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Author:

Asano, Atsuko, 1954- author.

Title:

No. 6. #8 / story by Atsuko Asano ; art by Hinoki Kino ; [translation, Jonathan Tarbox/Arashi Productions ; lettering, Christy Sawyer].

Edition:

Graphic novel.

Publisher:

Kodansha Comics,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.

Subject:

Gifted boys--Comic books, strips, etc.
Fugitives from justice--Comic books, strips, etc.
Male friendship--Comic books, strips, etc.
Totalitarianism--Comic books, strips, etc.
Dystopias--Comic books, strips, etc.
Science fiction.
Suspense comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novel.

Other Authors:

Kino, Hinoki, artist.
Tarbox, Jonathan, translator.
Arashi Productions, translator.

Notes:

Translated from the Japanese. First published in Japan in 2013 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo. Reads manga-style, right to left and back to front.

Summary:

For Shion, an elite student in city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study and occasional visits with his friend Safu are the order of the day. One fateful day however he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured boy from a typhoon. But this boy is a fugitive living outside the tapestry of control of the city.

ISBN:

1612625789 (pbk.)
9781612625782 (pbk.)

LCCN:

oc2014076527

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)