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Miharu and Ben are abruptly thrust into a world that shows them a morbid future where the Santa Claus House lies in ruins and all their fellow Reindeer have perished. Knecht, who has aligned with the sinister Drosselmeyer, attacks them, and they are rescued by Mr. Hat and guided to the relative safety of a convenience store. But even here, danger lurks - in the form of a hostile Teppei!Miharu must unravel the mystery of a red, non-faceless Knecht, the secrets behind Mr. Hat's sword, and the truth behind the mice who have transformed into children. The seventh volume of this thrilling dystopian Christmas saga is packed with even more formidable challenges for Miharu.From the creator of Saint Young Men and Arakawa Under the Bridge, this dark Christmas tale is now a live-action motion picture.

Miharu is whisked away from right under Knecht's invisible nose by Drosselmeyer, an enigmatic tinkerer who is one of the masterminds behind the construction of the Santa Claus House. He finds himself in Silent Night, a surreal space where the December 24th of that year is on a continuous loop, experiencing a world beyond his wildest dreams...! Discover Knecht's true intentions for recruiting Miharu to the Santa Claus House in this installment of the Black Christmas saga!

Miharu’s mother Haruko comes to tour her son’s company, where she meets Rudolph. Teppei suddenly appears and confronts Rudolph, using his Cupid's Arrow on Haruko and turning her into his ally! Teppei is acting under the suspicion that Rudolph is actually Miharu’s father, but is there more behind his heinous behaviour? The situation takes an even more chaotic turn when a giant mouse attacks! Get ready for a clash of emotions, epic battles, and more surprising twists of fate in the fifth volume of this exciting Christmas fantasy!!

The divine live among us... in a flat in western Tokyo! After centuries of hard work, Jesus and Buddha take a break from their heavenly duties to relax among the people of Japan, and their adventures in this lighthearted buddy comedy are sure to bring mirth and merriment to all! Buddha the Enlightened One and Jesus, Son of God have successfully brought the 20th century to a close, and after a few millennia of guiding humanity to salvation, these two sacred ones are in need of some rest and relaxation. They decide to share an apartment on Earth in Tokyo, but living among mortals in the 21st century is no cakewalk for the saintly duo... They may find it difficult to navigate modern Japanese living, but Jesus' carefree attitude along with Buddha's domestic qualities and maybe a few divine interventions will surely allow them to enjoy their new lives with peace and love.

The divine live among us...in a flat in western Tokyo! After centuries of hard work, Jesus and Buddha take a break from their heavenly duties to relax among the people of Japan, and their adventures in this lighthearted buddy comedy are sure to bring mirth and merriment to all! Buddha the Enlightened One and Jesus, Son of God have successfully brought the 20th century to a close, and after a few millennia of guiding humanity to salvation, these two sacred ones are in need of some rest and relaxation. They decide to share an apartment on Earth in Tokyo, but living among mortals in the 21st century is no cakewalk for the saintly duo... They may find it difficult to navigate modern Japanese living, but Jesus' carefree attitude along with Buddha's domestic qualities and maybe a few divine interventions will surely allow them to enjoy their new lives with peace and love.

The divine live among us... in a flat in western Tokyo! After centuries of hard work, Jesus and Buddha take a break from their heavenly duties to relax among the people of Japan, and their adventures in this lighthearted buddy comedy are sure to bring mirth and merriment to all! Buddha the Enlightened One and Jesus, Son of God have successfully brought the 20th century to a close, and after a few millennia of guiding humanity to salvation, these two sacred ones are in need of some rest and relaxation. They decide to share an apartment on Earth in Tokyo, but living among mortals in the 21st century is no cakewalk for the saintly duo... They may find it difficult to navigate modern Japanese living, but Jesus' carefree attitude along with Buddha's domestic qualities and maybe a few divine interventions will surely allow them to enjoy their new lives with peace and love.

The divine live among us...in a flat in western Tokyo! After centuries of hard work,Jesus and Buddha take a break from their heavenly duties to relax among thepeople of Japan, and their adventures in this lighthearted buddy comedy are sure tobring mirth and merriment to all!Buddha the Enlightened One and Jesus, Son of God have successfullybrought the 20th century to a close, and after a few millennia of guidinghumanity to salvation, these two sacred ones are in need of some rest andrelaxation. They decide to share an apartment on Earth in Tokyo, but livingamong mortals in the 21st century is no cakewalk for the saintly duo... Theymay find it difficult to navigate modern Japanese living, but Jesus' carefreeattitude along with Buddha's domestic qualities and maybe a few divineinterventions will surely allow them to enjoy their new lives with peace and love.

The divine live among us...in a flat in western Tokyo! After centuries of hard work, Jesus and Buddha take a break from their heavenly duties to relax among the people of Japan, and their adventures in this lighthearted buddy comedy are sure to bring mirth and merriment to all!Buddha the Enlightened One and Jesus, Son of God have successfully brought the 20th century to a close, and after a few millennia of guiding humanity to salvation, these two sacred ones are in need of some rest and relaxation. They decide to share an apartment on Earth in Tokyo, but living among mortals in the 21st century is no cakewalk for the saintly duo...They may find it difficult to navigate modern Japanese living, but Jesus' carefree attitude along with Buddha's domestic qualities and maybe a few divine interventions will surely allow them to enjoy their new lives with peace and love.

The divine live among us...in a flat in western Tokyo! After centuries of hard work, Jesus and Buddha take a break from their heavenly duties to relax among the people of Japan, and their adventures in this lighthearted buddy comedy are sure to bring mirth and merriment to all!Buddha the Enlightened One and Jesus, Son of God have successfully brought the 20th century to a close, and after a few millennia of guiding humanity to salvation, these two sacred ones are in need of some rest and relaxation. They decide to share an apartment on Earth in Tokyo, but living among mortals in the 21st century is no cakewalk for the saintly duo...They may find it difficult to navigate modern Japanese living, but Jesus' carefree attitude along with Buddha's domestic qualities and maybe a few divine interventions will surely allow them to enjoy their new lives with peace and love.

The divine live among us...in a flat in westernTokyo! After centuries of hard work, Jesus and Buddha take a break from theirheavenly duties to relax among the people of Japan, and their adventures in thislighthearted buddy comedy are sure to bring mirth and merriment toall!Buddha the Enlightened One andJesus, Son of God have successfully brought the 20th century to a close, andafter a few millennia of guiding humanity to salvation, these two sacred onesare in need of some rest and relaxation. They decide to share an apartment onEarth in Tokyo, but living among mortals in the 21st century is no cakewalk forthe saintly duo... They may find it difficult to navigate modern Japaneseliving, but Jesus' carefree attitude along with Buddha's domestic qualities andmaybe a few divine interventions will surely allow them to enjoy their new liveswith peace and love.

Buddha the Enlightened One and Jesus, Son of God have successfully brought the 20th century to a close, and after a few millennia of guiding humanity to salvation, these two sacred ones are in need of some rest and relaxation. They decide to share an apartment on Earth in Tokyo, but living among mortals in the 21st century is no cakewalk for the saintly duo. They may find it difficult to navigate modern Japanese living, but Jesus' carefree attitude along with Buddha's domestic qualities and maybe a few divine interventions will surely allow them to enjoy their new lives with peace and love.

Buddha the Enlightened One and Jesus, Son of God have successfully brought the 20th century to a close, and after a few millennia of guiding humanity to salvation, these two sacred ones are in need of some rest and relaxation. They decide to share an apartment on Earth in Tokyo, but living among mortals in the 21st century is no cakewalk for the saintly duo. They may find it difficult to navigate modern Japanese living, but Jesus' carefree attitude along with Buddha's domestic qualities and maybe a few divine interventions will surely allow them to enjoy their new lives with peace and love.

Hino Miharu will be spending this Christmas just like the last: alone and working a dead-end job. All he wants is good employment, but when he meets a Santa Claus dressed in clothes as black as coal, he has no idea he's encountered the real deal... sort of. The Santa Claus dressed in red makes Christmas happen for good children everywhere, but his darker counterpart handles the holiday for the bad kids. As a name on the naughty list, Miharu is dashed away to work for the shadowy Santa. The pay and benefits are great, and his co-worker is cute - but will this end up being the dream job he's wished for, or a nightmare of a Christmas?!

Hino Miharu, unable to get into a decent university or land a full-time job, lived a down-on-his-luck life working at a convenience store where both his coworkers and customers treated him like a doormat. That is, until Knecht, a mysterious faceless man dressed in a jet-black Santa suit, whisked him away to the North Pole for a job at his company, the Santa Claus House! With a hefty salary, incredible benefits, and a dorm filled with wonderful coworkers, Miharu works diligently, despite his bizarre manager and the strange nature of his duties. He soon finds out that luck may not be completely on his side when his least favorite person in the world suddenly appears, missing tooth and all. Watch Miharu learn and grow in volume two of Black Night Parade!

Former convenience store employee Hino Miharu is getting used to living at the North Pole and working at his new job as a bad Santa. Excited about the prospect of potentially becoming a Reindeer, a position that is compensated beyond his wildest dreams, Miharu is blindsided by learning that his deceased father may have been the last red Santa Claus. To add to the confusion, Miharu ends up witnessing his hot mess of an ex-coworker, Kaiser-kun, pull off the utterly impossible! The intrigue deepens in the North Pole Winter Wonderland in the exciting third volume of Black Night Parade!

The Reindeer exam is over and winter is approaching at Santa Claus House. Hino Miharu, a promising candidate to become the next Red Santa, returns to his home in Japan for a break, but his vacation is cut short when he receives a surprise gift from the company president, Knecht. Extraordinary powers have been bestowed on the newly appointed team of Reindeer, which includes Benjamin, a world-famous pro-wrestling powerhouse with whom Miharu forms a new, electrifying bond. With mystery, laughs, and superpowers, the fourth volume takes this O-holy-night-fantasy comedy to its next level!

After escaping the world that depicted a despair-filled future, Miharu uncovers the pasts of his father Touma, Knecht, and Drosselmeyer. With renewed determination, he ventures back to the basement of the Santa Claus House to save his mother, only to reunite with a certain someone...In this perilous journey, he encounters the final two Reindeer, Dancer and Prancer, and is entrusted with a new mission. The war for Christmas intensifies in volume eight!

Miharu and Ben are thrust into a high-stakes tag team wrestling match to claim their piece of the adamantine sword. Ben takes on the role of the heel, facing off against Miharu and Mr. Hat, who unexpectedly steps in as Miharu’s partner. Then, the final fighter to enter the fray is Ben’s sister! Sibling rivalry escalates, Mr. Hat is dramatically de-hatted, chaos erupts as Miharu undergoes a sudden transformation when he touches the adamantine, and Kaiser and Inaho’s mission begins!

All the pieces of the adamantine sword have been successfully retrieved, but it’s not long before another crisis strikes with the betrayal of the Reindeer twins! In hopes of resolving their predicament, Miharu and the others head to Santa House where Drosselmeyer is waiting, and along the way, Miharu sees a shocking memory of Knecht’s from long ago. The sword’s power finally gets restored, but how will the direct confrontation with Drosselmeyer play out?! The Christmas-themed war story filled with smiles, tears, and madness continues in the tenth volume of Black Night Parade!

A slightly creepy Christmas comedy by the acclaimed creator of Saint Young Men and Arakawa Under the Bridge that inspired a live-action film! You better watch out: this tale about Santa’s workshop for kids on the naughty list is coming to town. Hino Miharu spends Christmas the same way every year, working alone at a dead-end part-time job at a convenience store. He’d do just about anything to land a full-time gig, but when he runs into a shadowy Santa Claus dressed all in black, he has no idea he’s encountered the real deal. Well, almost. While the normal Santa Claus who dresses in red and white oversees Christmas for all the good boys and girls, his dark counterpart is in charge of handling the bad children—and Miharu just wound up on the naughty list. Gobbled up by a slavering, talking sack, he’s spirited away to the Arctic, where he finds himself the newest employee of a massive Christmas operation. Yeah, the pay and benefits are great, and his coworkers sure are cute, but is this the dream job he’s been hoping for, or the beginning of a Christmas nightmare?!

CREEP, SHRINKAGE AND DURABILITY MECHANICS OF CONCRETE AND CONCRETE STRUCTURES contains the keynote lectures, technical reports and contributed papers presented at the Eighth International Conference on Creep, Shrinkage and Durability of Concrete and Concrete Structures (CONCREEP8, Ise-shima, Japan, 30 September - 2 October 2008). The topics covered include:- Micro structural characterization and micro-mechanics of creep and shrinkage- Multiphase and multi-scale approaches to creep, shrinkage and durability- Creep and shrinkage of early age concrete- Interaction between creep and fracture in cement based materials- Structural mechanics of creep and shrinkage- Creep, shrinkage, and durability of new concrete products- Shrinkage reducing methods and admixtures- Deterioration kinetics of concrete structures in aggressive environments and its modeling- Durability mechanics of concrete and concrete structures- Testing methods of durability related characteristics- Design, Standard recommendations, and CodesCREEP, SHRINKAGE AND DURABILITY MECHANICS OF CONCRETE AND CONCRETE STRUCTURES will be of interest to academics, engineers and professionals involved in concrete and concrete structures.

The divine live among us...in a flat in western Tokyo! After centuries of hard work, Jesus and Buddha take a break from their heavenly duties to relax among the people of Japan, and their adventures in this lighthearted buddy comedy are sure to bring mirth and merriment to all! GET BACK UP HERE! Jesus and Buddha’s carefree vacation on Earth is abruptly interrupted by orders to return to Heaven—at once! It seems all the miracles they’ve been using to protect cute little Aiko on her way to school have caused some serious problems… Then, July 7 rolls around: Tanabata, a day when star-crossed lovers come together. But can it be that, this time, not everyone is getting into the romantic spirit?