Join Aimee Major Steinberger on the ultimate fangirl vacation in Japan This rapid-fire adventure is full of everything fans dream of seeing: cosplay on the infamous Harajuku Street, fantasy restaurants, maid cafes, Tokyo's largest doll store, beautiful shrines, bookstores full of manga, outrageous all-female Takarazuka musicals, cherry festivals, hot springs, special ceremonies, and so much more --GoodReads.com Book Description

For you, HI77! Sorry this took me so long to get to you, dear winner of the 5th Manga/Graphic Novel Sweeps. It somehow slipped through the cracks. I hope you enjoy these. They've been on your wishlist for a long time. Congrats!

Dragging the young blanket

of youthful dreams,
it catches the dust of stars.

I read this book a long while ago. :)

Unfortunately I don't remember a great deal about it right anymore other than I thought it was fun and I liked it. So I held onto it.

But now this lucky little book has become part of a book trade. So off it goes to new lands! ;)

The Big Box of Trade Books arrived safely today; many thanks! Looks like a very cute travel journal in graphic-novel form.

This was lots of fun! I enjoyed the author's enthusiasm - even when things didn't go quite to plan - and the many sights, tasty treats, not-so-tasty treats, and costume opportunities were great fun to read about. Whether she's noticing such details as the very drunk-on-sake Hello Kitty figure, panicking over getting the wrong train and missing a much-desired meeting with her adored doll-company folk, or checking out the many themed cafes in Tokyo, her travel adventures were a delight!

I left this book, bagged against the elements, on a bench outside the high school; hope someone enjoys it!

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*** Released for the 2019 Keep Them Moving release challenge. ***

*** Released for the 2019 Oh the Places We Can Go release challenge. ***