What a Wonderful World!, Vol. 2 (2) Paperback – October 20, 2009

I am never disappointed by Inio asano, Each individual story will always leave you with something.

It was a gift for my daughter and she loved them, both of the two I bought the same day

Fun book that is all.

Viz really did a smart thing in releasing both volumes of this series at the same time. I enjoyed being able to read both volumes at the same time & I liked being able to compare characters & scenes at the same time. I can safely say that this will be one of the manga that improves with each reading as I notice the small details in each chapter.This second volume is much like the first- a collection of small vignettes from various characters. Some of the characters reappear for a second or third chapter, some are background characters who show up as a more major character in their own chapter. Each chapter has it's own poignancy, but the one that sticks out in my mind the most is one about a porn magazine worker (he's sort of like an editor/photographer/everything type of worker) who wonders if he's really doing right by his infant daughter & tries to do the best he can to avoid being like his supervisor.There's much more to this series & I liked how at the end much of the series was tied together. The ending is a bit strange, I will warn you & a bit ambiguous. But then, that's one of the great things about this manga & much of Asano's work. He makes the manga a bit more interactive by letting you the reader come to your own conclusions about what just happened, what their motives were & what ultimately will be everyone's fate.Like I said in the review for the other volume- the only flaw of this series is that it may be overlooked by manga fans looking for something slick & overproduced. If this manga isn't one of the best examples in it's genre(realistic drama), I really don't know what is.

Great manga with an even greater message.

A thematic continuation of the first volume. Stories are gritty and real, seemingly lighthearted but with more somber undertones. Requires multiple rereadings.

Quizá no soy objetiva porque me encanta este autor, su peculiar dibujo y las historias con ese punto agónico que él da a sus obras. Es un libro con diferentes historias cortas pensado para público adulto. A mí me encantó. Lo mismo para el volumen I