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Miss Ruki

Miss Ruki

Takano, Fumiko, 1957- author, illustrator.
Graphic Novel 2025

"A young woman rejects the fast-paced consumer culture of 1980s Japan in favor of a slower, more carefree lifestyle in this tenderhearted, sweetly funny classic of slice-of-life manga. A classic of Japanese manga, Miss Ruki is a warm and vivid portrait of the lives of two young women in Tokyo during Japan's 1980s bubble economy. The titular Miss Ruki spurns the fast-paced consumer culture of the era in favor of a lighthearted life dedicated to he...

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ISBN:
9781681379401
Description:
120 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 21 cm
Notes:
Reads from right to left
Includes bibliographical references
Translated from the Japanese
LCCN:
2024059769
Control Number:
3401107
Other Authors:
Chu, Vikki, letterer
Frank, Alexa (Translator), translator
translation of: Takano, Fumiko, 1957- Rukisan. English
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