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Author: Kaoru Kurimoto Illustrator: Naoyuki Kato Translator: Alexander O. Smith and Elye J. Alexander U.S. publisher: Vertical ISBN: 9781932234817 Released: December 2007 Original release: …
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Creator: Hisae Iwaoka U.S. Publisher: Viz Media ISBN: 9781421533643 Released: May 2010 Original release: 2006 I’ve been aware of Hisae Iwaoka’s near future slice-of-life manga series Saturn …
Creator: Keiji Nakazawa U.S. Publisher: Last Gasp ISBN: 9780867196023 Released: September 2004 Original release: 1975 I’ll admit, I was somewhat nervous when Keiji Nakazawa’s Barefoot Gen was …
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Author: Keiji Nakazawa Translator: Richard H. Minear U.S. Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 9781442207479 Released: November 2010 Original release: 1995 I first learned about …
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Author: Project Itoh Translator: Alexander O. Smith U.S. Publisher: Viz Media ISBN: 9781421536439 Released: July 2010 Original release: 2008 Awards: Nihon SF Taisho Award, Seiun Award, Philip K. …
Author: Nahoko Uehashi Illustrator: Yuko Shimizu Translator: Cathy Hirano U.S. Publisher: Scholastic ISBN: 9780545102957 Released: May 2009 Original release: 1999 Moribito II: Guardian of the …
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