Bye-Bye Beanbag

Testicular cancer manga memoir. A brush with mortality brings an unaccomplished assistant artist to reexamine his life’s direction. Debut memoir about a lesser-known malady

A testicular cancer dignosis at age 35 rips through Kazuyoshi Takeda’s life but also brings unexpected love, friendship, and the courage to tell his story. Treatment pulls him into long hospital days, yet he still notices the moments that keep him going—the kindness of nurses, the quirks of his roommates, and the bond he ...