New Releases by Taiyo Matsumoto

Believing in the future of manga while never forgetting its past, Shiozawa accompanies manga creators once again through their agony to create an ultimate manga project. Is there ever joy in creation? -- VIZ Media

Third grader Yuki Tachibana lives in two worlds. In one, he is a loner ridiculed by his classmates and reprimanded by his teachers for telling stories of supernatural beings that only he can see. In the other, those supernatural beings vie for power with malevolent spirits who bring chaos into the school, the students’ lives, and nature itself. -- VIZ Media

Shiozawa forges ahead with an independently published manga project. But the manga creators around him are crumbling into chaos—Chosaku drinks himself into ever less productivity over worries about his career and family, a longtime creator can’t discern the difference between fiction and fantasy, and Aoki disappears rather than face the deadlines for his new hit series. Sometimes, the simple pleasure of an apple is worth more than all the fame and toil of making manga. -- VIZ Media

On his final day as an editor, Shiozawa takes a train he’s ridden hundreds of times to impart some last advice to a manga creator whose work he used to edit. Later, he is drawn to return to a bookshop at the request of a junior editor who wants his help dealing with an incorrigible manga creator who used to be edited by Shiozawa and now refuses to work with anyone else. For Shiozawa, Tokyo these days is full of memory and is cocooned in the inescapable bonds among manga creators, their editors, art, and life itself. -- VIZ Media

After 30 years as a manga editor, Kazuo Shiozawa suddenly quits. Although he feels early retirement is the only way to atone for his failures as an editor, the manga world isn''t done with him. On his final day as an editor, Shiozawa takes a train he''s ridden hundreds of times to impart some last advice to a manga creator whose work he used to edit. For Shiozawa, Tokyo these days is full of memory and is cocooned in the inescapable bonds among manga creators, their editors, art, and life itself.

This Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White 30th Anniversary Edition, by acclaimed manga artist Taiyo Matsumoto, is restored to its original right-to-left orientation and features all the original color pages, a full-color foldout poster, and a brand new afterword by the author. In the somewhere-sprawl of Treasure Town, two young boys, Black and White, rule the streets. Like avatars of the city itself, they are its will and its voice, full of love and compassion, as well as danger and violence. As they leap from rooftop to rooftop, from lamppost to lamppost, nothing escapes their notice. But the city is changing beneath their feet as a yakuza-backed corporate development moves in. When the gangsters make a play to remove Black and White, the boys push back. The police have an interest in Black and White as well, trying to make sure things don''t get out of hand—but things will. A battle begins between corruption and innocence, a struggle for the soul of the city itself, that will change Black and White and the city around them forever.

With disbandment imminent, Mike—No.1, the leader of the Rainbow Brigade—goes renegade, and uses his awesome powers to take many members of the unit with him. Now holed up in his citadel while the Peace Corps lays siege, he awaits his fate at the hands of the only person who can kill him...or understand him—No. 5. -- VIZ Media

The old allegiances and friendships have been broken and the Rainbow Brigade now faces disbandment. No. 5 has eluded or killed every member of the Rainbow Brigade that has come after him so far, but now No. 3 closes in on him and is determined not to let any sentiments for his former comrade cloud his judgment. Elsewhere, No. 1, missing for over a month and struggling to understand what to do with his power, heads for a fateful meeting with No. 2. -- VIZ Media

The members of the Rainbow Council were created to be superior to normal human beings and to keep the peace. But with no wars to fight, what purpose do they serve other than public relations? The strange psychic twins called No. 4 use their power to try to convince No. 5 to reverse his course as he tries to stay one step ahead of his pursuers. Meanwhile, No. 1, the leader of the Council, thinks back to a bloody incident 15 years ago that bears on the present day... -- VIZ Media

In a world where most of the earth has become a harsh desert, the Rainbow Council of the Peace Corps has a growing crisis on its hands. No. 5, one member of a team of superpowered global security guardians and a top marksman, has gone rogue. Now the other guardians have to hunt down No. 5 and his mysterious companion, Matryoshka. But why did No. 5 turn against the council, and what will it mean for the future of the world? -- VIZ Media

Things have changed since the last inter-high tournament. Peco has quit the game, and “Smile” Tsukimoto''s desire to play is gone. Even “Demon” Sakuma has been kicked off the Kaio team. But Coach Koizumi isn’t going to let all that talent go to waste and launches a plan to get Tsukimoto back on the team and into top condition. Every great athlete needs a great rival to push them past their limits, and Peco and Smile—friends since they were children—must now challenge each other to become the heroes they always dreamed they could be. -- VIZ Media

Makoto “Smile” Tsukimoto and his friend Yutaka “Peco” Hoshino have been playing table tennis since they were kids, but as they enter high school, they find that the game has changed. Seeing potential in them that they themselves don’t fully realize, the coach recruits them for the school team. Bringing out their best will mean challenging the top players from rival schools in the summer tournament, including an ace Chinese exchange student who almost made the Olympic team. With the pressure on, can Smile and Peco take the heat and make it into the finals? -- VIZ Media

A surreal tale of the secret world of the cats of the Louvre, told by Eisner Award winner Taiyo Matsumoto. The world-renowned Louvre museum in Paris contains more than just the most famous works of art in history. At night, within its darkened galleries, an unseen and surreal world comes alive—a world witnessed only by the small family of cats that lives in the attic. Until now… Translated by Tekkonkinkreet film director Michael Arias.

Per i piccoli ospiti di un orfanotrofio, una vecchia auto sconquassata è il veicolo dove poter immaginare di andare in qualsiasi luogo, dalla luna alla casa in cui prima vivevano con i genitori. Il suo nome è Sunny. Un''opera intensa e agrodolce, dall''estetica vibrante e insolita. Vol. 3

Per i piccoli ospiti di un orfanotrofio, una vecchia auto sconquassata è il veicolo dove poter immaginare di andare in qualsiasi luogo, dalla luna alla casa in cui prima vivevano con i genitori. Il suo nome è Sunny. Un''opera intensa e agrodolce, dall''estetica vibrante e insolita. Vol. 2

Per i piccoli ospiti di un orfanotrofio, una vecchia auto sconquassata è il veicolo dove poter immaginare di andare in qualsiasi luogo, dalla luna alla casa in cui prima vivevano con i genitori. Il suo nome è Sunny. Un''opera intensa e agrodolce, dall''estetica vibrante e insolita. Vol. 1

Per i piccoli ospiti di un orfanotrofio, una vecchia auto sconquassata è il veicolo dove poter immaginare di andare in qualsiasi luogo, dalla luna alla casa in cui prima vivevano con i genitori. Il suo nome è Sunny. Un''opera intensa e agrodolce, dall''estetica vibrante e insolita. Vol. 6

Per i piccoli ospiti di un orfanotrofio, una vecchia auto sconquassata è il veicolo dove poter immaginare di andare in qualsiasi luogo, dalla luna alla casa in cui prima vivevano con i genitori. Il suo nome è Sunny. Un''opera intensa e agrodolce, dall''estetica vibrante e insolita. Vol. 4

Per i piccoli ospiti di un orfanotrofio, una vecchia auto sconquassata è il veicolo dove poter immaginare di andare in qualsiasi luogo, dalla luna alla casa in cui prima vivevano con i genitori. Il suo nome è Sunny. Un''opera intensa e agrodolce, dall''estetica vibrante e insolita. Vol. 5

The final installment of this poignant series focused on the young lives of a group of foster children opens the door to the endless promise of the future as it closes this chapter of their youth. -- VIZ Media

Some of the world’s greatest creators have each written and drawn an original story that explores the key moment when a clear-cut split occurs, a mutation, a personal revolt or a large-scale revolution that tips us from one world into another, from one life to an entirely new one: The Tipping Point. From slice-of-life tales and science-fiction adventures, to amusing asides and fantastical fables, witness these major (and minor) changes and evolution through the eyes of these visionaries from the worlds of manga, bande dessinée, and comics.

The fifth installment of this poignant series focused on the young lives of a group of foster children displays the breathtaking peaks and troubled flatlands of their imaginations. -- VIZ Media

The fourth installment of this poignant series focused on the young lives of a group of foster children travels their trajectory from painful yearning to bittersweet belonging. -- VIZ Media

The third installment of this poignant series focused on the young lives of a group of foster children explores the tenacity of the their hopes and persistence of their insecurities. -- VIZ Media

The second installment of this poignant series focused on the young lives of a group of foster children delves into the deep sadness and bright joys of their fears and dreams. Publishers Weekly writes, "Matsumoto deftly weaves a sense of longing and sadness into even the most chaotic scenes, and readers are drawn into the lives of children struggling to be themselves in a world that doesn’t want them." Translated by Tekkonkinkreet film director Michael Arias. -- VIZ Media

What is Sunny? Sunny is a car. Sunny is a car you take on a drive with your mind. It takes you to the place of your dreams. Sunny is the story of beating the odds, in the ways that count. It’s the brand-new masterwork from Eisner Award-winner Taiyo Matsumoto, one of Japan’s most innovative and acclaimed manga artists. Translated by Tekkonkinkreet film director Michael Arias! -- VIZ Media

Street urchins Black and White have skyscraper-sized chips on their shoulders, but are fiercely loyal to each and quick to avenge any slight. The town and police are afraid of them. Then Rat, the crime boss, returns from prison.