AD tells the story of a group of girlfriends (and their not-much-older but occasionally far more immature and messed-up teachers) traveling through their four years of high school in Tokyo. Thus, it's perhaps not the best for sickbed reading, as I did, hoisting it aloft with my trembling ailing wrists, but its sheer substance would make for a wonderful gift presentation! The omnibus format is also recommended because this manga series, like a couple good chipotle peppers packed in adobo, is characterized by a pleasantly cumulative warming-up effect. This Azumanga Daioh 4-in-1 omnibus is a 750+-page volume that's thicker than a brick - sort of an Infinite Jest of manga. That "why, this is unlike anything else!" feeling. Remember the first time you ever ate an unfamiliar food that's since become a dietary staple? - for instance, in my case, sushi, pad Thai, or good authentic hummus or guacamole? Well, that's kind of how I feel having "discovered" manga: that "how can this have been in existence all that time without my having known it!" feeling.
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