Book, Dementia 21[LS]

One of the most revered manga artists today, Shintaro Kago is one of the exponents of the ero guro nansensu genre, a tradition born in the 1930s that uses humor, the grotesque and nonsense to speak acidly about Japanese society and its norms. and taboos. In one of her most celebrated works, Kago-san created a comedic masterpiece about the mishaps of a dedicated elderly caregiver. The adventures of young Yukie Sakai — which involve aliens, monsters, psychotic elderly people and dentures possessed by the devil — give the measure of this extraordinary artist's talent and are a window into one of the most entertaining and disturbing minds in the comics world. Yukie is Green Net's top-rated elderly caregiver. Her clients are served with patience and dedication, as she serves soups, gives medicines and keeps company with ladies and gentlemen who, at first, follow a peaceful routine. However, what seems like a simple job quickly turns into a surreal nightmare that will test the caregiver's intelligence and dedication. In the seventeen stories in this book, Shintaro Kago will put Yukie on missions that are as difficult as they are scary and, to the young girl's horror, downright bizarre.