Dementia 21 Vol. 2 [Paperback]

InDevilishly funny, absurdist manga short stories about a sprightly home aide caring for a series of eccentric patients. Showing influences from Salvador Dali to Katsuhiro Otomo, the combination of Kago's precise, expressive, and kinetic line work with his wacky storytelling is at turns engrossing and repulsive. Mature fans of unconventional manga will appreciate the surreal spiral of body horror, tragicomedy, and dark humor. Charming, hilarious, and thought-provoking. As much as I admire Kago's oddness as a writer, his artistic pen is even sharper. [His characters] retain a realistic edge that intensifies their horror-tinged universe. Part social commentary and satire, part menacing story colored by greed and selfishness, part narrative on thankless work,?