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By: Koji Suzuki

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Twenty-one years after the legendary bestseller Ring, which spawned blockbuster films on both sides of the Pacific, and thirteen years after Birthday, the seeming last word on iconic villain Sadako and her containment, internationally acclaimed master of horror and Shirley Jackson Award-winner Koji Suzuki makes his much-awaited return to the famed trilogy’s mind-blowing story world with a new novel, S. Takanori Ando, son of Spiral protagonist Mitsuo, works at a small CGI production company and hopes to become a filmmaker one day despite coming from a family of doctors. When he’s tasked by his boss to examine a putatively live-streamed video of a suicide that’s been floating around the internet, the aspiring director takes on more than he bargained for. His lover Akane, an orphan who grew up at a foster-care facility and is now a rookie high-school teacher, ends up watching the clip. She is pregnant, and she is…triggered. Sinking hooks into our unconscious from its very first pages with its creepy imagery, and rewarding curious fans of the series with clever self-references, here is a fitting sequel to a tale renowned for its ongoing mutations.

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Vertical, Inc.

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1939130492

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9781939130495

Death and The Flower

By: Koji Suzuki

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Death and The Flower

By: Koji Suzuki

Death and the Flower is a collection of six short stories centered on the themes of family and peril. The title is derived from a Keith Jarrett album of the same name.

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Kodansha USA

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1941220371

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9781941220375

Loop

By: Koji Suzuki

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Loop

By: Koji Suzuki

Stunning Japanese novel with a chilling twist – the follow-up to Ring and Spiral.

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HarperCollins UK

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0007331592

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9780007331598

Ring

By: Koji Suzuki

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Ring

By: Koji Suzuki

Stunning Japanese thriller with a chilling supernatural twist. The novel that inspired the cult Japanese movie and the Hollywood blockbuster of the same name.

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HarperCollins UK

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0007331576

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9780007331574

Dark Water

By: Koji Suzuki

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Dark Water

By: Koji Suzuki

A selection of deliciously spooky short stories from the Japanese master of suspense, the acclaimed author of RING. The film DARK WATER is based on the first story in the collection.

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HarperCollins UK

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0007347553

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9780007347551

The Shining Sea

By: Koji Suzuki

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The Shining Sea

By: Koji Suzuki

IS HOPE ITSELF THE ONLY ANSWER? The renowned author of the Ring novels unravels a story of lovers wrestling with the darkness within themselves—be it selfishness, lust, or despair—in a deeply introspective romantic mystery that will tug at your mind as well as your heart. A seemingly amnesiac woman sits mutely before her psychiatrist. Unable, or perhaps unwilling, to speak, the only time she shows any hint of emotion is when she hums a song—and the song becomes the first clue. Pregnant but abandoned by her lover, who boarded a tuna boat to brave turbulent waters far from home, she’d waded into the pitch-black waves one evening to drown herself...because when you feel like you’re stranded at sea all by yourself in the dead of the night, those waves call for you, lulling you to sink into the silence beneath. What we go on to discover is a cursed fate, a ruthless reality, and the dark humor of a world ruled by the indifferent forces of chance. They say you never know what the future holds, but what if you’re told that you only have precisely a fifty-fifty chance of attaining happiness?

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Vertical Inc

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1647291992

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9781647291990

Death and The Flower

By: Koji Suzuki

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Death and The Flower

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Death and the Flower is a collection of six short stories centered on the themes of family and peril. The title is derived from a Keith Jarrett album of the same name.

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The Shining Sea

By: Koji Suzuki

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The Shining Sea

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S

By: Koji Suzuki

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EDGE

By: Koji Suzuki

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EDGE

By: Koji Suzuki

Edge begins with a massive and catastrophic shifting of the San Andreas fault. The fears of California someday tumbling into the sea—that have become the stuff of parody—become real. But even the terror resulting from this catastrophe pales in comparison to the understanding behind its happening, a cataclysm extending beyond mankind's understanding of horror as it had previously been known. The world is falling apart because things are out of joint at the quantum level, about which of course there's never been any guarantee that everything has to remain stable. Koji Suzuki returns to the genre he's most famous for after many years of "not wanting to write any more horror." As expected from Suzuki, the chills are of a more cerebral, psychological sort, arguably more unsettling and scary than the slice-and-dice gore fests that horror has become known in the U.S. Never content to simply do "Suzuki"—as it were—but rather push the envelope on what horror is in general and for which readers have come to know him, Edge borders on being cutting-edge science fiction. The author himself terms this novel, which he has worked on for some years, a work of "quantum horror.

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Kodansha USA

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1935654950

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9781935654957

An Archaeological History of Japan, 30,000 B.C. to A.D. 700

By: Koji Mizoguchi

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An Archaeological History of Japan, 30,000 B.C. to A.D. 700

By: Koji Mizoguchi

An original, substantial contribution to interpretive archaeology (the first of its kind for Japan and East Asia), An Archaeological History of Japan addresses a broad range of issues concerning the self-identification of groups and the use of the past in contemporary society.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812236513

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9780812236514

The Rise Of The Japanese Corporate System

By: Koji Matsumoto

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The Rise Of The Japanese Corporate System

By: Koji Matsumoto

First published in 1991. In general, Japan's economic system is viewed as being capitalism, and there seems to be no room for doubting otherwise. If one glances at the many subsystems that form the Japanese economy's foundation, for example, such as private ownership of property, joint stock companies and well-developed markets, one is forced to conclude that yes, indeed, Japan belongs to the group of highly developed capitalist nations. Although not widely recognized yet, a new economic system has developed and been nurtured in Japan inside a shell of capitalism. The new system differs greatly from traditional capitalism, but that does not mean to say it has drawn close to socialism. Nor can the newness of this system be understood by viewing it as depending principally on either market or planning principles, or on the two in combination. This book discusses the new corporate system in specific terms, explaining how it differs from the system of orthodox capitalist corporations, in being both more progressive and more fitting for meeting the various conditions of contemporary industrial society. It also explains the circumstances, in the context of the new corporate system, that brought forth powerful corporations for which it is difficult to find comparisons in other countries.

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Routledge

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1136153225

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9781136153228

B-29 Hunters of the JAAF

By: Koji Takaki,Henry Sakaida

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B-29 Hunters of the JAAF

By: Koji Takaki,Henry Sakaida

B-29!' No other term struck such terror in the hearts of the Japanese public during World War 2 than this single, most-hated name. It was then only natural that the pilots who attempted to shoot these high-flying Boeing bombers out of the skies over Tokyo, Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Kobe should become known as the elite of the Japanese Army Air Force. This book details the exploits of the 'Dragon Slayers' who, flying the very latest single- and twin-engined fighters, exacted a heavy toll on the AAF Boeing bombers using a range of tactics including ramming.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1782005323

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9781782005322

Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei

By: Koji Kumeta

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Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei

By: Koji Kumeta

Teachers are supposed to inspire the younger generation to follow their dreams and achieve great things. However, our hero, Nozomu is not that teacher. Nozomu's probably the most depressive man in Japan--so depressive, in fact, that every little setback in life inspires yet another suicide attempt! But then why is being in Nozomu's class such a blast? Is it his quirky and endearing students? The bizarre adventures he leads them on? Or is there something after all to "the Power of Negative Thinking"? A DARKLY OFFBEAT COMEDY BY KOJI KUMETA Have you ever noticed the "reverse-boy-who-cried-wolf" phenomenon, where normally serious people tell jokes and nobody gets them?? Are recent fashion trends in Japan sophisticated artistic expression, or just gaudy over-decoration?? In volume 9, Zetsubou-sensei loses his job, his freedom, and... his glasses!?? And to top it off, the students of class 2-F are informed that they will all be held back in the eleventh grade... again. Includes special extras after the story!

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Kodansha Comics

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1612625096

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9781612625096

Synthesis of Functionalized Organoboron Compounds Through Copper(I) Catalysis

By: Koji Kubota

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Synthesis of Functionalized Organoboron Compounds Through Copper(I) Catalysis

By: Koji Kubota

This book describes state-of-the-art borylation chemistry using copper(I) catalysis. Enantioselective reactions are included to afford a variety of functionalized, complex organoboronate esters, which will find wide application in asymmetric synthesis, drug discovery, and material science. Organoboron compounds are recognized as useful reagents in organic synthesis; therefore, great effort has been devoted to the development of a simple, mild, and efficient method for their preparation in the past several years. However, the synthesis of functionalized organoboron compounds remains a challenging issue because known reactions often require the use of highly reactive organometallic carbon nucleophiles. This book focuses on conceptually new, formal nucleophilic copper(I)-catalyzed borylation reactions with diboron compounds that show high selectivity and excellent functional group compatibility. Theoretical studies based on density functional theory calculations to understand the reaction mechanisms have also been described. Advances in this novel borylation chemistry will allow the rapid and efficient synthesis of complex molecules with potentially interesting properties in combination with the boron functionalization process.

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Springer

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9811049351

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9789811049354

Diamond Films

Chemical Vapor Deposition for Oriented and Heteroepitaxial Growth

By: Koji Kobashi

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Diamond Films

Chemical Vapor Deposition for Oriented and Heteroepitaxial Growth

By: Koji Kobashi

- Discusses the most advanced techniques for diamond growth - Assists diamond researchers in deciding on the most suitable process conditions - Inspires readers to devise new CVD (chemical vapor deposition Ever since the early 1980s, and the discovery of the vapour growth methods of diamond film, heteroexpitaxial growth has become one of the most important and heavily discussed topics amongst the diamond research community. Kobashi has documented such discussions with a strong focus on how diamond films can be best utilised as an industrial material, working from the premise that crystal diamond films can be made by chemical vapour disposition. Kobashi provides information on the process and characterization technologies of oriented and heteroepitaxial growth of diamond films.

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350

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Elsevier

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0080525571

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9780080525570

Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Japan

Beyond lesson study

By: Koji Tanaka,Kanae Nishioka,Terumasa Ishii

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Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Japan

Beyond lesson study

By: Koji Tanaka,Kanae Nishioka,Terumasa Ishii

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and current status of policy, research and practices of curriculum, classroom instruction and assessment in Japan. It outlines the mechanism of curriculum organization and the history of the National Courses of Study, and assesses the theories of academic ability model. It also discusses in detail the history of "Lesson Study" – a characteristic teaching practice in Japan which utilizes groups, and reviews the history of educational assessment in Japan. Case studies on the practice of portfolio assessment in the Period for Integrated Study, as well as the practice of performance tasks in subject-based education are illustrated to show various examples of teaching practices. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Japan explores: • Child-centered Curriculum and Discipline-Centered Curriculum • Theories based on Models of Academic Achievement and Competency • Various Methods for Organizing Creative Whole-Class Teaching • Performance Assessment in Subject Teaching A good guideline for those who would like to use the idea of "Lesson Study" in order to improve their own teaching and management practices and a reference to all working in educational improvement, this book will be of interest to educators and policymakers concerned with curriculum practices or those with an interest in the Japanese education system. Chapters 2 and 5 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317484932

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9781317484936

Historical Dictionary of Japanese Foreign Policy

By: Mayako Shimamoto,Koji Ito,Yoneyuki Sugita

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Historical Dictionary of Japanese Foreign Policy

By: Mayako Shimamoto,Koji Ito,Yoneyuki Sugita

The Historical Dictionary of Japanese Foreign Policy covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Japanese Foreign Policy.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442250674

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9781442250673

Comprehensive Chiroptical Spectroscopy, Volume 1

Instrumentation, Methodologies, and Theoretical Simulations

By: Nina Berova,Prasad L. Polavarapu,Koji Nakanishi,Robert W. Woody

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Comprehensive Chiroptical Spectroscopy, Volume 1

Instrumentation, Methodologies, and Theoretical Simulations

By: Nina Berova,Prasad L. Polavarapu,Koji Nakanishi,Robert W. Woody

This book provides an introduction to the important methods of chiroptical spectroscopy in general, and circular dichroism (CD) in particular, which are increasingly important in all areas of chemistry, biochemistry, and structural biology. The book can be used as a text for undergraduate and graduate students and as a reference for researchers in academia and industry, with or without the companion volume in this set. Experimental methods and instrumentation are described with topics ranging from the most widely used methods (electronic and vibrational CD) to frontier areas such as nonlinear spectroscopy and photoelectron CD, as well as the theory of chiroptical methods and techniques for simulating chiroptical properties. Each chapter is written by one or more leading authorities with extensive experience in the field.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118120175

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9781118120170

Kyoto Model, The: The Challenge Of Japanese Management Strategy Meeting Global Standards

By: Akira Ishikawa,Koji Tanaka

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Kyoto Model, The: The Challenge Of Japanese Management Strategy Meeting Global Standards

By: Akira Ishikawa,Koji Tanaka

This fascinating book focuses on Kyoto high-tech companies that have captured leading market share with globally preeminent technologies and yet have been able to maintain their robust profitability even under Japan's current prolonged recession.The book aims to uncover the secrets of success behind such companies as Kyocera Corp., Omron Corp., Murata Manufacturing Co., Rohm Co. and Horiba Ltd. and their management systems, generally termed 'the Kyoto Model'.The unique features of the model are detailed: the history and founding of these high-tech companies, their management attitude giving priority to corporate philosophies, their organizational management, the emphasis they put on R&D management and production technologies, their personnel management, and finally, their philanthropic activities.The Kyoto Model, with its high technology-oriented management system, is a useful case study and tool for Japan's R&D ventures.

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138

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World Scientific

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9814480398

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9789814480390

The Archaeology of Japan

From the Earliest Rice Farming Villages to the Rise of the State

By: Koji Mizoguchi

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The Archaeology of Japan

From the Earliest Rice Farming Villages to the Rise of the State

By: Koji Mizoguchi

This is the first book-length study of the Yayoi and Kofun periods of Japan (c.600 BC–AD 700), in which the introduction of rice paddy-field farming from the Korean peninsula ignited the rapid development of social complexity and hierarchy that culminated with the formation of the ancient Japanese state. The author traces the historical trajectory of the Yayoi and Kofun periods by employing cutting-edge sociological, anthropological and archaeological theories and methods. The book reveals a fascinating process through which sophisticated hunter-gatherer communities in an archipelago on the eastern fringe of the Eurasian continent were transformed materially and symbolically into a state.

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393

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Cambridge University Press

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1107244382

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Electrochemistry for Corrosion Fundamentals

By: Toshiaki Ohtsuka,Atsushi Nishikata,Masatoshi Sakairi,Koji Fushimi

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Electrochemistry for Corrosion Fundamentals

By: Toshiaki Ohtsuka,Atsushi Nishikata,Masatoshi Sakairi,Koji Fushimi

This brief is concerned with the fundamentals of corrosion of metallic materials and electrochemistry for better understanding of corrosion phenomena. Corrosion is related to both the environment and material properties, induced by electrochemical reactions at the interface between metallic materials and the environment as in aqueous and gaseous phases. In order to understand corrosion phenomena, knowledge of electrochemistry is thus required, and to investigate the cause of corrosion damage, appropriate electrochemical experiments must be performed. Corrosion scientists should therefore possess knowledge of both electrochemistry and its related experimental techniques. In this book, corrosion phenomena are introduced from the electrochemical aspect. Electrochemical techniques for the study of corrosion are then described with other techniques that can be combined with electrochemistry. Because this brief is characterized as starting with the fundamentals of corrosion and electrochemistry, it is accessible to undergraduate students as well as to graduate students who are beginning corrosion research.

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Springer

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9811068208

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9789811068201

Birthday

By: Koji Suzuki,Meimu,Sakura Mizuki

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Birthday

By: Koji Suzuki,Meimu,Sakura Mizuki

In 2002, The Ring came to American silver screens and brought a whole new style of horror and suspense to the States. Based on a series of novels by Suzuki Koji, The Ring became a media franchise in Japan with its fascinatingly creepy, yet scientific and otherworldly subject matter. Not to mention its very scary monster, the spirit of a girl whose body was dropped in a well many years past. As you'll find reading through Dark Horse's series of Ring manga, this story is rich with an undergrowth of science and hatred, of strong will behind the murderous ghost of Sadako. Birthday, the fourth in a series of five Ring manga, is a trilogy of stories, each enriching the main storyline of The Ring series. The Casket Floating in the Sky centers on Mai Takano, and how she becomes wrapped deeper into Sadako's grasp. Lemon Heart tells of one of Sadako's early loves, and eerily wraps itself back into the plotline of Mai Takano. The Sadako story goes into the depths of both Sadako's death and her rebirth. Slowly, the details of how The Ring truly works are trickling out into the daylight.

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Dark Horse Comics

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1593072678

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9781593072674

The Ring

By: Misao Inagaki,Hiroshi Takahashi,Koji Suzuki

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The Ring

By: Misao Inagaki,Hiroshi Takahashi,Koji Suzuki

The Ring," a Japanese multimedia frenzy based on the bestselling horror novels by Koji Suzuki, has already made its way to America in both a Western adaptation of the film, and an equally popular dubbed Japanese version of the film.

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