so when your job is kicking ass, taking names, and saving innocent lives from horrifying monsters. It's been a month since Mazik, Gavi, and Raedren-disaffected wage slaves turned magick-slinging adventurers-put a stop to the Cult of Amougourest and saved the city of Houk. You would think slaying a living god would be enough to make their new careers easy, with accolades all around and quests coming in without end. You would, of course, be wrong. The guilds are rejecting them. Quest givers won't listen to them. Their newfound fame is soon forgotten. If they're going to get their careers off the ground, they're going to have to work hard-and there are no big, flashy quests to help them this time. From a high-stakes tournament and an orck invasion to a worker's revolt and a mystery in a hidden village, follow these three friends as they travel across the continent, saving lives, vanquishing villains, and building their professional reputations. Not all adventures are glamorous, but it's the small jobs upon which a freelancing life is built. FREELANCE HEROICS is the sequel to WAGE SLAVE REBELLION, and Book 2 in the exciting FIRESIGN series. It's medieval sword & sorcery meets urban high fantasy, in a series of adventures about making your own way in the world, never giving up, and searching for true love as only a hopeless romantic can. WHO SHOULDN'T READ THIS BOOK: Anyone who doesn't enjoy stories with drinking, cussing, fighting, or killing likely won't enjoy this book. The main characters are adults, and they live in a dangerous world; they act accordingly. Anyone who prefers their books serious or grimdark may be disappointed. This book has adult themes and situations, but above all else it's intended to be fun. If that doesn't sound like something you would enjoy, this book may not be for you. WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK: Anyone looking for an action-packed, fun-filled fantasy adventure. If you enjoy friendly banter, thrilling heroics, and tons of explosions, this book is for you. If you like stories with a certain lightness of tone which eschew angst in favor of punching problems in the face, this book is definitely for you. And if you like big, exciting fantasy series with rising stakes and beloved characters you can revisit time and time again, make sure you've read WAGE SLAVE REBELLION and then dive right in. Want behind-the-scenes info, sneak peeks, and to be the first to learn about sequel announcements? Sign up for the author's email list at www.stephenwgee.com. You'll get a free prequel short story when you sign up.
