And so the river bank denizens begin training that will let them go to Nino’s extraterrestrial hometown. But do any of them have what it takes to make it in space? A trip upstream brings Rec into contact with a tribe ruled by an Amazoness, who soon sees Nino as her rival. Everyone helps build a house for the Mayor and a park for the Metal Brothers. As the cast of characters expands daily life on the river bank becomes ever more eventful…
Hikaru Nakamura (中村光) is a Japanese manga artist who is mostly known for "Saint Young Men" and "Arakawa Under the Bridge". According to a magazine article in Nikkei Entertainment from August 2011 she is the 9th most successful manga creator by sales since 2010 (5.54 million copies sold). She is married to the voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya and has one child.
Not sure if it's running out of steam or if I'm just getting a little bored with the series but this volume took soooo long to read. Less memorable than previous ones