Baku-Chan

A devastatingly beautiful short comic about an immigrant tapir on Earth by the author of CHILDREN OF MU-TOWN. Baku Chan is a young tapir emigrated to Tokyo, Earth all the way from their home planet, the distant Star of the Tapirs. Once they arrive, they find Earth a strange and alien, yet somehow familiar, world full of surprises. With the help of their newfound friend Hana they navigate the various challenges, uncertainties, as well as the humorous and beautiful moments of their new life as an immigrant. Set in a world that's a looking glass reflection of our own, and drawn in the wake of the escalating global politics of the 2010s, Masumura Jushichi's timeless tale was awarded the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival's New Face Award in 2018.

Author: Jushichi Masamura
Publisher: Glacier Bay Books
Published: 09/01/2026
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781953629517
ISBN10: 1953629512
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | East Asian Style | Manga | General
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Science Fiction | Alien Contact

About the Author
Masumura 17 (Jushichi) is a team of comic artists & illustrators (currently, the number of members is only one, though...). Their motto is "to open human being's possibilities." They aim for you to perceive a NEW WORLD with their art! Their latest work, Baku-chan won a New Face Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival.