Sound of a Blink, Vol. 1 by Shuzo Oshimi - ISBN: 9781974766031
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A raw memoir of life, loss, and family during youth.
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Sound of a Blink, Vol. 1

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    208 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2026

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Summary

A raw, intimate coming-of-age memoir by renowned manga creator Shuzo Oshimi.

How do you live when each day might be your brother’s last?

Life is going well for Shuzo. He’s in college, has a serious girlfriend, and just won his first manga award. But when his younger brother is diagnosed with a brain tumor, Shuzo is sucked back into the complicated family dynamics of his childhood.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781974766031
ISBN-10:1974766039
Author:Shuzo Oshimi
Publisher:Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Imprint:Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:1 December 2026
Weight:173g
Dimensions:210mm x 146mm
Series:Sound of a Blink
About The Author

Shuzo Oshimi

Shuzo Oshimi was born in 1981 and raised in the rural town of Kiryu in Japan’s Gunma prefecture. He is now based in Tokyo. Much of his fictional work draws on childhood and personal experiences.

In 2002, he debuted in Comic Shousou with Mayonaka no Paranoia Star (Midnight Paranoia Star) and won the prestigious Tetsuya Chiba Outstanding Newcomer Award (Young Division) for “Yume no Hanazono” (Garden of Dreams).

Several of his manga have been adapted into other formats:

  • Drifting Net Café and Inside Mari were adapted into television dramas.
  • The Flowers of Evil was adapted into an anime.
  • Sweet Poolside was adapted into a live-action film.

His manga Blood on the Tracks was nominated for a Harvey Award and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, and won the Angouleme International Comics Festival’s Prize for a Series.

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