Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (マギ) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka. The story and its characters were inspired from stories in “Arabian Nights”, a collection of West and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. In his review of the first volume, L.B Bryant of NY Times noted “not only is it a shonen title but it’s a GOOD shonen title” and recommended it be picked up. The series also won the award for “Best Shōnen manga” at the 59th Shogakukan Manga Awards in 2013.An anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures aired in Japan from October 2012 to March 2013, and a second season titled Magi: The Kingdom of Magic began airing in October 2013.
Summary of the book
Aladdin and Alibaba have endured the Dungeon of Qishan hoping to find hidden treasure – but danger’s found them! A horde of slimes closes in on them, while Lord Jamil and his slaves head into the dungeon looking to intercept Aladdin and grab any riches he may have found! But these rivals have more to worry about than each other, and new friends, new enemies and amazing riches are yet to be discovered!
KobaCute! (小林が可愛すぎてツライっ!!?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gō Ikeyamada. The romance-comedy story revolves around twin brother and sister – Mitsuru and Megumu Kobayashi, who are attending separate high schools. One day, the two exchanged places and attended the other sibling’s school in disguise, only to end up falling for someone there and triggering a series of events that would bring about more hilarity, misunderstandings and fated encounters. The series was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) in Japan as a limited release. Volumes which have been published in Japan have been listed in the Top 10 ranking on the Oricon Manga Chart, with its Volume 2 ranked no. 2 (week of March 25, 2013). Volume 3 reached a total of 143,886 copies by August 11, 2013, and Volume 4 reached the 7th place on the week of August 21, 2013 with 113,820 copies.
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It’s DOUBLE TROUBLE when TWINS fall in love! Megumu and Mitsuru Kobayashi are twins who cannot be more different from each other. Megu is a history geek obsessed with her 2-D worlds, while Mitsu is a hopeless skirt-chaser! One day, Megu is forced to attend Mitsu’s school disguised as her brother. There, she runs into trouble and encounters the No. 1 delinquent, Aoi-Sanada… who comes to her rescue?! Meanwhile, Mitsu is doing some heroric rescusing of his own, when he defends the quiet and reserved Shino Takenaka, who is being builled by the school diva Azusa Tokugawa! Misunderstandings, sparks and silliness ensue, as the twins stumble into love for the first time… while disguised as each other!
Published by Singapore-based Shogakukan Asia Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Japanese leading children’s book publisher, Shogakukan Inc., Life-Size Dinosaurs is the first of Shogakukan NEO Life-Size Series and features the various dinosaurs that existed in the prehistoric times. The original Japanese version was supervised by Yukimitsu Tomida, a Senior Scientist of the biotic evolution research group of the National Museum of Nature and Science Japan, Research Department of Geology and Palaeontology. The book was illustrated by Aiichi Kato, an experienced illustrator who had worked on many realistic illustrations of extinct plants and animals, historical sites, cutting-edge technology and many others.The Editorial Advisor for the English printed copy was Dr. John R. ‘Jack’ Horner, the Curator of Paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies and the Regent’s Professor of Paleontology at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. Dr. Horner also served as the technical advisor for all of the Jurassic Park films and he has had three dinosaur species named after him.
Summary of the book
Life-Size Dinosaurs features dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures that existed in the different prehistoric periods, long before humans came into existence. What was the biggest dinosaur? Where and when did they exist? How did they defend themselves and survive? Exploring the what, why, when, where and how of the prehistoric times, Life-Size Dinosaurs illustrates the actual sizes of dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures during their periods of dominance and bring readers on an up-close and personal experience. The book also provides information about the dinosaurs and draw relations to present-day species. An enjoyable read for both parents and children alike, Life-Size Dinosaurs will allow readers to explore a world they have never known.
