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| | Zine & Comics review | Mark Pawson | Variant 15 |
 | | Look closely amongst the shrubbery and moss in The Mambonsai 2 and you'll notice the little people, they're not pixies or elves, but grumpy old men, reluctant hikers, skinny-dippers and skiving workmen. |
 | | The book is supplemented with beautiful diagrams, a size chart comparing Mambonsai with the Tokyo tower and Mt Everest and there's even a Mambonsai theme song. |
 | | Thankfully The Mambonsai 2 is bilingual, with good translations, although later on in the book Yamamoto warns us "In case you know little about Japanese culture, please consult a professional before trying to decipher this high-level, intellectual and sophisticated chart." A truly unique and loopy, book. |
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