From award-winning author Minetaro Mochizuki, for fans of Wes Anderson, comes a poetic literary manga
After a fire burns down his family business and claims the lives of his parents, the young heir and master carpenter Shigeji vows to rebuild the failing venture with his late father’s words in mind: “No matter how much the times change, what’s important is for our kind to have compassion and dedication.”
As Shigeji does his best to rebuild his family's construction company, other obstacles continue to get in his way. after a grand household airing of grievances is finally behind them, Shigeji wonders if things are finally looking up.
This bold and ambitious reinterpretation of Shūgorō Yamamoto’s classic historical novel Chiisakobee is brought to life with the full flourish of Minetaro Mochizuki’s bohemian brush!