Collection of stories of the author, contemplatives and abusing of an art that mix extremely detailed background with bidimensional and caricatured characters.... more>>

Contents:

- Ashizuri Suizokukan

- Kanzen Shoutengai

- Sugoroku

- Atarashii Sekai

- Innocent World

- Meido

- Sputnik

- Machine Jidai Doubutsu-tachi

- Kimi no Sakana

(and other stories)

Nominated for the 7th annual Manga Taishou Award. <<less

Collecting a handful of self-published shorts along with a mix of serialized stories and essays, panpanya's English-language debut mixes art styles and narratives from a range of genres.... more>>

If you are ever fortunate enough to see a crab strolling through your neighborhood, please follow its lead. By slowing down to a crab's pace and looking around and about in this world, you too may discover life's many mysteries that are hidden in plain sight. <<less

A short four page story about a girl.... more>>

Collected in Kani ni Sasowarete (An Invitation from a Crab). <<less

"The Shopping District's Progress" is a collection of 16 titles. The title story, "The Shopping District's Progress," is a short story that begins with a... more>> shopping district that was far from the author's house yesterday expanding overnight, and the author's house becoming part of the shopping district. Other works included are "The House of the House," a story about a friend's house that is unusually large and maze-like; the "Where am I? Journey" series, in which the protagonist deduces where he is from clues on the spot; and "The Correct Way to Open Onigiri," which describes the steps the protagonist takes to open onigiri stickers from convenience stores. <<less