tokyo (japan)

"With the help of Amars and their savvy new ally Nisha, Tsukimi's jellyfish designs are slowly taking shape as a real clothing line. There's no time to waste if the group wants to save Amamizukan and make a splash in the fashion world, and that means churning out new dresses--and fast! As if Tsukimi weren't already overwhelmed, Shu makes it clear that he's ready to make a romantic commitment to her. For a geek girl who's never even had a boyfriend, these advances may be too much to handle. And Tsukimi isn't the only one struggling--with his brother's feelings out in the open, Kuranosuke must figure out how he fits into Tsukimi's life"--Back cover.

Fifteen-year-old Henry Forrest lies about his age and enlists in the Marines to escape from his abusive father, but when he is immediately sent to the Philippines he finds himself in the middle of the Japanese invasion--and as he grows up he will have to endure the Bataan Death March, overcrowded prisons, and the Japanese factory in Tokyo where he is eventually sent as slave labor.

Seventeen-year-old Sophia has seven days left in Tokyo before she moves back to the United States, and she plans to do all her favorite things with her best friend. Then Jamie, the boy who broke her heart, arrives back in Japan and ruins everything. But when things start to spiral out of control around her, she finds herself drawn back to Jamie. Sophia and Jamie would like a second chance, but they are running out of time.

The author, who was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and an American father, and grew up in the United States, recounts in graphic novel format her visit to her grandparents in Tokyo the summer before she turned sixteen.

"The Devil King and the Hero clash in an epic battle--in high school? Maou and Emi's latest feud centers on the race for student council president. The day of the election has arrived, but what will happen when the truth of Chiho's long-held crush on Maou comes to light? If only high school were as easy as a demonic reign of terror!"--Back cover.

"Maou, (aka the Devil King) and Emi (aka Emilia the Hero) have arrived from another world--and now they're in high school! Things are crazy enough already with classmate Chiho's ongoing crush on Maou, but are these kids going to be ready when a little girl shows up on Maou's doorstep and calls him "papa"?"--Back cover.

"Follows the adventures of Rinka Urushiba and her friends,a group of Tokyo high school students who use their ESP powers to fight the forces of evil."--OCLC.

Yoshio delights in the everyday sounds of Tokyo, but when a musician tells him that her favorite sound is ma, the Japanese word for silence, Yoshio sets out to hear this sound for himself among the hustle and bustle of the city. Includes information on the Japanese concept of ma.

Feeling impossibly awkward and unpopular in spite of her international fame, Harriet decides a summer modeling job in Japan will make the perfect vacation, until her gorgeous model ex-boyfriend Nick shows up.