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gommm · 2010-03-09 · Original thread
I would heartily recommend you Distant Neighborhood (Haruka na Machi e) by Jiro Taniguchi

Actually most of the books by Jiro Taniguchi are really good, they are mostly simple touching story that give a good glimpse of japanese culture and the relationship between people.

http://www.amazon.com/DISTANT-NEIGHBORHOOD-Jiro-Taniguchi/dp...

http://www.amazon.com/Distant-Neighborhood-2-Jiro-Taniguchi/...

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