From aisatsu to kaiten-zushi, Nihon is number one when it comes to things that are cool. This fun little book features full-color manga illustrations and delightful prose to offer the rest of the world a glimpse at what the Japanese love most about the country they call home.

This whimsical look at Japan's "language of no language" introduces 70 gestures that will help you hurl insults, flirt, agree, excuse yourself, cross the street, and even make promises - wordlessly! Some are deadly, some are practical, and some are wacky, but all are genuine and used today on the streets of Japan, at home, and in manga and anime. Finally, a way to tell someone at a loud party, "Hey! Your underwear is showing!" in four easy hand motions.

Head investigator Mitsukazu Hisago, investigator Mori Shimeki, his female Pomeranian Kobayashi-kun, and secretary Nagi Tsukumo have recently opened their detective agency. The title comes from the fact that the investigators' last names in Chinese characters are 135 and 753, which add up to 888 - three eights.

Sun-Hyuk Cho inherited a fortune from his grandfather. Unfortunately, he learns that there's one condition: he must finish college! Using an 8mm camcorder, Sun chronicles his life as a "poor" boy. Entering his viewfinder is a girl who claims she's his live-in!

"I think I will become a gang boss," is Un-Ki's bombshell declaration. In the confusion of the moment, is this the beginning of the end? And Sun-Hyuk discovers that a portion of his inheritance will go to Sok-Hyun!

When Suk-hyun's young cousins come to visit him, Suk-hyun can't believe his bad luck. Will he be able to take care of them well? How will Suk-hyun pretend to be a good role model? What happens when he realizes the truth about his young cousin, Eunjee? As if that wasn't enough, Auntie is in love!

A mysterious fortuneteller tells Jae-young that the three men she is destined to meet will die because of her! Jae-young is worried that Suk-hyun is one of them, and Suk-hyun certainly does seem to get into more accidents than he can handle. Is Suk-hyun one of the men in Jae-young's destiny? If so, does it mean his death?

Alien refugees have come to Earth. They call themselves 9-Lives. Humans call them cat-boys, and force them to live as collared pets. Conri, a rebellious young 9-Life, ran away to escape this fate. But when a human named Adrian saves him from capture, Conri is torn between his desire for freedom and another desire he can't quite admit, even to himself... Can two people meet as equals in a world divided between masters and slaves?

The nexus of LA vice and hip-hop life is @Large, an internet gaming cafe with a notorious recording studio upstairs. Everyone comes together in the gaming lounges of @Large - geeks, rappers, techno-ninjas, thugs, wannabees and undercover cops.

The hip-hop world is always struggling to find a balance between "keepin' it real" and "payin' the bills," two concepts intrinsically at odds with each other. And on the L.A. scene, one young artist's attempt to reap a bit more cash by changing labels is about to start a war...

The final hour is approaching. It may be Armageddon for the Emcees, as True Epic and Broke have to battle the Red Coast takeover. Priest and Marks come face to face with the Russian, and Hennesy falls in love.