CLUB 9 TP (2025)

"by MAKOTO KOBAYASHI She's cute. She's a barrel of fun. She's irrepressible. And a bit of a klutz. She's Haruo Hattori, and now she's leaving her little country farm town, her boyfriend, and her loony family for college in the big city. Before she leaves, she makes a pledge that she'll remain true to her boyfriend, despite all the temptations a big city can throw at her, and the temptations pile up like cordwood when the need for a few yen to rub together nets her a job at Club 9, a hot hostess bar. The charming country girl lights a lot of fires in the hearts of the club patrons, and her short skirt is fanning the flames! How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they been to Club 9? Collecting the story-arc from issues #13-19 of the Super Manga Blast! ongoing series. Club 9 is raucous slice-of-life, fish-out-of-water comedy as only What's Michael? creator Makoto Kobayashi can craft. On sale February 12 SC, 192pg, 6' x 9', b&w "

"MAKOTO KOBAYASHI On sale August 20, SC, 192pg, b&w, MATURE READERS When country girl Haruo Hattori left the farm and her nutty family for college in the big city-and we're talking Tokyo big, folks-she promised to remain true to her high school sweetheart, but that was before she began work at Club 9, one of the hottest hostess bars in the Ginza, where temptation rears its ugly head on a nightly basis. Club 9 is a hilarious slice-of-life, fish-out-of-water romp from the pen of What's Michael? creator Makoto Kobayashi."

"by MAKOTO KOBAYASHI On sale February 25, SC, 192, b&w Haruo Hattori's the hottest county import that Tokyo's ever seen. Working in one of the most happening Hostess bars in the notorious Ginza, Haruo gets all the attention she could ever want-all she'd never want-since she's trying to stay loyal to her boyfriend back home. But that's not easy when a made-of-money bachelor with marriage on his mind gives her a nice little present for Haruo's 19th birthday, just a li'l 'ol Ferrari! Club 9 is uproarious slice-of-life, fish-out-of-water comedy as crafted by the inimitable creator of What's Michael?, Makoto Kobayashi. A hilarious look at Tokyo nightlife and Japanese culture, Club 9 is flat-out, fresh-off-the-farm fun!"