What a Wonderful World!

Associated Names: Subarashii Sekai
Status: COMPLETED
Direction: Right(→) to Left(←)
Author: ASANO Inio (Story & Art)
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Release: 2003
Synopsis

Being his first series, What a Wonderful World remains Asano’s most representative and successful work to date. Composed of vignettes from the daily lives of a group of people inhabiting an ordinary neighborhood somewhere in Tokyo, the series is actually a comment about modern life itself and how we can survive in it despite all its rigors. Amusing, melancholic, funny, strange, thought-provoking—Asano effortlessly shifts from one mood to another, creating stories and characters that are profoundly human and thus always involving. It’s a shame that not everyone will find the subjects the author describes equally appealing since some of them are distinctly Japanese. But overall, it’s a great collection that any discerning manga reader should check out.

Title Timeline Download
Chapter 1 - Volume 1 2010/11/24 Download
Chapter 2 - Volume 2 2010/11/24 Download