Comments on: What a Wonderful World! Books 1 and 2

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By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:44:57 +0000

Thanks for the additional information. The more I think of it, the more I find the bear-thief a good symbol for the stories — they may appear cutesy at first glance, but there’s something very different underneath, possibly with violence implied.

By: James Moar

James Moar — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:19:59 +0000

I’d guess the two-volume publication is partly because it’s that way in Japan, and partly Viz experimenting with format and release schedules again.

The Japanese edition, which I saw around a few times over there, puts the thief in the bear costume on the cover of vol. 1. Less suitable when the cover has more work to do to point out the book’s appeal to arthouse-manga fans, but just as striking as these.

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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:55:39 +0000

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