The autobiographical manga by Eisner-winner Akiko Higashimura, the creator of
Princess Jellyfish and Tokyo Tarareba Girls, about her high school dream to
become a comic book creator!
Tsukimi Kurashita has a strange fascination with jellyfish. She's loved them from a young age and has carried that love with her to her new life in the big city of Tokyo. There, she resides in Amamizukan, a safe-haven for girl geeks who regularly gush over a range of things from trains to Japanese dolls. However, a chance meeting at a pet shop has Tsukimi crossing paths with one of the things that the residents of Amamizukan have been desperately trying to avoid a fashionable socialite!
Akiko has finally achieved her dream of becoming a manga artist! She's almost
ready to fully immerse herself in the wonderful world of shoujo when Hidaka-
sensei approaches her. Just what does he want?--Provided by publisher.
The award-winning autobiographical manga Kakukaku Shikajika by Akiko
Higashimura, the creator of Princess Jellyfish, about her high school dream to
become a comic book creator!
New York Times bestseller! Named by the American Library Association and the New York Public Library as one of the top young adult books of the year! THE BUSINESS OF LOVE With the help of Amars and their savvy new ally Nisha, Tsukimi’s jellyfish designs are slowly taking shape as a real clothing line. There’s no time to waste if the group wants to save Amamizukan and make a splash in the fashion world, and that means churning out new dresses—and fast! As if Tsukimi weren’t already overwhelmed, Shu makes it clear that he’s ready to make a romantic commitment to her. For a geek girl who’s never even had a boyfriend, these advances may be too much to handle. And Tsukimi isn’t the only one struggling—with his brother’s feelings out in the open, Kuranosuke must figure out how he fits into Tsukimi’s life.
The award-winning autobiographical manga Kakukaku Shikajika by Akiko
Higashimura, the creator of Princess Jellyfish, about her high school dream to
become a comic book creator!
The award-winning autobiographical manga Kakukaku Shikajika by Akiko
Higashimura, the creator of Princess Jellyfish, about her high school dream to
become a comic book creator!
A sharp new comedy about female friendship from the creator of Princess Jellyfish! DON'T LOOK BACK Faced with the possibility that she might be pregnant, Kaori loses sight of what she wants from Ryo. With Koyuki sinking deeper into her affair and Rinko compromising on her dreams of a heart-pounding romance, it seems like the futures they envisioned in their twenties have never been more unattainable. Are they out of time after all?
A sharp new comedy about female friendship from the creator of Princess Jellyfish! COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA Rinko has done everything right. She hustled her way through her 20s to make it as a screenwriter, renting her own office in a trendy Tokyo neighborhood. Everything should have gone according to plan... So at 33, she can't help but lament the fact that her career's plateaued, she's still painfully single, and she spends most of her nights drinking with her two best friends in their favorite pub. One night, drunk and delusional, Rinko swears to get married by the time the Tokyo Olympics roll around in 2020. But finding a man--and love--may be a cutthroat, dirty job for a romantic at heart. A sharp new comedy about female friendship from the creator of Princess Jellyfish!