Abstract

Sana is a young girl who becomes aware of the “outside world” for the first time after running away from a research institute.
The girl has a mysterious power called “Dreams of Alice.”
However, she does not know how to use this power properly as she is still young and immature.
Zoroku, an old man working at a florist, meets the girl who is in a state of bewilderment.
This meeting with Zoroku, who explains that “bad things are bad” regardless of her abilities, greatly affects the fate of Sana and the world.
Winner of the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival’s “New Face Award” in Manga awards

http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2013/manga/works/17m_AlicetoZouroku/

This is regarded as outstanding work in sci-fi/fantasy comics.
The 2017 animation series has also been well received.

Author’s Information

Tetsuya Imai is from Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture. In 2005, he debuted by winning the Afternoon Four Seasons Prize Winter for Traveller. His key works include Hacks! and Bokura no Yoake (both Kodansha). Since 2012, he began publishing the Alice & Zoroku series via Comic Ryu. Currently, this series is very popular on the “Comic Ryu” website. His favorite things are animation and cats.