Description
God created the heavens and the Earth -- but, little-known fact, he outsourced the
animals to the office of Heaven's Design Team! This hilarious and educational
manga features weird real-life animals and puts even some humdrum critters in a
strange new light.
On the seventh day, God rested. But it turns out He started getting tired
long before... In fact, when it came time to design the animals, God contracted
the whole thing out to an agency... Heaven's Design Team! They love their
work -- the giraffe, the koala, the ping-pong tree sponge(?!) -- but their divine
client's demands are often vague, and the results are sometimes wild in more
ways than one. Then there's prototyping and testing to worry about, not to
mention Ms. Pluto's penchant for grotesque and Mr. Saturn, who just wants to
make everything look like a horse... But in the end, all creatures great and
small get their due!
Includes photos and educational information about the REAL animals
created in this volume...
Giraffe
Red-eyed tree frog
Koala
Horsehair worm
Armadillo
Anteater
Sea cucumber
American red deer
Fiddler crab
Narwhal
Sperm whale
Giant squid
Seahorse
...and many more!
A digital-first hit for Kodansha
Surprising, educational facts makes this a spiritual successor to Kodansha hit Cells at
Work! Each chapter ends with photos of the real animals featured in the story.
God created the heavens and the Earth -- but, little-known fact, he outsourced the animals to the office of Heaven's Design Team! This hilarious and educational manga features weird real-life animals and puts even some humdrum critters in a strange new light.
About the Author
Hebi-Zou is a part-time lecturer at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and has written four manga series that educate with a twist, including Do Not Try This and The Japanese That Japanese Don't Know. Tsuta Suzuki is a writer of comedic manga and dojinshi. Heaven's Design Team is their first manga to be released in English.
After debuting in 2012 with Aki the Dreamer, in 2017, Tarako started drawing Heaven's Design Team.
Reviews
"It's rare to come across a manga that feels original, but Heaven's Design Team, while owing a debt to previous wacky edutainment manga like Cells at Work, crackles with imagination... Recommended." -Otaku USA Magazine
"A weird manga that has no business being this good... basically what Cells at Work! does for human biology, Heaven's Design Team does for zoology." -Anime News Network
"Memorable and highly enjoyable characters... the manga swaps all religious subtext for something simple and enjoyable for people of all backgrounds." -Comicsverse
"Charming, educational, funny, and a breath of fresh air... A silly, feel-good read [that] makes learning fun." -AiPT
Book Information
ISBN 9781646511136
Author Hebi-zou
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Kodansha Comics
Publisher Kodansha America, Inc
Weight(grams) 181g
Dimensions(mm) 208mm * 145mm * 11mm
animals to the office of Heaven's Design Team! This hilarious and educational
manga features weird real-life animals and puts even some humdrum critters in a
strange new light.
On the seventh day, God rested. But it turns out He started getting tired
long before... In fact, when it came time to design the animals, God contracted
the whole thing out to an agency... Heaven's Design Team! They love their
work -- the giraffe, the koala, the ping-pong tree sponge(?!) -- but their divine
client's demands are often vague, and the results are sometimes wild in more
ways than one. Then there's prototyping and testing to worry about, not to
mention Ms. Pluto's penchant for grotesque and Mr. Saturn, who just wants to
make everything look like a horse... But in the end, all creatures great and
small get their due!
Includes photos and educational information about the REAL animals
created in this volume...
Giraffe
Red-eyed tree frog
Koala
Horsehair worm
Armadillo
Anteater
Sea cucumber
American red deer
Fiddler crab
Narwhal
Sperm whale
Giant squid
Seahorse
...and many more!
A digital-first hit for Kodansha
Surprising, educational facts makes this a spiritual successor to Kodansha hit Cells at
Work! Each chapter ends with photos of the real animals featured in the story.
God created the heavens and the Earth -- but, little-known fact, he outsourced the animals to the office of Heaven's Design Team! This hilarious and educational manga features weird real-life animals and puts even some humdrum critters in a strange new light.
About the Author
Hebi-Zou is a part-time lecturer at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and has written four manga series that educate with a twist, including Do Not Try This and The Japanese That Japanese Don't Know. Tsuta Suzuki is a writer of comedic manga and dojinshi. Heaven's Design Team is their first manga to be released in English.
After debuting in 2012 with Aki the Dreamer, in 2017, Tarako started drawing Heaven's Design Team.
Reviews
"It's rare to come across a manga that feels original, but Heaven's Design Team, while owing a debt to previous wacky edutainment manga like Cells at Work, crackles with imagination... Recommended." -Otaku USA Magazine
"A weird manga that has no business being this good... basically what Cells at Work! does for human biology, Heaven's Design Team does for zoology." -Anime News Network
"Memorable and highly enjoyable characters... the manga swaps all religious subtext for something simple and enjoyable for people of all backgrounds." -Comicsverse
"Charming, educational, funny, and a breath of fresh air... A silly, feel-good read [that] makes learning fun." -AiPT
Book Information
ISBN 9781646511136
Author Hebi-zou
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Kodansha Comics
Publisher Kodansha America, Inc
Weight(grams) 181g
Dimensions(mm) 208mm * 145mm * 11mm
