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How to Eat Life, Vol. 1

By Eve and Tristan Hill and Ao Juumonji and lack
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Tobi Otogiri, a second-year student in middle school, doesn't spend much time with his peers. Instead, he mostly chats in secret with his pal Baku, a mysterious backpack he received the day he last saw his older brother. Or at least, Tobi thought his chats were... Read More
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Tobi Otogiri, a second-year student in middle school, doesn't spend much time with his peers. Instead, he mostly chats in secret with his pal Baku, a mysterious backpack he received the day he last saw his older brother.

Or at least, Tobi thought his chats were secret, until a girl in his class named Ryuuko suddenly mentions Baku. Soon, strange things start happening at school, and the two of them realise the cause might be a creature only they can see...

Thus begins an adventure blending reality and fantasy, human and non-human—a story about life eating life.

How to Eat Life, Vol. 1 explores this intriguing journey, inviting readers to step into a world where the lines between the ordinary and the extraordinary blur.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798855413137

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 July 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Yen Press

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 248

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