INIO ASANO

Large mysterious alien ships have been looming above Japanese towns for three years, filling the sky. Everything changed three years ago. And yet, nothing has changed. No weapon used against the invaders' ships had any success, beyond destroying part of Japan and leaving its economy in shambles. JSDF is fighting a guerrilla battle against the aliens all over Japan. America is joining the 'war' effort with more aggressive tactics, dividing Japan over the pacifist principle laid out in Article 9 of the Japanese constitution. But this may just be the mundane story of young high schoolers. "No matter what happens, I won't back down. At least not until this world filled with lies and deceit crumbles away. The real threat to humankind is not invaders, but me."

Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Naruo is permanently crashing at her apartment because his job as a freelance illustrator doesn’t pay enough for rent. And her parents in the country keep sending her boxes of veggies that just rot in her fridge. Straddling the line between her years as a student and the rest of her life, Meiko struggles with the feeling that she's just not cut out to be a part of the real world.

The story takes place in Japan, right now, where the Coronavirus has completely changed our way of life. In the house of a young man, his childhood friend who lost his job due to the Coronavirus moves in. However, this childhood friend is a scumbag... The story depicts the depressing feeling of not knowing how long the coronavirus will last, and the rotten relationship between the two young men. (Source: Yanmaga, translated) Note: The one-shot that was published for Young Magazine's 40th anniversary project "Wagaman".

Oneshot created for an art exhibit in august 2020, but it was canceled due to covid. Was published in Big Comic Spirits in July.

A webcomic written by Asano Inio and put up on Big Comic Spirit's online reader.