"Learn to recreate delicious desserts referenced in your favorite anime series with this practical guide to anime sweets"-- Japanese anime has stunning design, fascinating characters, and engaging storylines. It's also overflowing with scrumptiously rendered desserts that leave viewers' mouth watering. Bushman shows anime fans of any age how to re-create these desserts at home! She also discusses the history and cultural relevance of each dessert,...

"An illustrated overview of writer/director/animator Mamoru Hosoda's Academy Award-nominated movies and career, including previously unpublished storyboards, background paintings, character designs, and concept art. Journey into the mind and creative process of one of the most celebrated anime directors working today with The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda. Written by renowned animation critic and historian Charles Solomon (The...

In a mythical world filled with magic and bewitchment, crops are dwindling, dragons have reappeared, and humanity is giving way to chaos. Journey with Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk, a master wizard, and Arren, a troubled young prince, on a tale of redemption and self-discovery as they search for the force behind a mysterious imbalance in the land of Earthsea.

It's the big homecoming game and Charlie Brown is in the spotlight as team kicker. If that wasn't enough, he is also an escort for the homecoming queen and her court. But when Charlie Brown finds out the homecoming queen is none other than the little red-haired girl, can he overcome his anxiety and fulfill the tradition of giving the queen a kiss on the cheek before the first dance?