APR063392
(W) Yasutaka Tsutsui (A/CA) Sayaka Yamazaki
The path of the wanderer is never clear even when you have telepathic powers. Nanase, along with with the mysterious Princess Henide, venture back to Japan where they become the targets of psychic hunters. Will Nanase and company be able to escape this deadly enemy, and make it back to Hokkaido unscathed?
Key Selling Points:
Will appeal to fans of Demon Ororon and Tokyo Babylon
Featured in TOKYOPOP's Manga magazine Issue #2 and Manga Online, as well as in the November sales catalog, email newsblast, and in-manga ads reaching over 1.5MM+ impressions
Included in Volume One mailing to key press outlets
Writer Yasutaka Tsutsui is widely known as the "guru" of Japanese metafiction
Published by Kodansha
"...a feast for the mind" -Newtype
Rated a MUST HAVE - IGN.com
Blurbs:
"one of those few English-language manga where the literature-like spirit of the original has been fully and accurately localized for US manga readers. The result's a feast for the mind...
- Kevin Gifford, Newtype USA
Rated a MUST HAVE. "(Creator)Tsutsui is accompanied by artist Sayaka Yamazaki, who provides beautiful and sometimes chilling artwork...Yamazaki's art doesn't just get the point across, it really is an integral part of the story in ways that many manga art is not. The realization of Nanase's visions and the world around her draw the reader further into the story, delivering the second half of a one-two punch that really delivers the goods by the final page...Telepathic Wanderers may be one of the better first volumes for any manga series this year and...well worth the $9.99 cover price. The only real complaint is that we'll have to wait until March, 2006 for the next volume! "
- IGN.com
Based on the 70s novel Nanase Futatabi by famous science fiction writer Yasutaka Tsutsui, which has since then spawned live-action TV dramas, this manga adaptation explores the darker realms of the human psyche through telepaths set in a modern day setting. Nanase is an isolated and ostracized character not only because of what other people may think of her abilities, but because of what goes on with their private thoughts. Men are constantly undressing her in their minds and other people s darkest and deepest thoughts can be quite disturbing. The only person Nanase felt comfortable around was the mentally disabled boy from her past, who had no evil in his mind. The two stories so far presented in this volume are for the most part disconnected, each of them creating their own commentary on society about the dark side of human nature and thought. They are interesting short stories that carry a great suspenseful mood, but lack a lot of that punch I was hoping for that could have been accomplished with a bit more setup and a different pacing. However, at four volumes total this is a title that requires little investment for something that is slightly off the beaten path.
- AnimeOnDVD.com
In Shops: Jun 28, 2006
SRP: $9.99
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