Christmas is approaching and every year the same question arises: what gift to give your niece or your mangaka uncle? If you have this problem and you are depressed’For inspiration, here is a selection of 10 gift ideas that are sure to hit the spot. Follow the guide!
• Behind the scenes of the manga
Matthieu Pinon, manga specialist and’Japanese animation, just released Manga, what d’stories…destined to become a reference work for neophytes who wish to’learn more about the’History of the 9th Art in Japan. very complete,’The book evokes outstanding authors and cutting-edge currents, with surprising anecdotes.
Manga, what d’stories…, Matthieu Pinon, Larousse, pages, 34.95 euros.
• Taniguchi in the Japanese sense
Emblematic title by Jirô Taniguchi, winner of the script award at the BD Festival d’Angouleme in 2003, distant neighborhood just emerged in the Japanese sense. L’opportunity to discover or rediscover this moving story where a man returns to the last three months before the inexplicable disappearance of his father.
Quartier Lointain, Jirô Taniguchi, Casterman, Sakka, 408 pages, 24 euros.
• A rediscovered classic
Manga classic that hasn’t been found for twenty years, stone flowers It comes out in a large hardcover edition. Considered the leader of’work of Hisashi Sakaguchi, this manga tells the’story, in 1941, of Krilo, a young Yugoslav in search of his brother Ivan, a communist militant. Indispensable.
Stone flowers, Hisashi Sakaguchi, Revival, 296 pages, 29 euros.
• The benchmark of Japanese thrillers
The public acclaimed the premiere of the thriller banana fish by designer Akimi Yoshida, which follows the adventures of’Ash, a small gang leader investigating Banana Fish, a drug with amnesic effects. Building on this success, the’The Panini publishing house publishes a book to dive behind the scenes of this reference to the Japanese thriller.
Banana Fish official guide, Panini, 272 pages, 16.99 euros.
• The renaissance of the detective novel
released in november Lost Lad London is there’one of the best manga’year. A thriller where a young London student d’Asian descent becomes the number one suspect in the’Murder of the mayor of London. They’teams up with a gruff detective to unravel this mystery. A captivating universe, with a design on the verge of’abstraction.
Lost Lad London, Shima Shinya, Ki-oon, 192 pages, €9.95
• Double dose of Junji Ito
Hoping for’exhibition dedicated to Junji Ito at the comic festival’Angouleme, plunge back into the nightmares of the master of the’horror. I prefer the box that contains the two volumes of masterpieces’Junji Ito’s artwork discover or succumb to soichia collection of scary short stories about an ugly boy with studded teeth.
Masterpieces’work by Junji Ito, Mangetsu, 45 euros / Soichi, Mangetsu, 24.95 euros.
• An exciting thriller
Darwin’incident is there’one of the most promising new manga of the’year. Being half human, half chimpanzee, Charlie is raised by human parents. His daily bullying life is turned upside down when’a group of’Vegan activists seek to kidnap him to make him their emblem. An exciting thriller.
The Darwin incident, Shun Umezawa, Kana, 7.55 euros. Two volumes available.
• Sweet and delicate tales
The mangaka Tsuchika Nishimura narrates in this one-shot the day to day of’Akino, a young woman who is hired as a janitor at’a department store where the customers are all animals. A work carried by sweet and delicate short stories. A selected album in Angouleme.
The Department Store Concierge, Tsuchika Nishimura, The Black Lizard, 288 pages, 18 euros.
• The most surprising shonen of the moment
Former assistant to Tatsuki Fujimoto in Fire punchTatsu Yukinobu signs with DanDaDan the most surprising shonen of the moment. Mixing conspiracy and ghost theories, this hilarious and visually stunning title follows the adventures of two high school students who are opposites and their fight against occult and paranormal forces.
DanDaDan, Tatsu Yukinobu, Crynchyroll, 210 pages, 7.65 euros. Two volumes available.
• A story of dystopia
crazy night takes place in a dystopian universe immersed in permanent winter. A new technology that transforms doomed individuals into a plant allows for a breath of fresh air… With its sweltering, brooding atmosphere and bewitching graphics, crazy night is there’one of the best news’year.
Fool Night, Kasumi Yasuda, Glénat, 228 pages, 7.60 euros. Three volumes available.
Source: BFM TV
