Break of Dawn

The coming-of-age manga that inspired the anime film from the acclaimed screenwriter Dai Sato (Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex)!

It’s the year 2038, but more importantly, it’s summer. A young boy named Yuma is obsessed with the impending return of the SHIII-Arville Comet. Then, one day, he sneaks onto the roof of an apartment building and finds something even more amazing--something not from this world. Now Yuma and his friends, and his hovering autobot Nanako, must work together to uncover a secret that has lain dormant on Earth for years, as dawn breaks over a new era for him and for humanity…

Entire story in a single volume.Reviews of the anime
"Anime meets Stranger Things… [A] coming-of-age story, in which such everyday trials as bullying, moving house and parent-child disagreements are weathered by Yuma and his peers. It’s all sweetly done…" –The Telegraph

"The message is about taking responsibility and growing up. Yes, with technology, but also as people too… And I think you’ll enjoy the ride." –Geek NativeManga artist Tetsuya Imai debuted in 2008 with Hacks! Imai's first manga to be published in English, by Kodansha, is Break of Dawn, which inspired the anime film.