Asano Inio

Am I "necessary" in this world? What is the true nature of the person called "Mujina" who flies in the sky with a sword on her back in the midst of ordinary life? What is man, what is society, what are human rights, and what is happiness?

One-shot Manga dedicated to yukos_kawaii and Management Office 321 by Asano

A one shot drawn by Asano depicting a scene from the novel "Horobi no mae no Shangri-La" or "Shangri-la: Before the destruction" written by Yuu Nagira, for which he also drew the cover of.

Book compiling art and oneshots showcased at the "Moshimo, Tokyo" exhibition. Contains a different oneshot by Inio Asano to the one titled "Moshimo, Tokyo".

The story takes place in Japan, right now, where the Coronavirus has completely changed our way of life. In the house of a young man, his childhood friend who lost his job due to the Coronavirus moves in. However, this childhood friend is a scumbag... The story depicts the depressing feeling of not knowing how long the coronavirus will last, and the rotten relationship between the two young men. (Source: Yanmaga, translated) Note: The one-shot that was published for Young Magazine's 40th anniversary project "Wagaman".

One shot sponsored by Clorets for their 35th anniversary.

Note: One-shot created for an art exhibit that was to be held in August 2020, but was canceled due to COVID-19. Was published in Big Comic Spirits in July 2020.

Tribute anthologies to Shigesato Itoi’s famous RPG MOTHER. Pollyanna brings together 35 manga artists and creators who love the game to create everything from serious entries to jokes, long-form pieces, drawings, and pixel art. Each creator poured their own unique love for MOTHER into the book, creating a truly special result. Shigesato Itoi also contributed to the book himself, creating a hand-drawn map for the overarching MOTHER series. The book also includes a bonus sticker sheet attached to the binding. Pollyanna 2 brings together another 40 creators for a 2nd amazing book. Pollyanna 2 Links: Official Page Amazon Japan

A story about how two friends tries to stop the antichrist, while the are making efforts to deal with their lives.

Part of the anthology Asano Inio Tanpenshuu. Two students discuss their lives and the upcoming future and how their personalities have changed until now.

Oneshot published in Gekkan! Spirits. A war is brewing between the 'Mushroom Land' and the 'Bamboovians'. What will be the dark outcome of all the horrid violence? How will some pacifists show their non-cooperation in this bloodplay?

Have you ever pitied someone with positive intentions, yet your actions had negative results? Recchan, a high school girl with a monster face is popular among her classmates, yet what they believe is pity for her only ends in her disliking. The student council president however sees otherwise, finding jealousy and personal morals to differentiate her view on how to treat the girl with a monster face. Yet what others may see as a subjectively wrong view of the girl, refusing to care because of pity, only serves as a positive outcome.

One shot sponsored by Funwari Liquor

13th one-shot in Young Magazine's 35th anniversary "BULLET" project.

A story of a guy and a girl traveling, recalling their pasts…

Shūhei Wakatsuki, a man who lives and works in Tokyo, decides to take his girlfriend and her son to his old home to see his parents on New Year's Eve. While driving, memories of his father, with whom he had never gotten along, begin to surface. When they arrive at his parents' house, he and his father silently sit down to watch a New Year's TV show together and begin to talk.

Part of the Inio Asano Short Story Collection.

Etchan is in a date with her Senpai that happen to be a famous voice anime actor. Discovering that they've changed so much since so many years ago

This story will show the drifting soul of a lone mangaka whose heart has been used up.

The band of heroes banishes the Darkness and brings peace to the world, but… Note: A short serialisation ran in 2018 via Shogakukan's Manga One app.

An anthology of an adult puffing at blue smoke quietly Toshinose (としのせ, Year-End) \[Asano Inio] Cigar-man (シガーマン) \[Uchimizu Tooru] Long Peace (ロング・ピース) \[Ohtagaki Yasuo] Goodbye Cigarette (グッバイ シガレット) \[Ono Natsume] Majo no Koibito (魔女の恋人, Lover of the witch) \[Mizunagi Ryuu] Fuyu Kitari naba, (ふゆきたりなば、, If winter comes…) \[Yokoyari Mengo]

A series about the lives of two high school girls living in Tokyo after aliens have invaded. Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction is a self-styled dystopian slice-of-life that reflects on modern societal and political issues in Japan while still maintaining a sense of humor and frivolity. Large mysterious alien ships have been looming above Japanese towns for three years, filling the sky. Everything changed three years ago. And yet, nothing has changed. No weapon used against the invaders' ships had any success, beyond destroying part of Japan and leaving its economy in shambles. JSDF is fighting a guerrilla battle against the aliens all over Japan. America is joining the 'war' effort with more aggressive tactics, dividing Japan over the pacifist principle laid out in Article 9 of the Japanese constitution. But this may just be the mundane story of young high schoolers. "No matter what happens, I won't back down. At least not until this world filled with lies and deceit crumbles away. The real threat to humankind is not invaders, but me." Won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award for General Manga Won the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award in 2022

A webcomic written by Asano Inio and put up on Big Comic Spirit's online reader.

(from ebookjapan): R's Bar, the place where mangaka gather! Mama R. Kurosawa has gathered previously unknown secret stories about popular serials from 12 of the most active mangaka, including Chika Umino, Shuzo Oshimi, Kengo Hanazawa, Usamaru Furuya, Inio Asano, and many others! This compilation is a must-read for all lovers of manga.

Asano Inio's first official art-book. Contains two short stories: "Wish for spring ~solanin side story~" and "The sunflower".

Koume Sato and Keisuke Isobe are two teenagers living in a sleepy seaside town. After getting used and dumped by her crush the emotionally damaged Koume decides to start a sexual relationship with Keisuke, without any emotions involved. However, they both soon discover that sex with no strings attached does lead to unexpected complications, not just for themselves but also the people surrounding them.

Ozanari-kun is a story in the style of traditional gag manga about the titular character's adventures working in the sales promotion department of Murakami Co. A different take on the classic office atmosphere, his boss, section chief Yabusaka has to endure Ozanaris physical and verbal abuse every day. Within his lonely heart, complicated feelings start to bloom. An unusual office romance from the renowned author of Oyasumi Punpun and Dead Dead Demon's Dedededestruction, Asano Inio.

Punpun Onodera is a normal 11-year-old boy living in Japan. Hopelessly idealistic and romantic, Punpun begins to see his life take a subtle—though nonetheless startling—turn to the adult when he meets the new girl in his class, Aiko Tanaka. It is then that the quiet boy learns just how fickle maintaining a relationship can be, and the surmounting difficulties of transitioning from a naïve boyhood to a convoluted adulthood. When his father assaults his mother one night, Punpun realizes another thing: those whom he looked up to were not as impressive as he once thought. As his problems increase, Punpun's once shy demeanor turns into voluntary reclusiveness. Rather than curing him of his problems and conflicting emotions, this merely intensifies them, sending him down the dark path of maturity in this grim coming-of-age saga.

The first collection of independent short stories from Inio Asano. A compilation of one-shots that include: Before Dawn (Yoakemae) Alfalfa Sunday, Afternoon, 6:30. (Nichiyou, Gogo, 6-jihan.) The Typical Day and Melancholy of Super-Imaginative A-ko (Chou Mousou A-ko no Nichijou to Yuuutsu) How to Spend a Day Off (Kyuujitsu no Sugoshikata) 17 What a Wonderful World (Subarashii Sekai) Tokyo The End of the World (Sekai no Owari)

After graduating from college, Meiko went straight to work as an office lady, but she can't help feeling there should be something more to life. Determined to find a worthier goal, she quits work, but can she actually make her nebulous dreams come true- and how will her sudden decision affect her relationship with her boyfriend Taneda? English release by Viz Media Indonesian release by m\&c! Comics

The sun's rays enter the city of light, as various stories unfold: Bright, dark and harsh; a story filled with people from whom you'd want to avert your eyes. Yet, it's close to reality; so maybe it's true to humanity. Like an old bond between a boy and a girl, a friendship is born between girls who rarely speak to each other. A man who dirties his hands for money, and the girlfriend who waits for him to come home.

Suzuki is a troubled boy. He's lived with uncaring foster parents for most of his life, alienated from the other kids at his school, owner of a cynical, unhappy mentality. Komatsuzaki is a violent, unpredictable bully whose head trauma causes him to act in mysterious, inexplicable ways. Arakawa is a no-nonsense, normal girl who pines after Komatsuzaki but can never have him. A teacher with just one working eye. A mother who committed suicide. A daughter in an endless coma. Attempted rapes, murders, extortion, sexual deviance, and a freakish explosion in the butterfly population. All of these elements are whirled together in a story spanning 10 years, a tale of blackness, pain, and apocalypse. And maybe just a bit of hope and redemption. It's a spiritual cross between the misanthropic suburban malevolence of Kyoko Okazaki's Rivers Edge and the eerie mysticality of Donnie Darko. Official English

Being his first series, What a Wonderful World remains Asano's most representative and successful work to date. Composed of vignettes from the daily lives of a group of people inhabiting an ordinary neighborhood somewhere in Tokyo, the series is actually a comment about modern life itself and how we can survive in it despite all its rigors. Amusing, melancholic, funny, strange, thought-provoking, Asano effortlessly shifts from one mood to another, creating stories and characters that are profoundly human and thus always involving. It's a shame that not everyone will find the subjects the author describes equally appealing since some of them are distinctly Japanese. But overall, it's a great collection that any discerning manga reader should check out. Official English

Inio Asano's debut one-shot