An expertly crafted, full-color, oversized volume showcasing the creative forces behind the hotly anticipated animated anthology series!Star Wars: Visions, an original series of animated short films, celebrates the Star Wars galaxy through the lens of the world’s best Japanese anime creators. Coming in 2021 to Disney+.Dark Horse Books and Lucasfilm invite fans to enjoy the universe of Star Wars from a thrilling new point of view w...

Bookworm Akira has read about the conniving ways of Yokai, but when he trips over one along a forest path, he decides to help the creature back to its murky water home. A challenge ensues involving Akira’s beloved grandmother, a pizza-producing hammer, and a crunchy cucumber. Haunting illustrations of the Yokai accompany 17 original stories.

"I lived in a haunted apartment." Zack Davisson opens this definitive work on Japan's ghosts, or yurei, with a personal tale about the spirit world. Eerie red marks on the apartment's ceiling kept Zack and his wife on edge. The landlord warned them not to open a door in the apartment that led to nowhere. "Our Japanese visitors had no problem putting a name to it . . . they would sense the vibes of the place, look around a bit and inevitably say 'Ahhh . . . yurei ga de...

"A modern day Lafcadio Hearn is picking up his ghostly torch. Zack Davisson is the author, translator, and folklorist following in Hearn's footsteps." —tofugu.comMysterious demons, ghosts and monsters have haunted Japan for centuries! The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai presents 100 of the strangest creatures you have ever seen—from evil demons and terrifying monsters to mythical ghosts and enchanted beasts.In this book, Yokai expert Zack Davisson...

**From Wataru Nadatani, the creator of Cat + Gamer, comes Cat + Crazy, a humorous cat manga for all animal and cat lovers!The journey to become a cat whisperer is long, but full of feline fun!**High schooler Kensuke Fuji loves cats, but can’t have any of his own. Recently, he’s made the acquaintance of a local cat whisperer, Nekoya Jin**,** who seems to know everything about the feline realm! Kensuke’s made it his goal to study under this Ultimate...

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to its knees. When we weren’t sheltering in place, we were advised to wear masks, wash our hands, and practice social distancing. We watched in horror as medical personnel worked around the clock to care for the sick and dying. Businesses were shuttered, travel stopped, workers were furloughed, and markets dropped. And people continued to die.Amid all this uncertainty, writers and artists from around the world continued to create com...

A captivating exploration of Japan’s supernatural cats—mysterious, mischievous, and deeply woven into the country’s folklore, art, and spiritual imagination.Drawing on centuries of legends, woodblock prints, ghost stories, and theatrical traditions, Zack Davisson’s Kaibyo uncovers the many forms that Japan’s enchanted felines take, from shapeshifting tricksters to loyal guardians and vengeful spirits. Beautifully illustrated and meticulously researched, th...

Office worker Riko Kozakura supports her entire band of adventurers—including the two cats she cohabitates with, party members Musubi and Soboro!Follow along as the three live, learn, and grow together. New quests and challenges offer the trio plenty of XP! “Leveling up” in skills, surprises, and adventures extends to real life, as Riko discovers what it’s like living with two cats!Wataru Nadatani’s hilarious manga series is translated by Zack Davisson (

Office worker Riko Kozakura has successfully expanded to a two-cat party at home, and she continues to level up in pet ownership!Living with cats Musubi and Soboro every day is an adventure, and in her daily quests, Riko couldn’t ask for a better team! “Leveling up” in skills, surprises, and adventures, Riko discovers what it’s like living with two cats!Wataru Nadatani’s hilarious manga series is translated by Zack Davisson (Demon Days,

The final showdown for the legenary Yokai Translated by Zack Davisson. In the seventh volume of Shigeru Mizuki’s defining series, our beloved hero Kitaro stands accused of exposing the secret yokai world on television. He is put on trial for crimes against yokai. Witnesses are called from both sides, but when Nezumi Otoko takes the stand, all bets are off. Will Nezumi Otoko be for Kitaro or against him? Only the biggest bribe will tell! The Trial of Kitaro features five bizarre and amusing...

The entire fascinating story of Japan told in one exciting manga-style volume!A History of Japan in Manga tells the action-packed saga of Japan from its misty origins up to the present day. Epic battles, noble Samurai and duplicitous leaders are all portrayed in modern manga fashion! The lively stories in this book include:The Dawn of Japan: The Birth of Buddhism and the transition from hunters—gatherers to agricultural socie...

A new manga adaptation of the only H.P. Lovecraft story published as a book during his lifetime, by modern horror master Gou Tanabe!In the winter of 1927-28, the isolated coastal settlement of Innsmouth, Massachusetts was assaulted by U.S. government agents—its waterfront burned and dynamited, its people taken away to internment camps.Yet that was neither the beginning nor the end of the horror uncovered by a young antiquarian who traveled to Innsmouth in s...