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Yotsuba&!, Vol. 8

May 23rd, 2010 by alephnaught

Yotsuba&!, Vol. 8

Title: Yotsuba&!, Vol. 8 Author: Kiyohiko Azuma Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Yen Press (April 20, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 031607327X ISBN-13: 978-0316073271 This series of Manga is slowing being translated; its the story of Yotsuba, a young orphan who is being fathered by a Japanese man. She has a naivety that’s quite funny, naturally along […]

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Yotsuba&! 6 and 7

January 10th, 2010 by alephnaught

Yotsuba&! 6 and 7

Title: Yotsuba&!, Vol. 7 Author: Kiyohiko Azuma Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Yen Press; 1 edition (December 15, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0316073253 ISBN-13: 978-0316073257 Title: Yotsuba&!, Vol. 6 Author: Kiyohiko Azuma Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Yen Press (September 15, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0316073245 ISBN-13: 978-0316073240 I completed the first 5 books a few months […]

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October 5th, 2008 by alephnaught

YOTSUBA&!, Volume 5

Title:YOTSUBA&!, Volume 5 Author: Kiyohiko Azuma Paperback: 216 pages Publisher: ADV Manga (October 24, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1413903495 ISBN-13: 978-1413903492 This is the last book of the series that’s been translated to English – there are at least 8 volumes overall, and I hope someone translates the rest soon! I really liked this book.  […]

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September 23rd, 2008 by alephnaught

YOTSUBA&! Volume 4

Title: YOTSUBA&! Volume 4 Author: Kiyohiko Azuma Paperback: 200 pages Publisher: ADV Manga (July 4, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1413903452 ISBN-13: 978-1413903454 These graphic novels are infectious.  In this issue, Yotsuba learns to fish, Muira learns that she doesn’t like cleaning fish, but Ena enjoys it.  Jumbo once again doesn’t get to spend time with […]

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September 21st, 2008 by alephnaught

YOTSUBA&! Volume 3

Title: YOTSUBA&! Volume 3 Author: Kiyohiko Azuma Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: ADV Manga (October 3, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 1413903290 ISBN-13: 978-1413903294 And I just finished Volume 3.  Jumbo is a florist, and Yotsuba got to go to the zoo and see an elephant and experience hand-held fireworks and then the real thing at the […]

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September 21st, 2008 by alephnaught

YOTSUBA&! Volume 1

Title: YOTSUBA&! Volume 1 Author: Azuma Kiyohiko Paperback: 232 pages Publisher: ADV Manga (June 6, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 1413903177 ISBN-13: 978-1413903171 I finished Volume 2 Friday night, and finished Volume 1 last night. This series is keeping my attention well.  Its neat that this is within the manga genre but isn’t about fighting but […]

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September 20th, 2008 by alephnaught

YOTSUBA&! Volume 2

Title: YOTSUBA&! Volume 2 Author: Azuma Kiyohiko Paperback: 184 pages Publisher: ADV Manga (August 1, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 1413903185 ISBN-13: 978-1413903188 Yotsuba&! is a manga series that follows a little girl, Yotsuba, who moves with her father to a new house.  Next door live three sisters: Asagi (the oldest), Fuka (the middle one), and […]

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September 14th, 2008 by alephnaught

MOCA and Little Tokyo

We decided to visit the main MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), which is just down the street from Little Tokyo. We parked across the street from the Disney Concert Hall, which was designed by Frank Gehry, who designed the Millenium Park Pavilion in Chicago.  The building is really neat but slightly out of place among […]