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"[This] book opens with helpful sections on tools and materials, essential drawing techniques, color basics, and an examination of typical chibi faces and bodies"--Amazon.

An illustrated guide to drawing anime and manga characters. Each page contains a specific lesson derived from the ideas and techniques of more than one hundred manga and anime artists.

"After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute ace striker. The Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, so Blue Lock--a rigorous training ground for 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players--is created. To survive this battle royale, the last striker standing will have to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in his way!"--Back cover.

Dr. Osanai Kirihito has uncovered a fatal medical condition that transforms humans into dog-like beasts. In this thrilling narrative, Christian dogmas of human compassion, charity, and redemption will be put to the test.

"Examines the lives, art, and drawing techniques of the top-selling manga artists who created Demon Slayer, Fullmetal Alchemist, and other manga sought after by millions of American teens"--Provided by publisher.

"Examining the lives of four great artists--Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki, Akira Toriyama, and Hajime Isayama--this book explores the history, innovations, techniques, and themes of Japanese anime. Readers also discover how the artists overcame various obstacles including poverty, illness, self-doubt, and rejection before ultimately finding success in their field"--Provided by publisher.

Anime, animated shows created in Japan, and manga, Japanese style comic books and graphic novels, have taken the world by storm. The fandom is so devoted that, annually, millions of fans meet up at conventions to celebrate their favorite series and characters. Fans of all backgrounds bond at cosplay gatherings, anime cafes, anime and manga clubs, and on social media platforms such as Tik Tok.

"Moro's goons have arrived on Earth, but the planet's protectors aren't about to go down without a fight! However, when Moro himself finally appears and pits a powered-up Saganbo against Gohan and friends, the good guys struggle to keep up. With a planet in peril, will Goku and Vegeta make it back in time?!"--Back cover.

Alice is certainly not in her world anymore. This version of Kyoto is magical and confusing; and Alice can't seem to find her childhood first love, Ren, the person she believes summoned her to this Kyoto in the first place. Strangely enough, the Imperial Crown Prince looks startlingly like Ren. But if he summoned her here, why doesn't he recognize her? On top of all that, Alice realizes she must discover her heart's true calling in order to remain in Kyoto Forest. If she doesn't find a purpose, she'll rapidly grow old and eventually disappear altogether! Stories and fairy tales have always gotten her through the sadness of her rootless life back at her aunt's house. Perhaps it's time to rely on them once again, here in magical Kyoto Forest.

After being orphaned when she was very young, Alice has lived with her aunt for most of her childhood, but her uncle clearly doesn't want her around. At fifteen years old, Alice decides to return home to Kyoto and train as a maiko, an apprentice with the hopes of eventually becoming a full-fledged geisha. But when she arrives back to the city where she was born, she finds that Kyoto has changed quite a bit in the years since she left it. Almost as if it's a completely different world.