ONE WORLD. ONE LOVE. ONE PEACE. www.onepeacebooks.com SPRING 2019 WHO IS ONE PEACE BOOKS? One Peace Books was founded in 2006 to translate and publish Japanese entertainment and literature for a North American audience. As the brainchild of successful Japanese publisher Sanctuary Books, One Peace Books occupies a unique place in the publishing industry—able to fully leverage the connections and industry knowledge to publish Japanese literature in translation. As One Peace Books has grown, we’ve utilized those connections and passions to expand our publishing model to include original publications by other artists and writers as well. It is our hope in this way to act as a bridge between cultures. Publishing both Japanese translations and original publications is, in our own small way, an attempt to show that it truly is not language or borders that divide us. As our catalog of North American titles expands, our relationship with our Japanese founders will allow the door to swing both ways by introducing our original North American publications back into Asia—our own small contribution to a more interconnected world built on mutual respect. We believe that art and entertainment is an infectious, necessary, endlessly enjoyable way to bring diverse sets of people together to share in a singular cause or emotion. One World. One Love. One Peace. Available to order from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and SCB Distributors: 800-729-6423 BLUES FOR LADY DAY THE STORY OF BILLIE HOLIDAY BY PAOLO PARISI ISBN: 978-1-64273-021-0 Paperback | $14.95 | 112 pages | 7 X 10 in. Graphic Novel | On sale 05.15.19 Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, had a troubled life: a childhood in poverty, brothels, jail, broken love, and a dependence on alcohol and heroin. Her first performances in the night clubs of prohibitionist America was where her pioneering vocal style was born— later to become a lasting influence on jazz, pop, and mod- ern music to this day. Performing with jazz legends such as Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw, she became a true American icon. This graphic novel, told through short bio- graphical fragments, is the story of Lady Day. What to know: PAOLO PARISI is a professional graphic designer, illustrator, • Billie Holiday is one of the greatest jazz and artist who regularly collaborates with major Italian pub- singers of all time; she is an American icon. lishers. He has worked with companies in countries all over • Strange Fruit, Holiday’s song, has become an the globe, including England, France, Japan, Denmark, Brazil, anthem against racism and discrimination. and the United States. His latest graphic novels are Coltrane • Jazz is entering a new Golden Age thanks to and Blues for Lady Day. He has also collaborated with London- popular artists such as Kendrick Lamar. based music label Soul Jazz Records. Paolo currently lives in • This is a story of an African American icon Rome, Italy. struggling with addiction, poverty, and racism in America. DISCOVER A TRUE AMERICAN ICON! Published by One Peace Books, Inc. 43-32 22nd St. Long Island City, NY 11101 T: 718-482-9100 | Available to order from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and SCB Distributors: 800-729-6423 HINAMATSURI VOLUME 02-03 BY MASAO OHTAKE Vol. 2: 978-1-64273-012-8 | On sale 02.19.19 Vol. 3: 978-1-64273-015-9 | On sale 06.25.19 Paperback | $11.95 | 5 X 7 in. | Manga Nitta, our young and upcoming yazuka, has finally begun to grow accustomed to living with—and often being pushed around by— Hina, the little girl with psychokinetic powers who (practically) takes over his life. But then another psychokinetic girl suddenly appears! Her name is Anzu, and unlike Hina, she loves a good fight. After annihilating a biker gang, Anzu begins searching for Hina and stirring up all kinds of trouble along the way. When Nitta learns of Anzu and her intentions, he comes up with a plan to stop her, but could it actually work?! Prepare to be assaulted by uncontrollable fits of laughter when a battle of supernatural powers ensues and Nitta’s life spins further out of control! MASAO OHTAKE is the author of the hit manga Hinamatsuri. It has been adapted into an animated series that is now airing. YAKUZA THUG MEETS SCHOOLGIRL WITH SUPER POWERS! What to know: • Adapted into an animated series presently airing! • Large following with strong fanbase already DON’T FORGET TO PICK UP THE FIRST VOLUME! established in the US! • English fan sites, wikis, English Wikipedia page, and online buzz already established for series! HINAMATSURI Vol. 1: 978-1-64273-005-0 VOLUME 01 Paperback | $11.95 | 206 pages 5X7 in. | Fiction | Now on sale! BY MASAO OHTAKE Available at Diamond Comics Distributors: Diamond item number: JUL182444 F Diamond Retailer Customer Service: (443) 318-8500 Published by One Peace Books, Inc. 43-32 22nd St. Long Island City, NY 11101 T: 718-482-9100 | Available to order from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and SCB Distributors: 800-729-6423 THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO VOLUMES 14-16 BY ANEKO YUSAGI Vol. 14: 978-1-64273-018-0 | On sale: 03.19.19 Vol. 15: 978-1-64273-019-7 | On sale: 06.11.19 Vol. 16: 978-1-64273-020-3 | On sale: 07.30.19 Paperback | $13.95 | 5X7 in. | Fiction The Heavenly Emperor of Q’ten Lo is after Raphtalia’s life! To ensure her saftey, Naofumi must team up with the country’s revolutionaries to overthrow him! But when they go about fixing the problems of the country’s misrule, it drives the emperor even further into a corner. Nevertheless, Naofumi decides to add fuel to the fire by capturing the country’s former capital! But he learns that someone is pulling the strings from behind the curtain. Just before Naofumi’s party reaches the former capital, they come face to face with the emperor’s ultimate line of defense: Sadeena’s sister?! Faced with Q’ten Lo thrown into chaos by family feuds, what will Naofumi do?! Lead its people to revolution!? ANEKO YUSAGI was born in Kanagawa. After growing interested in reading and gaming, Aneko began to write novels. Aneko wrote The Rising of the Shield Hero and began posting it online. After updating the story daily, an unprecedented amount of readers became addicted to the rapid pace of the advancing story, and the novel became an online hit. THIS WILDLY POPULAR SERIES IS NOW AN ANIME! DON’T FORGET TO PICK UP THE REST OF THIS POPULAR SERIES! What to know: PREVIOUS VOLUMES CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 14 • Shield Hero series is now an anime! • Originally a web novel, it received over 6 million views! THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO • The printed English editions for the light novel have sold over 90,000 copies in the US alone!! THE SERIES • Translated into eight different languages! • Massive fan base already exists for the series worldwide! BY ANEKO YUSAGI ISBN: Vol. 1: 978-1-935548-72-0 Paperback | $12.95 | 344 pages | 5X7 in. | Fiction | Now on sale! Published by One Peace Books, Inc. 43-32 22nd St. Long Island City, NY 11101 T: 718-482-9100 | Available to order from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and SCB Distributors: 800-729-6423 THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO THE MANGA COMPANION VOLUME 10-11 BY AIYA KYU ORIGINAL STORY BY ANEKO YUSAGI CHARACTER DESIGN BY MINAMI SEIRA Vol. 10: 978-1-64273-016-6 | On Sale 04.16.19 Vol. 11: 978-1-64273-017-3 | On Sale 05.28.19 Paperback | $11.95 | 5X7 in. | Manga The otherworldly fantasy continues! Naofumi finally gets his revenge! But there’s a new problem: the heroes discover a dragon hourglass in an underwater shrine. They end up fighting a massive inter-dimen- sional whale, but nothing could prepare them for what happens next! ANEKO YUSAGI was born in Kanagawa. After growing interested in reading and gaming, Aneko began to write novels. Aneko wrote The Rising of the Shield Hero and began posting it online. After updating the story daily, an unprecedented amount of readers became addicted to the rapid pace of the advancing story, and the novel became an on- line hit. It was first collected and published by Media Factory in Japan in August of 2013. Aneko Yusagi was recently quoted saying, “I will rise and find great success in life.” THE MANGA COMPANION TO THE SHIELD HERO UNIVERSE! DON’T FORGET TO PICK UP THE REST OF THIS What to know: TREMENDOUSLY POPULAR SERIES! PREVIOUS VOLUMES CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 15 • Shield Hero series is now an anime! • Originally a web novel, it received over 6 million views! • The printed English editions for the have sold over 90,000 copies in the US alone!! THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO • Translated into eight differentlanguages! THE MANGA COMPANION SERIES • Massive fan base already exists for the series worldwide! ISBN: 978-1-935548-70-6 Paperback | $11.95 | 5X7 in. | Manga | Now on sale! Published by One Peace Books, Inc. 43-32 22nd St. Long Island City, NY 11101 T: 718-482-9100 | Backlist Available to order from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and SCB Distributors: 800-729-6423 THE REPRISE OF THE SPEAR HERO VOLUME 1 BY ANEKO YUSAGI ISBN: 978-1-64273-003-6 Paperback | $13.95 | 350 pages | 5X7 in. | Fiction On sale now! FEATURED BACKLIST Summoned to another world to serve as the Spear Hero, Motoyasu Kitamura is a pitiful young man who eventually finds himself only able to love filolials.