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What happens when a drunken promise leads to living with a dragon? That's Miss Kobayashi's new reality when Tohru, her new maid-slash-dragon appears in her life! And if one wasn't enough, in comes Kanna, a little dragon with a big attitude. Soon, Kobayashi has a house full of adorable dragons, one serving tail and the other serving serious moe.
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日本語
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"When Satan is run out of his infernal kingdom, he finds himself virtually powerless in modern-day Tokyo. ... As Satan flips burgers and tries to regain his evil magic, he's pestered by a righteous hero who tracked him to Earth, a video-game-loving fallen angel looking for a way back into heaven, and the most unholy of enemies: a rival fast food franchise"--Container.
3) Complicity
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日本語
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Cheng Liang is a young Chinese immigrant living illegally in Japan. Desperate for work, he feigns his identity to get a job in a traditional Japanese soba restaurant. He starts his new life living and working with the elderly soba master, but always fearing to have his real identity disclosed at any moment.
Series
Criterion collection volume 377
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日本語
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A young widow with family obligations, Keiko is the madam of an upstairs bar in the exclusive Ginza district of Tokyo in 1960. As she approaches 30, she realizes that her life is at a crossroads: she must either go into business and open her own bar or marry.
6) Miss Zombie
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日本語
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When the Teramoto family received their new domestic servant, Sara, they were provided specific instructions: do not feed her meat (it may turn feral) and use the enclosed pistol to "dispatch" it, if there is a threat of bodily harm. The fearful neighbors treat the disfigured servant as a monster, even as the family comes to trust and accept her.
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日本語
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Dejiko, the alien princess who travelled to Earth in hopes of becoming a famous idol, has grown up. She works in the local bakery to stay out of trouble, yet there's something mystical and strange about her. Is that enough to gain the attention of a handsome guy she meets in the park? Hopefully it is because she is about to discover Earth's most powerful magic of all!
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日本語
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"In 19th century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which people are born didtates the path their lives will follow. Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, never felt her place in life to be a burden. But then she meets William, a member of the gentry and eldest son of a wealthy family. His warm smile and earnest affection threaten to capture her heart ... but can love truely conquer all?"--Container.
13) Chiisai ouchi
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日本語
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The time frame is 1931-1945, as Japan drifts towards war. But while the sociopolitical aspects make an important backdrop, the story is deeply personal: the doomed illicit love between a married matron and her husband's artistic colleague, as observed and later recalled by an innocent servant girl.
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日本語
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Honda-san is at war, with business, with out-of-print books, and with people who love manga! Who knew there were so many laughs to be found at the manga counter of a bookstore?! These are the day-to-day happenings that take place at a certain bookstore where the love of manga is abundant.
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日本語
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Teenage millionaire Yoshikata lives on his own in a magnificent mansion, and, having fired the original maids, needs help keeping up the place. Enter Izumi and Mitsuki, two girls of Yoshikata's age, who accept his offer of to fill in as live-in maids. Along with Anna, another maid, the three girls live with the eccentric Yoshitaka in a goofball comedy that brings laughs with every episode. Contains all 12 episodes.
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日本語
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"In the Japanese town of Ushimado, the shortage of labor is a serious problem due to its population's rapid decline. Traditionally, oyster shucking has been a job for local men and women, but for a few years now, some of the factories have had to use foreigners in order to keep functioning. Hirano oyster factory has never employed any outsiders but finally decides to bring in two workers from China. Will all the employees get along?"--Container.
18) Haré + Guu =
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日本語
Description
Jam-packed with four insanely hilarious adventures from the master of anime comedies.
19) Sanshō dayū
Series
Criterion collection volume 386
Language
日本語
Description
When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to defend for themselves and eventually are separated by vicious slave traders. Under the dazzling direction of Kenji Mizoguchi, Sansho the Bailiff is a classic Japanese story which is seen as a Japanese masterpiece, a monumental, empathetic expression of human resilience in the face of evil.
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