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NeighboRhood story / Ai Yazawa ; translation, Andria McKnight ; touch-up art + lettering, Michelle Pang.
Peppy and creative teenager Mikako wants nothing more than to make it as a fashion designer. But when she enters art school alongside her lifelong friend Tsutomu, she finds herself distracted by his sudden popularity and subsequent love life.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781974740895 (volume 1 ; paperback)
- ISBN: 1974740897 (volume 1 ; paperback)
- ISBN: 9781974743438 (volume 2 ; paperback)
- Physical Description: volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
- Edition: Shojo Beat Edition.
- Publisher: San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, [2023]-
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Manga. First published in Japan in 1994 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo. Manga format; reads from back to front, right to left. |
| Target Audience Note: | Rated: T, teen; parental advisory; recommended for ages 13 and up. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Japanese. Translation of: Gokinjo monogatari. |
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| Genre: | Romance comics. School comics. Graphic novels. Manga. |
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- 5 of 6 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | 741.5952 N397y (Text) | v.1 | 33126026073431 | New YA Graphic Novels | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | 741.5952 N397y (Text) | v.2 | 33126025841853 | New YA Graphic Novels | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | 741.5952 N397y (Text) | v.1 | 33126026073415 | New YA Graphic Novels | Checked out | 05/12/2024 |
| Erlanger Branch | 741.5952 N397y (Text) | v.2 | 33126025841879 | New YA Graphic Novels | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | 741.5952 N397y (Text) | v.1 | 33126026073423 | New YA Graphic Novels | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | 741.5952 N397y (Text) | v.2 | 33126025841861 | New YA Graphic Novels | Available | - |
Ai Yazawa is the creator of many popular manga titles, including Nana, one of the best-selling shojo series of all time. Nana won the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shojo category in 2003, and a live-action movie adaptation was released in 2006.
American readers were introduced to Yazawaâs stylish and sexy storytelling in 2002 when her title Paradise Kiss was translated into English. Some of her other works include Tenshi Nanka Janai (Iâm No Angel) and Last Quarter, which had a live-action movie adaptation that released in 2004.