[...] Taniguchi’s strength, beautifully detailed art that the reader can get lost in. As in The Walking Man, he uses it to firmly establish the settings his characters move through, which here means the [...]

[...] checked out this mystery because I adore the detailed thin line art of Jiro Taniguchi (The Walking Man). That’s on display, but the story is nothing to write home about. [...]

[...] is the publisher. Fanfare/Ponent Mon has put out some very good translated manga, including The Walking Man and Japan as Viewed by 17 Creators. They’ve also put out some books that they call [...]

[...] All of the stories are thought-provoking, but the gorgeous thin-line work of Jiro Taniguchi (The Walking Man) is a standout. He tells of an orphan girl, a distant cousin, who’s about to married in the fishing village where his family lives. It’s only an incident in his life but a turning point, a road not taken, in hers. It’s not the only piece the reader is left thinking about long after the book’s covers have been closed. [...]