Tsugumi Project Vol. 06

Tsugumi Project Vol. 06

In this acclaimed, postapocalyptic action manga, a soldier named Leon is taken from his family on a trumped-up charge and dropped into a suicide mission to recover a dangerous weapon from a deadly place, a place ruled by huge, irradiated, mutated monsters–a place once known, 200 years ago, as Japan. One of the scant pieces of information they have is the weapon’s codename: Tsugumi.

This gory, mysterious story, which has already thrilled readers in Japan and France, is an action-suspense epic in the vein of classics like Blame!, Spriggan, and AKIRA.

After finally reaching the island of Sado, Leon and company encountered the race known as the Sky People, who proved to be Tsugumi’s estranged kin. The cunning Omoikane then directed them to a derelict facility in the Forbidden Zone, hinting at answers to their deepest questions about the TORATSUGUMI project and the mysteries of the past.

A search of the facility yielded both a potential cure for radiation sickness and research notes that may allow Leon and Doudou to complete their mission. Unfortunately, no sooner did they exit the facility than they were met by Omoikane’s forces, setting off a desperate struggle. Which side will emerge victorious?

Biographical Notes:

ippatu’s manga debut, Tsugumi Project, was first published in France before being picked up for publication in Japanese and English by Kodansha.

Title Notes:

Ippatu realizes a lush, detailed dystopian Japan that will remind readers of classics like AKIRA and Blame!

The soldier seeking a dangerous piece of technology who encounters a mysterious girl who communes with monsters will remind readers of classic Miyazaki anime Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Princess Mononoke as well as TV classics like Blood+ and Blue Submarine No. 6.

This is the second series, after Beyond the Clouds, to be picked up by Kodansha for global publication after development by ki-oon, a French publisher working with a Japanese author.

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