Manga: The Complete Guide

by Jason Thompson

Author	: Jason Thompson
Publisher	: Del Rey
Total Pages	: 594
Release	: 2012-07-03
Genre	: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN	: 0345539443

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• Reviews of more than 900 manga series • Ratings from 0 to 4 stars • Guidelines for age-appropriateness • Number of series volumes • Background info on series and artists THE ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR CHOOSING BETWEEN THE BEST AND THE REST! Whether you’re new to the world of manga-style graphic novels or a longtime reader on the lookout for the next hot series, here’s a comprehensive guide to the wide, wonderful world of Japanese comics! • Incisive, full-length reviews of stories and artwork • Titles rated from zero to four stars–skip the clunkers, but don’t miss the hidden gems • Guidelines for age-appropriateness–from strictly mature to kid-friendly • Profiles of the biggest names in manga, including CLAMP, Osamu Tezuka, Rumiko Takahashi, and many others • The facts on the many kinds of manga–know your shôjo from your shônen • An overview of the manga industry and its history • A detailed bibliography and a glossary of manga terms LOOK NO FURTHER, YOU’VE FOUND YOUR IDEAL MANGA COMPANION!

CLAMP in Context

by Dani Cavallaro

Author	: Dani Cavallaro
Publisher	: McFarland
Total Pages	: 206
Release	: 2012-01-09
Genre	: Literary Criticism
ISBN	: 0786490101

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Since its debut manga RG Veda, CLAMP has steadily asserted itself as one of the most widely renowned teams of manga artists, leaving a durable imprint in every established genre while also devising novel formulas along the way. Endowed not only with stylistic distinctiveness but also comprehensive cultural structure, CLAMP's output is distinguished by unique worldbuilding flair and visual vitality. Exploring a selection of CLAMP manga as well as anime it inspired, this volume examines CLAMP's broader philosophical underpinnings, its dedication to the invention of elaborate narrative constructs, its legendary passion for multilayered universes, and its symbolic interpretation of human identity. Throughout, the work highlights the team's incremental creation of a graphic constellation of unparalleled appeal.

Anime Explosion!

by Patrick Drazen

Author	: Patrick Drazen
Publisher	: Stone Bridge Press
Total Pages	: 390
Release	: 2014-01-10
Genre	: Performing Arts
ISBN	: 161172550X

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A fascinating guide to themes and films in the expanding Japanese megaverse. For fans, culture watchers, and perplexed outsiders, this expanded edition offers an engaging tour of the anime megaverse, from older artistic traditions to the works of modern creators like Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Otomo, Satoshi Kon, and CLAMP. Examined are all of anime's major themes, styles, and conventions, plus the familiar tropes of giant robots, samurai, furry beasts, high school heroines, and gay/girl/fanboy love. Concluding are fifteen essays on favorite anime, including Evangelion, Escaflowne, Sailor Moon, Patlabor, and Fullmetal Alchemist.

Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders, Vol. 1

by CLAMP,

Author	: CLAMP,
Publisher	: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages	: 165
Release	: 2015-01-20
Genre	: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN	: 1421582023

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To defend our peaceful life, Duklyon carries on struggling rain or shine. The enemy, a secret society of evil, is out to conquer the Earth. Go and fight, our Duklyon! Save our Earth! -- VIZ Media

CLAMP School Paranormal Investigators Volume 3

by Tomiyuki Matsumoto

Author	: Tomiyuki Matsumoto
Publisher	: TokyoPop
Total Pages	: 212
Release	: 2005-03-08
Genre	: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN	: 9781595320933

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Something mysterious is about to happen, and the cause may be out of this world. The school is plagued with a series of mysterious vampire attacks, and it is up to an enigmatic boy to put a stop to them before the whole school is infected.

The Rough Guide to Manga

by Jason S. Yadao

Author	: Jason S. Yadao
Publisher	: Penguin
Total Pages	: 306
Release	: 2009-10-01
Genre	: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN	: 1405384239

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The Rough Guide to Manga is the ultimate handbook offering a comprehensive overview of one of the most fashionable genre's in today's popular culture. The guide features the manga story: from manga's twelfth-century roots to the rise of English-language manga with profiles of influential creators like Leiji Matsumoto and CLAMP as well as publishers to look out for. You'll find an overview of manga's unique styles, techniques and genres decoded as well as a canon of fifty must-read manga, including the iconic Astro Boy, global hits Fruits Basket and Battle Royale, plus less well-known works like Please Save My Earth. The Rough Guide to Manga demystifies unfamiliar terms and genres for newcomers whilst offering manga fans plenty of new recommendations including listings for manga magazines and websites along with a glossary of terms. Crammed with illustrations, and including a section on the anime connection, this is must-have Manga for beginners and enthusiasts alike.

ShutterBox, Volume 1

by Rikki Simons

Author	: Rikki Simons
Publisher	: TokyoPop + ORM
Total Pages	: 162
Release	: 2020-04-21
Genre	: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN	: 1427866058

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In this “manga-style haunted romance . . . a young girl’s dreams lead her to a ghostly university where she's an earthly exchange student” (Washington Post). When Megan Amano dreams, she journeys to a place called Meridian University. Traditionally, spirits travel to the University to be educated before they are reborn into the world of the living. Megan, however, is still alive and attends college in Santa Monica, California by day and Meridian University at night. One night, Megan peers through the the shutter of her camera lens and discovers a mystery so deep that she begins to question her own existence and begins her search for answers

Priest manga volume 7

by Min-Woo Hyung

Author	: Min-Woo Hyung
Publisher	: TOKYOPOP
Total Pages	: 186
Release	: 2020-04-23
Genre	: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN	: 1427865566

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In a forgotten abbey in the American West, a great evil has remained trapped, hidden from human eyes for hundreds of years...until now. A team of Vatican researchers have discovered the Domas Porada, a sarcophagus that holds the spirit of the fallen angel Temozarela. With the help of frontier priest Ivan Isaacs, they have opened it. Big mistake. Freed from centuries of captivity, Temozarela can at long last begin his desecration of God’s Earth, but in his weakened state he needs the help of his unholy apostles. In order to fight back, the dying Ivan must make a pact with the devil Belial for a second chance at life. Ivan only wanted proof of God’s existence—what he got instead was eternal damnation.

Priest manga volume 9

by Min-Woo Hyung

Author	: Min-Woo Hyung
Publisher	: TOKYOPOP
Total Pages	: 178
Release	: 2020-04-23
Genre	: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN	: 1427865582

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Ivan Isaacs, a former priest who now walks outside of God’s grace, walks a bloody path of revenge. When he was alive, he inadvertently freed the traitorous archangel Temozarela from imprisonment. Temozarela is still weak, but his 12 disciples are preparing sanctuary for their lord that will usher in an era of blood and terror. Now Ivan walks the thin line between hope and damnation, seeking out each of the disciples and eventually Temozarela himself. Ivan has already defeated the first minion, but that was like Sunday school compared to his next foe. A former angel driven mad by centuries of exile from providence, Achmode has been creating a twisted mockery of heaven in his domain. Flanked by angels of his own design, Achmode is a fearsome foe indeed...