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In this acclaimed, postapocalyptic action manga, a soldier named Leon is taken from his family on a trumped-up charge and dropped into a suicide mission to recover a dangerous weapon from a deadly place, a place ruled by huge, irradiated, mutated monsters--a place once known, 200 years ago, as Japan. One of the scant pieces of information they have is the weapon''s codename: Tsugumi.
This gory, mysterious story, which has already thrilled readers in Japan and France, is an action-suspense epic in the vein of classics like
With radiation eating away at their bodies, it seemed like Leon and Doudou would soon be meeting an unpleasant end. All their hopes rested on an experimental cure developed by a long-dead professor. Fortunately, the cure worked better than expected, with both of them acquiring superhuman strength and resistance.
Now, Leon faces a difficult choice... Will he complete his mission and deliver Tsugumi to the French army, or must he abandon any hope of seeing his beloved Marie again? As new and familiar foes converge on Tokyo, mankind’s fate rests in the hands of a group of human and inhuman friends... FINAL VOLUME!
About the author
ippatu's manga debut, Tsugumi Project, was first published in France before being picked up for publication in Japanese and English by Kodansha.
