MariNaomi’s newest graphic novel tours the mid-90’s US and Japanese illegal hostess bar scene and her own personal cultural awakening.

In 1995, twenty-two-year-old Mari had just exited a long-term relationship, moving from Mill Valley to San Jose, California. Soon enough, she falls in love, then finds employment at a hostess bar for Japanese expats, where she is determined to learn the Japanese language and culture.

Turning Japanese is a story about otherness, culture clashes, generation gaps, and youthful impetuosity.

Author/Artist: MariNaomi
Publisher: 2dcloud
Page Count: 224pp
Size: 6.25 x 8
Notes: hardcover, b/w
Date of Publication: May 24, 2016
ISBN: 978-1-937541-16-3