We were responsible for planning and producing “Yankee Library,” an event to commemorate the release of Volume 7 of the popular manga Taxes Paid for by the Taxpayer, which is currently serialized in Kodansha’s Young Magazine. Taxes Paid for by the Taxpayer is a library-themed workplace manga about a Yankee boy. For the event, we created a mobile library in the form of a wildly decorated Yankee-style truck: the “Yankee Library.” The launch event for the new volume was held at Shibuya Cast Garden. Visitors could climb up onto the truck bed, which served as the library, borrow all volumes of the comics and related books, and read them in the reading space. They could even read Volume 7 before its official release date. In addition, we prepared a special exhibition that allowed visitors to experience the story of Taxes Paid for by the Taxpayer. The event was enjoyed both by first-time visitors discovering the series for the first time and by fans who came specifically for the event, making it a celebration of the series’ world. Over the two-day event, a total of 1,360 people visited.

story In the middle of summer in Kiryu City, Komatsu Kazuo, a junior high school boy whose hobbies are “classical rakugo” and “ASMR collecting,” one day encounters a strange trio at a nearby bowling alley. Oshiba Monami, who loves carrots, and Nakano Goro, who loves skateboarding. And Ufu, an adult woman who exudes a mysterious aura. Ufu tells Kazuo, “We came to pick you up, so let’s go home together.” Their destination is Planet Parnas, a world far beyond Earth. In fact, the three are aliens. Even when they tell him, “You’re one of us too,” Kazuo refuses to believe it. Ufu displays astonishing power and forcibly convinces him. Kazuo is suddenly taken away from Earth. However, there is one thing on his mind. It is his parents, who are always fighting. Kazuo tries to use the trio’s powers to repair his parents’ relationship, but that ends up leading to an entirely unexpected outcomeーーー. Officially invited work at the 10th Kiryu Film Festival.