GoGo Monster: Second Edition

GoGo Monster: Second Edition

A haunting and poetic vision of one boy’s imagination.

Third grader Yuki Tachibana lives in two worlds. In one, he is a loner ridiculed by his classmates and reprimanded by his teachers for telling stories of supernatural beings that only he can see. In the other, those supernatural beings vie for power with malevolent spirits who bring chaos into the school, the students’ lives, and nature itself.

Biographical Notes:

Taiyo Matsumoto is best known to English-reading audiences as the creator of the Eisner Award-winning Tekkonkinkreet, which in 2006 was made into an animated feature film of the same name directed by Michael Arias. In 2007, Matsumoto was awarded the Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award, and in 2020 he won his second Eisner Award for the English publication of Cats of the Louvre.

Title Notes:

The manga delves deep into the mind of a young boy named Yuki who sees strange creatures no one else can see at his school.

Unique and compelling exploration of childhood imagination and the boundary between fantasy and reality.

Matsumoto’s art style is also distinctive, blending surrealism with a raw, gritty aesthetic that enhances the story’s atmosphere and emotional depth. Moreover, the narrative challenges readers to reconsider how they perceive creativity, mental health, and the world through the eyes of a child.

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