The volume continues with "Swing Shell" by Yuko Tsuno. Following next are two selections from Hiranori Kikuchi's Gedatsu Man, "The Character Wars" and "Collector's Characturd." Gedatsu Man is a little too nonsensical for me to really enjoy, although it still managed to make me laugh. I'm a big fan of Mizuno's creepy-cute aesthetic and so was happy to see an example of her work included. The cover art for Secret Comics Japan also happens to come from Palepoli.Īfter a brief introduction by the editor, Secret Comics Japan opens with "The Life of Momongo" written by Norimizu Ameya and illustrated by Junko Mizuno. I first learned about the Secret Comics Japan collection, now out of print, while preparing for the Usamaru Furuya Manga Moveable Feast as it contains excerpts from Furuya's debut manga work Palepoli. The manga included in the volume, a total of ten short selections, were all initially published between 19. Secret Comics Japan was released by Cadence Books, an imprint of Viz Media, in 2000. Many of the creators collected in Secret Comics Japan were also contributors to Garo. At one time, Shiratori worked in the editorial department of Garo, a monthly manga magazine published in Japan from 1964 to 2002 which specialized in alternative manga. Secret Comics Japan: Underground Comics Now is a manga anthology edited by Chikao Shiratori with adult American audiences in mind.
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