When Yuna stops by Talgwei, the mythical floating island that roams the world, she discovers a new, unfamiliar land across the sea. It turns out to be a dream come true and soon, Yuna arrives in the Land of Wa! There, she can finally get her fill of her beloved Japanese cuisine and take a dip in the hot springs, but not everything is peaceful in her fantasy home away from home. Soon, a mysterious ninja girl appears before her, and Yuna learns that the Land of Wa is in great peril. ​What new adventures will unfold in this foreign yet familiar land?

A dedicated gamer and antisocial shut-in downloads an update to her favorite fantasy RPG--only to find herself sucked into the game world for real. Reset to level one and equipped with only a cute bear onesie that grants her impressive abilities, Yuna sets out to explore her new reality--even though the fact that she can't seem to take the bearsuit off gives her paws, er, pause!

Includes over 50 previously unavailable retailer-exclusive short stories, digital bonuses, and web serial extras from the original novels. Plus: brand-new stories for this release, a cover illustration gallery for volumes 1-9, an exciting first look into 029's concept art, a special contribution from manga artist Sergei, and even more in this bearly believable collection!

After winning an Oscar for Spirited Away, the Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki's animated films were dubbed into many languages. Some of the films are saturated with religious themes distinctive to Japanese culture. How were these themes, or what Miyazaki describes as "animism," received abroad, especially considering that they are challenging to translate? This book examines how American and German audiences, grounded on Judeo-Christian traditions, responded to the animism in Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Princess Mononoke (1997), Spirited Away (2001), and Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008). By a close reading of adaptations and film reviews, and a study of transitions in their verbal and visual approaches to animism, this book demonstrates that the American and German receptions transcended the conventional view of an antagonistic relationship between animism and Christianity. With the ability to change their shapes into forms easily accessible to other cultural arenas, the anime films make a significant contribution to inter-religious dialogue in the age of secularization.