Summer wars. Part 1

Author

Mamoru Hosoda

Call Number

• GRAPHIC NOVEL HOSO TEEN (CEN)

Edition

First edition.

Languages

Translated from the Japanese.

Publication Information

New York : Vertical, Inc., 2013.

Physical Description

274 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm

Summary

Kenji Koiso is a high school student with a crush on a kendo club beauty, Natsuki Shinohara, and a knack for math. His aptitude with numbers earns him a part-time job working maintenance on the global virtual reality world, OZ. One day, right before summer vacation, Natsuki asks Kenji to do her a favor--accompany her to her great-grandmother's 90th birthday celebration in the Japanese countryside. As Kenji tries to find his footing amongst the boisterous and tightly-knit Jinnouchi clan, he receives a mysterious email with a long code and the message: "Solve me." Little does Kenji know what solving that code could lead to.

Notes

This book reads from right to left.

"Originally published in Japanese as Samaa Wouzu 1, 2 by Kadokawa Shoten, 2009, 2010; Samaa Wouzu first serialized in Young Ace, 2009-2010"--Colophon.

Based on the 2009 film directed by Mamoru Hosoda.