Some of the stories over at SigIKKI are only a single chapter long, but they show some real promise -- especially their comedy works. Two works in particular caught my attention, and really deserve yours: What's the Answer by Tondabayashi and I am a Turtle by Temari Tamura.

What's the Answer is really short: only four pages. The premise is simple: a setup with some sort of question and three possible solutions that fill single-panel pages. The results are bizarre and ingeniously funny. The format seems fantastic and I'd love to read more, but Viz has yet to list any more on their release calendar. If they don't, it looks like I'll have to hunt this one down in Japanese.

The other, I am a Turtle proves itself to be a well-set up 4-koma title that's about an African turtle that's  made its way to Japan and now lives with his longtime owner in a dilapidated old hotel. It's even got blood stains on the wall. And so we follow the turtle and his cast of characters around as we see the world from his point of view. It's a terribly cute story, but Viz is releasing chapters every...two months? C'mon, for a 4-koma, you really could put this one out a bit quicker.

While it'll only take you a few minutes to read both of these titles, it's worth your time to check 'em out and let Viz know that they should be published. I'd be very sad to see these titles just languish in the ether of the web.

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