Maria is the only daughter of an unmarried woman. She has grown up at the seaside alongside her cousin Tsugumi, a lifelong invalid, charismatic, spoiled and occasionally cruel. Now Maria's father is finally able to bring Maria and her mother to Tokyo, ushering Maria into a world of university, impending adulthood, and a normal family.
Maria is the only daughter of an unmarried woman. She has grown up at the seaside alongside her cousin Tsugumi, a lifelong invalid, charismatic, spoil...
Asleep tells the stories of three women, all bewitched into a spiritual sleep. One, mourning a lost love, finds herself sleepwalking at night. Another, embarking on a relationship with a man whose wife is in a coma, finds herself unable to stay awake. The third finds her sleep haunted.
Asleep tells the stories of three women, all bewitched into a spiritual sleep. One, mourning a lost love, finds herself sleepwalking at night. Another...
"The English manga book you simply have to buy" Time Out Tokyo Magazine
"It's as if magic coats the pages." Novelist Banana Yoshimoto
"Fans of alternative, independent manga ought to give Him Her That a look" Otaku USA Magazine
It all begins with a feat of imagination in the ocean. Guided by a high-tech scuba helmet, a young woman comes across a machine that allows her to revisit past lives. Welcome to the mind-bending world of Wisut Ponnimit, whose manga are revered in Tokyo for their artistic charm, intellectual depth, and literary humor. This is the first of...
"The English manga book you simply have to buy" Time Out Tokyo Magazine
"It's as if magic coats the pages." Novelist Banana Yoshimoto
An actress dies in shocking circumstances. She leaves behind an unconventional extended family of three who embark on a journey through grief and suffering, memories lost and gained, forbidden romance, redemption and recovery, and a confrontation with spirits on a remote Pacific island.
An actress dies in shocking circumstances. She leaves behind an unconventional extended family of three who embark on a journey through grief and suff...
A powerful story of passion and friendship, the nature of love and the taboos surrounding it. "N.P." is the last collection of stories by a celebrated Japanese writer, written in English while she was living in Boston.
A powerful story of passion and friendship, the nature of love and the taboos surrounding it. "N.P." is the last collection of stories by a celebrated...
It is a startlingly original first work by Japan's brightest young literary star and is now a cult film. When Kitchen was first published in Japan in 1987 it won two of Japan's most prestigious literary prizes, climbed its way to the top of the bestseller lists, then remained there for over a year and sold millions of copies.
It is a startlingly original first work by Japan's brightest young literary star and is now a cult film. When Kitchen was first published in Japan i...
'Poignant . . . deeply nostalgic.' GLAMOUR 'Strange, melancholy and beautiful.' BRANDON TAYLOR 'The supreme poet of solitude.' SPECTATOR There was no past, no future, no words, nothing - just the light and the yellow and the scent of dry leaves in the sun. Japan's internationally celebrated storyteller returns with five stories of healing and hope. Effortlessly beautiful, nostalgic and melancholy, the stories in Dead-End Memories explore the stories of five women who, following sudden and painful events, find solace in the blissful moments in everyday life. The daughter of a restaurant...
'Poignant . . . deeply nostalgic.' GLAMOUR 'Strange, melancholy and beautiful.' BRANDON TAYLOR 'The supreme poet of solitude.' SPECTATOR There was no...
