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Eight Million Gods

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Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 2

Adachitoka · 149 pages

East Asian MythologyJapanGods & MythologyUrban Fantasy
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Wayward, Vol. 3: Out from the Shadows

Jim Zub · 128 pages

"The new gods of Japan rise in Tokyo and the world will never be the same. New allies and enemies join the growing conflict as Yokai struggle to understand their place in the modern age. Will the old myths survive?" -- page 4 of cover.

East Asian MythologyJapanGods & MythologyUrban Fantasy
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Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 3

Julietta Suzuki

East Asian MythologyJapanGods & MythologyFantasy
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Spirited Away, Volume 1

Hayao Miyazaki, Yuji Oniki, Cindy Davis Hewitt · 172 pages

East Asian MythologyJapanGods & MythologyFantasy
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Immortal Fire

Annette Marie · 384 pages

East Asian MythologyJapanGods & MythologyFantasy
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Dragon Sword and Wind Child

Noriko Ogiwara

Raised in the ancient Japanese village of Hashiba, fifteen-year-old Saya discovers that she is the reincarnation of the Water Maiden, princess of the underworld, who must try to reconcile the powers of heaven and earth.

East Asian MythologyJapanGods & MythologyFantasy
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Rain

Amanda Sun · 304 pages

Katie tries to help Tomohiro uncover the truth about his dark ancestry after his power to bring drawings to life starts to spiral out of control. In order to save themselves, Katie and Tomo must unravel the truth about Tomo's dark ancestry, as well as Katie's, and confront one of the darkest gods in Japanese legend. The plot contains profanity, sexual references, and graphic violence. Book #2

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The Night Parade

Kathryn Tanquary · 332 pages

Saki's boring summer might be her last when a Japanese curse casts her into the Night Parade. Will Pippa's tall tales get her into trouble? Read her super-secret diary to find out!

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Heaven to Wudang

Kylie Chan · 570 pages

The demons that could control stones and elementals have been defeated, but the most powerful of Simon Wong's associates still remains to create almost undetectable copies of humans and Shen. This demon allies with Kitty Kwok to prepare a torturous trap for Emma and Simone, from which they may never return.

East Asian MythologyGods & MythologyUrban FantasyFantasy
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Natsume's Book of Friends, Vol. 5

Yuki Midorikawa · 155 pages

Takashi believes he has been able to balance yokai and friends, but finds it difficult to keep spirits and demons at bay while studying with classmates at a country inn.

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The Night Itself

Zoe Marriott

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Autumn Princess, Dragon Child

Lian Hearn · 288 pages

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Gilded

Christina Farley · 345 pages

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Lord Demon

Roger Zelazny, Jane Lindskold · 300 pages

The great wars between gods and demons began five millennia ago, and ended with the demons' crushing defeat and banishment from their homeland. The demon race would have surely perished in the empty dimension of their exile had they not found a secret conduit to a safe and hidden plane called Earth. Greatest among the demons was Kai Wren, Godslayer and Lord Demon, a master swordsman, and glassb

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Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Vol. 01

Hiroshi Shiibashi, Zhui Qiao Kuan

Rikuo Nura, three-quarters human and one quarter yokai, a supernatural creature that thrives on human fear, finds himself caught between his everyday life and that of his grandfather, supreme commander of the Nura clan, a powerful yokai consortium. When Rikuo is named to be the next supreme commander, the clan is unphappy, especially Gagoze, a high-ranking yokai who hates humans.

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Precious Dragon

Liz Williams · 320 pages

Detective Inspector Chen and Zhu Irzh must escort an emissary from Heaven on a diplomatic mission to Hell, meanwhile a young boy born to ghostly parents in Hell ends up being the key to unlocking the mystery that is quickly spiraling out of control.

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Ichiro

Ryan Inzana · 288 pages

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Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide

Hiroko Yoda, Matt Alt · 208 pages

East Asian MythologyJapanGods & Mythology
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InuYasha: Lost and Alone

Rumiko Takahashi · 184 pages

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The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters

O no Yasumaro · 611 pages

**Written by imperial command in the eighth century, The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters is Japan's classic of classics, the oldest connected literary work and the fundamental scripture of Shinto.** A more factual history called the Nihongi or Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) was completed in A.D. 720, but The Kojiki remains the better known, perhaps because of its special concern with the

East Asian MythologyJapanGods & Mythology
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A Mortal Song

Megan Crewe · 348 pages

East Asian MythologyJapanFantasyFemale Lead
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xxxHolic, Vol. 2

CLAMP · 199 pages

Kimihiro Watanuki is the unfortunate indentured servant of a woman called Yûka Ichihara, who is rumored to be the time-space witch. Together they travel the worlds of the occult, talking to fortune-tellers and horoscope readers, but can the future really be told?

JapanEast Asian MythologyUrban FantasyFemale Lead
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Japanese Fairy Tales

Yei Theodora Ozaki · 232 pages

East Asian MythologyJapanGods & Mythology
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Spirited Away, Volume 4

Hayao Miyazaki · 172 pages

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