Abandon the Old in Tokyo

Yoshihiro Tatsumi, a pioneer of the gekiga style, brings his stark, humanist storytelling to this single-issue graphic novel from Drawn & Quarterly, first published in 2012. Following an aging man's unsettling journey through a rapidly modernizing Tokyo, the book explores themes of isolation and the disposability of the elderly with Tatsumi's signature raw, unflinching linework. It stands as a potent, self-contained example of his late-career mastery, distilling decades of manga innovation into a haunting, essential read.