Ode to Kirihito by Osamu TezukaThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanGhost World by Daniel ClowesPalestine by Joe SaccoUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloud
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13,096 books — 80,175 voters

Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiKitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters
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Best Books Ever
76,094 books — 282,852 voters