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  • Published: 20 January 2021
  • ISBN: 9781646511143
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $37.00

Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan 1



How did the cynical Uramichi end up hosting a TV show for small children? And how long is the studio going to let him keep teaching the kids the sorrow and exhaustion of life instead of, say, the ABCs? This dark comedy manga started as a webcomic and became a bestseller across Japan -- with an anime coming soon!

How did the cynical Uramichi end up hosting a TV show for small children? And how long is the studio going to let him keep teaching the kids the sorrow and exhaustion of life instead of, say, the ABCs? This dark comedy manga started as a webcomic and became a bestseller across Japan -- with an anime coming soon!

Uramichi is a 31-year-old host on a kids' show who leads exercise routines and teaches life lessons colored by one main theme: Adulthood sucks. Alongside mascots played by a couple of bushy-tailed twentysomethings and a singing duo whose music embodies the notion of being kicked while you're down, Uramichi wades through the misery of working life, one sardonic comment at a time...

  • Published: 20 January 2021
  • ISBN: 9781646511143
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $37.00

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Praise for Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan 1

"This sarcastic manga is a wonderful, humorous look at adult working life, where keeping a happy smiling face is essential to getting paid." -Anime Planet