Just So Happens

"Just So Happens feels so richly intimate... [Obata] is a talent to watch. I like his elegant, understated drawings, which hint at the manga stories he must have read as a boy. Bullet trains, Shinto temples, shopping malls, sushi restaurants: he does them all beautifully. His storytelling, too, is crazily accomplished." — Rachel Cooke Observer
"A beautiful and observant graphic novel." — James Smart Guardian
"This is a book you may want to study, a book of inflection and nuance, a delicate, thoughtful book that entrances the eyes and compels the old grey matter." Bookmunch
"A powerful story dealt with a deft brush in hand." Monocle
"Told with great care and dignity... The illustrations reflect the mood of the story perfectly, creating a sense of movement and transition which mirrors Yumiko's journey." — Vicki Bartram UK Press Syndication