AVAILABLE NOW: The Pipe Machine Vols. 1-2 and Vegetable Sandwich Vol. 1
Last week, Manga Mavericks Books had the exciting launch of the adventure sci-fi series The Pipe Machine, Volumes 1-2 and the retro-inspired action comedy Vegetable Sandwich, Volume 1.
Both titles are currently available for purchase on the Manga Mavericks Store and across major book retailers!
More details on both titles can be found below!
The Pipe Machine, Volumes 1-2
Story & Art: Takuji Umihara
Saburo is a normal kid—or at least he tries to be, but the bizarre finds its way to him with alarming precision. First, a weirdo with a samurai haircut clad in just undies is hanging around his town, then his father builds an honest-to-god time machine that looks like a giant metal smoking pipe. A quick test of the pipe time machine flings the poor boy into the outer realms of space where robots, space captains and a girl who looks very similar to a friend at home await him. Keep all limbs in the pipe and prepare for a funny, fast-paced, and very bizarre adventure in the Pipe Machine!
The series is currently 6 volumes in Japan, and was first released in 1991!
About Takuji Umihara
Takuji Umihara is an independent manga artist who regularly self-publishes their works at the COMITIA comic markets in Japan. They specialize in surreal sci-fi stories. They are heavily influenced and inspired by the works of the legendary Osamu Tezuka, and have even embarked on a personal project to read all of his work in chronological order. They regularly write about their thoughts on manga on their blog, “Manga and Other Diaries.”
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Blog: https://kani2205.seesaa.net/
Vegetable Sandwich, Volume 1
Story & Art: Banjo Saitou
High school student Tsukushi has got the look of a thug, but he has one pressing issue: he’s a weakling through and through.
Sure, he has the earnestness to learn, but that can only take a person so far. Warabi, on the other hand, is a crazy strong elementary school student but doesn’t have anyone she considers a friend. A chance encounter with a lion escaping from a zoo brings the two together, where they realize that despite their myriad of differences, they have plenty in common too. If anyone can be a student in the pursuit of strength, can anyone also be a teacher?
With art inspired by 80's shonen manga, this is a vegetable you’ll not only want to enjoy first but all the way till the last bite!
About Banjo Saitou
Banjo Saitou is a manga artist born and living in Okinawa, Japan. Her art is reminiscent of Showa-era delinquent and romantic comedy manga, such as the works of Rumiko Takahashi and Kazuhiko Shimamoto. She specializes in manga featuring delinquent boys and cute girls. Her notable works have included Vegetable Sandwich, Dream Drunkers: Yakuza and the Magic Wand (Dream Drunkers: Yakuza to Mahou no Tsue), and Beyond Limit! Stan Legend YOSHIO (Genkai! Oshikatsu Densetsu YOSHIO).
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X: @BAAANG_joe
