10 must-read nonfiction books like The Ghibliotheque Anime Movie Guide: The Essential Guide to Japanese Animated Cinema (Ghibliotheque Guides, 2) by Jake Cunningham

Cover of The Ghibliotheque Anime Movie Guide: The Essential Guide to Japanese Animated Cinema (Ghibliotheque Guides, 2) by Jake Cunningham

The Ghibliotheque Anime Movie Guide: The Essential Guide to Japanese Animated Cinema (Ghibliotheque Guides, 2)

By: Jake Cunningham

4.00

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Explore the magical world of anime through 30 classic films in this new book from the authors of Gh…

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Cover of The Art of Howl's Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki, Yuji Oniki, Joe Hisaishi

1. The Art of Howl's Moving Castle

By: Hayao Miyazaki , Yuji Oniki , Joe Hisaishi

4.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Shortly after reaping the rewards from his movie Spirited Away, a project that earned him an Academ… read more

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  • manga
  • nonfiction
  • anime
  • film
Cover of Princess Mononoke: The First Story by Hayao Miyazaki

2. Princess Mononoke: The First Story

By: Hayao Miyazaki

4.29

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

An oversized, lavishly illustrated storybook featuring original watercolor art by legendary filmmak… read more

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  • manga
  • japanese literature

3. The Art of Spirited Away

By: Hayao Miyazaki , Yuji Oniki , Alvin Lu

2.77

Format: 130 pages, Hardcover

The Art of Spirited Awaycollects colour illustrations of Spirited Awayfor the first time in an Engl… read more

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  • manga
  • nonfiction
  • anime
  • film

4. SuperMutant Magic Academy

By: Jillian Tamaki

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Unrequited love, underage drinking, and teen angst rule at a high school for mutants and witches. T… read more

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5. Hungry Ghost

By: Victoria Ying

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family … read more

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6. Lovesickness

By: Junji Ito

4.03

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

AN INTOXICATING BEAUTY TURNS A SMALL TOWN INTO A BLOODY HELL. Ryusuke returns to the town where … read more

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  • manga
Cover of Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki

7. Shuna's Journey

By: Hayao Miyazaki

4.34

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a go… read more

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  • manga
Cover of Cat + Gamer, Volume 1 by Wataru Nadatani

8. Cat + Gamer, Volume 1

By: Wataru Nadatani

4.18

Format: 200 pages, None

Riko, a twenty-nine-year-old office worker with an obsession for video games, finds her quiet life … read more

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  • manga
Cover of Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 2 by Tomohito Oda

9. Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 2

By: Tomohito Oda

4.24

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation. Socially anxious high school stude… read more

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  • manga
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10. Do a Powerbomb!

By: Daniel Warren Johnson

4.52

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

From the creator of MURDER-FALCON and WONDER WOMAN: DEAD EARTH comes the wrestling adventure of the… read more

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11. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

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Cover of The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage by Nick de Semlyen

12. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage

By: Nick de Semlyen

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • film
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13. MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios

By: Joanna Robinson

4.22

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb chronicle of how Marvel Studios conquered Hollywood…. T… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • film
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14. Clementine: Book One

By: Tillie Walden

3.58

Format: 259 pages, ebook

Acclaimed author Tillie Walden enters the world of Robert Kirkman's THE WALKING DEAD as 17-year-old… read more

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Cover of The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie M. Liu

15. The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

By: Marjorie M. Liu

4.08

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The first volume in a new graphic novel horror trilogy from Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda—the creati… read more

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"No creepy dolls!"

-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

"It’s Sarlaac Satan!"

-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

"Not the demon anus!"

-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

"Oh my God. We’re superheroes."

-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

Cover of The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

16. The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1

By: James Tynion IV

4.30

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

With Something Is Killing the Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the… read more

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"Okay, look out at this bar, and this city. This way of people dressing, and the way we talk, and our dumb jobs and our dumb lives. I think this will end. It'll end slowly, though. It'll crack apart, …"

-James Tynion IV, The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1

"Okay, look out at this bar, and this city. This way of people dressing, and the way we talk, and our dumb jobs and our dumb lives. I think this will end. It'll end slowly, though. It'll crack apart, …"

-James Tynion IV, The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1

Cover of The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV

17. The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 2

By: James Tynion IV

4.15

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

One of the most critically acclaimed and bestselling horror books of 2021 returns for its shocking … read more

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Cover of The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way by Héctor  García

18. The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way

By: Héctor García

3.94

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Learn to make every moment a once-in-a-lifetime experience with this definitive guide to the Japane… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • japanese literature
"You are a miracle, and there has never been-- nor will there ever be--anyone like you - Pau (Pablo) Casals"

-Héctor García, The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way

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19. Everything Is OK

By: Debbie Tung

4.31

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant col… read more

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  • nonfiction
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20. Cat + Gamer, Volume 2

By: Wataru Nadatani

4.33

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

THE LIVES OF A HARDCORE GAMER AND HER CAT! A quiet office worker embraces her new role as a cat … read more

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  • manga
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21. Frankenstein

By: Junji Ito

4.01

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the a… read more

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  • manga
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22. The Third Person

By: Emma Grove

4.14

Format: 920 pages, Paperback

In the winter of 2004, a shy woman named Emma sits in Toby’s office. She wants to share this wonder… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Godzilla: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide by Graham Skipper

23. Godzilla: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide

By: Graham Skipper

4.34

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Discover the complete history of Godzilla in this definitive, official guide to the King of the Mon… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • film
Cover of Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia   Stephens

24. Artie and the Wolf Moon

By: Olivia Stephens

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

After sneaking out against her mother's wishes, Artie Irvin spots a massive wolf--then watches it d… read more

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"Now I'm here to be better than you at everything on a full-time bases."

-Olivia Stephens, Artie and the Wolf Moon

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25. Forest Hills Bootleg Society

By: Dave Baker

3.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Set in 2005, this gorgeously illustrated, funny, and honest graphic novel follows four teens who st… read more

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Cover of PTSD Radio Omnibus 2 (Vol. 3-4) (PTSD Radio 2-in-1) by Masaaki Nakayama

26. PTSD Radio Omnibus 2 (Vol. 3-4) (PTSD Radio 2-in-1)

By: Masaaki Nakayama

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Carried into modern Japan from a forgotten past, the being known as Ogushi haunts and tortures huma… read more

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  • manga
  • japanese literature
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27. Decorum

By: Jonathan Hickman

3.79

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The highly lauded, mouthwateringly illustrated miniseries Decorum from the bestselling, comics tita… read more

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Cover of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Volume 6 by Kevin Eastman

28. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Volume 6

By: Kevin Eastman

4.52

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Presenting the complete TMNT stories in recommended reading order, including one-shots, crossovers,… read more

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29. Shadow Life

By: Hiromi Goto

4.22

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

2022 Asian/Pacific American Literature Award Winner for Adult Fiction 2022 L.A Times Book Prize Fi… read more

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"It's the living who struggle to accept death."

-Hiromi Goto, Shadow Life

"There's a special place kept for the person who first breaks your heart."

-Hiromi Goto, Shadow Life

"It's a relief to leave unnecessary things. But do the necessary things have to be so heavy?"

-Hiromi Goto, Shadow Life

Cover of Ghibliotheque: An Unofficial Guide to the Movies of Studio Ghibli by Michael Leader

30. Ghibliotheque: An Unofficial Guide to the Movies of Studio Ghibli

By: Michael Leader

4.28

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Based on the Ghibliotheque podcast, which leafs through the library of films from the world's great… read more

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  • manga
  • nonfiction
  • anime
  • film
Cover of The Ghibliotheque Anime Movie Guide: The Essential Guide to Japanese Animated Cinema (Ghibliotheque Guides, 2) by Jake Cunningham

31. The Ghibliotheque Anime Movie Guide: The Essential Guide to Japanese Animated Cinema (Ghibliotheque Guides, 2)

By: Jake Cunningham

4.00

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Explore the magical world of anime through 30 classic films in this new book from the authors of Gh… read more

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  • history
  • film
  • nonfiction
  • anime
  • japanese literature
  • manga

12 best-selling manga books like The Ghibliotheque Anime Movie Guide: The Essential Guide to Japanese Animated Cinema (Ghibliotheque Guides, 2) by Jake Cunningham

Transform Your Habits

The Art of Howl's Moving Castle

Hayao Miyazaki , Yuji Oniki , Joe Hisaishi

4.54

Transform Your Habits

Princess Mononoke: The First Story

Hayao Miyazaki

4.29

The Art of Spirited Away

Hayao Miyazaki , Yuji Oniki , Alvin Lu

2.77

Transform Your Habits

Lovesickness

Junji Ito

4.03

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Transform Your Habits

The Drifting Classroom, Vol. 1

Kazuo Umezz

4.03

Transform Your Habits

チェンソーマン 14 [Chainsaw Man 14]

Tatsuki Fujimoto

4.30

Transform Your Habits

チェンソーマン 13 [Chainsaw Man 13]

Tatsuki Fujimoto

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Mimi's Tales of Terror

Hirokatsu Kihara

4.00

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