michaelclorah 's review for:

NonNonBa by Shigeru Mizuki
4.0

via NYPL - Mizuki's memoir of an older woman (called NonNonBa) who lived with him as a child, introducing him to the spooky Yokai of Japanese lore. The book also details several formative moments in Mizuki's childhood among his band of friends, his dreamer father's struggles with serious employment (and said father's encouragement of Mizuki's artistic talents) and the loss of a childhood friend to human trafficking. Despite that last part, it's a largely endearing, entertaining book, and definitely worth a look.