In addition to the long-awaited Boys of the Deadwas released in February the hungrythe very first series of Kunitaro Tomoyasu.
As always, Akata editions are not easy. Zombies are fictional beings who have lost all form of consciousness and humanity, with violent behavior towards human beings?
They keep here all the paraphernalia of the “zombie for dummies” more neurons. Indeed, Wataru, undead with a unique constitution, has kept his intelligence, but also a part of his emotions as a human being.
The human race is on the brink of extinction, threatening the new zombie “society” with an unprecedented food crisis. Wataru, with the hope of becoming master of the world, develops an ambitious plan to feed his congeners: sequester a man and a woman to make them reproduce and give their newborns as food to his comrades! But when he finally crosses paths with a human survivor, he may well question his plans…
With this manga, Kunitaro Tomoyasu offers a work with the living dead, which questions our food addiction, the hypocrisy of our society, but also on love, reproduction and our humanity.
During our getaway, we also had the chance to meet Bruno Pham, collection director who, as a maestro of manga, shared his knowledge with us:
The Manga language, you will understand
A children’s manga from Akata
A manga for teenagers, you will buy
A getaway to the land of the rising sun, in Rancon in Haute-Vienne. The radio, the only way to travel that leaves no carbon footprint!
References
Madoka’s Secret (2021) Akata Editions – DEME KINGYOBACHI – Jordan Sinnes (Translation)
Goodnight Word (2021) Akata editions – URU OKABE – Alexandra Fournier (Translation)