Se diciamo 'menrui' stiamo dicendo 'pasta' in giapponese e, proprio come in Italia, questa parola racchiude un mondo vasto e variegato di tipologie, ricette e occasioni in cui questa pietanza amatissima viene cucinata. In questo libro l'illustratrice Yocci e Aya Yamamoto, fondatrice della Gastronomia Yamamoto, entrambe nate e cresciute in Giappone, ci portano alla scoperta di un piatto che ha secoli di storia e su cui c'è molto da imparare! Una storia affascinante che parla di samurai, inventori, mercanti, e persino astronauti! Soba, yakisoba, udon, kishimen, harusame, hiyamugi, chanpon e le altre tipologie di pasta descritte in queste pagine danno vita a un variegato e gustosissimo arcipelago di ricette, con tantissime combinazioni possibili di ingredienti e di modalità di preparazione. Dopo Il menù di Yocci e Onigiri koro koro, Menrui tsuru tsuru torna ad affascinarci con l'inconfondibile stile leggero, fresco e giocoso di Yocci e con l'esperienza culinaria di Aya Yamamoto; un invito a mettersi ai fornelli e a lasciarsi affascinare da ricette, abitudini culinarie e storia di uno dei cibi più amati in Giappone e non solo, per scoprire che dietro un piatto di noodles c'è molto più di quanto possiamo immaginare!

Perfetti per il pranzo o la merenda, facili da cucinare e comodi da trasportare, gli onigiri sono il comfort food giapponese per eccellenza e possono essere preparati in tanti modi diversi. A cominciare da quelli suggeriti in questo libro, dove due autrici - nate in Giappone ma da molti anni residenti in Italia - condividono ricette, consigli e persino una fiaba in cui gli onigiri giocano una parte fondamentale.

Perfetti per il pranzo o la merenda, facili da cucinare e comodi da trasportare, gli onigiri sono il comfort food giapponese per eccellenza e possono essere preparati in tanti modi diversi. A cominciare da quelli suggeriti in questo libro, dove due autrici - nate in Giappone ma da molti anni residenti in Italia - condividono ricette, consigli e persino una fiaba in cui gli onigiri giocano una parte fondamentale

Un avvocato di successo che assapora l'essenza della vita con gusto nuovo, grazie ad un prezioso bicchiere d'acqua, l'unica cosa che gli permetterà di superare le dure prove che, prima o dopo, inevitabilmente, dovrà affrontare. Farmacista per decoro, cuoco per eredità genetica e scrittore per passione, si riappropria della possibilità di essere ciò che ha sempre voluto, a dispetto di una moglie in carriera cinica e anaffettiva. La donna che coltiva una singolare passione per i bagni all'occidentale, sopravvive all'abbandono e reinventa la propria vita, vivendola finalmente come lei vuole, affermandosi come lavoratrice, madre e donna. Questi i protagonisti delle tre storie di rinascita che Papapaya Yamamoto ci propone con grazia, eleganza e semplicità tutte giapponesi. Tre storie brevi, una piccola raccolta da tenere a portata di mano, da rileggere al bisogno, come consolazione al brutto, al duro, al drammatico della vita. Tre storie lievi, almeno in apparenza, che ci intrattengono, sanno farci riflettere, ci fanno sorridere. O magari piangere, 'ma di consolazione'.

Un approccio fresco e giocoso alla cucina (e alla cultura) giapponese: non può essere altrimenti se a proporre il menu è Yocci, illustratrice nata a Osaka che ha fatto dell'Italia la sua casa. Nel Menu di Yocci. Taccuino di ricette giapponesi, i suoi disegni dal tratto inconfondibile sono accompagnati dalle ricette di Aya Yamamoto, della Gastronomia Yamamoto: un invito a mettersi ai fornelli e a sperimentare i piatti tipici della tradizione nipponica.

After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing-to get revenge by killing each and every vampire.

After losing his mind to Asuramaru’s power in his attempt to save Guren, Yuichiro goes unconscious and is stolen away by Mika. When Yuichiro finally wakes up, he learns that Mika is dying from lack of human blood. Yuichiro offers Mika the choice to drink his blood and become a full vampire, but Mika has something very important to tell Yuichiro about the Seraph of the End project that could change his life.  

After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing-to get revenge by killing each and every vampire.

The attack on Nagoya continues. The Japanese Imperial Demon Army descends on the vampire nobles, aiming to exterminate them completely. The nobles fall one by one until Crowley Eusford takes twenty human hostages. He aims to lure Guren out and capture him for information. Can Guren, Shinoa and Narumi squads work together to rescue the hostages and defeat Crowley and his minions?

Guren finds his peers treating him in an altogether different manner now that he is a follower of Kureto Hiragi, the exclusive First Shibuya High School's star student and powerbroker. Unbowed at heart, however, the Ichinose heir directs his clan to research forbidden demonic magic in preparation for the apocalypse.

After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing—to get revenge by killing each and every vampire.

The attack on Nagoya begins! The Japanese Imperial Demon Army descends on the vampire nobles, aiming to exterminate them completely. Three squads are assigned to take down each of eight nobles. Because they are undermanned in comparison, Shinoa and Narumi squads will have to work together seamlessly to take down their one noble. But lurking amongst the nobles is Crowley Eusford, a formidable vampire eager to drink dry his would-be vanquishers.

After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing—to get revenge by killing each and every vampire.

The only thing standing between humans and complete subjugation to vampires is sheer tenacity and Cursed Gear. Yuichiro has the first in spades, but to increase the amount of power he can draw from the demon inside his cursed sword, he enters a coma-like state to thin the barrier between human and demon. His power upgrade can come none too soon, as the vampire queen reveals her plans to annihilate the human resistance and claim true dominion over Japan.

After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing—to get revenge by killing each and every vampire.

Yuichiro has no memory of his terrifying but temporary transformation into a one-winged monster during the battle for Shinjuku. The widely feared leaders of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army, however, take note of his squad’s unusual talent. Despite the unwanted attention, Yuichiro’s resolve to save Mika from the vampires crystallizes as his real training in demon possession and manifestation begins.

After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing—to get revenge by killing each and every vampire.

A vampire attack reunites Yuichiro with his childhood friend Mika—though they now face each other from opposing sides of the battlefield. Mika begs him to forget about the conflict between humans and vampires and escape together, but he is torn about abandoning his new friends. Then, everything changes when Yuichiro suddenly transforms into a monstrous being with one seraphic wing!

After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing—to get revenge by killing each and every vampire.

Yuichiro has undergone the strange and dangerous ritual to acquire Cursed Gear—demon-possessed weaponry that is humanity’s only hope for combating the vampire scourge. But times are dangerous, and instead of getting to celebrate his newfound power, Yuichiro and his friends are given their first mission—head to Shinjuku and investigate vampire activity. Unbeknownst to him, his best-friend-turned-vampire, Mika, is headed for the same place…

After a catastrophic epidemic kills every adult on earth, vampires arise from the shadows to enslave the remaining human population. Yuichiro escapes from captivity and joins the Japanese Imperial Demon Army. But before he’s allowed to fight vampires, he has to complete his first, terrifying mission–make new friends with his fellow aspiring monster slayers!

Now that Yuichiro has earned his place in the Japanese Imperial Demon Army, he prepares to undergo a fiendish test to acquire the most powerful and deadly of humanity’s weapons against vampires—Black Demon Series Cursed Gear. Meanwhile, the vampire nobility welcome a new member—Mika, the best friend Yuichiro thinks died in their escape but who has his own bitter story of survival.

After a catastrophic epidemic kills every adult on earth, vampires arise from the shadows to enslave the remaining human population. Yuichiro escapes from captivity and joins the Japanese Imperial Demon Army. But before he’s allowed to fight vampires, he has to complete his first, terrifying mission–make new friends with his fellow aspiring monster slayers!

Yuichiro and his friends are kept as vampire fodder in a creepy institution masquerading as an orphanage. One day, Yuichiro’s dreams of fighting back are realized when the orphans stage a daring escape. But things go horribly wrong, and his dream is kept alive at a cruel price.

Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Japanese grammar.

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Clear grammar points are put in context using examples from a range of Japanese media. The emphasis is firmly on contemporary Japanese as spoken and written by native speakers.

Key features of the book include:

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Come si prepara un mitarashi dango? E uno zenzai? Cosa fare nel caso vi venisse un'irrefrenabile voglia di cikuzen-ni? La risposta la trovate qui! Yoshiko Noda, in arte Yocci, ci spiega come preparare i suoi piatti preferiti della tradizione giapponese in una serie di ricette da lei definite 'senza responsabilità'.