Machida You

Stories about the lives and experiences of people living on an island in the desert, a place where the present and past intermingle. Won 9th place in the 2024 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! men's category rankings.

44 years ago, a novelist left behind a single masterpiece before cutting all contact with the world. This is a 48p gem of a read depicting the young painter who met him.

A collection of the early works of Hiroshi Machida, a new and nostalgic enchanting author, including his work \`\`Summer Vacation Town'', which won the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Newcomer's Award in the Manga Division. An architect who can't sleep and a man who listens to the voices of buildings. A fighter jet on a hill and an ordinary summer vacation. I couldn't meet you and I looked up at the sky from the rooftop. Night and concrete. There is a scenery you have never seen before on another horizon in your flat everyday life. Hiroshi Machida's quiet world is here!

Newcomer Machida Hiroshi's debut book, a completely original work. A series of short stories depicting the modest daily lives of the people who live on "Planet 9," a small, remote planet. A man who yearns for a frozen beauty, a small incident involving a lost film, the day the moon leaves Planet 9, the love of a simple-minded genius scientist... eight refreshing stories that have come from far away on the wind. Recommended by picture book author Tamura Shigeru! "The moment I finished reading, my body suddenly felt lighter. Planet 9 was born in my heart. If you feel heavy in mind or body, try reading this book. It works