Penguin Highway

Penguin Highway

The novel version won the Nihon SF Taisho Award in 2010.

One day, penguins start appearing in the suburban town that fourth-grader Aoyama calls home. Nobody knows where they came from or where they’re going, but one thing’s for sure—the lady at the dentist and her strange powers have something to do with it. With his research notebook in hand, Aoyama sets out to get to the bottom of this mystery… The acclaimed novel by Tomihiko Morimi—which inspired a beautiful animated film—is now available in manga form! Watch the adorable penguins come to life in this oversized omnibus edition!

Biographical Notes:

Tomihiko Morimi is best known for being the author of The Tatami Time Machine Blues (Novel), The Tatami Galaxy (Novel), The Eccentric Family (Novel), The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (Novel), and Penguin Highway (Novel).

Keito Yano is best known for being the artist of Penguin Highway. for being the author & artist of Tsuyokute New Game na LoveCom.

Title Notes:

Penguin Highway lets readers experience the playfully magical summer adventure of a young prodigy and his friends, collected into one massive omnibus volume.

A manga adaptation of the fantasy sci-fi novel of the same name by renowned author Tomihiko Morimi.

Penguin Highway was adapted into a popular anime film in 2018.

More details on Keito Yano & Tomihiko Morimi:

Keito Yano’s Twitter account

Tomihiko Morimi’s Twitter account

Publisher’s Twitter account