japan

On the first day at a Japanese high school, an impressible girl announces her lack of interest in "ordinary humans" and proceeds to form a club dedicated to finding aliens, time travelers, and other forms of supernatural life, with the intention of having fun with them. Includes black-and-white illustrations and a color insert.

Set in ancient Japan, this novel tells the story of Takeo, a sixteen-year-old saved from a massacre by the mysterious Lord Otori, who struggles to reconcile his dual nature--the one given him by the Hidden, the pacifist people among whom he was born and raised, and the one inherited from his father, a celebrated assassin.

"Seemingly afflicted by Yumurasaki's fatal illness of the past, Yukari begins to get very sick in the present day... Meanwhile, Mahoro vows to kill Satomi before he can kill Yukari (as she believes he killed Yumurasaki in the past)! Are these three fated to repeat their tragic connection?"--Back cover.

"Yukari, Mahoro, and Satomi are all influenced by their past life personalities and begin to lose control over their present-day behavior. While Mahoro wonders about Yukari's true feelings for her, Yukari realizes exactly who Mahoro and Satomi were in the past! Meanwhile, Yukari's journeys to the old days are becoming more and more dangerous..."--Back cover.

"Satomi Katsuhiko enters Yukari's life when he needs a new housekeeper, but Yukari's devoted fan Mahoro Tachibana instantly hates him! The three's karmic relationship with each other begins to unravel, and things take an unexpected turn when the past seeps into the present!"--Back cover.

"Yukari Kobayakawa, an accomplished author at the age of 17, writes with amazingly accurate details about historical Japan. As it turns out, he has the ability to slip into his past life in the Edo period--as a beautiful, renowned courtesan named Yumurasaki! When Yukari meets classmate Mahoro Tachibana for the first time, the two of them can't help but feel like they know each other. Yukari senses that they had a major connection in the past, but was their relationship friendly or deadly?"--Back cover.

Still stuck in Japan, Piro turns his worries to his friend Largo, who doesn't seem to be acting like himself, a goth girl, who knows about the past, and a voice actress, who is in danger from a fanboy horde.

Inuyasha and the rest of the gang travel to a mountain fortress as they search for the final shard of the Shikon Jewel, while Naraku joins forces with the demon Abi Hime to search for a path to the underworld.

"Inuyasha sets out on a quest to learn how to properly handle his blade Tetsusaiga. Unfortunately, the master trainer he seeks--the Great Holy Demon Spirit--has problems of his own. Can Inuyasha solve them for him in exchange for lessons without accidentally slaying innocent women, children, and even harmless demons?" -- from publisher's web site.