Chapter 153
What if Jesus and Buddha were living on Earth in modern times? What if they shared an apartment in Japan? Saint Young Men is a humorous manga about the daily lives of Jesus and Buddha, with each chapter focusing on some element of modern life, such as Disneyland, rush hour on the train, Christmas, the public pool, carnivals, and more.
Chapter 56
Hikaru Nakamura author of "Saint Young Men" and "Arakawa Under the Bridge" begins a new series for the first time in 10 years! The Black Santa Claus is looking for staff for his "Black Enterprise"!! After failing his university entrance exam, Hino Miharu had no choice but to search for a job. For the past three years, he’s been working part-time at a convenience store, where he’s scolded by his manager and taken advantage of by his younger co-worker. That is until he finds himself entangled the black Santa himself, where he is whisked off to his dream job...or so he thinks.
Chapter 52
SaintYoung Men is slice-of-life or divine-life, tale of Jesus and Buddha as they try to experience the modern world, in this case, Japan. The manga places a funny twist on religion, attitudes, culture and customs in Japan through the eyes of Jesus and Buddha. You see Jesus and Buddha experiencing Asakusa, public baths, theme parks, and the internet. Throughout the manga, we get a little history of their divine greatness only to see their apparent insignificance in modern Japanese society. Suffice to say, before people can recognize that they're actually Jesus and Buddha, people think of them as someone who looks like Johnny Depp or a guy with a button on his forehead. For real. (https://kodansha.us/series/saint-young-men/) ---- **Received the 2009 Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize for Short Work Manga**
Chapter 14
Parasites: shape-shifting aliens whose only purpose is to assimilate with and consume the human race… but do these monsters have a different side? A parasite becomes a prince to save his romance-obsessed female host from a dangerous stalker. Another hosts a cooking show, in which the real monsters are revealed. These and 13 more stories, from some of the greatest shojo manga artists alive today, together make up a chilling, funny, and entertaining tribute to one of manga’s horror classics!