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Kokun: Volume 1 Leah Penniman is coming-of-age story-inspired by theBy: Nahoko Uehashi Published by Europa Editions, Incorporated, 2026 01 13 A sweeping ecological fantasy from one of Japan's most beloved storytellers where two girls must unlock a forgotten power to save their world from collapse. The vast Umar Empire has flourished for centuries thanks to the miraculous Ohaleh rice, a sacred grain brought by the first Empress Kokun from a distant land. Resistant to all parasites, the rice has sustained peace and