Tokyo Nichi Nichi 2

★「Things I love just disappear little by little...
Disappearing to places unknown to me...」

"Tokyo Days" is Taiyo Matsumoto's latest long-form serialization, published after thirty years in his creative career. The first volume depicts various past encounters and relationships, both loving and adversarial, between different manga artists and editors. With delicate artwork and cinematic paneling, it interweaves the honest thoughts of creators, editors, and book lovers facing life and creation. Every sentence resonates deeply, moving all readers and leaving an endless aftertaste. After the first volume's publication, it received continuous praise from all quarters, with many eagerly anticipating the second volume. Everyone wants to know if editor Shiozawa can make a fresh start and successfully create his ideal manga magazine! What kind of development will there be between the unruly young manga artist Aoki and editor Ms. Hayashi?

The story of the second volume picks up where the last left off, with Shiozawa continuing to visit more manga artists, attempting to gather his dream list of authors. While inviting them to contribute, Shiozawa also re-enters their lives—there are old acquaintances who have left their identity as manga artists, and there are also renowned manga artists under rival publishers. Beyond being authors, every manga artist is also a father, mother, husband, wife, son, or daughter in their daily lives. Can the hardships and helplessness of life be redeemed by dedicating oneself to manga? Furthermore, as an independent publisher, without the backing of a company, Shiozawa also has to personally visit bookstores one by one to ensure sales channels after the magazine is released... Faced with numerous difficulties, will Shiozawa's "last gamble" bear fruit?

 On the other hand, what new developments await the veteran manga artist Chosaku and his assistant, who are stuck in a bottleneck? The beloved sharp-tongued cat-loving manga artist Aoki, who was popular in the first volume, finally receives approval from his strict editor, Ms. Hayashi. In the second volume, the sharp-tongued Aoki is about to officially begin his serialization. Will his manga artist career be smooth sailing from now on? How many difficulties await him and Ms. Hayashi to face together? ...Taiyo Matsumoto reveals more of the main characters' pasts and lives in the second volume. Life is never easy, but thankfully, we have manga.