History and Memory - NEW materials - Introduction to Manga and Anime

Anime Classics - Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no Haka)

Lone Wolf and Cub (Goodreads)
Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Okami in Japan) is acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of the late Goseki Kojima. Creating unforgettable imagery of stark beauty, kinetic fury, and visceral thematic power, the epic samurai adventure has influenced a generation of visual storytellers both in Japan and in the West.

Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 1 by Hiroaki Samura
Call Number: PN6790 .J33 S26513 2020 v.1 (Reading room, 1st floor)
ISBN: 1506720994
Publication Date: 2020-10-27
A cursed, seemingly immortal warrior aids a young girl in her quest for revenge, as the students of a brutal new sword school tear a bloody path across Japan. Intense and audacious, Blade takes period samurai action and deftly combines it with a modernist street idiom to create a style and mood like no other work of graphic fiction.
Barefoot Gen - A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima by Keiji Nakazawa; Project (Translator)
Call Number: D767.25 .H6 N3613 2004 v.1 (Reading room, 1st floor)
ISBN: 0867196025
Publication Date: 2004-09-01
This harrowing story of Hiroshima was one of the original Japanese manga series. New and unabridged, this is an all-new translation of the author's first-person experiences of Hiroshima and its aftermath, is a reminder of the suffering war brings to innocent people. Its emotions and experiences speak to children and adults everywhere.