Miss Ruki Mel Valentine Vargas With illustrations by Maurice Sendak

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Miss Ruki Mel Valentine Vargas With illustrations by Maurice SendakBy Fumiko Takano. Published by New York Review Comics. Softcover, 128 pages, Colour, 1980s 2000s (2025 printing) A young woman rejects the fast paced consumer culture of 1980s Japan in favor of a slower, more carefree lifestyle in this tenderhearted, sweetly funny classic of slice of life manga. A classic of Japanese manga, Miss Ruki is a warm and vivid portrait of the lives of two young women in Tokyo during Japans 1980s bubble economy. The titular