There's demon-slaying action galore in this stylish update to a Japanese folktale from the creator of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid! The rambunctious, teenage Princess Saltherine is fed up with being trapped behind high walls and engineers an escape. But this world is full of monsters both human and otherwise, and it could be Sally herself is one of them... Watch for the anime adaptation, coming July 2021!

This world is full of monsters, both human and otherwise...

Saltherine, princess of the Kingdom of Aldarake, dreams of traveling the world...a dangerous dream in a land where monsters roam the countryside! A chance meeting with a wanderer named Mikoto gives her hope that she might still find excitement in her life. But then she discovers the wanderer's true identity: Momotaro the Peach Boy, demon slayer of legend! Though terrified by his bloody profession, Sally feels driven to follow Momotaro and learn more. But is this curiosity, or a magical connection that goes deeper than either of them realize...?

Author: Coolkyousinnjya
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Published: 06/29/2021
Series: Peach Boy Riverside
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781646513390


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2022 pg. 87

About the Author
Coolkyousinnjya is the creator of the global bestseller Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, as well as the popular gag manga I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying and Komori-san Can't Decline. Their newest work is action folktale Peach Boy Riverside.

Johanne is an experienced creator of doujinshi (indie comics), whose first manga from a mainstream publisher is action folktale Peach Boy Riverside, now out in English from Kodansha Comics.