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  The Sandman: Book 11

  The Dream Hunters

  by Yoshitaka Amano, Neil Gaiman

  'The Sandman - The Dream Hunters' is one of many graphic novels in the Sandman series. This story takes place at the turn of the 6th century Japan, primarily on remote hillside where a single monk worships the old gods. A whirlwind of magical events focuses in upon the monk, as he is forced to contend with mischief from foxes, badger, and Yin-Yang Masters. Ultimately, its an mythical journey of sacrifice, love,... (more)
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  Vampire Hunter D

  by Yoshitaka Amano, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Kevin Leahy

  It's the year 12090, a dark time for the world. After being dominated for 300 years by a race of Vampires known as "the Nobility," humanity is beginning to fight back. Yet as the humans struggle against the Vampires, they also struggle against themselves - cities lie in ruin, and nations are fragmented into small villages and fiefdoms. Every village must have a Hunter, a warrior that eradicates the Nobility and... (more)
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  Fairies

  by Yoshitaka Amano

  Yoshitaka Amano’s lush, ethereal paintings of magical creatures, spirits, goblins, and apparitions have been praised and admired all over the world. In Fairies he portrays characters from such beloved tales as Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; the wizard Merlin and his muse, the intoxicating Nimue; and mermaids of the deep, as well as fairies from Celtic and Japanese mythology. Drawing from influences... (more)
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  Raiser of Gales (Vampire Hunter D, Vol. 2)

  by Yoshitaka Amano, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Kevin Leahy

  Produced in conjunction with Digital Manga Publishing, the second volume of the popular Japanese series Vampire Hunter D comes to America in Vampire Hunter D: Volume 2. In the year 12090 A.D., vampires stalk humans, feeding off their blood. Fearful of daytime, the vampires have ruled the night for 300 years—but now they may have discovered how to become immune to sunlight. Near Tsepech, a village imprisoned by... (more)
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  The Tale of Genji

  by Yoshitaka Amano

  Yoshitaka Amano has been praised around the world for his lush watercolors and evocative work dealing with myth and legend. In The Tale of Genji, Mr. Amano brings his considerable talent to retelling one of the most famous of Japanese myths. Written by Murasaki Shikibu shortly after 1000 AD and considered by most scholars to be the first novel ever written, The Tale of Genji is the story of the romantic adventures... (more)
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  Vampire Hunter D, Volume 5: The Stuff of Dreams (Vampire Hunter D)

  by Yoshitaka Amano, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Kevin Leahy

  In a world where even the smallest and most remote village is being terrorized by the monsters that stalk the night, there is a hamlet, prosperous and peaceful, where mortals and vampires have lived in harmony for years. It is there that 17-year-old Sheavil Schmidt has slept, neither waking nor aging, for 30 years since first receiving the vampire's immortal kiss. The mysterious Vampire Hunter D is lured to the... (more)
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  Vampire Hunter D, Volume 4: Tale of the Dead Town (Vampire Hunter D)

  by Hideyuki Kikuchi

  When a floating city becomes the target of a rash of vampire attacks, only one man can restore the oasis. "The City," a tiny metropolis of a few hundred sheltered citizens floating serenely on a seemingly random course a few feet above the ground, has long been thought safe from the predation of marauding monsters. It seemed like a paradise. A paradise shattered when an invasion of apparent vampires threatens the... (more)
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  Vampire Hunter D, Volume 6: Pilgrimage of the Sacred and the Profane (Vampire Hunter D)

  by Yoshitaka Amano, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Kevin Leahy

  Granny Viper is a "people finder," a searcher for lost souls along the roads of a forbidding wasteland. Her latest mission: the safe return of a young woman named Tae, kidnapped eight years ago by vampire Nobility and held in Castle Gradinia on the Frontier's far border. But rescuing Tae is only half the battle - Viper knows she and the girl can't cross the formidable expanse to the town of Barnabas alone. After... (more)
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  Amano: The Complete Prints of Yoshitaka Amano

  by Yoshitaka Amano

  Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano began his career with exceptional design work on fan-favorite anime such as Gatchaman/G-Force and Time Bokan and popular graphic novels Sandman: The Dream Hunters and Wolverine & Elektra: The Redeemer, but it wasn't until he turned his attention to the medium of printmaking that his artistic genius began to flower.  Drawing from influences as diverse as Art Nouveau and Art... (more)
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  Vampire Hunter D, Volume 3: Demon Deathchase (Vampire Hunter D)

  by Hideyuki Kikuchi

  The vampire hunter known only as D has been hired by a wealthy, dying man to find his daughter, who was kidnapped by the powerful vampire Lord Meierlink. Though humans speak well of Meierlink, the price on his head is too high for D to ignore and he sets out to save her before she can be turned into an undead creature of the night. In the nightmare world of 12090 A.D., finding Meierlink before he reaches the... (more)
• Amano Yoshitaka JAPAN Final Fantasy (in Japanese)Yoshitaka Amano

  

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  Amano Yoshitaka JAPAN Final Fantasy (in Japanese)

  by Yoshitaka Amano

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  Amano Tarot Deck: Finding Happiness with Tarot Fortune-Telling (Shiwase o Tsukamu Tarot Uranai: Amano Yoshitaka Originaru Kaado 78 Mai) (in Japanese)

  by Emile Scheherazade

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  Coffin the Art of Vampire Hunter D

  by Yoshitaka Amano

  For over 20 years, the character Vampire Hunter D has haunted the imaginations of people around the world, its image forever etched in the mind's eye through the dazzling artwork of Yoshitaka Amano. As the original novels appear in English for the first time, American readers are clamoring for a more extensive look at this singular creation. Coffin obliges. This gorgeous retrospective embraces the full scope of... (more)
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  Worlds of Amano

  by Yoshitaka Amano

  Originally published in France, Worlds of Amano presents a unique overview of Yoshitaka Amano's diverse work. This vast introduction allows one to take in the full measure of the immense talent of this famous Japanese illustrator, who is so well known for his designs of the Final Fantasy video games. Eclectic and apparently without limit, Amano's art is stunning. Drawing on numerous projects from over the last... (more)