Asadora! / Naoki Urasawa ; translation & adaptation, John Werry ; touch-up art & lettering, Steve Dutro.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781974717460 (volume 1 ;
- ISBN: 1974717461 (volume 1 ;
- ISBN: 9781974720101 (volume 2 ;
- ISBN: 1974720101 (volume 2 ;
- ISBN: 9781974720118 (volume 3 ;
- ISBN: 197472011X (volume 3 ;
- ISBN: 9781974722969 (volume 4 ;
- ISBN: 1974722961 (volume 4 ;
- ISBN: 9781974727902 (volume 5 ;
- ISBN: 1974727904 (volume 5 ;
- ISBN: 9781974734450 (volume 6 ;
- ISBN: 1974734455 (volume 6 ;
- ISBN: 9781974740543 (volume 7 ;
- ISBN: 1974740544 (volume 7 ;
- Physical Description: volumes : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm.
- Edition: VIZ signature edition.
- Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, [2021]-
- Copyright: ©2019-
Content descriptions
General Note: | Reads from right to left. Translated from the Japanese. Desciption based on volume 1. "Original Japanese edition published by Shogakukan"--Colophon. Parental advisory: "[R]ecommended for ages 16 and up. This series includes realistic depictions of violence and disaster imagery"--Colophon. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Volume 1. The girl who ran past ; Two in the storm ; Hero of the skies ; Shelter from the storm ; The flood ; Diner Kinuyo ; The chosen one ; Claw marks -- Volume 2. That thing ; Close encounter ; At the controls ; Truly flying ; Birthday ; That airplane ; Age 17 ; Don't turn around -- Volume 3. A slight possibility ; Five rings ; Things you can't say ; The search begins ; Letters ; Just a fighter plane ; Kinuyo's wrath -- Volume 4. The day it appears ; Communication breakdown ; Garbage ; A big sister's job ; The accident ; Ignition ; Close encounter -- Volume 5. Time of confrontation ; Lock on! ; Deciphered ; Launch ; Drop ; Pitch black ; A real pilot -- Volume 6. Oct. 10, 1964-clear skies ; Transistor radio ; Capsules ; On the platform ; The youth ; Day of the starting gun ; Unidentified object. |
Summary, etc.: | "A deadly typhoon, a mysterious creature and a girl who won't quit." --Provided by publisher. "Asadora! tells the story of Asa Asada's life, starting in post-war Japan, and spanning into the then-present year 2020, when a large monster rampages through Tokyo. The story begins in 1959 when Asa looks for a doctor for her mother in labor, only for her to run into a burglar and held for ransom. When Typhoon Vera hits Japan, Asa and her kidnapper must work together to survive." -- Wikipedia |
Target Audience Note: | Rated: T+, for Older teen. |
Awards Note: | Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten, 2022 |
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Genre: | Young adult fiction. Suspense fiction. Manga. Graphic novels. Historical comics. Detective and mystery comics. Thriller comics. |
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Available copies
- 24 of 25 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 5 of 5 copies available at Hagaman Memorial Library - East Haven.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 25 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Hagaman Memorial Library - East Haven | YA URASAWA #2 Graphic Novel (Text) | v. 02 | 31953145363175 | Young Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
Hagaman Memorial Library - East Haven | YA URASAWA Graphic Novel #3 (Text) | v. 03 | 31953145378983 | Young Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
Hagaman Memorial Library - East Haven | YA URASAWA Graphic Novel #5 (Text) | v. 05 | 31953150682485 | Young Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
Hagaman Memorial Library - East Haven | YA URASAWA GRAPHIC NOVEL #6 (Text) | 31953154047958 | Young Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - | |
Hagaman Memorial Library - East Haven | YA URASAWA Graphic Novel #7 (Text) | 31953155155024 | Young Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |