Allison Markin Powell
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Hitomi, the inexperienced young woman who works the register at Mr. Nakano's thrift shop, has fallen for her coworker, the oddly reserved Takeo. Unsure of how to attract his attention, she seeks advice from her employer's sister Masayo, whose sentimental entanglements make her a somewhat unconventional guide. But thanks in part to Masayo, Hitomi will come to realize that love, desire, and intimacy require acceptance not only of idiosyncrasies but...
2) The Gun
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Formats
Description
"On a nighttime walk along a Tokyo riverbank, a young man named Nishikawa stumbles on a dead body, besides which is lying a gun. From the moment Nishikawa makes the decision to take the gun, the world around him blurs. Knowing he possesses the gun brings an intoxicating sense of purpose to his dull university life. But Nishikawa's personal entanglements are becoming unexpectedly complicated: he finds himself romantically involved with two women, while...
Author
Series
Eyeshield 21 volume 1
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Sena Kobayakawa is determined not to get picked on when he starts his first year in high school; however, the captain of the football team already has his eye on Sena and his incredible speed.
Author
Series
Lady joker volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"This tour-de-force is widely regarded as the quintessential post-WWII Japanese novel. A plan to kidnap a major corporation's CEO becomes an allegory for the alienation of the individual self, a mirror to modern-day Japaense identity. In 1995 in Tokyo, five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on the horses. They have little in common except a disaffection with their lives. One is a poorly socialized but genius factory welder. One is a demoted...
Author
Series
Eyeshield 21 volume 3
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Sena, a bullied boy who comes to life on the football field, faces a formidable opponent in the gigantic Shin of the White Knights.
Author
Series
Eyeshield 21 volume 8
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
The Devil Bats face their toughest competition yet--the NASA Aliens, who have an unbelievable front line and quarterback.
Author
Series
Eyeshield 21 volume 9
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
The Devil Bats and Seibu Wild Gunmen head to Texas, where they form a single team and compete in another tounament, . but this one is played without helmuts, putting Eyeshield 21's identity at risk for discovery.
Author
Series
Eyeshield 21 volume 12
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
At the Deimon-Amino game Sena faces his nemesis Munakata in a memorable showdown. As the season unfolds, new rivals emerge, along with a slew of worthy opposing teams.
Author
Series
Eyeshield 21 volume 7
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Hiruma's clever video editing convinces the American team to stay in the big game after they back out with no explanation; and Monta and Sena find a new kicker in a surprising place.
Author
Series
Eyeshield 21 volume 11
Pub. Date
2006
Description
The Devil Bats are up against the NASA Aliens who just happen to have a huge front line and a quarterback who throws like a rocket launcher. Will Sena's speed be enough to give them an edge?
Author
Series
Eyeshield 21 volume 6
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Sena and the Devil Bats have held their own in the first half of the game against the Taiyo Sphinx, but they're behind and they'll have to come up with something special to win the game and have a chance to play against the American team.
