When the body of Arié Kimura’s mother is found by this tunnel’s entrance, next to apparently human traces, the legend seems to be confirmed. Solicitation text and sample artwork can be found below:įantagraphics is proud to welcome the great Inio Asano ( Solanin, What a Wonderful World!) to its acclaimed literary manga line next to Moto Hagio ( A Drunken Dream, The Heart of Thomas) and Shimura Takako ( Wandering Son).Įven as butterflies ominously proliferate in town, the rumor of a mysterious creature lurking in the tunnel behind the school spreads among the children. We're proud to make this landmark work available to an American readership.Īs it happens, Shaenon Garrity just wrote a column about Asano's manga here's her take on Nijigahara Holograph:Īsano blends character studies of directionless young adults with shocking violence, supernatural horror, time travel, and the end of the world, creating a work that's sort of half Magnolia, half Donnie Darko, with a splash of Stephen King. It is considerably and consistently darker than either Moto Hagio's or Shimura Takako's work, using a much more deliberately involuted literary structure, but it's also in keeping with our editorial imperative to publish unique artistic voices.

Inio Asano's Nijigahara Holograph is both a departure from and entirely consistent with our growing line of manga graphic novels.

Nijigahara Holograph by Inio Asano