A bizarre, pop-culture infused homage to Osamu Tezuka. Robots saved Japan during WW IV, but they have now been outlawed and are reviled by most humans. The robots' inventor builds one more new model, and disguises her as his human granddaughter. Her mission is to take out rogue robots, but she quickly begins to doubt her task. Are these robots her siblings? Whose side should she take? One of the most fun aspects of this book was searching in the background of very panel for references to other robot classics. Daleks rub shoulders with R2D2s and Gundam-style mecha in nearly every frame.

The continuing adventures of Tsukimi, a shy jellyfish enthusiast, and her flamboyant cross-dressing friend Kuranosuke. Kuranosuke spends more and more time with the Amars and has earned their grudging acceptance. But something much bigger than all of them is threatening this fragile friendship: a real estate development company is buying up all of the houses in the neighborhood, dedicated to knocking them down and building a hotel/mall complex in their place. Most of the Amars can barely get dressed in the morning and turn to stone when they make accidental eye contact with a stranger. How can they possibly save their refuge and home? This manga is delightfully funny and surprisingly serious by turns.

Tsukimi is a shy jellyfish enthusiast living in a communal house in Tokyo with a group of mix-matched friends. They call themselves the Amars (the Nuns) and each is devoted to her own area of interest, whether that be kimonos, historical dramas, trains, Boys Love manga or sea creatures. They are collectively terrified of stylish people, social interactions and most other aspects of 'normal life'. Tsukimi is usually unable to summon up the courage to talk to any stranger... but when she sees a jellyfish being kept in a dangerous tank at an aquarium store she plucks up her strength to speak up. She is completely ignored by the shop keeper- until a stylish young woman stands up for her cause. The fashionista, Kuranosuke, helps Tsukimi rescue the sick jellyfish and carry it back to her room, and so a tentative friendship is begun. Since this is manga, a huge number of melodramatic tropes are quickly and delightfully employed. There's cross-dressing, a politician father, an actress mother, a scheming real estate developer, a pair of stammering lovers, an abduction and more. Completely enjoyable from beginning to end and I can't wait to read more!