#MangaMonday 52 “Bug Ego” by ONE (story) & Kiyota Shitara (art)
This is a new #manga by ONE, famous for both “One Punch Man” and “Mob Psycho 100.” While the previous stories could be summarized as “the problems of the world’s strongest ____,” this one is a little different.
Kokudou and Hitsujiya are ordinary high school students who happened upon some extraordinary knowledge, the ability to perform “Hacks.” These are sequences of mundane actions that lead to unexpected results, most not being particularly useful. E.g., pushing a certain combination of buttons on a particular vending machine causes a bird to shit in a particular spot. However, someone (thing?) has noticed what they’re doing…
Shitara’s art complements the story with variable degrees of realism. Even the character designs are in different styles, with Kokudou being slightly more cartoony than Hitsujiya.
Ongoing with two volumes in Japanese. So far only digital chapters are available in English (MangaPlus.)
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