Pre-Owned Johnny Hiro: The Skills to Pay the Bills (Paperback) 0765329387 9780765329387

Johnny Hiro has spent the last few years working as an underpaid sushi chef for his stingy, negative boss, Mr. Masago, and he's beginning to doubt his ability to provide his girlfriend Mayumi with the kind of life he thinks she deserves. Though their relationship is happy, he wonders if it's stable enough to be something she can find lasting happiness in. Figuring all this out is even harder in New York City, with all the giant gorillas, sumo wrestlers, Japanese gangsters, and rogue catering companies that seem to show up wherever John goes. Throw in romantic competition, Mr. Masago's shady history with his rival, Shinto Pete, and the reappearance of an ex-girlfriend, and the whole thing starts to look like a case study in the way even the tiniest decision can influence the next and create huge differences in day-to-day life.

The sequel to Fred Chao's graphic novel, Johnny Hiro: Half-Asian, All Hero!

After a couple of years as an underpaid sushi chef for his incredibly stingy and negative boss, Mr. Masago, Johnny Hiro doubts his abilities to provide his girlfriend Mayumi with the kind of life he thinks she deserves. Though their relationship is happy, he wonders if he can create something more stable for the long term: a partnership she can find a lasting happiness in.

Throw in the aftereffects of Johnny's past relationships and Mr. Masago's prior business ventures with his current rival Shinto Pete, and it's all a big case study in how each decision influences the next and can create vast differences in the way life develops. Figuring all of this out is even harder in New York City, with its giant gorillas, sumo wrestlers, Japanese gangsters, and rogue catering companies.

And within this crazy day-to-day existence, Hiro must find a way to look beyond the fact that he can barely make rent...and figure out how to have faith in his future.
"'Scott Pilgrim meets Bruce Lee and dates an adorable girl in a fantastically weird New York City' is about as close as you'll get, but even that doesn't convey the pure energy and enthusiasm evident in every panel of Johnny Hiro."--Boing Boing