Inside Mari Vol. 09.
A college student apparently wakes up in the body of a high school girl.
Isao has gone. Mom is gone. And suddenly life is better for Mari. But she is not complete. There is still a need for closure that burns within. Going home, to Isao’s home, might provide that resolution. Embracing everything that has ever been inside Mari will be key.
Biographical Notes:
Only in his late-thirties, Shuzo Oshimi is already considered a seasoned veteran of the Japanese comics community. Winner of the most important comics awards for newcomers, the Tetsuya Chiba Award in 2001, Oshimi has been penning quirky slice-of-life dramas now for over a decade for major manga publishers including Kodansha.
After drawing nine series, Oshimi’s star began to rise in 2008 with the release of his first hit, Drifting Net Cafe. This horror-themed homage to the legendary Kazu Umezzo’s work, Drifting Classroom, was adapted into a live-action series, and propelled Oshimi onto an international stage. He would soon reach new heights in 2009 with The Flowers of Evil.
Title Notes:
The inspiration for the web streaming TV series of the same name
New York Times Best Selling Author – Shuzo Oshimi (Flowers of Evil)
Endorsed by award winning director Makoto Shinkai. Shinkai stated that Inside Mari is the inspiration for the top grossing Japanese animated movie of all time – Your Name.
Unexamined subject, Inside Mari covers the topic of gender dysphoria (the condition of feeling one’s emotional and psychological identity as male or female to be opposite to one’s biological sex).
Fascinating, real-life topics and emotions
Previously serialized on CrunchyRoll.com where it was one of the top five series on their serialized manga service.
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