Faust
Subtitle: [fiction and manga from the cutting edge of Japanese pop culture]
Contributors: Ballantine Books (Firm)
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780345502063; 9780345503572
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Japanese fiction -- 20th century -- Translations into English; Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan; Short stories, Japanese
Genres: Translations into English
Notes: "A Del Rey/Kodansha trade pbk. original."

"First published in Japan in 2003 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo."--Vol. 1, t .p. verso.

"... new collection of fiction inspired by manga-and featuring artwork by the best in the business ..."--Vol. 1, p. [4] of cover.

Rating OT ages 16+
Table of contents: title: v. 1. xxxHOLIC: anotherholic (an excerpt) / NISIOISIN original story and illustrated by CLAMP; title: Outlandos d'amour / Kouhei Kadono ; illustrations by Ueda Hajime; title: Drill hole in my brain / Otaro Maijo ; illustrations by the author; title: F-Sensei's pocket / Otsuichi ; illustrations by Takashi Obata; title: The garden of sinners: a view from above (an excerpt) / Kinoku Nasu ; illustrations by Takashi Takeuchi (TYPE-MOON); title: H people: An evolving world / Kozy Watanabe ; illustrations by TAGRO; title: Yabai de show / Ryusui Seiryôin; title: Yûya Satô's couseling session / Yûya Satô ; illustrations by Icco Sasai; title: Tatsuhiko Takimoto's guru guru counseling session / Tatsuhiko Takimoto ; illustrations by Chizu Hashii; title: Approaching twenty years of otaku / Kaichiroō Morikawa ; illustrations by the author; title: BONUS features: The garden of sinners: an interview with Kinoku Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi / interview by Katsushi Ota; title: From Japan to the world, from the world to Japan / Yukari Shiina.