Nisioisin

From the pen of the author of the legendary MONOGATARI novels comes another unique offering, available in English for the first time! The basis of an animated series, KATANAGATARI brings to life a swordless "swordsman" and a self-described "schemer" who embark on a quest to obtain twelve peculiar masterpiece blades. Featuring a gatefold color insert, beautiful interior art, and copious bilingual footnotes, this hardcover edition is the first of a quartet scheduled to collect the entire original run. Brimming with action, romance, and unexpected wisdom, often as tongue-in-cheek as The Princess Bride, and shot through with ninjas, samurais, and secret moves, Sword Tale is Musashi for a new generation and a gift for any fan of adventure.

There's a serial killer on the loose in Los Angeles and the local authorities need help fast. For some reason the killer has been leaving a string of maddeningly arcane clues at each crime scene. Each of these clues, it seems, is an indecipherable roadmap to the next murder. Onto the scene comes L, the mysterious super-sleuth. Despite his peculiar working habits - he's never shown his face in public, for example - he's the most decorated detective in the world and has never tackled a cased he hasn't been able to crack. But this time he needs help. Enlisting the services of an FBI agent named Naomi Misora, L starts snooping around the City of Angels. It soon becomes apparent that the killing spree is a psychotic riddle designed specifically to engage L in a battle of wits. Stuck in the middle between killer and investigator, it's up to Misora to navigate both the dead bodies and the egos to solve the Los Angeles BB Murder Cases.

From the popular MONOGATARI series comes the Season 1 Box Set, which includes the first seven novels from renowned author NISIOISIN. Reprinted due to popular demand and back for a limited time! VOFAN the cover illustrator for the series created an exclusive art piece of the MONOGATARI heroines just for this Season 1 Box Set. This image was arranged by VOFAN himself to beautifully wrap around the whole box. Plus as a bonus, included is an art card that features this exclusive art piece. This is a perfect addition for any MONOGATARI Series fan and collector! Books included in the Season 1 Box Set are: KIZUMONOGATARI BAKEMONOGATARI 1 BAKEMONOGATARI 2 BAKEMONOGATARI 3 NISEMONOGATARI 1 NISEMONOGATARI 2 NEKOMONOGATARI (BLACK)

“I’m just going to show her around.” The one Koyomi Araragi caught was Hitagi Senjogahara—the “girl whose weight was stolen.” The girl must save herself. She’s got to try not to lose herself in her true feelings...