Mamoru Hosoda
Author
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"When Hana falls in love with a young interloper she encounters in her college class, the last thing she expects to learn is that he is part wolf. Instead of rejecting her lover upon learning his secret, she accepts him with open arms. Soon, the couple is expecting their first child, and a cozy picture of family life unfolds. But after what seems like a mere moment of bliss to Hana, the father of her children is tragically taken from her. Life as...
Author
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Having accidentally wandered into the beast world of Jutengai, Kyuta has gotten himself a master--Kumatetsu. But it turns out Kumatetsu's not quite as good at teaching as he is at brawling. The Grandmaster sends teacher and student alike on a pilgrimage to ask all the wisest beasts in the world a simple question: What is true strength? But are the boy and the beast ready for the answer?
3) Summer wars
Author
Publisher
Vertical, Inc
Language
English
Description
"Kenji Koiso is a high schooler with a crush on Natsuki Shinohara, a kendo club beauty. His aptitude for numbers earns him a part-time job working maintenance on the global virtual reality world, OZ. One day before summer vacation, Natsuki asks Kenji for a favor-accompany her to her great-grandmother's 90th birthday celebration in the countryside. As Kenji tries to find his footing among the boisterous and tightly-knit Jinnouchi clan, he gets a mysterious...
4) Belle
Author
Language
日本語
Appears on list
Description
"Suzu is a shy, everyday high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters 'U', a massive virtual world, she escapes into the online persona of Belle, a gorgeous and globally-beloved singer. One day, her concert is interrupted by a monstrous creature chased by vigilantes. As their hunt escalates, Suzu embarks on an emotional and epic quest to uncover the identity of this mysterious...
Language
English
Description
After discovering she can leap through time, high school student Makoto Konno does what any teenager would do. She re-takes tests, corrects embarrassing situations, and sleeps in as late as she wants, never thinking that her carefree time traveling could have a negative effect on the people she cares about. By the time she realizes the damage she's done, she'll have to race against time to set things right.
Author
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Kyuta has been spending more and more time back in the human world. He's about to take an exam that will let him go to college! But does this mean saying goodbye to his master and his life in Jutengai forever? Can he be a part of both worlds, or will he have to choose...?"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Yen On
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Suzu, a seventeen-year-old high school student living in rural Kochi Prefecture, has kept the world at arm's length ever since her mother's death years ago. But at a friend's urging, she decides to dip her toes into another world: U, the largest online community in history. As her avatar, Belle, Suzu reveals her hidden singing talent and instantly becomes a global internet sensation, leading her to cross paths with a mysterious beast known as the...
Author
Series
Bakemono no ko volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Ichirohiko has suffered, caught in the space between human and beast, and has succumbed to the darkness. Kyuta leaves Kumatetsu, on the brink of death, in the care of the others and heads to the human world in pursuit of Ichirohiko. It's the start of a life and death battle in the streets of Shibuya to settle things not only with Ichirohiko, but with the darkness in his own heart...!! What can he do to save everyone? The times has come for Kumatetsu,...
Publisher
Funimation
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Kyuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who's been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite their constant bickering, Kyuta and Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate father and son. But the unlikely pair will be put to the ultimate test; a final showdown.
11) Wolf children
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Hana was a student before she was a mother. ... Then she met a man, who turned out to be a wolf, and together they built a family. Hana loved her mate fiercely, but fate took him from her, leaving her alone with two unusual kids she didn't know how to raise. ... This is a mother's journey. Teach your children to chase their dreams--and smile through the tears as they disappear into the world in search of who they will become"--Container.
12) Mirai
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
日本語
Description
When four-year-old Kun's new baby sister is named Mirai (meaning 'future'), and the baby quickly wins the hearts of Kun's entire family. As his mother returns to work, Kun becomes increasingly jealous of baby Mirai, until one day he storms off into the garden, where he encounters guests from the past and future, including his sister Mirai as a teenager. Together, Kun and teenage Mirai go on a journey through time, uncovering their family's incredible...
Author
Publisher
Yen On
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When Hana falls in love with a young interloper she encounters in her college class, the last thing she expects to learn is that he is part wolf. Instead of rejecting her lover upon learning his secret, she accepts him with open arms. Soon, the couple is expecting their first child, and a cozy picture of family life unfolds. But after what seems like a mere moment of bliss to Hana, the father of her children is tragically taken from her. Life as...
14) Mirai
Author
Publisher
Yen On
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
With the arrival of a new baby sister in the house, 4-year-old Kun worries his parents may not love him as much, but when Mirai appears in a magical garden she tells him she is his sister from the future.
15) Mirai
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
日本語
Description
Four-year-old Kun is jealous of his new baby sister until one day when he storms off into the garden and meets her as a teenager from the future.
17) Summer wars
Publisher
Encore Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Kenji is your typical teenage misfit. He's good at math, bad with girls, and spends most of his time hanging out in the all-powerful, online community known as OZ. His second life is the only life he has - until the girl of his dreams, Natsuki, hijacks him for a starring role as a fake fiancé at her family reunion. Things only get stranger from there. A late-night email containing a cryptic mathematic riddle leads to the unleashing of a rogue AI"--Container....
18) Summer wars
Publisher
Funimation Productions
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kenji Koiso, an eleventh grade math genius, agrees to take a summer job in Nagano, hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of the family matriarch. His job is to pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé . Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with earth.
19) Wolf children
Publisher
Funimation Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2012.
Language
日本語
Description
Hana was a student before she was a mother. Then she met a man, who turned out to be a wolf, and together they built a family. Hana loved her mate fiercely, but fate took him from her, leaving her alone with two unusual kids she didn't know how to raise. This is a mother's journey. Teach your children to chase their dreams - and smile through the tears as they disappear into the world in search of who they will become. Hana wasn't always a mother,...
Publisher
Studio Chizu
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
日本語
Description
Hana was a student before she was a mother. Then she met a man, who turned out to be a wolf, and together they built a family. Hana loved her mate fiercely, but fate took him from her, leaving her alone with two unusual kids she didn't know how to raise. This is a mother's journey. Teach your children to chase their dreams - and smile through the tears as they disappear into the world in search of who they will become. Hana wasn't always a mother,...