Status Updates From Mushishi, Tome 2

*llora y golpea la mesa con los puños* Ginko se merece todo lo bueno del mundo 😭

Have I mentioned yet that literally every manga I've read so far from Kodansha is brilliant? Most of the other manga publishers I've come across are like, we have hot anime women, we have long funny titles, what more could you want? Meanwhile Kodansha is over here like: Would you like to cry over these characters? Do you need an existential crisis right now? Do you want this manga to reshape your entire life?

What is the manga panel version of flowery prose called? I'm over here just looking at these artistically arranged panels contemplating the universe.