A little tapir boy comes from his planet to immigrate to the earth. All of the things here are entirely new for him. Let's have a fantastic adventure with this brave boy!... more>>

Baku-chan, a little tapir from the planet Baku, immigrates to Earth and comes to live with Hana, a human girl who has come from Nagoya to live in Tokyo. Baku-chan comes into contact with new and different things in everyday life and encounters discrimination toward immigrants. However, he also gets support from Hana and other friendly Earthlings, and also from his immigrant friends, and lives a cheerful and robust life. Masumura's experiences as an immigrant in Canada are reflected in a story depicted through colorful and fantastically designed drawings. While heartwarming, the story also depicts immigrant situations and feelings that could come about in the real world, including thoughtless violence, pressure to conform, and the difficulty of adapting to a new land. It is an adventure that poses questions for society.

2017 winner of the New Face Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival. And in 2019, started serialization in Comic Beam, also collected into 2 volumes. <<less

Well, that's because I spend most of my time leaning against the wall, thinking of wasteful thoughts. But I'm barely still alive, despite everything. "I... more>> Don't Even Have Time to Live" is an essay comic about the life of Nakano, who struggles every day just to simply... alive. The comic tackles depression theme in an uncomplicated and relatable manner, making us realize that such experience is actually not so distanced with our everyday's life. <<less

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A collection of works including:... more>>

· Cathexis

A brief story about finding a purpose in life, and working singlemindedly to achieve it...

· Sammy to Onokoro (Sammy and Onokoro)

A cute collection of tiny stories featuring a cheeky girl, Sammy, and the cheerful crow, Onokoro!

· Kaerazu no Yoru (The Night of No Return)

If we don't find the Cat tonight, it probably will never return home...

· Cooking

Mom, I'm hungry, but I don't want anymore vegetable soup. Well, it's not like you will die if you don't eat vegetable, right? <<less