
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
This dreamy, Tokyo-set fantasy is giving me Studio Ghibli, but for adults, teas. Hana Ishikawa is the new owner of a magical pawnshop that sits on a backstreet in Tokyo and is only seen by people who are lost in life and need to pawn their regrets. Her first morning opening the shop as its new proprietor, she finds it’s been worked over—its most precious item has been stolen, and worst yet, her father is missing. And then, a charming stranger appears, ready to help Hana instead of looking for help like most others who wander in. So, the two of them travel through a fantastical world to find her father. They come across a night market in the clouds and can travel through rain puddles and paper cranes. As they get closer to finding out what happened, Hana realizes that her journey comes with its own sacrifices that she won’t be able to undo.
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