Download or read book Chihayafuru 24 written by Yuki Suetsugu and published by Kodansha America LLC. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harada, a karuta instructor, is at last able to stamp the ticket allowing him to challenge for the top spot in competitive karuta. Not long after, Chihaya and Taichi find themselves given the opportunity to play practice matches against Hisashi Suou, the current Master. How does Harada respond when Chihaya comes to him with the Master's so-called "weakness" that she grasped during their bout...? Meanwhile, Queen Shinobu Wakamiya is busy polishing her own weapons as much as possible as her own deciding match approaches.

Download or read book Some Japanese Flowers written by Dinah Berland and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captivated in his youth by the new technology of photography. Kazumasa Ogawa (1860-1929) became one of the most enterprising and important early photographers, technicians, and printers in Japan. This book presents a majestic collection of images from one of Japan's most important early photographers.

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Download or read book Manga written by Nicole Rousmaniere and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of manga, a vibrant form of Japanese narrative art, from its roots to its emergence as a contemporary global sensation. Manga is a form of Japanese narrative art that has grown over the centuries to become a global phenomenon in the post–World War II era. Initially referring to graphic novels and comics, manga has expanded beyond its original forms to include animation, fashion, and new media. Arranged into six thematic chapters, each opening with an essay, followed by interviews and art selections, this revealing study traces the origins of manga and explores its role in society, and its appearance in different media, from video games to street art, as well as its growing international reach. The voices of manga artists and editors are reflected throughout the book, along with critical analysis by leading scholars. Taking the style of the genre and its terms of reference as its cue, Manga draws upon printed manga works, artwork, manga magazines, original drawings, theater, film, digital technologies, and interviews with artists and publishers to bring the subject vividly to life. This book gives readers an understanding of the excitement generated by a form that crosses cultures and media in a globalized world.

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Download or read book Poison Woman written by Christine L. Marran and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Portions of chapter 4 were previously published in slightly different form in "So bad she's good: the masochist's heroine in Japan, Abe Sada," in Bad girls of Japan, edited by Laura Miller and Jan Bardsley (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005), 141-67"--T.p. verso.

Download or read book Babbling Corpse written by Grafton Tanner and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-24 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the age of global capitalism, vaporwave celebrates and undermines the electronic ghosts haunting the nostalgia industry. Ours is a time of ghosts in machines, killing meaning and exposing the gaps inherent in the electronic media that pervade our lives. Vaporwave is an infant musical micro-genre that foregrounds the horror of electronic media's ability to appear - as media theorist Jeffrey Sconce terms it - "haunted." Experimental musicians such as INTERNET CLUB and MACINTOSH PLUS manipulate Muzak and commercial music to undermine the commodification of nostalgia in the age of global capitalism while accentuating the uncanny properties of electronic music production. Babbling Corpse reveals vaporwave's many intersections with politics, media theory, and our present fascination with uncanny, co(s)mic horror. The book is aimed at those interested in global capitalism's effect on art, musical raids on mainstream "indie" and popular music, and anyone intrigued by the changing relationship between art and commerce.

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Download or read book Bestowed written by Snehlata Agarwala and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestowed is the story of Rudra and Arya.A story of friendship, love, betrayal, and obsession.Rudra, a stranger Arya didn't remember meeting; but he knew more about her than she did about herself.Who was this stranger? Why did he seem so familiar? Why was she attracted to him?From the day he visited Arya's house, Rudra had wanted to take her in his arms and tell her everything. But, he refrained himself and decided to wait for her to remember...and recognize him.Will she remember him...or will he have to lose her once again. 'Bestowed' - A saga of love!

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Download or read book Felicitous Space written by Judith Fryer and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Felicitous Space: The Imaginative Structures of Edith Wharton and Willa Cather