“Japan's westernization through a samurai-loving boy's eyes, plus a comedic mountain quest with cryptids and UFOs.”
Eastern Eastern
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Japan's westernization through a samurai-loving boy's eyes, plus a comedic mountain quest with cryptids and UFOs.
The first two stories, which give the name to the volume (Eastern Eastern 1 and 2), tell the tale of the historic moment in which Japan became ..."occidental," through the eyes of a young boy who cherished real men, the samurai of the past. The third story, UMA: Unbelievable Mountain Angel, is a "walk" through the mountains that will take the two protagonists to meet the Bigfoot, Chupacabra, Ufo and more, in a funny "animated" adventure.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 3 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 24m approx
- Published Jan 2003 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M17471 catalog