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"At the height the 1960's Batman television shows popularity, a shonen manga magazine in Japan serialized fifty-three chapters, starring The Dark Knight, which were all written by Jiro Kuwata. These rare Batman tales were known by relatively few outside of Japan until award-winning designer Chipp Kidd's 2008 book, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan (Pantheon Books), introduced them to a whole new generation of Batman fans. In BATMAN:...
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Despite being completely hopeless at endeavors like farming and cooking, Liselotte, a young lady of noble birth and guardian to twins, Alto and Anna, picks up and moves to a remote land. At the easternmost reaches of her new home lies a forest where it's said witches roam. When Lise one day finds herself at the receiving end of one such witch's attack, she's saved by the sudden appearance of a young man named Engetsu. Though they're strangers, why...
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"The definitive edition, featuring an all-new translation and deluxe hardcover design that reestablish Kazuo Umezz's The Drifting Classroom as a timeless horror classic. In the aftermath of a massive earthquake, a Japanese elementary school is transported into a hostile world where the students and teachers are besieged by terrifying creatures and beset by madness. A group of students stranded out of time face an internal power coup, a wasteland monster...
44) Given: Volume 5
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"Sometimes a song can save your life. Love of music unites the four members of the band Given: hotheaded guitarist Uenoyama, playboy drummer Akihiko, gentle bassist Haruki, and Mafuyu, a singer gifted with great talent and burdened by past tragedy. Their struggles and conflicts may drive them apart, but their bond to the music--and to each other--always brings them back together again. As the band focuses on preparing for music-festival tryouts and...
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After a disastrous journey to the wasteland beyond the school, Sho and the rest of the surviving students return to their fortress, only to discover an even deadlier danger waiting for them. Former friends must fight a final battle as Kazuo Umezz's horror classic careens toward an epic conclusion!
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"The Joker is about to realize that raising kids is no joke! After falling into the same vat of chemicals that turned the Joker into his evil self, Batman is transformed into a baby and Joker finds himself lost without his arch-nemesis. The Joker takes it upon himself to raise baby Bruce Wayne...but learns that fatherhood is a lot more difficult than he initially thought."--Publisher.
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"During a fight with The Joker, Batman falls into a chemical vat that somehow turns him into a baby. Who is going to take care and help raise baby Batman? The Joker, that's who. Written by Satoshi Miyagawa (Uchuu Senkan Tiramisù) and illustrated by Keisuke Gotou, this manga finds Batman transformed into a baby following an accidental fall into the same vat of chemicals that turned the Joker into his evil self. Immediately after accident, the Joker...
50) Given: Volume 7
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Love of music unites the four members of the band Given: hotheaded guitarist Uenoyama, playboy drummer Akihiko, gentle bassist Haruki, and Mafuyu, a singer gifted with great talent and burdened by past tragedy. Their struggles and conflicts may drive them apart, but their bond to the music--and to one another--always brings them back together again. Mafuyu continues to drag his heels about making the decision whether or not to go pro, causing Hiragi...
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"Clark Kent visits Japan as Superman, traveling the country in pursuit of Meshi! What is Meshi? A new villain? A new ally? None of those! It's all about restaurants and exciting new food as Superman tours culinary delights! It's hungry work being Superman! That's why every day for lunch in Superman vs. Meshi, Superman makes a quick stop over in Japan to try a new chain restaurant. Whether it's a hearty bowl of curry or conveyor-belt sushi, the Man...
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By the grace of the gods volume 1
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"Under the protection of the gods, a relaxed life with slimes in another world begins! One day, the life of middle-aged Japanese businessman Ryoma Takebayashi came to a rather sudden and disappointing end. Ryoma had never had a blessed life, but after his death, three great gods sought his cooperation and reincarnated him as a child in another world with swords and magic! Receiving a most cordial and divine welcome from the gods, Ryoma decides to...
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"Crime in Gotham has gotten so out of control that Batman must step up his arsenal of fabulous toys. Gotham City has been under the protection of Batman for only a short amount of time, but since the vigilante's appearance, crime has changed. It's gotten more bold, more destructive. As Batman tries to rise to meet these new threats, he develops a computer system, ROBIN, to help him analyze and subdue the rising criminal tide and hopefully one day...
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Shoulder-a-coffin kuro volume 5
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"Kuro's journey continues as she searches for the witch who cursed her. Before 'that time' comes, will Kuro truly be able to have her body returned to its original state? Meanwhile, the witch too stalks onward, seeking her own quarry..."--Page 4 of cover.
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"The Survey Corps develop a risky gambit - have Eren in Titan form attempt to repair Wall Rose, reclaiming human territory from the monsters for the first time in a century. But Titan-Eren's self-control is far from perfect, and when he goes on a rampage, not even Armin can stop him! With the survival of humanity on his massive shoulders, will Eren be able to return to his senses, or will he lose himself forever?"--
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"The Survey Corps sets a cunning trap to capture the mysterious Abnormal Titan that broke through their ranks. As Armin tries to determine the grotesque creature's identity and purpose, scouts report Titans closing in on all sides! But they don't seem to be after the humans - instead they're targeting the Titan!"--
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Attack on Titan volume 1
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"For eons, humans ruled the natural world. But a century ago, everything changed when the Titans appeared. Giant, grotesque parodies of the human form, these sexless monsters consumed all but a few thousand human beings, who took refuge behind giant walls. Today, the threat of the Titans is a distant memory, and a boy named Eren yearns to explore the world beyond the wall. But what began as a childish dream will become an all-too-real nightmare when...
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"Widow Shuko Yakumo has rediscovered her love of cooking and life through her newly acquired pastime of secretly feeding her neighbor, Yamato, a high school baseball player. But when she goes out to the ballpark for the first time in her life to cheer Yamato on in his tournament, Shuko gets more than she bargained for! As a mass of starving players gathers around the lunch she made specially for Yamato, will there be anything left for Shuko's intended...