Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya loves listening to rock, but no one else seems to share her interest…until she meets a cool, stylish employee at a CD shop. Dressed in black from head to toe, he has this air of mystery about him, and his taste in music is impeccable. Aya falls hard for him—not knowing her crush is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! For her part, Mitsuki generally keeps to herself and avoids standing out at school. But given that she sits right next to Aya, Mits...

Aya’s found out that the guy she was interested in isn’t a guy at all—and she’s also realized that she just can’t keep her cool around Mitsuki! The two haven’t quite put a name on their complex, earnest feelings, but they only grow as the pair continues to bond over the music they love. With their senior year at hand, future plans are coming into question…and Aya’s thrown for a loop when a mysterious woman shows up and wants Mitsuki to go overseas!

After hearing Mitsuki’s song, an excited Aya encourages her to share it with the world! Mitsuki is more than a little hesitant to put herself out there, but with Aya’s support and inspiration from a music festival they attend together, she begins to pursue her passion in earnest. When a certain video of her singing goes viral, though, Mitsuki ends up becoming somewhat of a celebrity at school…and her newfound fame brings difficulties for both her and Aya. What trials await the pair in thei...

**A unique blend of personal reflection, creative histories, and interview-based nonfiction that vividly imagines the lives of Buddhist women over 2,500 years.Of Mud and Lotuses illuminates the hardships, resilience, and creative ways in which Buddhist women have applied the Dharma to daily life—often in ways that history has ignored.**With lyrical storytelling and a perspective informed by decades as a Japanese American scholar of women in Buddhism, Paula Arai con...

From Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Ryoji Arai comes a gorgeous picture book about a child learning to accept mistakes, while having a magical experience in the wild, beautiful snow.Selected for USBBY’s Outstanding International Books List, 2026!One of BookPage**’s Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2025!**After accidentally ripping the pages of his father’s favorite book, a pensive, heav...

Accessible and adaptable Japanese Buddhist rituals to infuse your life with purpose, healing, and gratitude when you need it most.How do we make and sustain meaning amidst the messy conditions of daily life? Personalized rituals can help us blossom like lotuses right in the mud of the present. On a pilgrimage she began after her mother’s death, author Paula Arai encountered numerous Japanese Buddhists who taught her the remarkable power of ritual to heal—practices ...

At age 30, Shou Arai (he/him) came to a realization; he had no gender. Now he was faced with a question he'd never really considered: how to age in a society where everything is so strongly segregated between two genders? This autobiographical manga explores Japanese culture surrounding gender, transgender issues, and the day to day obstacles faced by gender minorities and members of the LGBTQIA+ community with a lighthearted, comedic attitude."Arai's English-language debut

This book presents the proceedings of the 12th Intelligent Systems Conference 2026 (IntelliSys 2026), held on September 3–4, 2026, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and contains selected peer-reviewed papers presenting recent advances, innovative methodologies, and practical applications in the field of intelligent systems and related technologies.The conference served as an international platform for researchers, academicians, scientists, and industry professionals to exchange ideas, ...

From the fight against the AIDS crisis to the struggle for Black liberation and international solidarity, Graphic Liberation! digs deep into the history, present, and future of revolutionary political image making.What is the role of image and aesthetic in revolution? Through a series of interviews with some of the most accomplished designers, Josh MacPhee charts the importance of revolutionary aesthetics from the struggle for abolition by Black Panthers, the agita...

This handbook covers the basic knowledge of orthodontics and orthodontic treatment necessary for dental assistants, presented with photographs and illustrations that will make topics easy to understand. Each chapter begins with learning objectives and ends with a quiz so that readers can get the most out of the materials presented. Topics include the many types of oral conditions and malocclusion that dental assistants may come across and strategies to correct them, interacting with patien...

The book covers a wide range of highly qualified papers presented at the Computer Vision Conference 2026, held on May 21-22, 2026, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The paper submissions for this conference were received from researchers, academicians, and industry practitioners from various countries. To ensure the high standards of originality, technical quality, and relevance to the conference themes, all papers were double-blind peer-reviewed to ensure that the final published papers meet hig...

This book presents a selected collection of high-quality papers presented at Computing Conference 2026, held in London, UK, on 9–10 July 2026. The conference witnessed submissions from researchers, academicians, and industry practitioners from worldwide. To ensure the high standards of originality, technical quality, and relevance to the conference themes, all the papers were passed through a double-blind peer-review process.A wide range of core computer science tracks, including AI...