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Akira, Volume 6
by Katsuhiro Otomo (Creator)
Listed under Akira
 

The Art of Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki Hardcover from Viz Communications

Angel Reborn (Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Vol. 1) by Yukito Kishiro Paperback from Viz Communications

Gundam Wing: Episode Zero by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Akira Kanbe Paperback from Viz Communications

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
 

	Ranma - Volume 20 by Rumiko Takahashi (Paperback -- August )

Akira, Volume 2
by Katsuhiro Otomo
Listed under Akira

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, )
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	Secrets: Blade of the Immortal (Blade of the Immortal) by Hiroaki Samura (Paperback -- June )

Ghost in the Shell
by Masamune Shirow, et al
Listed under Masamune Shirow
 

GTO, Book 13 by Tohru Fujisawa Paperback from Tokyopop

	The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 by Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy (Paperback -- September 1, )

	Oh My Goddess!: Wrong Number by Kosuke Fujishima (Illustrator), et al (Paperback -- May 31, )

How to Draw Manga
by Katy Coope
Listed under Drawing Manga

Inu-Yasha : A Feudal Fairy Tale, Vol. 1
by Rumiko Takahashi
Listed under Inu-Yasha
 

	Anime: From Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation by Susan Jolliffe Napier (Paperback -- May )

Dragon Knights, Book 9
by Mineko Ohkami
Paperback from Tokyopop

Dragon Knights, Book 8
by Mineko Ohkami
Paperback from Tokyopop

Dragon Knights, Vol. 3
by Mineko Ohkami
Paperback from Tokyopop

Dragon Knights #1
by Mineko Ohkami
Paperback from Tokyopop

Dragon Knights, Book 10
by Mineko Ohkami, Tokyopop
Paperback from Tokyopop

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 ) 
ISBN: 1591821029 

DRAGON KNIGHTS #4
by Mineko Ohkami, Yuki Ichimura, Stephanie Sheh, OhkamiMineko
Paperback from Tokyopop

Dragon Knights, Vol. 2
by Mineko Ohkami
Paperback from Tokyopop

Dragon Knights, Vol. 7
by Mineko Ohkami
Paperback from Tokyopop

DRAGON KNIGHTS #5
by Mineko Ohkami, Ohkami Mineko
Paperback from Tokyopop

Ken Akamatsu (Love Hina)
Yu Watase (Fushigi Yugi, Ceres)
Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma, Inu-Yahsa)
Masami Tsuda (Kare Kano)
Wataru Yoshizumi (Marmalade Boy)
Tohru Fujisawa (GTO)
Kosuke Fujishima (Oh My Goddess!)
Hiroaki Samura (Blade of the Immortal)
Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, etc)
Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball Z)
Mineko Ohkami (Dragon Knights)
Yoshitaka Amano (Elektra, Sandman) 
Yukito Kishiro (Battle Angel Alita)
Osamu Tezuka, the Father of Manga (Black Jack, Astro Boy)
Maison Ikkoku
Galaxy Express 999 by Matsumoto
Yu Yu Hakusho
3X3 Eyes
Vampire Princess Miyu
City Hunter
Matsumoto
 
 

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