Growing up in a dreary suburb, Sakuma has little to brighten his humdrum days aside from his best friend. The bright, talented, and attractive Ushio seems to have everything Sakuma lacks, and his good looks, academics, and athletic prowess make him popular with the girls at school. Past trauma--and an understandable inferiority complex--slowly drive the two apart, and by the time they enter high school, they hardly even speak anymore. Thus, Sakuma finds himself alone. Against all odds, he ...

After winning tickets to an old theme park on the outskirts of Tokyo, Casio and his friends brave the eerie rumors surrounding the place for a little winter adventure. However, what was supposed to be a fun day trip takes a horrific turn when one friend lures Casio away from the group--and stabs him to death. While he bleeds out, his friend tearfully begs him to save someone named Asebi.When Casio next awakens, time has rewound to the moment he set foot in the park that morning. Though he'...

What if the things that keep us apart end up being the things that keep us together?All memories erased, held down by a heavy drug, Marin is thrown into a place that seems too dangerous to be real. She finds herself in a loose group of others that help her overcome challenges while raising her strengths. As she struggles to lead the group over tests that could mean the difference between life and death, she becomes more and more aware that in this world, you can never know who to t...

Kelin Chase is educated and ready to face the working world. When she accepts a nanny job with Henry Quartermaine, it's only for the money. Then she meets little Emily-May and she falls hard for the child. But soon things happen and she has to stand toe to toe with one with Henry Quartermaine.Having Kelin stand up to him both angers Henry Quartermaine and turns him on. His body burns for her in ways he can't understand but yearns to explore. But how can he get past Kelin's dislike ...

After the legendary elf mage Frieren is forced to confront the cruel passage of time, she sets out on a journey to fulfill the final wishes of her friends and get to know the world a little better. Under the supervision of Kanehito Yamada, writer of the original manga, comes five original short stories! Join Frieren, Fern, Stark, Lawine, Kanne, and Aura in all-new adventures!

After disturbing experiences in the city, seventeen-year-old Kanae flees back to his childhood home on a remote island. Once there, he reunites with his old friend and first love, Akari. But suddenly, Kanae finds himself propelled four days into the future. Akari's older brother is now dead and Kanae has no memory of what happened in the intervening four days. Can Kanae travel back in time to prevent the death of Akari's brother?

This charming yuri manga follows two time travellers with an eye for fashion, journeying across eras in search of the most beautiful garments history has to offer. From forgotten wardrobes to dazzling period couture, their adventures weave together style, history, and a budding romance.In the first instalment, two mysterious intruders appear in the treasured wardrobe room left behind by a girl’s late grandmother. Thus begins Time Is a Closet, with its enchanting pr...

River Space in Contemporary Chinese Cinema examines how filmmakers use river imagery to explore themes of home, displacement, and belonging in an era of rapid modernization.Using the term “river space” to describe geographical areas created by rivers or existing alongside them, the author shows how these areas figure in films as alternative, oppositional, or contradictory sites. The book is divided into four parts, discussing waterscape in Chinese cinema, homesickness and ...

"This bright and bubbly early reader graphic novel, based on debut creator Yu’s own immigration story, validates the sometimes overwhelming nature of learning an unfamiliar language as a child in a new country." —Publishers WeeklyBeing the new kid in school is scary enough. But imagine what it would be like if you were the new kid in a new school, in a new country. That’s exactly the situation Mei Yu finds herself in when her family moves from China to Can...

Mei, Maggie, and Sophie are BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!With fourth grade just around the corner, the three girls look forward to another fun school year together. But disaster strikes on the first day of school: MAGGIE’S LEAVING!! Suddenly, Mei and Sophie only have each other. They can still have fun together, right?But soon, Sophie behaves very differently. She hates Mei’s art. She calls her hurtful names. She even plays mean pranks on her. What’s going on? Soph...

In order to fulfill his father’s dying wish of him bathing in the Ganges, Raj Sohan leaves home. His wife, Melody, respected that enough to let him go alone even though she always wanted to see India. When he leaves, her heart breaks though she knows he is coming back. The day he is supposed to return, Melody Sohan gets the perfect idea to welcome her man back.

This charming yuri manga follows two time travellers with an eye for fashion, journeying across eras in search of the most beautiful garments history has to offer. From forgotten wardrobes to dazzling period couture, their adventures weave together style, history, and a budding romance.In the first instalment, two mysterious intruders appear in the treasured wardrobe room left behind by a girl’s late grandmother. Thus begins Time Is a Closet, with its enchanting prologue in which a...