Yuichi Yokoyama: New Engineering Paperback – 1 November 2007

Love these short stories :D

This manga is a very interesting read. It consists of a compilation of short stories by yokoyama. The art is amazing, all of the pictures use static lines to create a dynamic scene. Some of the Comics are hard to get through and figure out what is going on, but there is a list of sound effects at the bottom of each page describing what is happening. In the back of the book there is an insightful interview with yokoyama, as well as his summary of the comics. This summary helps a great deal in interpreting the comics.As amazing as it is, this book is definitely not a standard manga; it is much larger(10" x 8") and concentrates on imagery rather than a multi-volume story. This is not bad, I bought it solely because I thought it would be different from other books I have read. I was very happy with this purchase and I recommend this book, it was a very fun read.

I initially bought this title because the cover was so fascinating and beautifully illustrated. I found the style to be very conceptual, so I was greatly disappointed when the interior was black and white. It seems that its only for the American version, the Japanese version is printed in full color.