The journey to a hundred friends begins with a single conversation.
Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. With the whole student body keeping its distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach.
Summary of the book
Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends.
School is out of summer, and Komi is still getting used to this strange new world of having friends. She’s discovering that friendship with a person doesn’t automatically save you from awkward situations with them. But it does turn even an emergency homework session into something fun. And for the first time in her life, Komi isn’t anxious for summer to end
Based on the hit Nintendo video game SPLATOON! Four inklings get caught up in a Splatoon Turf War!
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Inside an underground facility connected to the Deepsea Metro subway system, Goggles and Team Blue must pass a series of tests to discover the four “thangs” that will open the door to a fabled Promised Land.
Based on the hit Nintendo video game SPLATOON! Four inklings get caught up in a Splatoon Turf War!
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The match between Team Blue and Team Emperor heats up toward the big finale – with both sides exhausted and losing ground! Plus, in the aftermath of the final match, a new enemy awaits who will require the tournament rivals to work together!
Based on the hit Nintendo video game SPLATOON! Four inklings get caught up in a Splatoon Turf War!
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It’s the Square King Cup Semifinals! Rider’s Team Yellow-Green takes on the team of the undisputed champion, Emperor. Then, Team Blue battles Team Gloves! Who will make it to the final match? Plus, a bonus story featuring the very first Team Blue meeting!
Hayame leads a modest, peaceful life as a housewife. One day she meets a jackass student named Issei, but thinks little of it.
As Hayame’s life falls apart around her, Issei makes an unexpected proposal which will turn her life upside-down.
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Cast out onto the streets for a second time, Hayame runs into the very last person she wants to meet: her ex-husband! Meanwhile, Issei is reflecting on his behaviour and sense of self-worth. What will happen when these two finally cross paths again? Then, Issei’s prodigious older brother finally makes his appearance at the inn… and it seems he and Hayame might have a history together?!
Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards for Doraemon include the Japan Cartoonists Association Award for excellence in 1973, the first Shogakukan Manga Award for children’s manga in 1982, and the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award in 1997. On 22 April 2002, on the special issue of Asian Hero in TIME Magazine, Doraemon was selected as one of the 22 Asian Heroes, the only comic (manga/anime) character to ever receive this honor. In 2008, Japan’s Foreign Ministry appointed Doraemon as the nation’s first anime ambassador. Doreamon celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014.
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Something scary this way comes! Time to face some unexpected frights! Featuring: The Prophecy, The Human Splitter, Shoadowhunting. Enjoy 14 spine-chilling stories in all!
Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards for Doraemon include the Japan Cartoonists Association Award for excellence in 1973, the first Shogakukan Manga Award for children’s manga in 1982, and the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award in 1997. On 22 April 2002, on the special issue of Asian Hero in TIME Magazine, Doraemon was selected as one of the 22 Asian Heroes, the only comic (manga/anime) character to ever receive this honor. In 2008, Japan’s Foreign Ministry appointed Doraemon as the nation’s first anime ambassador. Doreamon celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014.
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Laughter is the best medicine! Prepare for punchlines and gags that’ll make you giggle out loud! Featuring: Hot Snow, Sneech’s Missing Butt, The Woodcutter’s Pond. Enjoy 15 hilarious stories in all!
Beyblade Burst (ベイブレードバースト) is the new generation of Beyblade based on the popular Beyblade toy franchise by Takara Tomy. The third incarnation of its series, the manga was serialised in Shogakukan’s Shōnen magazine CoroCoro Comic in August 2015. The anime adaptation premiered in 2016.
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Aiger pushes forward in his goal to become the Asian Champion in the Luinor Cup tournament, where the winner gets to battle the legendary blader, Lui Shirosagi! But first, he will have to defeat Suoh Genji, the calm and composed vice-captain of Beigoma Academy’s Beyclub! Will Aiger be able to handle Genji when his personality transforms completely during battle?!
Detective Conan (名探偵コナン is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1994, and has printed 81 volumes to date. The manga has sold over 140 million copies worldwide, The series won the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category in 2000, and has been adaptated into video games, live action series, movies and an anime series. A Detective Conan movie has also been released each year during Japan’s Golden Week since 1997. 2016 marks the 20th Detective Connan Movie that will be released. Shogakukan Asia has selected the best stories from the collection of Detective Conan Series, and complied them into individual stand alone volumes to enjoy.
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Every day is an adventure for the Man with Three Faces.
And that includes being locked up in a basement floor of an abandoned school storehouse together with two kids! Can Amuro and the children escape safely from the basement? After all, he has a ton of other activities like judo, athletics, staircase running, and his security agent duties to take part in! Life isn’t easy when you’ve got three lives to live!
Damekoi: The Late-night guide to Bad Romance will also be available for the first time in English. Hailing from Shogakukan’s Petit comic lineup, Damekoi tells the story of 3 single ladies who trade stories of bad men and dates when they get together every night. The popularity of the series resulted in a Live-action TV series in 2018.
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Chiyo Fukuma (25), Madoka Koga (24), and Sawako Chidori (25) are three sassy young singles out looking for love, but sometimes the men just don’t get it! Madoka is set up by her dad with a blind date; Sawako has to deal with Ryo’s latest bout of idiocy… but things could be looking up for Chiyo and her Prince Charming?! Love is all about unexpected twists!
The journey to a hundred friends begins with a single conversation.
Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. With the whole student body keeping its distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach.
Summary of the book
It’s time for the national health exam at Itan High, and the excitement of eye exams and height measurements have fanned the flames of competition for the unremarkable Makeru Yadano. She’s determined to beat the class idol Komi in the health test, and Komi’s total obliviousness to their impassioned duel just feeds Makeru’s determination. As the epic battle heats up, how will Komi handle her first rival when she’s barely made her first friends?
The journey to a hundred friends begins with a single conversation.
Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. With the whole student body keeping its distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach.
Summary of the book
It’s time for the national health exam at Itan High, and the excitement of eye exams and height measurements have fanned the flames of competition for the unremarkable Makeru Yadano. She’s determined to beat the class idol Komi in the health test, and Komi’s total obliviousness to their impassioned duel just feeds Makeru’s determination. As the epic battle heats up, how will Komi handle her first rival when she’s barely made her first friends?
The journey to a hundred friends begins with a single conversation.
Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. With the whole student body keeping its distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach.
Summary of the book
Timid Tadano is a total wallflower and that’s just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s just super awkward. Now he’s made it his mission to help her on her quest to make 100 friends!
Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards for Doraemon include the Japan Cartoonists Association Award for excellence in 1973, the first Shogakukan Manga Award for children’s manga in 1982, and the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award in 1997. On 22 April 2002, on the special issue of Asian Hero in TIME Magazine, Doraemon was selected as one of the 22 Asian Heroes, the only comic (manga/anime) character to ever receive this honor. In 2008, Japan’s Foreign Ministry appointed Doraemon as the nation’s first anime ambassador. Doreamon celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014.
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Let’s travel back in time and take a journey to the past! It’s full of surprises waiting to be discovered! Featuring: Memories of Grandma, My Dad the Baby, Halley’s Tail. Enjoy 8 nostalgic stories in all!
