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Tsurumaki cho natsu jikan
(Summer Time in Tsurumaki Town)
KOMATSU Shinya
An adventure fantasy drawn with a warm touch about a boy’s coming-of-age one summer. Mitsuru in primary school is exploring his neighborhood during the summer break and discovers an overgrown garden in a cave. Once he took home the mysterious flower he found there, strange things begin to happen in Tsurumaki town where he lives. In the end, plants overrun the whole town.
©Shinya Komatsu 2015 / Shinchosha
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KOMATSU Shinya
Born in 1982 in Kochi Prefecture. Debuted in 2004 with Suiton-kikou (Sleepy chaotic climate) in Ax [Seirinkogeisha].