(W) Makoto Shinkai (A) Yukiko Seike
Based on the award winning film by Makoto Shinkai, 5 Centimeters per Second is now compiled into a beautiful hardcover collector's edition! Love can move at the speed of terminal velocity, but as award-winning director Makoto Shinkai reveals in his latest comic, it can only be shared and embraced by those who refuse to see it stop.
The new "5 centimeter per second" novel re-tells the emotional love story of Takaki and Akari. "The Other Side" gives readers a different side to the story, retold more from Akari's perspective and more details. Fans of the original series will again be immersed in the beautiful world of Shinkai.
Takaki Toono and Akari Shinohara, two very close friends and classmates, are torn apart when Akari's family is transferred to another region of Japan due to her family's job. Despite separation, they continue to keep in touch through snail mail. When Takaki finds out that his family is also moving, he decides to make a long trek to see Akari one more time.
As years pass by, they continue down their own paths, their distance slowly growing wider and their contact with one another fades. Yet, they keep remembering one another and the times they have shared together, wondering if they will have the chance to meet once again.
Based off the original story, this new novel goes into in more details and inside thoughts from both characters.
(W/A/CA) Svetlana Chmakova
Penelope - Peppi - Torres, a shy new transfer student, wants nothing more than to fit in and find a place among her fellow artistically inclined souls. The last thing she wants is to stand out. So when she bumps - literally - into quiet, geeky, friendly but friendless Jamie Thompson, and is teased as the 'Nerder's Girlfriend,' Peppi's first embarrassed instinct is to push him away and run. Though she later feels guilty and wants desperately to apologize for the incident, Peppi always ends up chickening out. She has no reason to speak to him, anyway, until she ends up bumping - figuratively and continually - into Jamie again! Will these two opposites ever see eye-to-eye, let alone become friends? Available in softcover and hardcover editions.
(W/A/CA) Svetlana Chmakova
A sweet tale about two kids navigating the precarious and awkward waters of adolescence and middle school. Penelope--Peppi--Torres, a shy new transfer student, wants nothing more than to fit in and find a place among her fellow artistically inclined souls. The last thing she wants is to stand out. So when she bumps--literally--into quiet, geeky, friendly but friendless Jamie Thompson, and is teased as the 'Nerder's Girlfriend,' Peppi's first embarrassed instinct is to push him away and run. Though she later feels guilty and wants desperately to apologize for the incident, Peppi always ends up chickening out. She has no reason to speak to him, anyway, until she ends up bumping--figuratively and continually--into Jamie again! Will these two opposites ever see eye-to-eye, let alone become friends?
(W) Makoto Sanda (A/CA) Miyakokashiwa
Chasing a faint memory from childhood, Asuka Tsukasa travels to London...and falls headlong into fantasy, intrigue, and the piercing gaze of a beautiful beast girl! Ages 16 and Up.
(W) Makoto Sanda (A/CA) Miyakokashiwa, Aco Arisaka
Asuka and Edgar put their lives on the line to safely subdue Fafnir, the mighty SSS-rank cryptid. Having experienced Fafnir's overwhelming loneliness for themselves, can the two of them save her, or will failure mean death for all three...? For readers ages 16 and up.
(W) Makoto Sanada (A) Miyakokashiwa
In the middle of the battle against Shebiti, Asuka's mother, Honoka, suddenly appears. As the only person who can explain what really happened on that day all those years ago, what terrible truth does she have to tell them...!? It's time for Asuka and Edgar to face their fate in this climactic series finale!
(W/A/CA) Svetlana Chmakova
by Svetlana Chmakova Still on high alert about the looming threat of sunspots, Jensen of the art club reaches out to the school newspaper to spread his message. But when Jenny and Akilah discover that Berrybrook's resident bullies have set their sights on Jensen, the girls are determined to use their positions on the school paper to shine a light on the issue. When a different incident causes a rift in their friendship, though, working together for the sake of the story may be impossible...As the bullying escalates, will Jensen be left to face this fate worse than sunspots entirely on his own?? The charming world of Berrybrook Middle School gets a little bigger in this follow-up to Svetlana Chmakova's Awkward!
(W) Makoto Shinkai
Experience in a new way the worlds of acclaimed animation director Makoto Shinkai's award-winning romantic drama 5 Centimeters per Second, along with the adventure of Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below, in this two-in-one novelization!
(W) Makoto Kedouin (A) Toshimi Shinomiya, Toshimi Shinomiya
Unsuspecting students and blood-thirsty zombies collide in Corpse Party: Blood Covered! When a mysterious earthquake rocks the grounds of Kisaragi Academy, its students soon find themselves in an alternate reality of murder and blood covered mayhem!
(W) Makoto Kedouin (A) Toshimi Shinomiya, Toshimi Shinomiya
The curse consumes all! With every new encounter, the darkness of Tenjin Elementary slowly comes to light. But what awaits is the sad fate of a friend. The terror accelerates in Volume 2 of Corpse Party: Blood Covered!
(W) Makoto Kedouin (A) Toshimi Shinomiya, Toshimi Shinomiya
Unsuspecting students and blood-thirsty zombies collide in Corpse Party: Blood Covered! What if someone said the incantation wrong? What if that's why they all wandered into Tenjin Elementary School!? When your faith is shaken, doubt paints your heart black.
(W) Makoto Kedouin (A) Toshimi Shinomiya, Toshimi Shinomiya
Unsuspecting students and blood-thirsty zombies collide in Corpse Party: Blood Covered! The end is nigh! Behind the truth of Sachiko's death lies a cruel and tragic past. The students of Class 2-9 struggle to hold on to their sanity as they fight both the ghosts of the school and the ever-encroaching Darkness that seeks to turn them against their friends. If they can't solve this mystery soon, it'll be too late!
(W) Makoto Kedouin (A) Mika Orie
Unsuspecting students and blood-thirsty zombies collide in the next series of Corpse Party The past comes calling...Return once more to the haunted halls of Tenjin Elementary School to explore the what-ifs, should-haves, and could-have-beens of the first series. After all, didn't everything wrap up just a little too nicely, last time...?
(W) Makoto Inoue, Hiromu Arakawa
During a recent visit with their former teacher Izumi Curtis, the Elric brothers discover the existence of a particular book-a book so dangerous that it remains against the law to even print it! Curious, Edward and Alphonse set out to locate this unique and rare tome. On their journey they encounter a young Ishvalan child and his foster mother. Seeing them reminds the brothers of their own mother, who died of an illness. Meanwhile, Roy Mustang, who was recently promoted to duty in Central City, investigates a puzzling case involving synthetic beasts known as chimeras. During the investigation, Mustang bumps into someone from his past-someone he never thought he'd see again!
(W) Makoto Shinkai
From director Makoto Shinkai comes the novelization of his award-winning 2013 film The Garden of Words, a moody drama about two lonely souls who meet in the garden of Shinjuku during rainy season and help each other 'learn to walk again' in life.
(W) MAKO (A) Yone
Ever since she was little, Nunnally has always wanted to be one of the graceful, capable receptionists of the Hall. As only top-rate mages are accepted to the position, she enrolls in the kingdom's magic academy to hone her skills, where she feels out of place amid a classroom of nobles-including a genuine prince. She decides that despite being a commoner, she's going to be the top of her class...but for some reason she just can't beat the one person she'd most like to-the snobbish boy in the seat next to her, Alweiss Rockman...!
(W) MAKO (A) Yone, Maro
It's Nunnally's first day at her dream job as a receptionist of the Hall. With a staff to serve as her weapon and a new, powerful uniform for protection, things are off to a great start...only for everything to immediately descend into chaos when searching for someone who went missing in the woods leads Nunnally's party to run into a magical beast only ever sighted once in history. To make matters worse, she teleports them away from it straight into...the Rockmann estate?!
(W) Mako (A) Maro, Yone
At last, Nunally has her dream job working in the Hall! But even now, she can't seem to untangle herself from her longtime rival, Rockmann! One day, the Order of Knights requests her help investigating an area where missing people had been found. But she comes to discover that Rockmann is part of the group too! What's worse- he's spending every free moment teasing her along the way...
(W) MAKO (A) Yone, Maro
After transferring to the southern office in Soreiyu, Nunnally begins her new job. Filled with new requests, new friends...and her longtime rival, Rockmann!? It seems not even moving workplaces can sever the ties that bind them together. And this time, for some reason, Rockmann seems to have taken an interest in Nunnally. Between Rockmann's demeanor, and her choice to attend the flower festival with her new colleague, Yakkrin-could it be that love finally come for Nunnally?
(W) MAKO (A) Yone, Maro
It's been two years since Nunnally started working Harré as a receptionist and it's going great-she even has a junior coworker now! But on a trip with friends to a beach in the Kingdom of Seleina, they bump into none other than Prince Zenon...and Nunnally's archrival, Rockmann. The two are here for an investigation, though things take a turn when Nunnally is captured by a giant sea creature!
(W/A/CA) Makoto Morishita
From the sands of Ancient Egypt to the streets of modern Japan, the newly resurrected Great Priest Imhotep traverses time and space on the hunt for the magai, devious beings with an appetite for destruction who impersonate the gods! When schoolgirl Hinome crosses paths with this illustrious ancient, is her loner lifestyle about to change for the better...or for the worse?! For readers ages 13 and up.
(W/A/CA) Makoto Morishita
When Im and Hinome's exorcising exploits are interrupted by Harugo Misora of the Amen Priesthood, Hinome learns a shocking secret about Im's past-and the origin of the Magai. It all began three thousand years ago in ancient Egypt, with two unlikely best friends... For readers ages 13 years and up.
(W/A/CA) Makoto Morishita
The Ennead Priesthood has given Im a new objective: Return to Egypt and use 'Damnatio Memoriae' to wipe the record of Prince Djoser clean from the record of the world. But when Djoser suddenly shows up-in the flesh?-the plan is forced to change. How will Im cope with seeing his friend again...when his only option is to kill him...? Ages 13 and Up.
(W/A/CA) Makoto Morishita
Khonsu has decided that their best bet against Djoser is something unthinkable-Im and Harugo, working together?! Can the two put their differences aside long enough to be an effective team? Their new partnership is tested right off the bat when Cleopatra comes calling. Will they be able to stop her new world order...? For readers ages 13 and up.
(W/A/CA) Makoto Morishita
The ancient queen Cleopatra is after something hidden inside Chapter Chief Yata's body, and it has a big connection to the tragedy that took place at Harugo Misora's family shrine fifteen years ago... Imhotep, Harugo, and their teammates must uncover the truth and thwart her plans before the past can repeat itself. But this time, the danger is so great that even the gods themselves are involved! For readers ages 13 and up.
(W/A/CA) Makoto Morishita
Imhotep's next orders are to return to Egypt...but forget visiting the Amen Priesthood Headquarters, there's sightseeing to be done first! Only, when the group's things are stolen, a mysterious black mark on the thief's body leads them into a new and dangerous mission... For readers ages 13 and up.
(W/A/CA) Makoto Morishita
Hinome has been abducted by Yuuto's older brother, Ausir, and worse still, he's plotting to use her fire to cleanse humanity from the earth. How did Ausir's fixation on his 'destiny' become so twisted? And what exactly is the reason behind his extreme hatred for Imhotep??!
(W/A) Makoto Ojiro
Unable to sleep at night, Ganta Nakami is cranky in class and unpopular with his classmates. Nakami discovers that the observatory, once used by the defunct astronomy club, may be the perfect place for a nap-but he's not alone. Nakami and his new friend Isaki Magari find comfort in each other while coping with insomnia. For teen audiences.
(W/A/CA) Makoto Ojiro
The school forces the insomiacs' reformed astronomy club to function as a proper club. The problem is, neither Nakami-its new president-nor the club's adviser have any astronomical know-how! Yui Shiromaru, a rural arcade manager who won an astrophotography contest when she was in the club, might just be the answer they need! For teen audiences.
(W/A/CA) Makoto Ojiro
Summer is swiftly approaching for sleepless high schoolers Nakami and Magari. Now members of their school's revived astronomy club, they're busy preparing for their first official club event, a meteor shower watch party! The city's annual fireworks festival is also coming up, and Nakami has promised to go with Magari. Every sleepless night brings the two closer, and their first high school summer promises to strengthen their bond even more? For teen audiences.
(W/A) Makoto Ojiro
After discovering the source of Magari's insomnia, Nakami and Magari implement a new nighttime routine, hoping to improve their sleep. With the Perseid meteor shower viewing party and the national photo contest still to come, it's shaping up to be a very eventful summer for this pair of insomniacs!
(W/A) Makoto Ojiro
Following the disappointment of the canceled meteor shower viewing party, Nakami and Isaki switch their focus to the photography contest and head out on an astronomy club trip with Isaki's sister, Haya. Isaki and Nakami come back from a night of snapping photos to find Haya leaving. Now they're all alone together in the countryside. How will this change their relationship?
(W/A) Makoto Ojiro
Nakami and Isaki are on their astronomy club's summer trip, but when Isaki's older sister (and their chaperone!) ditches them, they're left all alone. Free from their daily obligations and lost in the bliss of summer, they feel time seeming to slow down. After the trip takes a surprising turn, they reach their final destination: the starry sky of the Mawaki ruins.
(W/A) Makoto Ojiro
After disobeying Magari's parents, Nakami and Magari face a strict separation. Magari is banned from having any contact with Nakami outside of school. Overwhelmed with guilt, the duo reluctantly agrees to put their connection on hold. At the same time, the astronomy club faces disbandment, and the pair must make a bold move to save it. Can Nakami and Magari defy the odds to salvage both their relationship and the future of the astronomy club?
(W/A) Makoto Ojiro
After Nakami's valiant effort in the school festival's race, Magari resumes her late-night radio streams. She opens up about living with a congenital heart defect since birth and shares her fears about her condition. Nakami pledges to fulfill Magari's dream of traveling when they grow up and, in the meantime, to support her in her current goals, starting with fixing up the observatory. Both friends anxiously await the results of Magari's blood tests at the hospital, contemplating their uncertain future together.
(W/A) Makoto Ojiro
Two sleepless teenagers find kinship as they escape to their school's astronomy observatory.
Unable to sleep at night, Ganta Nakami is cranky in class and unpopular with his classmates. He discovers that the school observatory, once used by the now-defunct astronomy club, may be the perfect place for a nap-but he's not alone. Fellow insomniac Isaki Magari is willing to share the observatory with Nakami, and a friendship between the two begins as they bond over the most unlikely things.
As stargazing season arrives, Nakami and Magari dive headfirst into their club activities, preparing for the Geminids meteor shower observation and planning a trip to capture Noto's starry skies. However, unexpected circumstances arise, and they must instead look forward to Magari's birthday and a peaceful, snowy Christmas.
(W) Makoto Fukami (A) Seigo Tokiya
A virus spreads across the world, transforming all humankind into wild, slavering, furry beasts: cats, to be precise. Those few survivors who remain human take refuge in the dark corners of the earth as they fight back against the feline horde. Kunagi, a man with no memory of his past yet a deep knowledge of cats, struggles to hold on with only his wits and a will to survive. Yet the virus transmits merely through cuddles, and Kunagi finds kitties so hard to resist! Is his willpower strong enough to withstand this hair-raising cat-tastrophe?
(W) Makoto Fukami (A) Seigo Tokiya
A virus spreads across the world, transforming all humankind into wild, slavering, furry beasts: cats, to be precise. Those few survivors who remain human take refuge in the dark corners of the earth as they fight back against the feline horde. Kunagi, a man with no memory of his past yet a deep knowledge of cats, struggles to hold on with only his wits and a will to survive. Yet the virus transmits merely through cuddles, and Kunagi finds kitties so hard to resist! Is his willpower strong enough to withstand this hair-raising cat-tastrophe?