Abstract

Yoshimoto Yoshitomo's timeless masterpiece, 30 years after its publication, is now available in a new, complete edition! This collection of short stories, renowned as one of the best and long-selling youth manga of the 90s, includes the final chapter of the series, "Rideen," not included in the first edition.

Richio, a young man working at a record shop, loses his girlfriend, Akemi, in a traffic accident. One day, Akemi's younger sister, Konimi, visits him. The two go on a drive to the sea to mourn Akemi, and the story is told with prose-like monologues. (Synopsis of "Blue Car")

Author’s Information

Born in 1964. In 1985, he made his debut with the four-panel comic "Nikkan Yoshimoto Yoshiaki," which was selected for the first Asuka Manga School. In 1986, he served as an assistant to Okazaki Kyoko on "Second Virgin." After publishing the feature-length works "Let's Go Bugei-cho" and "Tokyo Defense Force," he has published many highly polished short stories, including "Aoi Kuruma," which was made into a film in 2005.