Inio Asano
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Fantagraphics is proud to welcome the great Inio Asano (Solanin, What a Wonderful World!) to its acclaimed literary manga line. Even as butterflies ominously proliferate in town, the rumor of a mysterious creature lurking in the tunnel behind the school spreads among the children. When the body of Ari Kimuras mother is found by this tunnels entrance, next to apparently human traces, the legend seems to be confirmed. Is the end of the world coming?...
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"Butterflies ominously proliferate as children whisper rumors of a mysterious creature lurking in the tunnel behind the school. To appease its wrath, they decide to offer it a sacrifice--a human one. But this is only the beginning of Nijigahara Holograph, which takes place in two separate timelines and involves the suicidal Amahiko; Kohta, the lovestruck bully; their teacher Miss Sakaki, whose heavily bandaged face remains a mystery; and many more...
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Three years ago, the aliens invaded Tokyo. Nothing was ever the same again, but after a while, even impending doom starts to feel ordinary. While the Japan Self-Defense Forces are still trying to combat the alien threat, Kadode Koyama and her best friend avidly track the aliens' movements on social media and less enthusiastically study for college entrance exams. When the end of the world looms over your head, you learn to take things one step at...
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Three years ago, the aliens invaded Tokyo. Nothing was ever the same again, but after a while, even impending doom starts to feel ordinary. While the Japan Self-Defense Forces are still trying to combat the alien threat, Kadode Koyama and her best friend avidly track the aliens' movements on social media and less enthusiastically study for college entrance exams. When the end of the world looms over your head, you learn to take things one step at...
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"Three years ago, the aliens invaded Tokyo. Nothing was ever the same again, but after a while, even impending doom starts to feel ordinary. Now that it's totally legal for civilians to kill invaders, private companies have been rushing to prove their worth in the CONTAINMENT EFFORTS, and their confirmed kill rates are starting to rival those of the SDF! But there are signs of trouble when the MOTHER SHIP, and, perhaps the Invaders are getting tired...
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A dream recaptured. A life on a new track. The absurdity of death. Laughter in the face of reality. With this series of intersecting vignettes, Inio Asano explores the ways in which modern life can be ridiculous and sublime, terrible and precious, wasted and celebrated. -- P. [4] of cover.
10) Downfall
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"Selling copies is the only thing that matters. So what if your first series just ended and you have no idea how to start the next one, your marriage is breaking up, your pure love of manga has been destroyed by the cruel reality of the industry and nothing seems to fill the sucking void inside you... Find the secret combo for a new hit manga series and everything will be okay. Right?" --Provided by publisher.