It all started with a plane landing at Narita Airport. A single passenger carried a mysterious virus, and before anybody knew it, this infection had spread widely! Responding to this crisis, the national government decided to blockade the borders of Chiba Prefecture. Within a town overrun by zombies, six people take refuge in a shopping mall in Makuhari. Having obtained food and safety, these survivors…hopelessly fall in love?!

Conversations about climate change are filled with challenges involving complex data, deeply held values, and political issues. Understanding Climate Change examines climate change as both a scientific and a public policy issue. Sarah L. Burch and Sara E. Harris explain the basics of the climate system, climate models and prediction, and human and biophysical impacts, as well as strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The second edition has been fully updated thro...

I saw the face he was making—he’s definitely carrying a torch for you. So you should tell him you’re already spoken for…Plan A—failure. Plan B—total disaster. It’s like the universe is playing a sick cosmic joke on Kaho. After all, even though she did kind of sleep with her devilishly handsome drinking buddy, Akira, she’s already determined that he is 100 percent absolutely NOT boyfriend material. So obviously, she should pretend it never happened and avoid him at all costs. But since he j...

You’re strangely defenseless. If you’re not careful, someone’s gonna gobble you right up.What’s the best way to relax after a hard day’s work? If you ask Kaho, it’s to kick back at her favorite bar with her usual drinking buddy, Akira. Sure, everyone around her thinks he’s pretty hot, but he smokes, gets in fifights, and is a bit of a playboy—so defifinitely not boyfriend material. However, when she wakes up in his bed one morning, and then another, and another…well, it makes it infifinite...

Who says a short king can’t find love? In fact, not only does Amane have an adorably cute girlfriend who’s got a smile that lights up the whole world, she also happens to be the tallest person in class! It may be a challenge for these two goofballs to work around their height differences—especially since they’re keeping it on the down-low to avoid being teased about it—but with a positive attitude and a lotta love, this height-gap romantic comedy will leave you wanting more!

Murakami is just your average college student—he attends class, goes to work, and plays games on his days off. And it’s a day like any other when he comes across a stray in the park near his apartment. But instead of a cute, fluffy friend, Murakami finds himself face-to-face with…a real-life dragon?! Its name is Ilsera, and it’s on a journey to become a full-fledged member of its species! It has only one request: that he foster it during its time in the human world. How will Murakami handl...

Minato Seno’s first semester of high school has barely begun when his homeroom teacher asks him for help. The favor? To take care of Nekozane-san, the girl who sits next to him—and sleeps at her desk through every class! Seno quakes in his boots at the thought of starting a conversation with a girl he’s never even seen face-to-face, let alone spoken to...Despite his fear, he summons all his courage and wakes her up, only for Nekozane to throw her arms around him?!

I’m starting to get attached— whether I like it or not…Easy, breezy, beautiful—Akira. That’s how Kaho’s always seen him anyway. A pretty face to look at, but not someone you’d ever date or have a serious relationship with. Except, now that he’s avoiding her and putting up walls, she’s starting to realize…she really misses him. After all, he’s the one person she can really be herself around, the one person who won’t judge her, the one person who doesn’t expect anything from her. Still, he’s...

Kaho’s finally come to terms with her feelings for Akira, and she’s outright rejected Kase to boot! Late that night, she heads straight to Akira’s place, and with plenty of liquid courage in her veins, she manages to speak her mind for real. With all her tangled thoughts laid out in the open, the ball is in Akira’s court...

It’s summer in Tatsui-chou, which means free time, fireworks, and—of course—festivals! But when a freak storm threatens to ruin the annual Dragon God Festival, Ilsera and Murakami take to the skies to investigate. To their surprise, the culprit is none other than…the very dragon who’s supposed to be the town’s guardian deity! Can this unlikely pair of roommates save the day, or will two dragons prove to be one too many?

Throughout the world, vulnerable people are being deceived into entering abusive journeys. Whether in the organ trade, exploitative labour businesses or forced criminality, their lives will never be the same.This book traces the journey of victims/survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking into and within the UK, from recruitment to representation to (re)integration. Using global comparative case studies, it discusses recruitment tactics and demand, prevention in supply chai...

Then…get with her already. Back to the same old humdrum relationship they always had— that’s the way it was supposed to be between Kaho and Akira. But something isn’t quite right: There’s a tension in the air that didn’t exist before! And although Akira keeps trying to push Kaho toward the princely Kase who will surely treat her like the queen of his castle, his jealous, possessive heart just can’t let her go…