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How to Eat Life, Vol. 2

By Tristan Hill and Eve and Ao Juumonji
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Just as the incidents involving zingai seemed to be coming to a close, a transfer student with an outsize attitude appears at Tobi's school, and for some reason, she already knows about Tobi, Ryuuko, and Haizaki. But what is she planning? And who is the mysterious... Read More
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Tobi, a second-year middle school student, spends his days alone talking to his mysterious sentient backpack that he found on the day his brother went missing, then one day, strange things start happening at school.

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Just as the incidents involving zingai seemed to be coming to a close, a transfer student with an outsize attitude appears at Tobi's school, and for some reason, she already knows about Tobi, Ryuuko, and Haizaki. But what is she planning? And who is the mysterious S waiting for Shizukudani in the nurse's office? The strange events surrounding Tobi show no sign of stopping...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798855413151

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 March 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Yen Press

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 248

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