

Eventually they leave, and reach a pond with a sunken ship. Eventually, they arrive at a building where a man welcomes and guides them to the “world map room,” where they inspect a library. First, the protagonists visit a city then, our heroes watch airplanes departing and arriving at an airport next, they go on board a ship and cross a river.

The events within the narrative are spare and enigmatic: Yokoyama is as much fascinated by shapes and visual effects as he is by character and plot.

The long-awaited graphic novel, punctuated by a minimal plot and extraordinary, ethereal illustrations In this, Yuichi Yokoyama’s long-awaited original graphic novel, published simultaneously in Japan and France, a stripped-back plot and minimal characterizations allow the artistry of Yokoyama’s ethereal drawings to shine through.
