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Another spectacular collaboration between a literary giant and the illustrator of Touken Ranbu! The Maiden's Bookshelf series continues with this eerie classic from the great Izumi Kyoka.“But you couldn’t have known!”A mysterious encounter in the surgery room leads down the paths of memory after a young woman refuses anesthetic to protect her secret...At once dreamlike and strikingly modern, Kyoka Izumi’s 1895 tale of doomed love has never been more wrenching than it is here, presented alongside Towoji Honojiro’s haunting and evocative illustrations.

Mitsuha is your average teenage orphan—until one day she falls off a cliff, and finds herself in another world strangely akin to medieval Europe! Beset by wolves, she discovers she has the ability to travel freely between the two worlds, and decides to make a life for herself in both. Now all she needs to do is save up 80,000 gold coins for a comfortable retirement... Piece of cake, right?! No matter how out of control things get, Mitsuha keeps her cool, turning every hurdle into a business opportunity. From shopkeeper to war hero to viscountess, her meteoric rise seems unstoppable—but with each success comes new obligations and new costs. Does every step up just take her further from her goal??

"Hopeless pushover Iruma Suzuki has found himself in a devil of a predicament. . .His trashy parents have sold off his soul, and he now has to live and attent school in the Netherworld. But with his unique survival skills and doting demon grandfather's support, Iruma will surely make it through this hellish experience. He'll just need to subjugate rival classmates, summon familiars, and more, all while never revealing that he's human. . . Easy as aleph, bet, gimel, right?"--Page 4 of cover.

"In the beautiful mountains of Akita stands GLASS STUDIO amato, run by Mr. Komatsu and the shiny-nosed dog who loves him--MUCO!! Muco dreams of the day when Mr. Komatsu will become a dog, too, but in the meantime she spends her days chewing up towels, jumping in the pond, and inventing new games...all called "Komatsu"! Based on a real person, a real dog, and a real glass studio, there's something here for everyone--even cat lovers! (Disclaimer: no actual cats are featured in this volume)"--Provided by publisher.

Their hearts are at point-blank range! Miyazen is a prim and proper young lady, and Matsubayashi is a brusque former troublemaker. They're still having trouble talking to each other, but the arrival of summer is giving them a little extra help. The more they get to know each other, the closer they want to become. And now they've finally reached a turning point...!

You probably don't remember, but... Miyazen is a prim and proper young lady, and Matsubayashi is a brusque former troublemaker. They both want to get closer and secretly rack their brains every day trying to come up with things to talk about. But why is it that they're so interested in each other in the first place? In this installment, we learn a bit more about their pasts and motivations!

"Two high school classmates, Sakura Miyazen and Sota Matsubayashi, are polar opposites: Miyazen is a prim and proper young lady, while Matsubayashi is a brusque former troublemaker. They're secretly dying to talk to each other, but their backgrounds are so different, they can't seem to strike up a conversation! And why does a simple greeting make the both of them turn red?!"--

"The bizarre four-panel comic by Bkub Okawa, on which the hit anime is based, is filled with obscure pop culture references (including walk-ons by characters from other series) and tongue-in-cheek, and in-your-face, quips and snipes, as well as inappropriate physical violence"--

For many a deep and lasting interest in Japanese culture, its people and its language, begins with a fascination for beautifully drawn characters produced by a master calligrapher. Compared with the squarish, regular representation of Chinese characters reproduced in books, newspapers, and magazines by modern printing techniques, the appealing brush strokes of a handwritten Japanese scroll, letter, or menu is often considered a work of art, and associated with the aesthetic and mystical. Brush Writing is dedicated to such enthusiasts of Japanese calligraphy who have searched for a basic and introductory guide in English to this traditional and challenging Eastern art.Any learner of Japanese will almost certainly find this book an invaluable aid to writing kanji, a subject that is rarely dealt with. adequately in language textbooks, as well as providing fundamental clues to decipher handwritten Japanese. Through nearly fifty model characters, Brush Writing teaches the basic techniques of writing almost any kanji. For each character, we have clearly shown the correct stroke order, major readings in romanized Japanese, and meanings in English. Advice on balance and other practical tips on writing kanji have also been included. Equally important to all non-native learners of Japanese, this book explains the secret of writing attractive hiragana, the key, in fact, to ensuring that handwritten Japanese is clearly legible and leaving the impression that it was penned by an adult Japanese hand.But it does not end there. Brush Writing is more than a kanji guide for students of the Japanese language. After working through the systematic instructions carefully explained in this volume, anyone, with an appreciation of the beauty and art of quality brush work, should find little difficulty in creating fine calligraphy of their very own, even if the meanings of the shapes themselves remain a mystery. This volume begins with a comprehensive, but brief introduction to the history of Chinese and Japanese characters to satisfy the curiosity of the enthusiast. For novice calligraphers, not only have we explained how to use the necessary materials and equipment, such as brushes, paper, and sumi ink, but we have also appended a list of stores selling calligraphic supplies throughout the United States.For Japanese language students and aspiring calligraphers alike, Brush Writing is the perfect introduction to the art and technique of shodo, Japanese calligraphy.

The closer they get, the greedier they become! Sakura Miyazen and Sota Matsubayashi make an unlikely couple. After all, Miyazen is a prim and proper young lady, and Matsubayashi is a brusque former troublemaker. But they're actually more similar than you'd think--both of them struggle to act naturally around each other, and they're always thinking of ways to get closer. Now that they're finally dating, what will they try doing next? Akitaka's short and sweet romance comedy reaches its dramatic finale!

"With little time to spare, Koyomi is on a mission to save Hanekawa from the Afflicting Cat's grip and find Shinobu. This time, he'll take all the help he can get--even a lead from a sketchy aberrations expert--but will it be enough, or will things once again go from bad to worse?"--Back cover.

"After looking back on the events of Golden Week, Koyomi scrambles to save Hanekawa from the "Afflicting Cat" once again. This time, Black Hanekawa's power threatens to grow to regal heights, but does Koyomi even stand a chance against the cat that came back?"--Page 4 of cover.

"Overall, Katanagatari continues to offer an enjoyable read, the likes of which only NISIOISIN consistently brings to the table. […] As we enter into the second half of the series, things are about to heat up and you certainly won’t want to miss out." - Anime UK NewsSwordless “swordsman” Shichika and self-described “schemer” Togame are on a quest to obtain twelve peculiar masterpiece blades. Pitting the former against his sister, who has acquired one of the legendary weapons, and the latter against a rival at court, Princess Negative, this paperback edition, featuring beautiful interior art and copious bilingual footnotes, is the third of a quartet collecting a best-selling series from the former homeland of samurais and ninjas. Now in paperback!

A boy, a witch, and where it all began With the crisis at the Kagari estate settled, life for Takamiya and Kagari is finally back to normal. But just as they’re enjoying the school festival, a visitor that even the Chairwoman and Alcina must bow their heads to appears before them—Fulcanelli, the witch who governs all witches. Fulcanelli offers to grant Takamiya a peaceful future, but only for a price.

"The ... four-panel comic by Bkub Okawa, on which the hit anime is based, is filled with obscure pop culture references (including walk-ons by characters from other series) and tongue-in-cheek and in-your-face quips and snipes, as well as inappropriate physical violence" --

"A pair of twisted siblings--Yuuma, a young man obsessed with the devil, and Chizumi, the worst little sister in recorded history--cause all sorts of tragic and terrifying things to happen wherever they go. These scary short stories will shock you with a literal interpretation of the ills that plague modern society"--

"Originally published in Japan as Katsute kami datta kemonotachi e 12 by Kodansha, Ltd. Katsute kami datta kemonotachi e first serialized in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, Kodansha, Ltd., 2014-"--Colophon.

A Wonderful SummerSummer finally comes to a close for Makoto and her friends—but not without incident! In Aomori, Beachy makes a surprise visit and helps Chinatsu with a summer project that’s out of this world. Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Akane gets sauced and puts Makoto’s plans to return to Aomori on hold. And when Makoto gets back, she’ll find plenty of surprises waiting for her. However, the biggest surprise comes when her friends find Makoto in a compromising situation that might just expose her status as a witch.

On June 19, 1988, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper broke the story: Recruit Co. Ltd., a media conglomerate founded by Hiromasa Ezoe, was alleged to have bribed the deputy Mayor of Kawasaki City. Thus began what became known as the Recruit Affair, a scandal that shook Japanese politics to the core, just at the height of the Bubble Economy and brought down the long-entrenched Liberal Democratic Party and the government of Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.As the other mainstream newspapers also began reporting on seemingly-suspicious stock transfers by a Recruit subsidiary to bureaucrats and prominent politicians, an angry public turned on founder and President Ezoe, setting him up as the villain, although the transactions were, actually, legal. Soon, Ezoe was detained by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, and harshly interrogated. There was no concrete evidence against Ezoe, but the sensational reports in the newspapers, TV new programs, and weekly magazines fanned the public's fury and encouraged the prosecutors to pressure a confession out of him. Ultimately, many top LDP politicians were linked to the scandal, and the Takeshita cabinet quit en masse the following year. Mentally and physically exhausted, Ezoe signed the interrogation records. He was given a suspended sentence, and resigned from the business he had founded as a Tokyo University student.Where is the Justice? is Hiromasa Ezoe's detailed and candid look at the Recruit Affair and the part he played in it. More than that, however, it is a sharp indictment of what the Los Angeles Times called, "the pervasive political dishonesty and rampant profiteering at the heart of the system..." Many experts on contemporary Japanese politics say that, in retrospect, the Recruit Affair was a significant turning point in Post-War Japan, as the Bubble Economy became the Lost Decade. Ezoe offers a unique perspective on these events, from which we, today, can draw important lessons about ethics, accountability, transparency, and the often dangerously entwined roles of policy makers, policy enforcers - and those who report and manipulate public opinion.