My Boy Vol. 09

My Boy Vol. 09

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity.

As Mashuu and Satoko steadily wade into the deeper waters of their relationship, they create ripples that touch the lives of their family and friends. They’ve finally come into something that is comfortable yet nameless, but their bond has yet to come into full form. To do that, they will have to ask questions and examine what their connection—and their future—really mean to each other, but more than anything, they will have to know themselves.

Where will their discoveries take them as the story of Mashuu and Satoko come to an end? Find out in the final volume of My Boy.

Biographical Notes:

Hitomi Mikano is the manga artist of My Boy. The series was nominated for the 10th Manga Taisho Award in 2017. In the same year, the manga ranked sixth on the Nationwide Bookstore Employees’ Recommended Comics of 2017 list, third in the Best Printed Manga category at the third Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards, and second on Kono Manga ga Sugoi!’s list of top 20 manga for male readers.

Quotes / Reviews:

“…Emotionally poignancy is due not just to this thoughtful writing but also to the beautiful art, which has few missteps.” – AiPT Comics

Title Notes:

The Japanese version has won many awards including the “This Comic is Great” Award for Men’s Comics 2017; My Best Manga Grand Prix 2016; and Bookstore Clerks’ Recommended Comic 2017.

It’s been called “the most beautiful first episode in the history of comics” by a Japanese publication.

A bestseller in Japan: 100,000 copies sold in two months.

Takano is becoming increasingly well-known for the way she portrays her characters in the text and her beautiful drawings.

More details on Hitomi Mikano:

Hitomi Mikano’s Twitter Page

More works by Hitomi Mikano