Akira, Volume 6
by Katsuhiro Otomo (Creator)
Listed under Akira
Gundam
Wing: Episode Zero
by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Akira Kanbe
Paperback from Viz Communications
Book Published: 12 March, 2002 |
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Dragon Ball (Dragon Ball, 12)
by Akira Toriyama
Listed under Dragon Ball Z
Manga Mania: How to Draw Japanese Comics
by Christopher Hart
Listed under Drawing Manga
Akira, Volume 2
by Katsuhiro Otomo
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Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, Perfect Collection, Box Set
by Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki is probably best known in the West for his films; My
Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service are celebrated for
their lavish animation and sophisticated treatment of their young heroes.
But among his many fans in Japan, his epic manga tale, Nausicaä
of the Valley of Wind, which Miyazaki later made into a animated movie,
is often cited as his greatest work. Indeed, the Comics Journal once described
the first volume as "the best graphic novel ever." Many critics favorably
compare the story to such fantasy classics as C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles
of Narnia or J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
In Nausicaä, as in most of his work, Miyazaki centers
his narrative on a strong young woman who struggles to create peace in
a world torn by war. Readers of Homer's The Odyssey will recall that Nausicaä
is the name of the Phoenician princess who healed Odysseus when he washed
up on her shores. Miyazaki took that character as the inspiration for his
Princess Nausicaä, but their worlds could not be further
apart. Underscoring the book's deep ecological messages, Miyazaki's Nausicaä
is a passionate defender of the natural world, and her ability to commune
with the creatures of the forest appears almost magical. As a princess,
she is testing the waters of leadership as her father languishes on his
deathbed. As a citizen of the Valley of Wind, she has mastered reading
the shifting wind currents and air pockets as she navigates the skies in
her glider.
Readers learn at the beginning of her tale that the Earth has become
a hostile place. Environmental crises have made the forest--known as the
Sea of Corruption--into a kingdom of spores and giant insects called Ohmu.
The remaining humans huddle in the valleys and sheltered cities while holding
on to the remnants of technologies long-since rendered mysterious. Now,
the Imperial family has begun a massive campaign to extend its hold on
the remaining pockets of civilization. However, intrigue between the reigning
Princess Kushana and her brothers suddenly place Nausicaä
and her people at the center of a civil conflict that could extinguish
the last people on earth. With the grandeur of Tolkien's The Lord of the
Rings and the grace of Miyazaki's Totoro, Nausicaä of the
Valley of Wind is a classic of fantasy literature and one of the finest
works ever in the comics medium. --Patrick O'Kelley - Amazon.com
Paperback: 1082 pages
Viz Communications; ISBN: 1569313482; Slipcase edition
(January 1, 2001)
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Ghost in the Shell
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How to Draw Manga
by Katy Coope
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Inu-Yasha : A Feudal Fairy Tale, Vol. 1
by Rumiko Takahashi
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Dragon
Knights, Book 9
by Mineko Ohkami
Paperback from Tokyopop
Book Published: August, 2003
Dragon
Knights, Book 8
by Mineko Ohkami
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Book Published: June, 2003
Dragon
Knights, Vol. 3
by Mineko Ohkami
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Book Published: 20 August, 2002
Dragon
Knights #1
by Mineko Ohkami
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Book Published: 23 April, 2002
Dragon
Knights, Book 10
by Mineko Ohkami, Tokyopop
Paperback from Tokyopop
Book Published: April, 2004
Dragon
Knights, Vol. 6
by Mineko Ohkami, Agnes Yoshida, Stephanie Sheh
Paperback: 208 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.61 x
7.34 x 6.40
Publisher: Tokyopop; Graphic Novel edition (February
2003)
ISBN: 1591821029
DRAGON
KNIGHTS #4
by Mineko Ohkami, Yuki Ichimura, Stephanie Sheh, OhkamiMineko
Paperback from Tokyopop
Book Published: 22 October, 2002
Dragon
Knights, Vol. 2
by Mineko Ohkami
Paperback from Tokyopop
Book Published: 18 June, 2002
Dragon
Knights, Vol. 7
by Mineko Ohkami
Paperback from Tokyopop
Book Published: April, 2003
DRAGON
KNIGHTS #5
by Mineko Ohkami, Ohkami Mineko
Paperback from Tokyopop
Book Published: 13 December, 2002
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Fujisawa (GTO)
Kosuke
Fujishima (Oh My Goddess!)
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Samura (Blade of the Immortal)
Hayao
Miyazaki (Spirited Away, etc)
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Toriyama (Dragon Ball Z)
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Ohkami (Dragon Knights)
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Amano
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Kishiro (Battle Angel Alita)
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Tezuka, the Father of Manga (Black Jack, Astro Boy)
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Ikkoku
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