Review: WANDERING ISLAND

Despite their rather sparse release calendar, this year was probably the most active Dark Horse has been in a while.  In addition to their ongoing CLAMP releases and rescuing Planetes, they also put out a few new titles as well.  We already covered the most high profile one, I Am A Hero, but for my money this one was even better.

WANDERING ISLAND (Bokuen Erekitetou), by Kenji Tsuruta.  First published in 2010 and first published in North America in 2016.

PLOT:

Mikura Amelia is a free spirit who spends her days helping her grandfather with his delivery service, flying back and forth amongst some of Japan's most distant islands.  After her grandfather dies, Mikura discovers his journals.  Within them is information on Electric Island, a floating island that's known amongst the old folks but only as a legend.  After a chance encounter, Mikura makes her grandfather's quest her own.  She'll use all the knowledge and skills she has at hand to discover Electric Island or die trying.