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Show-ha Shoten!, Vol. 1

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Show-ha Shoten!, Vol. 1 by Akinari Asakura dives into the world of comedy as two high school students, both talented and ambitious, form a duo aiming to become the next big comedians. As they navigate the challenges of stand-up performances and discover their comedic voices, the story explores themes of friendship, determination, and the pursuit of dreams within the vibrant setting of Japanese comedy culture.
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Show-ha Shoten!, Vol. 1

A pair of dreamers strive to rise to the top of the comedy world in this story by Akinari Asakura with art by Takeshi Obata (Death Note)!

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A pair of dreamers strive to rise to the top of the comedy world in this story by Akinari Asakura with art by Takeshi Obata (Death Note)!

Shy Azemichi Shijima has secretly been studying the art of comedy. His outgoing classmate Taiyo Higashikata has big dreams of being funny but no follow-through. When the two team up, they just might take the comedy world by storm!

Higashikata ropes Shijima into performing in a comedy duo with him at a school show. Inspired by their guaranteed success, Higashikata asks Shijima to join him in an audacious dreamβ€”to rise to the top of Japan’s comedy scene by winning major events in both stand-up and sketch comedy!

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781974736829

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 March 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Takeshi Obata

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 152g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Akinari Asakura is a novelist whose previous works include the mysteries Ore de wa nai Enjou (I’m Not the One Being Flamed), Kyoushitsu ga, Hitori ni naru made (Until I’m Alone in the Classroom), Noir Revenant, and the critically acclaimed Rokunin no Usotsuki na Daigakusei (Six Lying College Students). This is his first full-length work as a manga writer.

Takeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei β€œNew Hope” Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit Death Note as well as the hugely successful manga Bakuman。and All You Need Is Kill.

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