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Globe-Trotter Style! The Complete Guide to Showa Retro is a nostalgic travel and culture guide that explores the charm of Japan's Showa era. From preserved townscapes and classic sightseeing spots to everyda...
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Discover a deeper side of Niigata with this richly detailed regional guide from Globe-Trotter Travel Guidebook. Far beyond rice, sake, and snow, the book explores Niigata's lesser-known claims to fame, from ...
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This is the first official guidebook to Ghibli Park, covering all five areas now that the park is fully open. It includes Ghibli's Grand Warehouse, Hill of Youth, Dondoko Forest, plus the newer areas Mononok...
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VIVARIUM is the first nonfiction novel about singer Ado, based on her own account of her early life and rise to fame. Written by bestselling author Narumi Komatsu after three years of interviews, it traces A...
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This two-volume collection explores the creative vision behind the Ghibli Museum, a destination admired by visitors from Japan and around the world. Filled with image boards, sketches, notes, and translated ...
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Akutagawa Prize-winning novel now in paperback. This acclaimed work explores modern existence through the story of a university senior who has rigorously trained both his body and his life for success—only t...
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What if the Human Instrumentality Project had never begun? Three years after the events of TV Anime Episode 24, The Last Cometh, Shinji Ikari is now 17 in this compelling alternate-timeline story.
Spinning o...
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The complete storyboard collection for the global hit film Suzume. This special volume fully reproduces the original storyboards drawn by director Makoto Shinkai, offering a rare look at the visual blueprint...
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Filled with charm and happiness, this special edition combines an exclusive tote bag with a beautiful illustration collection by Setsuko Tamura. Celebrating 65 years of her artistic career in 2023, this book...
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What if you could explore famous masterpieces together with Miffy? In this charming art set, Miffy encounters the works of three great painters and invites children to look at art with fresh, curious eyes.
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While the little girl is out, six cats stay home by themselves. What could they be doing? The smallest black kitten, Toto, loves to play—chasing balls and scratching holes in paper.
But one day, after the gi...
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Kiki's Delivery Service is a heartwarming coming-of-age story about 13-year-old witch Kiki and her loyal black cat, Jiji, as they move to a new town to begin an independent life.
To support herself, Kiki sta...
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A postcard set featuring the quiet beauty and gentle warmth of artwork by Komako Sakai, presented in a book-like format that looks beautiful on your shelf.
This set includes 24 postcards, including newly cre...
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Perfect Catalog: Nintendo GameCube is the 11th volume in the acclaimed retro home console series, offering a deep look at the GameCube from both hardware and software perspectives. This 176-page B5-size refe...
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Sega Saturn Perfect Catalog is the latest volume in the acclaimed series that explores retro home game consoles from both hardware and software perspectives. This edition focuses on the Sega Saturn, Sega's p...
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Perfect Catalog: PlayStation 3 is the latest volume in the popular retro home console reference series, offering a deep dive into the PlayStation 3 from both the hardware and software sides. First released i...
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The latest volume in the popular Perfect Catalog series is a complete guide to the Nintendo DS, the handheld system launched in 2004 that changed gaming with its dual screens, touch pen controls, and voice i...
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The Art of Angel's Egg is the definitive art book for the legendary animated film Angel's Egg, created by Mamoru Oshii, best known for Ghost in the Shell, with original concept and art direction by Yoshitaka...
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Tokyo, the '50s / Blue Yokohama is a special two-front photobook showcasing another side of acclaimed Japanese photographer Ikko Narahara. Alongside the long-out-of-print Tokyo, the '50s, this new edition in...
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A decadent nocturnal feast unfolds as ageless beauties clutch ominous skulls, transformed into coquettish decorative icons. This striking work captures the darkly elegant world of Takato Yamamoto, the singul...
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Kamakura Picture Scroll is the first essay collection by illustrator Takato Yamamoto, exploring the mysterious and seductive atmosphere of Kamakura, the city he calls home.
Through his signature world of exq...
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Celebrating Seizo Watase's 45th anniversary as an artist, this premium illustrated collection is the first full-scale anthology dedicated to his wide-ranging work. Best known for Heart Cocktail, Watase has c...
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Yuji Kaneko First Art Book is the debut collection from the president of art studio Seishashin, renowned background art director Yuji Kaneko. Praised by director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko for the living, breathing ...
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ILLUSTRATION 2020 is the latest edition in the acclaimed annual series that captures the current state of illustration in Japan. Featuring 150 leading creators, this volume spans pop culture, contemporary ar...
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Posuka Demizu, the celebrated artist of The Promised Neverland, presents her long-awaited first art book.
Known as one of the most exciting young manga creators today, Demizu showcases the full appeal of her...
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John Kafka is an acclaimed illustrator drawing major attention in Japan and abroad, especially on X. This art book presents his distinctive creative world through a richly curated collection of original work...
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This postcard book showcases the decadent, captivating women illustrated by Akira Uno, along with his distinctive hand-lettered designs as a graphic designer. Originally published in 2014, this updated editi...
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The first art book by resopokko, an artist primarily active on Instagram.
Known for portraying women with a striking yet delicate beauty, this collection features popular works shared on social media along w...
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Shuichi Kusamori’s first-ever art collection, celebrating 40 years of work by one of Japan’s most acclaimed animation art directors. Known for creating breathtaking imaginary landscapes with striking realism...
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This richly illustrated book explores the 200-year history of Haibara, the long-established Nihonbashi paper merchant that has supported Japanese daily life and gift culture with beautifully crafted washi pa...
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Shie Nanahara First Art Book presents the debut collection from the visionary illustrator known for game artwork including Samurai Warriors 5 and Magic: The Gathering.
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With over 60,000 likes on X, this acclaimed illustrated storybook by popular illustrator Mabushii offers a poetic fantasy for adult readers. Centered on the line, "He was my sun, and he turned me into the mo...
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Visual Experiments Lain is the only official guidebook for the legendary anime Serial Experiments Lain. First published in 1999 and long out of print, this sought-after volume has finally been reissued using...
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A stunning visual book showcasing one of the world’s largest and finest ukiyo-e collections, featuring 100 carefully selected works from the Japan Ukiyo-e Museum in Nagano. Drawn from a collection of approxi...
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Set after the Great Ninja War, this original novel follows Kakashi as he prepares to become Hokage. A high-stakes mission unfolds at an altitude of 5,000 meters, centered on new technology from the Land of W...
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My Art Notes is a reflective art essay collection by illustrator Osamu Harada, the creator of OSAMU GOODS. First known for capturing the hearts of young fans in 1980s Japan, Harada also spent a lifetime expl...
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A rare visual book that revives daily life on Hashima Island, better known as Gunkanjima or “Battleship Island,” through an exceptional collection of color photographs. Housing scholar Uzo Nishiyama (1911–19...
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A highly anticipated new art book by illustrator Daisuke Richard. Beloved by younger audiences, especially women in their teens and twenties, Daisuke Richard presents a carefully curated collection of approx...
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The first essay collection by acclaimed postwar photographer Ikko Narahara, this definitive volume brings together Narahara's writings for the first time and includes 45 representative photographs. Blending ...
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Mad Moon, wandering eyeballs, an endless nightmare, and a world where arabesque beauty meets the grotesque. In this decadent paradise of dark taste, alluring figures of ambiguous gender drift and play in mes...
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Discover the charm of old Tokyo through the work of Utagawa Hiroshige, the celebrated ukiyo-e master. This postcard collection features 32 carefully selected prints from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, a la...
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This book provides a detailed guide to essential Japanese cuisine knife skills, covering how to prepare a wide range of ingredients used in traditional cooking. Learn professional techniques for filleting lo...
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This digital book explores the foundations of Japanese cuisine through dashi and umami. It covers the history of these essential elements and explains the science of umami, focusing on glutamic acid from kom...
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A commemorative edition celebrating the 25th anniversary of a leading voice in Japanese contemporary aestheticism. This volume presents an evolving world of expression shaped by the turbulence of changing ti...
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