Language: Japanese

Rin is flying back from her honeymoon. She's madly in love with her husband, Shin, and the future looks rosy. Then Shin disappears to the bathroom and Rin starts to imagine that he has gone to seduce the flight attendant. As her thoughts spiral out of control the phrase madly in love takes on a m...

Big changes are in store now that Moritaka and Akito have their very own series in Shonen Jump. Hanging out with their favourite manga creators, hiring assistants, keeping track of the weekly reader surveys - life as a professional manga artist is tough! Can these two survive the pressure?

With over 3,000 Japanese entries this dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of everyday vocabulary, and is compact and easy to use. It also contains helpful entries for verb endings, and a clear, easy-to-follow guide to grammar.

A Japanese man, far from home, travels the countryside of Normandy with a friend - talking about war, literature and everything in between. As his ideas of his life become more entangled, with his personal writing, the pangs of his past and his half-forgotten memories overlap and threaten his peace.

Ten years have passed since the events of 'The Beast Player'. Elin and Ialu are married, with a young son, living a quiet, peaceful life when one day Elin is called upon to investigate a matter of great urgency: the fearsome Toda are dying and nobody knows why. As Elin investigates, she uncovers ...

This collection features four short stories packed with supernatural action - including a deadly vampire hunt starring Tamayo and Muzan that would serve as the direct inspiration for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. In this novel, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make u...

In the fifth book in the 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' series, the mysterious Tokyo café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests: the father who could not allow his daughter to get married; a woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved on...

In the fifth book in the 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' series, the mysterious Tokyo café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests: the father who could not allow his daughter to get married; a woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved on...

On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. But that's not all. Like the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi Funicula, Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time.

On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. But that's not all. Like the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi Funicula, Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time.

This is an ideal starter course for people wanting to learn the language but who hate text books. Everything is explained in simple English and there are plenty of hints on learning Japanese.

Divorced and disowned by her family, Ginko Ogino determines to become a doctor. In the fight to achieve her aim, she is forced to overcome many obstacles, as well as the social pressures of 19th century Japan. Based on a true story, this is a timeless parable of the power of love and idealism.

Once upon a time a king and queen discover among their flowers - perched on a dew-speckled leaf - the teensiest, tiniest princess. Such a charming, sweet little thing! They are instantly taken with her - she becomes the daughter they never had, the child they had always dreamed of. The Queen imme...

Two years have passed since Team Plasma was defeated and Trainer Black was sucked into the Light Stone along with Legendary Pokemon Reshiram. Now Team Plasma is back to their wicked ways, controlling other people's Pokemon and even wild Pokemon with technology. Luckily, a new hero, a young inspec...

There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend. All that changes one day when Misao is attacked...

Misao and Kyo have travelled to the Tengu Village to end Sho's claim on the leadership of the clan once and for all. Misao knows there will be bloodshed, and things will only get worse if the battle is drawn out. But her attempt to help is thwarted by a cunning trap.

It's the anniversary of Masaki Kurosaki's death, and the entire Kurosaki clan has gone to the cemetary to pay their respects. Sleeping demons rarely ever stay still and pretty soon Ichigo confronts the Grand Fisher, the Hollow that may be responsible for his mother's demise.

Part-time student, full-time Soul Reaper, Ichigo is one of the chosen few guardians of the afterlife. Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts - he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow - a malevolent lost soul - Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating ...

Included in this collection of stories is one in which a mirror appears out of nowhere and a night-watchman is unnerved as his reflection tries to take control of him, and another in which a couple's relationship is unbalanced after dining on exquisite crab while on holiday.