This is an essay manga by Sho Nemoto, a manga artist who draws manga in the mystery genre in the snowfall city “Sapporo” in Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture in Japan. Essay manga is a very interesting genre of manga that depicts the real world from the author’s unique sensibility and perspective.
It can be said that Salvador Dali’s original paintings and picture titles and Sho Nemoto’s essay manga are the same in terms of “cutting out the author’s unique image.”
Sho Nemoto was interested in youkai and majored in “ethnology” at university. He is also active as a collector of “children’s literature” and “classical manga”. It must be remembered that his mystery manga is a very rare work that inherits those essences.
hokkaidoman
I was born in Japan and have been reading manga since I was very young. Before I knew it, I had already crossed 40 years of age. I aspire to share Japanese manga culture with the world in English from Hokkaido, the northernmost region of Japan. While I believe I have a decent collection of books, after getting married in 2019 and having children, space became an issue. Consequently, I had to dispose of all the 'long-standing, major works'. However, this left my bookshelf with interesting, lesser-known manga that are too obscure to be digitized, creating a very charming and unique collection. I want the world to understand that manga is not just about the popular titles that have been translated into English. I hope people around the world can enjoy the profound depth of manga culture. To support this endeavor, I need some capital, so I have included advertisements. I hope for your understanding in this matter. I want to create a manga library that people from overseas can easily visit when they come to Hokkaido.