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Hideo Azuma was a pretty famous mangaka during the 70's, 80's and 90's. But one day in 1989, hung over and fed up with deadlines and annoying editors, he went out of his office to get cigarettes and didn't come back. Instead he went into the woods and unsuccessfully tried to kill himself, and when t Leggi tutto

"This manga has a positive outlook on life, and so it has been made with as much realism removed as possible." I enjoy biographies of down and outs. From George Orwell to Charles Bukowski, literary essays on the day to day routine of the homeless have always interested me. For starters, it's good to Leggi tutto

In 1989, Hideo Azuma was a successful manga artist. His work was popular, but he was having a harder and harder time coming up with story ideas. And so, one day, he told hs wife he was going to get some cigarettes, and walked away from it all. He lived on the street, rummaged through trash for food, Leggi tutto

This is a satirical autobiographical piece documenting the numerous disappearances of alternative manga author Hideo Azuma. Working as a manga artist is one of the most demanding jobs out there. It sounds fun and simple in theory, but it often requires 10+ hour workdays, weekly release deadlines and Leggi tutto

When one sees or hears the name Hideo Azuma , one either immediately thinks of lolita manga or simply asks, "who in the hell is that?" He's known as being the "father of lolicon," with many of his works being pornographic in some way. One would not expect this man to have much interest in drawing thi Leggi tutto

Comedia y drama se entremezclan en la vida de un mangaka que decide irse de casa y vivir como un vagabundo buscando inspiración. Acabará triunfando pero volviendose alcoholico en el proceso. Loq ue la vida te da también te lo quita supongo.

This graphic memoir is about Hideo running away. Literally, he ran away from his home and job to be homeless. But also he ran from dealing with problems by hiding under the skirt of alcohol, rejection of societal, marital, and personal responsibilities. When he quitted his job as a gas worker, he wr Leggi tutto

Esta muy bueno. Habla de inicio de alguien que pierde el sentido de vivir, y trata de ponerle fin a eso que ya no puede disfrutar: vivir. Luego habla de una historia de ingenio, contada con mucho humor, como ser indigente, de tal forma lo cuenta que llega un momento que se te antoja "esa aventura",