Uoto

Love and intrigue intertwined, a groundbreaking and unprecedented romantic comedy by Uoto, the creator of Orb.: On the Movements of the Earth and 100M.. Watanabe works as a temporary worker in a frozen meat loading and unloading operation. The only words he can muster are “Nice to meet you.” and “Thank you for your hard work.”. Living a monotonous life guided by logical thinking, he one day finds himself immersed in the world of “love” and “conspiracy theories”. In this story that shakes the very concept of what is right, you might find yourself dragged into the quagmire of conspiracy theories if you dive too deep!

The setting is 15th century Poland. It was a time when heretical ideas lead those to who possessed such a mindset to being burned at the stake for their beliefs. Rafal, a child prodigy, is expected to major in theology, the most important subject at the time, at the university. One day, however, he comes across a mysterious man, and is now studying a possible “truth” in the midst of heretical thought! Awards: Won the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Awards Manga Grand Prize (2022). Won the 54th Seiun Award in the Comics Division (2023). Won #1 in BookLive's Readers' Choice Top 100 Truely Interesting Manga 2025.

He was born fast. He had nothing else, only the ability to run fast. It gave him “a place at school” and “a bridge between friends”. That was all the boy had. Then he met another boy who ran to forget the hardships in life. He was not fast by any means, but he had passion. The passion was infectious, and he gradually came to feel the same excitement. But that was the beginning of the “abnormality”.