Saturn Apartments, Vol. 1

by Hisae Iwaoka, Hisae Iwaoka (Illustrator)

Overview

Far in the future, humankind has evacuated the earth in order to preserve it. Humans now reside in a gigantic structure that forms a ring around the earth, 35 kilometers up in the sky. The society of the ring is highly stratified: the higher the floor, the greater the status. Mitsu, the lowly son of a window washer, has just graduated junior high. When his father disappears and is assumed dead, Mitsu must take on his father's occupation. As he struggles with the transition to working life, Mitsu's job treats him to an outsider's view into the living-room dioramas of the Saturn Apartments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781421543871
Publisher:	VIZ Media LLC
Publication date:	08/15/2011
Series:	Saturn Apartments Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	191
File size:	83 MB
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About the Author

Hisae Iwaoka is the creator of several one-shot manga, including Hana Boro (Flower Cookies) and Shiroi Kumo (White Clouds), both of which were serialized in IKKI magazine. A noted artist and illustrator, her installations have been displayed internationally in the group show "Tokyo Girls Bravo," curated by Takashi Murakami. Saturn Apartments is her most recent series.