Tokyo These Days, Vol. 3

Description

The winner of multiple Eisner Awards, author Taiyo Matsumoto explores the relationships between a manga editor, manga creators, art, and the rhythm of life these days. After 30 years as a manga editor, Kazuo Shiozawa suddenly quits. Although he feels early retirement is the only way to atone for his failures as an editor, the manga world isn’t done with him. Believing in the future of manga while never forgetting its past, Shiozawa accompanies manga creators once again through their agony to create an ultimate manga project. Is there ever joy in creation? Review: Read Volumes 1 and 2 first - This is a spectacular story, beautifully drawn and crafted. If you like comics and manga about comics and manga, you will like this. It is also about success, failure, middle-age, and perseverance. Heartbreaking and heartwarming. Read this book after the other 2 volumes. A very satisfying finish to this beautiful story. Review: masterful - Every one of the books in this series is masterful and a meaningful read for anyone attempting to create or sustain a life in the arts, or anyone curious about those lives and the sacrifices, joys, and relationships that come with them. One of my favorite series.