{"title":"Books by Ryan Holmberg","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781681377858","title":"Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke","description":"\u003cb\u003eA classic character of Japanese literature is reimagined as a mischievous, shapeshifting adventurer in this zany, Pop Art–flavored gag manga by a titan of the genre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNinja! Samurai! Cowboys! Aliens! Amoebas! Join Japan’s favorite ninja, Sarutobi Sasuke, on this psychedelic romp across a land beyond time by the legendary manga author and Pop Art pioneer Sugiura Shigeru. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this 1969 take on the beloved ninja, the carefree young Sasuke pranks his way through a radically reimagined old Japan, opening wormholes to America’s Wild West and outer space as he goes. This wild adventure overflows with eye-popping sights: UFOs, absurd monsters, Hollywood stars, gun-toting outlaws, submarines, towering mushroom clouds, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvailable for the first time in English and with an essay by Ryan Holmberg, \u003ci\u003eNinja Sarutobi Sasuke\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for its trippy visuals and outrageous storytelling.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204940136626,"sku":"9781681377858","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781681377858.jpg?v=1786024581"},{"product_id":"9781770466623","title":"My Picture Diary","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe wife of Japan’s most lauded manga-ka documents a year in their lives with her own artistry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn 1981, Fujiwara Maki began a picture diary about daily life with her son and husband, the legendary manga author Tsuge Yoshiharu. Publishing was not her original intention. “I wanted to record our family’s daily life while our son, Shosuke, was small. But as 8mm cameras were too expensive and we were poor, I decided on the picture diary format instead. I figured Shosuke would enjoy reading it when he got older.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn in a simple, personable style, and covering the same years fictionalized in Tsuge’s final masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe Man Without Talent\u003c\/i\u003e, Fujiwara’s journal focuses on the joys of daily life amidst the stresses of childrearing, housekeeping, and managing a depressed husband. A touching and inspiring testimony of one Japanese woman's resilience, \u003ci\u003eMy Picture Diary\u003c\/i\u003e is also an important glimpse of the enigma that is Tsuge. Fujiwara’s diary is unsparing. It provides a stark picture of the gender divide in their household: Tsuge sleeps until noon and does practically nothing. He never compliments her cooking, and dictates how money is spent. Not once is he shown drawing. And yet Fujiwara remains surprisingly empathetic toward her mercurial husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Ryan Holmberg, this edition sheds light on Fujiwara's life, her own career in art, writing, and underground theater, and her extensive influence upon her husband's celebrated manga.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205006131378,"sku":"9781770466623","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781770466623_5e25be4a-23c6-4f91-aac6-aaa239d99205.jpg?v=1786024242"},{"product_id":"9781770465060","title":"Nejishiki","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe most critically acclaimed comic of the Japanese counterculture\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNejishiki \u003c\/i\u003eunveils the most iconic scenes from Yoshiharu Tsuge’s highly respected body of work alongside his most beloved stories. A cornerstone of Japan’s legendary 1960s counterculture that galvanized avant-garde manga and comics criticism, the title story follows an injured young man as he wanders through a village of strangers in search of emotional and physical release. Other stories in this collection follow a series of weary travelers who while away sultry nights and face menacing doppelgängers. Even banal activities like afternoon strolls uncover unsavory impulses. The emotionally and erotically charged imagery collected in this third volume remains as shocking and vivid today as it did upon its debut fifty years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTsuge’s stories push boundaries, abruptly crossing the threshold of conventional storytelling. Unassuming protagonists venture further into eerie symbolism against a shadowy, perceptibly dreamlike landscape easily mistaken for the real world. The angst that pervades postwar Japanese society threatens to devour his characters and their pastoral sensibilities as each protagonist’s wanderlust turns surreal.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304012722549,"sku":"9781770465060","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781770465060_00f581be-489b-4235-b22c-5171cf172db9.jpg?v=1786024209"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-ryan-holmberg.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}