4.1 FADE IN: INT. LOCAL PUB - HAPPY HOUR Time comes for us all...including URAMICHI’s poor back muscles. While contending with an aging body and brutally honest kids may all be in a day’s work for him, dealing with a happy-go-lucky con artist sure isn’t! As URAMICHI is unwillingly dragged into another one of HANBEI’s desperate attempts to meet upper management at the bare minimum, MITSUO and HACHITA are also caught in the crossfire. Could one of them be URAMICHI’s knight in shining armor? 4.2 CUT TO: THE JADED COMEDY THAT INSPIRED THE ANIME.

3.1 FADE IN: EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE - RAIN Despite his best efforts, URAMICHI continues to find himself at the mercy of the outrageous demands of his fellow coworkers and management. Whether it’s looking after someone’s pet or younger sibling, or drumming up new designs for HANBEI’s merch, the paths to escape responsibility are too few and far between. Then, just as he’s reaching for a lifeline during one of his most grueling days yet, his old college acquaintance NEKOTA appears. Could someone with such a different take on adulthood be URAMICHI’s salvation? 3.2 CUT TO: THE JADED COMEDY THAT INSPIRED THE ANIME.

2.1 FADE IN: INT. STUDIO BREAKROOM - MIDNIGHT While grappling with unexpected overtime, unreasonable working conditions, and unflattering costumes, URAMICHI makes the acquaintance of other jaded professionals deep behind the scenes. Digital strategist SAITO and merchandising whiz HANBEI almost seem like his kindred spirits, but their respective bad attitude and even worse temper keep the doors to URAMICHI'S fragile heart firmly shut. There must be someone out there who understands...right? 2.2 CUT TO: THE JADED COMEDY THAT INSPIRED THE ANIME

2.1 FADE IN: INT. STUDIO BREAKROOM - MIDNIGHT While grappling with unexpected overtime, unreasonable working conditions, and unflattering costumes, URAMICHI makes the acquaintance of other jaded professionals deep behind the scenes. Digital strategist SAITO and merchandising whiz HANBEI almost seem like his kindred spirits, but their respective bad attitude and even worse temper keep the doors to URAMICHI'S fragile heart firmly shut. There must be someone out there who understands...right? 2.2 CUT TO: THE JADED COMEDY THAT INSPIRED THE ANIME

A modern American tall tale woven by a girl and her father about Ah Bing, the Chinese immigrant behind the Pacific Northwest's most delicious cherries.You've heard of a Bing cherry, but did you know the story of the Chinese American immigrant for whom the dark, luscious cherry is named?Long ago, Ah Bing was a father who travelled across the sea from China looking for work. It was in Oregon where he met a man who hired him to work in his orchards, where eventually, Bing cultivated the delicious cherries we know of today.But what was it that made this man and the cherries he made so special? a young girl wonders as she sits together with her father, enjoying cherries from their backyard. Weaving together cultural memory, historical fact, and her own imagination, the young girl imagines a narrative of Ah Bing that is as larger than life and as sweet as his namesake.With touching text and lush illustrations, Livia Blackburne and Julia Kuo forge an unforgettable Chinese American folktale that has largely been untold. The backmatter includes a letter from the author and illustrator, as well as a recipe!

A yakuza enforcer becomes the gang world's biggest K-pop stan in this cult comedy manga that went from webcomic to sleeper hit in Japan! Perfect for fans of Way of the Househusband , Phantom of the Idol , or Spy x Family . WITH HONOR AND HUMANITY Ken Kanashiro has taken the vow of brotherhood in the world of K-pop fandom. His devotion and commitment to MNW -- the hottest K-pop boy band -- inspires many around him, including his rival, Kinji Mizuhara. When Miss Megumi is not able to attend the upcoming concert (or "celebration" as Ken calls it), Kinji jumps at the chance to his bias in person for the first time. With primal fervor, the yakuza fanboys are treated with excellent fan service and become more determined to attend the upcoming handshake to repay their debts.

A yakuza enforcer becomes the gang world's biggest K-pop stan in this cult comedy manga that went from webcomic to sleeper hit in Japan! Perfect for fans of Way of the Househusband, Phantom of the Idol, or Spy x Family. Ken Kanashiro is one of the top lieutenants in the feared yakuza outfit the Washio Clan. He lives his life by the code of the Japanese underworld, where nothing is more important than loyalty, and ties between soldiers and their aniki are sacred bonds. Ken's never had time for hobbies... until the boss's only daughter Megumi drags him to a K-pop concert, and he sees the glittering, charismatic Jun for the first time. Smitten like a new recruit on his first job, Ken plunges into fandom with the solemnity and passion only a true man who walks the way of the yakuza could muster.

Uramichi is a 31-year old children's TV host who leads physical exercises and teaches life lessons colored by one main theme: adulthood sucks. Alongside mascots played by a couple of bushy-tailed millennials, and a singing duo whose music embodies the notion of being kicked while you're down, Uramichi wades through the misery of working life, one sardonic comment at a time...

A yakuza enforcer becomes the gang world's biggest K-pop stan in this cult comedy manga that went from webcomic to sleeper hit in Japan! Perfect for fans of Way of the Househusband, Phantom of the Idol, or Spy x Family. Ken Kanashiro is one of the top lieutenants in the feared yakuza outfit the Washio Clan. He lives his life by the code of the Japanese underworld, where nothing is more important than loyalty, and ties between soldiers and their aniki are sacred bonds. Ken's never had time for hobbies... until the boss's only daughter Megumi drags him to a K-pop concert, and he sees the glittering, charismatic Jun for the first time. Smitten like a new recruit on his first job, Ken plunges into fandom with the solemnity and passion only a true man who walks the way of the yakuza could muster.

In the vein of The Pisces and The Vegetarian, Chlorine is a debut novel that blurs the line between a literary coming-of-age narrative and a dark unsettling horror tale, told from an adult perspective on the trials and tribulations of growing up in a society that puts pressure on young women and their bodies... a powerful, relevant novel of immigration, sapphic longing, and fierce, defiant becoming.Ren Yu is a swimmer. Her daily life starts and ends with the pool. Her teammates are her only friends. Her coach, her guiding light. If she swims well enough, she will be scouted, get a scholarship, go to a good school. Her parents will love her. Her coach will be kind to her. She will have a good life. But these are human concerns. These are the concerns of those confined to land, those with legs. Ren grew up on stories of creatures of the deep, of the oceans and the rivers. Ones that called sailors to their doom. Ones that dragged them down and drowned them. Ones that feasted on their flesh. Ones of the creature that she's always longed to become: mermaid. Ren aches to be in the water. She dreams of the scent of chlorine--the feel of it on her skin. And she will do anything she can to make a life for herself where she can be free. No matter the pain. No matter what anyone else thinks. No matter how much blood she has to spill.

Cursed Bunny is a genre-defying collection of short stories by Korean author Bora Chung. Blurring the lines between magical realism, horror, and science-fiction, Chung uses elements of the fantastic and surreal to address the very real horrors and cruelties of patriarchy and capitalism in modern society. Anton Hur’s translation skilfully captures the way Chung’s prose effortlessly glides from being terrifying to wryly humorous. Winner of a PEN/Heim Grant.