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Salute to Stones of Power

Among the numerous amateur-created Japanese manga published within the 16 original issues of GEN Manga, Azumi Isora’s “Stones of Power” was debatably the most polished and professional. In
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Wrapping Up Raqiya

Masao Yajima & Boichi’s cataclysmic manga tale of clashing religious beliefs upon the advent of a teen girl’s manifestation of godlike powers comes to a compelling and satisfying,
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Exploring Raqiya Volume 4

The penultimate volume of Masao Yajima & Boichi’s epic anarchic fantasy Raqiya: The New Book of Revelation revolves around violent conflict on both interpersonal and global scales. The
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Return to Raqiya

The first two volumes of author Masao Yajima & illustrator Boichi’s five-volume manga series Raqiya are brooding, enigmatic suspense with interludes of horror and intense violence, all steeped
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New Acquisition

Stopped by the local Anime Fix store in St. Petersburg yesterday and spotted this production cel with genga of Hibari Hanakoganei from Akihabara Dennou Gumi. The $30 pricetag
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Ninja Slay Me

Don’t know what the hell studio Trigger is trying to do with the Ninja Slayer anime. The trailer suggests that the studio is trying to adapt the novels
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Farewell to 2000

I’ve finally decided to discard the remainder of my VHS fansub collection. I’m pretty certain that everything I still have is now available on commercial disc or digital
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What is This, Please?

Can any kind soul please tell me the title and/or author of this book? Any supplemental information about it would be appreciated as well. It’s a Japanese paperback
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