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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The puzzles in Number Place are conceived by Japan's greatest puzzler mind, Tetsuya Nishio, who takes extreme pleasure in handcreating his puzzles. His latest series, Number Place, provides 101 Sudoku puzzles plus a handful of logic puzzles and mazes! Now, after readers are through with their Sudoku puzzles, they can test out a whole new line of Nishio-created torture! These pocket-sized collections are the perfect companion for the on-the-go puzzler! The continued success of Sudoku means that there's a new breed of Sudoku puzzler: experienced, resourceful, and ready for puzzles that transcend the dull specimens one encounters in the daily newspaper, online, or in mass market magazines. It is this sector of puzzle solvers that grows every day, and the sector for which Vertical has conceived its new line of puzzle books. Number Place takes Sudoku to new levels. Twice as hard as Sudoku Plus, these puzzles are beyond Sudoku.they are number placement and the world of puzzling will never be the same.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity. After realizing some of her flaws, Satoko is determined to open up Mashuu's world. For the new year, she wants to take a novel approach to her efforts with Mashuu, so she seeks advice to examine the legal aspects of her past and future interactions. Her consultation settles questions and raises new ones, but before she can move forward, she takes a step back into a jilted lover who's not so happy to see her during the New Year's holiday.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Is a moteki really a moteki if every possible romance goes awry? Yukiyo reaches a point where he has to choose between Itsuka and Aki. Nao and Yuma come to visit Yukiyo in Tokyo, and they all run into Omu-sensei, who makes a shocking announcement. A distraction at work causes Yukiyo to herniate his back, which uproots him from his life in Tokyo. While recuperating at home in the countryside, he finds that he has almost too much time to think about his current situation. This volume includes 2 bonus chapters from Itsuka's perspective and a possible moteki of her own..…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Chigiri Yamazaki is a divorced single mother who has returned to Tsurugi City with her 11 year old daughter to care for her ailing father--a famouse sword maker whose business has completely faltered. It falls upon Chigiri to keep dept collectors at bay. Go Imai, a freelance documentary maker, is on a business trip from Tokyo and has decided to stop by this little town of Tsurugi, where he had come to do a story on Chigiri's father 25 years ago. Go reunites with Chigiri, and the two begin a love story of epic consequence and passion reminiscent of the works of Marguerite Duras and Alice Munro, set against the backdrop of bucolic Japan.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. In the cyberpunk metropolis of Neo Saitama, Kenji Fujikido is an average salaryman whose wife and children are suddenly assassinated. Tracking the murder back to a ninja, Fujikido trains to seek vengeance - initially on those who murdered his family, but ultimately on every ninja on the planet. He becomes the 'Ninja Slayer', a warrior obsessed with killing every last ninja to avenge his family. Ninja Slayer was originally released in segments on Twitter; this is the first full collection of this innovative new series. Yogo, Yuuki (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. In the cyberpunk metropolis of Neo Saitama, Kenji Fujikido is an average salaryman whose wife and children are suddenly assassinated. Tracking the murder back to a ninja, Fujikido trains to seek vengeance - initially on those who murdered his family, but ultimately on every ninja on the planet. He becomes the 'Ninja Slayer', a warrior obsessed with killing every last ninja to avenge his family. Ninja Slayer was originally released in segments on Twitter; this is the first full collection of this innovative new series.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. WINNER OF THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD Now in paperback! The author of the Ring trilogy that spawned blockbuster movies on bothsides of the Pacific presents a new level of terror with an apocalyptic work that casts the veryearth and skies into doubt. When a team of American scientists tests new computer hardware by calculating the value of piinto the deep decimals, the figures begin to repeat a pattern where there ought to be none. It'smathematically untenable-unless the physical constants that undergird our universe havealtered, ever so slightly. A cascade of missing persons reports, far from being supernatural, threatens to be perfectlynatural-a profound disturbance in being itself-and explodes into a mind trip of a crescendo inthis tale of quantum horror. Koji Suzuki, born in 1957, held numerous odd jobs after college including a stint as a tutor. Thefather of two daughters, he's also known in his native Japan for his guides on childrearing, anexpertise he acquired as a struggling writer and househusband. Edge is his eighth work toappear in English. Cover Design by Peter Mendelsund.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Based on the hit novel series, Kino's Journey now has a beautiful manga adaptation with illustrations by Iruka Shiomiya (Ningen Series). In the end, Kino broke down. No, maybe "broke down" isn't the right way to put it. "Gave in" is more like it."Fine, then! If you insist on refusing to see your child as her own person-that she's such an impediment you really don't need-then I'll bring her on my journey with me! That's all right with you, I'm sure!" Haughty officials. Evil kids. A miserable land. Kino and Hermes head to a country that is known as "the worst of the worst," but the country's people, who were rumored to be cruel and uncaring, turn out to be the kindest people that Kino and Hermes have met on their journey. Despite the country's kindness and warm hospitality, something "warmer" might be brewing deep beneath the surface. Shiomiya, Iruka (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Two high school girls begin a drama club as a way to share Sakura's storeis and in the process create a platform for helping each other shine! ACT OUT YOUR YOUTH! When shy, self-conscious Sakura Akutsu and total opposite Tsubame Hiragi-the outgoing, super self-confident transfer student-meet, they put their creative forces together to start a school drama club and even manage to recruit an experienced actor to their growing troupe. But as soon as this fledgling playwright and thespian sit in on rehearsals for a professional production, they are forced to realize their talents might actually tear them apart. Will they both be able to keep up when one spreads her wings and flies? Or will their experiment in expression crash and burn. Emoda, Kiki (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. During a protacted civil war that pitted the North against the South, the outnumbered Northerners used dark magic to create monsterous super-soldiers called Incarnates. Now that the war has ended, those Sacred Beasts must learn to make their way in a peaceful society, or face death at the hands of a Beast Hunter. Nancy Schaal Bancroft, the daughter of an Incarnate, turns to hunting the hunter herself. But once she catches up with her quarry, she discovers hard truths about the lives of these Sacred Beasts.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Not a home cooking semi-pro's partner for nothing, when Kenji prepares himself instant ramen in Shiro'sabsence, the level of dedication is rather inspiring.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Following the surreal adventures of the young inhabitants of Tokisadame city, Nichijou is already making waves with its blend of strange situations and bubbly cast of characters. Set in a strange school where you may see the principal wrestle a deer, or a robot hide the school lunches, the days that unfold in Nichijou are curious and hilarious, if not downright bizarre. However amidst all the chaos and comedy Arawi still takes time to share everyday slice of life stories giving readers an insight to modern Japanese youth culture.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Following the surreal adventures of the young inhabitants of Tokisadame city, Nichijou is already making waves with its blend of strange situations and bubbly cast of characters. Set in a strange school where you may see the principal wrestle a deer, or a robot hide the school lunches, the days that unfold in Nichijou are curious and hilarious, if not downright bizarre. However amidst all the chaos and comedy Arawi still takes time to share everyday slice of life stories giving readers an insight to modern Japanese youth culture.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Tsukasa, a college student, is rescued from an attack by a devil, one of many vampires that can blend in among the human population. Anzai, her savior, is a half-devil who exploits his supernatural gifts as a member of a shadowy police task force that specializes in devil-related crime in Tokyo. As Anzai continues to keep guard over Tsukasa, the two quickly forge a tentative bond-one that Anzai fears will test his iron-clad rule of never drinking human blood.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Tsukasa, a college student, is rescued from an attack by a devil, one of many vampires that can blend in among the human population. Anzai, her savior, is a half-devil who exploits his supernatural gifts as a member of a shadowy police task force that specializes in devil-related crime in Tokyo. As Anzai continues to keep guard over Tsukasa, the two quickly forge a tentative bond-one that Anzai fears will test his iron-clad rule of never drinking human blood.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Cute Stuff is a book of instructions on how to make 17 different small objects featuring the Aranzi Aronzo menagerie of characters. Hot off the trail of the runaway hit craft book The Cute Book and the Aranzi Machine Gun series, Cute Stuff shows you how to make everyday items and accessories like hair ties, book covers, purses, key holders, and a slew of appliques out of the Aranzi Aronzo denizens.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Cute Stuff is a book of instructions on how to make 17 different small objects featuring the Aranzi Aronzo menagerie of characters. Hot off the trail of the runaway hit craft book The Cute Book and the Aranzi Machine Gun series, Cute Stuff shows you how to make everyday items and accessories like hair ties, book covers, purses, key holders, and a slew of appliques out of the Aranzi Aronzo denizens.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Nagatoro teases Senpai to no end, yet she can't stay away from him. Senpai gets embarrassed by Nagatoro, yet he can't stop thinking of her when they're apart. After having fun at the beach and playing video games at Nagatoro's, the two only get closer and closer.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Nagatoro teases Senpai to no end, yet she can't stay away from him. Senpai gets embarrassed by Nagatoro, yet he can't stop thinking of her when they're apart. After having fun at the beach and playing video games at Nagatoro's, the two only get closer and closer.

Paperback. Condition: Good. From the creator of the acclaimedThe Gods Liecomes Kaori Ozaki's latest series! After rumors start to spread at school that Tsugu and Sora have run off together to Tokyo, Asari tries to get closer to Yuushin. Yuushin, having lost his living punching bag, is left with aimless aggression, until he asks his coach to let him take the pro boxing test. In Tokyo, the old friends collide and painful truths are laid bare.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Nagatoro teases Senpai to no end, yet she can't stay away from him. Senpai gets embarrassed by Nagatoro, yet he can't stop thinking of her when they're apart. After having fun at the beach and playing video games at Nagatoro's, the two only get closer and closer.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Inhuman beings hide among us. Tokyo, 2048. The northern hemisphere is now connected by the Eurasian Railroad, which deposits all manner of crime and vice here at its eastern terminus. Night after night, the megalopolis is gripped by fear as bodies turn up mutilated in ways unthinkable for a human assailant. Remorseless killers stalk the shadows-but one man stalks them! He is ORIGIN. And he is not what he seems.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Based on the hit novel series, Kino's Journey now has a beautiful manga adaptation with illustrations by Iruka Shiomiya (Ningen Series). Kino's Journey is about a character named Kino who travels around the world with a talking motorcycle named Hermes. Together they travel to different countries and meet the inhabitants there. Kino's policy is to only stay three days in every town without exception, saying it's enough time to learn about the each place and moving on to explore the next new place. Shiomiya, Iruka (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. From the creator of the best seller series, Chi's Sweet Home comes a new adventure set in France! Encore, Encore, Encore By popular demand Chi and her family, of international and New York Times bestseller fame, are back. And so we meet again, in Paris, the City of Light and of Love, no less! But.those pretty cobblestone streets aren't for roaming freely?. Bouvier, Catherine (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Following the phenomenal success of The Cute Book (2007) and Aranzi Cute Stuff (2008) - both available from Turnaround - Vertical now presents the latest craft book from Aranzi Aronzo. After touring the globe with their 'kawaii' (Japanese for cute) craft caravan, they are ready to return with what is their cutest book to date. Each new character is given a two-page spread, featuring a short biography and a photograph taken out in the wild, with patterns and easy-to-follow instructions for first-timers.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. "It seems I've gotten myself hooked on these naughty lessons with you." Ever since rescuing Charlotte Evans, a fugitive noble who fled her kingdom after being accused by her royal former fiance of crimes she didn't commit, deviant sorcerer Allen Crawford has taken it upon himself to make up for all the hardships his new housemate had been forced to endure. His brilliant plan: give her a crash course in all the naughty pleasures this world has to offer. But just as Charlotte had begun to warm up to this unconventional education and settle into her new life as Allen's live-in maid, a new arrival raises the stakes with an unexpected challenge and uncovers some scars that might prove too much for even the fearsome Demon Lord to handle. Katsura, Ichiho (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Good. The vice and virtues of middle age are espied with an eagle eye in this hardboiled story about a mid-career gangster. Unfolding through chiseled sketches and run through with tantalizing motifs, Kitakata's masterpiece follows the fortunes of a yakuza mobster as his moment of truth approaches. Cool, real, and cleansing, Ashes is a literary tonic.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The playful pestering never ends with Nagatoro, and now she's joined by her crude colleagues who get a tickle out of toying with Senpai. With summer in full swing, it's time for festivals, games, and breaking a sweat! But as temperatures rise, it seems like things might also heat up between Nagatoro and Senpai.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The playful pestering never ends with Nagatoro, and now she's joined by her crude colleagues who get a tickle out of toying with Senpai. With summer in full swing, it's time for festivals, games, and breaking a sweat! But as temperatures rise, it seems like things might also heat up between Nagatoro and Senpai.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Garden of Words brings to the manga page all the beauty and mystery of the award-winning film from artful animator Makoto Shinkai. Beloved for the simple grace of its artwork as much as the poetic elegance of its text (adapted by Midori Motohashi), The Garden of Words begins with a chance, rainswept encounter between Takao, a young man who dreams of becoming a shoe designer, and Yukari, an enigmatic woman he finds sitting alone, nursing a beer on a park bench. The spare interaction of these two lonely souls sparks a spiritual transformation for the young man, and perhaps the woman as well. As this intriguing, understated story unfolds, their lives will become further intertwined amid rain, beer, school, and shoe cobbling. Words are not often necessary, but in this case just a few words can make a difference in one's heart.…