Pada tahun 1940-an, pemimpin Keluarga Inugami yang kaya raya meninggal, dan para anggota keluarganya menantikan pembacaan surat wasiat dengan tidak sabar. Namun, tak lama setelah isi surat wasiat yang mengejutkan itu terungkap, serangkaian tragedi berdarah pun dimulai. Detektif Kindaichi Kosuke harus menguak rahasia-rahasia gelap tentang hubungan terlarang, kekejaman tak terbayangkan, dan ident…
In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Satoshi Yagisawa paints a poignant and thoughtful portrait of life, love, and how much books and bookstores mean to the people who love them.
What are you looking for? This is the famous question routinely asked by Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. Like most librarians, Komachi has read every book lining her shelves—but she also has the unique ability to read the souls of her library guests. For anyone who walks through her door, Komachi can sense exactly what they’re looking for in life and provide just the boo…
A magnificent novel depicting the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in World War II, told through the eyes of Clause Lim, a young Chinese man who has been brought up to revere the British colonizers and to abhor his own Asian heritage. When British defenses crumble, so too does Clause'd world, forcing him toward new definitions of his culture and himself.
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa is a heartwarming story about finding solace and rediscovering oneself amidst the stacks of a quaint Tokyo bookshop. The novel follows Takako, a young woman who, after a series of personal setbacks, reluctantly moves into her uncle’s secondhand bookstore in Jimbocho, Tokyo’s book district. Immersed in the quiet charm of the shop and its ecle…
Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter by Atelier Sento is a visually captivating graphic novel that blends Japanese folklore with modern storytelling. The story follows a young, curious artist who embarks on a journey through the Japanese countryside in search of yokai, mythical creatures from Japanese legends. As the artist documents these encounters, they uncover stories of both the supernatur…
Hiroshima adalah sebuah karya jurnalistik yang menggambarkan dampak bom atom yang dijatuhkan di Hiroshima pada 6 Agustus 1945. Melalui kisah enam penyintas, John Hersey menyajikan gambaran mendalam tentang kehancuran fisik dan emosional yang dialami para korban. Awalnya diterbitkan sebagai artikel panjang di The New Yorker pada tahun 1946, buku ini mengungkap ketangguhan dan penderitaan para ko…
This book provides a revolutionary new 3-step tracing technique that beginning artists can use to quickly learn to draw manga characters just like a pro!