Julia's Manga & Mayhem

Princess Mononoke is a beautiful story of one man's fight to stop the war between human industry and nature. If you haven't seen the movie, this graphic novel version of Hayao Miyazaki's wonderful animated film will do you just fine!

In a post-apocalyptic North America, sixteen-year-old Katniss's life was difficult enough as it was. But when the annual Hunger Games begin, she finds herself a part of an annual fight to the death with twenty-three other children between the ages of twelve and eighteen. Beautifully written and entirely captivating, this book will suck you in and leave you hungry for more.

This is the story of one of the most gruesome massacres in the history of warfare which has also been largely forgotten; in December of 1932, Japanese soldiers invaded the Chinese capital of Nanking. Over the next six weeks, over 200,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians were raped, tortured, and killed. Iris Cheng explains in detail the events of this terrible incident from three perspectives: the Japanese soldiers, the Chinese victims, and the handful of Westerners who risked their lives to save thousands of Chinese refugees. Clearly not for the faint of heart (or stomach), The Rape of Nanking will most certainly open your eyes to the darkest side of human nature and society.

If you've ever wondered why Japanese school girls dress up in such crazy clothing, this book will explain a bit. It covers popular subculture movements from the 1960s to the present. Inside you will find girl gangs on mopeds, extreme tanning, Pikachu costumes and outfits overwhelmed with cute accessories. The book even includes a step-by-step makeup tutorial to make you look like someone straight from the Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno.