A manga series based on the life of Katsushika Hokusai sparks an art student's inspiration.The playful antics of a gag manga help an archer revive his focus.An old detective manga series from the fifties changes the life of a young man from America.A Western series from France proves that good comics can be found all over the world.A shojo manga featuring a dreamy male protagonist leads a busy housewife to rediscover the pasison in her life.
In this volume:A seminal manga series about three people named Adolph during the tumultuous times of World War II helps a student find his resolve.Reading manga based on famous children's literature provides a window of escape for a bar hostess and a little girl separated from her mother.Manga about a working-class neighborhood in Osaka gives Natsuki insight into her parents' love for each other.A long-running series that comes out annually proves that shojo manga isn't always just for girls. Sometimes even the manliest of men wait in anticipation for the next volume to come out.A popular science fiction story inspires young boys to take a train ride.
In this volume:A manga collection featuring beautifully frightening horror stories piques the interest of a cowardly pick-up artist.Reading about an attractive soldier battling evil inspires a young woman to upgrade her wardrobe.A manga about the wandering travels of lone ninja and swordsmen raises the question, "What is fate?"A practical home-style cooking manga provides eating suggestions for a woman looking to expand her nightly menu.A man sets out to find a specific globe-trotting adventure manga.
In this volume:A disaffected boy searches for something to put a spark in his tedious life...and finds a manga that puts the fear of the devil in him.A guy and girl can't find anything they have in common—until they discover a mutual love of a certain gender-bending martial arts manga.After a schlubby nerd loses his cool at the handsome manga freaks at Kingyo, a classic horror manga teaches him that beauty is only skin deep.Natsuki's search for her missing mother takes her to a manga museum that has special meaning for her parents.Someone is setting fire to used bookstores, and Kingyo may be next—unless two mismatched manga fans can stop the arsonist!