Tokyo Tarareba Girls 9, Paperback

A sharp new comedy about female friendship from the creator of Princess Jellyfish

"I spent all my time wondering 'What if?' Then one day I woke up and I was 33." Rinko has hustled her whole life, but one day she wakes up and finds herself a writer of a cheap online soap opera with only two friends (with whom she goes drinking most nights). In a booze-fueled delusion, she swears to get married by the time the Tokyo Olympics roll around in 2020, but it's not going to be a straight line... and there won't be any fairy tale endings

One of Japan's most popular author of manga for women, Akiko Higashimura is the author of more than a dozen series including hits Kakukaku Shikajika and Mama Wa Temparist. After its adaptation into a popular anime and live-action film, Princess Jellyfish was her first work to be released in English, making her one of the Japanese manga world's best-kept secrets.