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• Kampung Boy. 2, Town Boy

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  Child's eye view of village and town life in Malaysia.

• Saint Young Men. Volume 1

  Nakamura, Hikaru, 1984-

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  Jesus and the Buddha spend a gap year in Tokyo, exploring the minutiae of daily Japanese life.

• Nori

  Hara, Rumi, 1982-

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  Idyllic memories of growing up in 1980s suburban Osaka under the care of a loving grandmother.

• Golden Kamuy. 1

  Noda, Satoru,

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  Filled with plot, characters, twists and action, this adventure takes place in the aftermath of the Russo-Japanese in Hokkaido and highlights the Ainu and other indigenous northern Pacific peoples. For adults only.

• Showa, 1926-1939

  a History of Japan

  Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922-2015,

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  Mizuki weaves in his own autobiography, bringing humor and warmth to this 4 volume history of the Showa era (1926-1989)

• Saints

  Yang, Gene Luen

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  The story of a Chinese girl who sides with the missionaries in the Boxer Rebellion.

• The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye

  Liew, Sonny, 1974-

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  A political history of Singapore, as well as a history of comics, through the lens of an activist and comics creator.

• Kamishibai Man

  Say, Allen

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  This picture book about the forerunner of manga, the "paper-play" kamishibai, is written for children but the artwork is sophisticated enough to satisfy adults.

• My Bejing

  Four Stories of Everyday Wonder

  Jun, Nie, 1975-

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  Gentle stories about a Beijing neighborhood and its eccentric residents.