Studio Ghibli: The Complete Works

Studio Ghibli: The Complete Works 

Language: English 

New York: Kodansha USA Publishing, 2022. 

159 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. 

ISBN: 9781647291495, 1647291496 

Summary: "A beautiful, full-color dive into the history and future of Studio Ghibli, Japan's preeminent animation house. In-depth looks at every one of their 26 feature films - including the latest, Earwig and the Witch - means there's something for everyone, while exclusive interviews and rare director's commentary plus behind-the-scenes tidbits will excite even the most devoted Ghibli afficionados. A gorgeous, stirring must-have for Studio Ghibli fans and newcomers alike! From classics like Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind to the latest work, Earwig and the Witch, this beautiful art book introduces all 26 acclaimed Studio Ghibli films. Take a deep look into Ghibli's first 3D feature film, Earwig and the Witch, with an exclusive interview with director Goro Miyazaki."

100 Manga Artists

100 Manga Artists 

Language: English 

Köln: Taschen, 2025. 

574 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. 

ISBN: 9783836599931, 3836599937 

Summary: Discover the latest and the greatest of Japan’s manga scene. This extensive overview features classic maestros like Osamu Tezuka (creator of Astro Boy) and Katsuhiro Otomo (creator of Akira) as well as the most exciting newcomers and, of course, their fictional superstars.

Rain of ruin : a photographic history of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

940.54/25
D767.25.H6 G65 1995
Goldstein, Donald M.
Rain of ruin : a photographic history of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Dulles, Va. : Brassey's, 1999, c1995.
xiii, 175 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 1574880330
$31.95 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Reference & Research Book News, Booklist

The big bento box of unuseless Japanese inventions : the art of chindogu

608.752

T27.J3 K393 2005
Kawakami, Kenji
The big bento box of unuseless Japanese inventions : the art of chindogu
New York : W.W. Norton, 2005.
303 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 0393326764 (pbk.)

$12.95 (trade paper)

Kimonos

391.00952
TT504.6.J3 M5513 2007
Milenovich, Sophie
Kimonos
New York : Abrams, c2007.
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 18 x 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780810994508 (hc)
$24.95 (trade cloth)

Meatballs and Dead Birds: A Photographic Survey of Destroyed Japanese Aircraft in World War II

940.54/4952
TL685.3 .G245 2004
Gallagher, James P.
Meatballs and Dead Birds: A Photographic Survey of Destroyed Japanese Aircraft in World War II
Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c2004.
xi, 154 p. : ill. ; 21 x 28 cm.
$18.95 (trade paper)
ISBN: 0811731618

The Joys of Engrish

428/.00952
PN6231.E74 C35 2005
Caires, Steven
The Joys of Engrish
New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2005.
98 p. : col. ill. ; 13 x 17 cm.
$11.95 (perfect)
ISBN: 1585424528 (alk. paper)
Reviews: Publishers Weekly

(Up)rising sonz!

741.6092252
(Up)rising sonz!
London : Booth-Clibborn, 2008.
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 9781861543301 (hbk.)

$49.50 (trade cloth)

Zen cats

636.8/00952/022

SF446 .Y24 2001

Yaginuma, Yoshiyuki

Zen cats

New York : Abbeville Press, c2000.

92 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

$24.95 (trade cloth)

ISBN: 0789207028

Reviews: Reference & Research Book News

Fruits

779/.9391/009520904
TR679 .A555 2001
Aoki, Shoichi
Fruits
London ; New York, NY : Phaidon, 2001
304 p. : all ill. (col.) ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0714840831
$29.95 (trade paper)

Fresh fruits

391.00952
Aoki, Shoichi
Fresh fruits
London ; New York : Phaidon, 2005.
ISBN: 0714845108
1 v. (unpaged) : all col. ill. ; 22 cm.
$29.95 (trade cloth)

Gothic & Lolita

779.930610952
Yoshinaga, Masayuki
London ; New York : Phaidon, 2007.

ISBN: 9780714847856

$29.95 (trade paper)