Dopo la morte della madre Keiko, il sedicenne Mamoru va a vivere a Tôkyô a casa degli zii. Quando finalmente inizia ad ambientarsi, però, lo zio investe una ragazza con il suo taxi e viene accusato di omicidio stradale. Qualcosa, però, a Mamoru non torna e decide di fare luce da solo sulla verità. Scopre così che la vittima, Sugano Yôko, nasconde ha un segreto insospettabile e, in realtà, è una delle vittime di una serie di omicidi mascherati da suicidi. Yôko infatti era coinvolta in una crudele truffa con altre tre giovani donne. Anche due delle quattro sono morte di recente in incidenti altrettanto violenti. Quando fa la sua comparsa un testimone inaspettato, un potente uomo d'affari, diversi giorni dopo l'incidente, la situazione diventa ancora più complicata. Chi è davvero quest'uomo e perché sembra così disperato nel suo desiderio di aiutare Mamoru? La testimonianza dell'uomo non fa altro che aggiungere bugie e inganni più confusi a un caso già sconcertante. Chi è l'assassino e come uccide le sue vittime? Nel frattempo, Mamoru corre per salvare l'ultima delle quattro donne prese di mira dal vero assassino.

Ico è diverso dai comuni bambini: sul suo capo sporgono infatti un paio di corna. Nel villaggio di Tokusa questo è considerato da sempre un simbolo di sventura, perciò il destino del giovane è segnato: un'antica tradizione prevede che sia abbandonato all'interno del Castello delle Nebbie, un'immensa e labirintica costruzione, antico teatro di misteriosi eventi, nel quale nessuno ha mai più messo piede a memoria d'uomo. Ma Ico non accetta la sua sorte: quando incontra Yorda, una ragazza che non parla la sua lingua e la cui pelle emana un innaturale chiarore, decide d'impegnarsi a trovare insieme a lei la soluzione al grande rompicapo che potrebbe cambiare la sorte di molti nel mondo, scoprendo cosa accadde all'interno di quel castello, e perché da allora tutto cambiò...

In old Edo, the past was never forgotten. It lived alongside the present, in dark corners, and in the shadows. In these tales, award-winning author Miyuki Miyabe explores the ghosts of Japan, and the spaces of the living world they inhabit. Written with a journalistic eye and a fantasist’s heart Apparitions bring the restless dead, and those who encounter them, to life.

Reads L to R (Western Style).

When her brother Hiroki disappears after a violent altercation with bullies, Yuriko finds a magical book in his room. She learns that Hiroki has been possessed by The Book of Heroes, and that only she can save him. With the help of the monk Sky, the dictionary-mouse Aju, and the mysterious Man of Ash, Yuriko has to solve the mystery of her vanished brother and save the world from the evil King in Yellow.

Reads L to R (Western Style), for audience A.

When a boy named Ico grows long curved horns overnight, his fate has been sealed-he is to be sacrificed in the Castle in the Mist. But in the castle, Ico meets a young girl named Yorda imprisoned in its halls. Alone they will die, but together Ico and Yorda might just be able to defy their destinies and escape the magic of the castle.

Based on the video game filmmaker Guillemo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) called a "masterpiece", Japan's leading fantasist Miyuki Miyabe has crafted a tale of magic, loss, and love that will never be forgotten.

Chan, la "testa destra" del Sigdra, ha iniziato a risvegliare la sua forza portentosa. A cosa è dovuto questo potere, in grado di mettere in ridicolo persino Mitsuru? Per Wataru e Mitsuru, l'unica strada rimasta è...

Kaori muore sul campo di battaglia affidando a Wataru il suo desiderio. L'ultima prova è vicina. Wataru e Mitsuru: chi sarà il prescelto tra i due sopravvissuti?

A young girl travels into a magical world to save her brother from real-world bullies. L to R (Western Style). When her brother Hiroki disappears after a violent altercation with school bullies, the young Yukiro finds a magical book in his room. The book leads her to another world where she learns that Hiroki has been possessed b a spirit from the Book of Heroes. She visits the magical Nameless Land, where she is told how to save her brother, and is sent back to Earth with a young monk named Sora and the magical book, now a mouse named Azu. Yuri has to piece together the mystery of Horiko, and has a library of pwerful magic books at her disposal to do so! When her brother Hiroki disappears after a violent altercation with school bullies, the young Yukiro finds a magical book in his room. The book leads her to another world where she learns that Hiroki has been possessed b a spirit from the Book of Heroes. She visits the magical Nameless Land, where she is told how to save her brother, and is sent back to Earth with a young monk named Sora and the magical book, now a mouse named Azu. Yuri has to piece together the mystery of Horiko, and has a library of pwerful magic books at her disposal to do so!

A young boy finds his destiny in a world of fantasy. L to R (Western Style). The Bravest Story Ever ToldYoung Wataru Mitani's life is a mess. His father has abandoned him, and his mother has been hospitalized after a suicide attempt. Desperately he searches for some way to change his life--a way to alter his fate.To achieve his goal, he must navigate the magical world of Vision, a land filled with creatures both fierce and friendly. And to complicate matters, he must outwit a merciless rival from the real world.Wataru's ultimate destination is the Tower of Destiny where a goddess of fate awaits. Only when he has finished his journey and collected five elusive gemstones will he possess the Demon's Bane--the key that will unlock the future.Charity, bravery, faith, grace and the power of darkness and light: these are the provinces of each gemstone. Brought together, they have the immeasurable power to bring Wataru's family back together again. Young Wataru Mitani's life is a mess. His father has abandoned him, and his mother has been hospitalized after a suicide attempt. Desperately he searches for some way to change his life--a way to alter his fate.To achieve his goal, he must navigate the magical world of Vision, a land filled with creatures both fierce and friendly. And to complicate matters, he must outwit a merciless rival from the real world.Wataru's ultimate destination is the Tower of Destiny where a goddess of fate awaits. Only when he has finished his journey and collected five elusive gemstones will he possess the Demon's Bane--the key that will unlock the future.Charity, bravery, faith, grace and the power of darkness and light: these are the provinces of each gemstone. Brought together, they have the immeasurable power to bring Wataru's family back together again.

Young, pretty Junko Aoki has an extraordinary ability she can start fires through sheer force of will. When she begins using her gift of pyrokinesis to take the law into her own hands and punish violent criminals, her executions attract the attention of two very different groups: the Guardians, a secretive vigilante organization that tries to recruit her, and the arson squad of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Soon the police are on Junkos trail, most notably Detective Chikako Ishizu, a rationalist who must come to terms with the existence of paranormal forces. As Junkos crusade against evil escalates and she finds it harder to control her power, we are taken on a breathtaking and brutal journal through the urban landscape of Tokyo. . .a journey that challenges us, along with Chikako, to think about whats right and whats wrong in the name of justice.

In Shadow Family, Miyuki Miyabe draws readers into the amorphous world of Internet chat rooms-a world of people from all walks of life attracted by the possibility of being whomever they want to be.
Police investigating the murder of a middle-aged office worker discover e-mail correspondence on the victim's computer that indicates he had been a regular participant in an Internet chat room, as the "father" in a fantasy "family." Meanwhile, a female detective is assigned to protect the dead man's real-life daughter who complains of being stalked. As the real daughter confronts her father's alternate life, we are pulled into a psychological drama that pits reality and illusion against each other in astonishing ways.

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