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Author: Yumi Hotta Illustrator: Takeshi Obata U.S. publisher: Viz Media ISBN: 9781591162223 Released: May 2004 Original release: 1998 Awards: Shogakukan Manga Award, Tezuka Osamu Cultural …
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My News and Reviews I managed to post the most recent Library Love was last week. Similar in format to my weekly quick takes, I'm trying to feature Library Love posts on a bi-monthly schedule, so …
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My News and Reviews Last week I managed to post two reviews. The first was for the second issue of the English-language edition of Monkey Business, a literary journal that originally started in …
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My News and Reviews I had a taiko performance this past weekend which meant I was kept pretty busy all week with extra rehearsals. I didn't get a chance to watch anything since I wasn't at home …
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Support manga, support your library! Here's what I've been reading: Akira, Volumes 3-6 by Katsuhiro Otomo. These last four books of Akira are significantly different from the anime adaptation. …
And the winner of the Hikaru no Go manga giveaway is...Alessandra! As the winner, Alessandra will be receiving a new copy of Hikaru no Go, Volume 1 written by Yumi Hotta, illustrated by Takeshi …
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