Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Volume 2

by Sumito Oowara, Sumito Oowara (Illustrator), Kumar Sivasubramanian (Translator)

Overview

Midori loves to design worlds. Tsubame loves to animate. Sayaka loves to make money! And at Shibahama High, they call them Eizouken-a three-girl club determined to produce their own spectacular science fiction anime!

But with no budget from their school and a leaky warehouse for a studio, Eizouken is going to have to work hard and use their imagination...the one thing they've got plenty of!

Impressed by their debut film, Shibahama High's Robot Club has comissioned Eizouken to make an anime showing off their robot...fighting a monster! Fine concept, but where will they find the monster? Their penchant for hands-on research leads them into the deepest depths of the campus...where the dangers are great, but nothing compared to the production issues that await them in the surface world!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506718989
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	06/22/2021
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	265,152
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Sumito Oowara is the author of the upcoming graphic novel Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Volume 2.

Editorial Reviews

★ 12/01/2021

Gr 8 Up—The friend group known as the Eizouken—Midori, Tsubame, and Sayaka—are at it again as they continue their arduous journey to make their very own sci-fi anime into a reality. In this volume, the Eizouken have been commissioned by the school's Robot Club to feature one of their creations in an anime format. While this is a fantastic opportunity to boast their talents, obstacles such as time and cost management, plus the scouting of a suitable location for the anime's setting, will attempt to derail the Eizouken's vision. With the second volume of this award-winning title arriving here stateside, there is solid character development from all three protagonists. Each one has their own issues, with each also clearly working their hardest toward overcoming these barriers and being the best they can be. The artwork is fantastic, from the facial expressions to the settings and backgrounds. The title's biggest asset is its dialogue. The comedy is genuine, while the discourse exchanged among the protagonists regarding the creation of anime is both informational and enjoyable for readers all at once. VERDICT One of the best titles from the last calendar year, and one that shouldn't be overlooked by those looking to work in the animation industry someday.—Joe Pascullo, New York P.L.

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