Shuzo Oshimi is the best-selling author behind works such as FLOWERS OF EVIL and HAPPINESS. His works mix in the struggles of youth along with modern fantasy themes. Oshimi is the winner of the 2002 Chiba Tetsuya Award for New Best New Manga Artist. Since then he has penned a dozen series including the New York Times Best-Selling Flowers of Evil and the cult hit INSIDE MARI.

Shuzo Oshimi

With an unexpected clue now in hand, Yori and Isao wait for further contact from Mari. Unfortunately, neither one of them is strong enough currently to handle this sudden turn of events. Their next step will be to settle their differences with the hope that they'll better understand Mari's troubles.

Drama

Mystery

Inside Mari

Inside Mari, Volume 5

Komori's apartment has led them to a dead-end. Yet, after days without a reasonable lead to Mari's whereabouts, one finds them. Mari has called home! Where has she been? Why has she disappeared? And why did she decide to make contact now?

Inside Mari, Volume 4

Asumiko Nakamura (1979-) has quietly become a star of Japan's women's comic scene. The artist has penned nearly twenty titles since 2000 and has reached critical acclaim for her sensitive portrayals of romantic narratives featuring a wide range of characters within an equally broad range of genres. In 2016, her best-known work Doukyuusei -Classmates- was adapted into an animated film released in the US by Aniplex.

Asumiko Nakamura

All aboard! This book is your ticket to seven romancesâ€•from confessions in Iriuda to proposals in Enoshima and all points in between.Beloved josei and boys love mangaka Asumiko Nakamura returns to the English market with a unique collection of romance shorts each set around Kanagawa's railway system, the Odakyu. Combining moments of contemporary women, lesbian romances and coming-of-age tales, Maiden Railways is a ride to romance rarely seen in manga these days. What the Press has to Say about Asumiko Nakamura: "Just as Haruki Murakami masks deeper examinations of culture and identity in his novels, so too does Nakamura." - Seth Hahne, Good Ok Bad

Romance

Maiden Railways

Mari's life is starting to fall apart. She's fallen out with her friends, teachers and family. So, with few clues as to where she has disappeared to, Isao and Yori turn their focus on the man currently living in the Komori apartment.

Inside Mari, Volume 3

It is becoming clear to Isao and Yori that finding Mari is going to take more time than expected. As the two continue their search they'll have to cooperate, despite their contrasting personalities, to preserve Mari's social life.

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