Japanese Teen

kira-kira (kee' ra kee' ra): glittering; shining

Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same reason. And so are people's eyes. When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, it's Lynn who explains to her why people stop them on the street to stare.

Before he joined the Armed Detective Agency, Osamu Dazai was the youngest-ever executive with the Port Mafia, the most notorious underground crime syndicate in all of Yokohama. Three of its members—Dazai, Odasaku, and Ango—formed a camaraderie despite their vast disparities in rank. When Ango suddenly goes missing, Odasaku, a lowly Mafia grunt, receives direct orders from their boss to find him…only for Ango’s trail to lead Odasaku to a mysterious, foreign criminal organization called Mimic.

In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have established themselves as the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, making a living the way they do best while remaining anonymous in their peaceful, quiet life. But when they hear about several Russian girls showing up dead in nearby towns, they decide to investigate—and ultimately discover that this mystery is much closer to home than they ever imagined.

The capture of a narwhal and the ensuing power struggle between the northern and southern districts of Kerube has Lawrence caught in the middle! Backed into a corner by his own trade guild, can the merchant find a way to extricate himself from this delicate situation? And what of the wolf bone from Holo's pack? Can the Wisewolf of Yoitsu manage to keep her rage and frustration in check?

Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan and came to America to escape poverty. World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats. But then Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan. Japanese men are rounded up, and Tomi’s father and grandfather are arrested. It’s a terrifying time to be Japanese in America. But one thing doesn’t change: the loyalty of Tomi’s buddies, the Rats.

New York, 1931. The manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited by law, but behind this prohibition, organized crime flourishes—so, too, do bank robbers, bootleggers, assassins, and homunculi. Some want money, some are chasing the secret to immortality, and others just want to have a really good time. You know what they say, though: You can't always get what you want.

夏休み後半。たまたま喫茶店でだべっていた俺と八奈見は、驚くべき光景を目にする。焼塩と、その思い人である綾野が２人きりで会っていたのだ。

Emiko lives with her Ojiichan in a small town on BC's West Coast surrounded by friends and neighbors, including her childhood friend Kenzo Sanada, who wants her to spend less time meddling in every else’s love lives. But Emiko can so clearly see who belongs together, even when her targets don't know it themselves. She simply has to meddle—for the sake of true love! As for her own romantic life though . . . who has time for that?

The place: America. The year: 1931. The setting: the transcontinental express train known as the "Flying Pussyfoot." Aboard the train are a gang aiming to make some extra cash, a group of revolutionary terrorists trying to recapture their leader, and a pair of thieves looking to meet up with an old friend in New York City. But drunk on the excitement of their departure, none of them are prepared for what awaits them on the rails.

ツワブキ祭、恋の華は咲くや散るや――？10月、俺たち1年にとって初めての学園祭――ツワブキ祭が近づいていた。3年生はここで引退し、残された俺たちが部を引き継ぐ。

友情も恋愛もくだらないとのたまうひねくれ男

帝国との戦いに勝利を収めたリムルだったが、ルドラの身体を乗っ取ったミカエル、妖魔王フェルドウェイの暗躍と、やっかいな問題はまだ残ったままであった。

One by one, things that Norm and his Japanese American family took for granted are taken away. In a matter of months, they, along with everyone else of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast, are forced by the government to move to internment camps, leaving everything they have known behind.

シリーズ累計４５万部突破！（電子書籍含む）攻略対象の好感度ゲット！のはずが……何故かハイスペ兄から溺愛!?どんなネガティブも笑顔で跳ねのける！

When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a princess overnight. Now, she’s overcome conniving cousins, salacious press, and an imperial scandal to finally find a place she belongs. She has a perfect bodyguard turned boyfriend. Her stinky dog, Tamagotchi, is living with her in Tokyo. Her parents have even rekindled their college romance and are engaged. A royal wedding is on the horizon! Izumi’s life is a Tokyo dream come true.

クラスの背景である俺――温水和彦は、あるとき人気女子・八奈見杏菜が男子に振られるのを目撃する。「私をお嫁さんにするって言ったのに、ひどくないかな？」「それ、いくつの頃の話？」「４、５歳だけど」

ヴェルグリンドとの激闘の末、敵の手中に落ちた盟友ヴェルドラ。その事実はリムルを激怒させる。そして命は下された、敵を殺しつくせ――と。その命令に力を漲らせるベニマル達テンペスト幹部。

There's a catfish under Japan, and when it rolls, the land rises and falls. At least, that's what Sora was told after she lost her mother to an earthquake so powerful that it cracked time itself. Sora and her father are some of the few who still live near the most powerful of these "zones"—the places where time has been irrevocably sped up, or slowed down.

帝国からの侵略をなんなく退けたリムルは、これ以上の戦争はごめんだと大本を叩くべく帝都へと乗り込む。

何という事もない人生を送っていた三上悟は、通り魔に刺され３７年の人生に幕を閉じた……はずだった。ふと気がつくと、目も見えなければ、耳も聞こえない……。そんな状況の中、自分があの“スライム”に転生してしまった事に気づく。最弱と名高いモンスターである事に不満を感じつつも、お気楽スライムライフを満喫する三上悟だったが、天災級のモンスター“暴風竜ヴェルドラ”と出会ったことで運命は大きく動き出す――