“Holy Shit, The Earth Is Fucked!”: On Inio Asano’s Manga

“IT’S TIME to pull out of this fucking world.” “If only the world would end. I’ve thought that so many times now…” “I could end the world right now…” “It would be OK if the Earth exploded right now.” “I hope the entire planet just disappears tomorrow!” “[He] was going to […] join an underground […] The post “Holy Shit, The Earth Is Fucked!”: On Inio Asano’s Manga appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

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