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One hitman is feared above all in Japan: the killing machine known as The Fable. But is he really a tough guy or more of a...weirdo? After a particularly lucrative spree necessitates a break from his life of crime, the Fable faces his hardest assignment ever: living as a normal guy, with a cover story, an apartment, and a pet parrot!It's Way of the Househusband minus the wife and kid, plus one adorable, friendly bird, topped off with a whole lotta blood! Inspired the new anime. Omnibus edition includes Vol. 11-12. THE BOUGH BREAKS,THE COPTER CRASHESAn innocuous detective agency hides a criminal secret--they're entrapping doting helicopter parents and their entitled children, taking them for all they're worth, and burying the bodies with an excavator. It's a brutal racket, but it's not their first. Their last scheme was busted up, once upon a time, by none other than Fable. When he remembers a girl in a wheelchair from that hit years earlier, it'll shake loose memories and tempt him to act, just as the gang settles on their new victims: Etsuji and Misaki!

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The man called The Fable is a self-proclaimed genius at killing. The mention of his codename strikes fear into the hearts of every yakuza in Japan. His talent has brought him everything he could want: money, respect, purpose. But this is no legend. He''s just a manrather irritating man who loves stupid jokes and bad TV. After a bloody period of gang enforcement in Tokyo, the Fable''s boss advises him to lie low and enjoy his earnings for a while. So begins the Fable''s toughest mission yet: a full year living a normal life, at the other end of the bullet train, in Osaka. It''s a mission he takes on with his usual professionalism and rigor. But can the Osaka mob let this legend rest? Or will they be unable to resist pulling him back into the underworld?

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One hitman is feared above all in Japan: the killing machine known as The Fable. But is he really a tough guy or more of a...weirdo? After a particularly lucrative spree necessitates a break from his life of crime, the Fable faces his hardest assignment ever: living as a normal guy, with a cover story, an apartment, and a pet parrot!It's Way of the Househusband minus the wife and kid, plus one adorable, friendly bird, topped off with a whole lotta blood!Omnibus edition includes Vol. 3-4. Anime coming soon!HEART FULL OF LOVE, TRUNK FULL OF YAKUZAThe mission to rescue Misaki is a resounding success, ending with Kojima tied up in the trunk and Sunagawa's plans in shambles. But this mess needs cleaning up, and Captain Ebihara slips out of his hospital room for a secret meeting... Meanwhile, with his cast finally off, Maguro's resident assassin wannabe Kuro shows up at Fable's door, begging again to be taken under his wing. Solve one problem, and it's replaced by three more. Is this what it

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One hitman is feared above all in Japan: the killing machine known as The Fable. But is he really a tough guy or more of a...weirdo? After a particularly lucrative spree necessitates a break from his life of crime, the Fable faces his hardest assignment ever: living as a normal guy, with a cover story, an apartment, and a pet parrot! It''s Way of the Househusband minus the wife and kid, plus one adorable, friendly bird, topped off with a whole lotta blood! Omnibus edition includes Vol. 3-4. Anime coming soon! KILLING IS MY JOB. GRAPHIC DESIGN IS MY PASSION. The boogieman of the Japanese underworld known as Fable is taking a year off from killing for hire to lay low in Osaka, and it turns out this normal life thing is pretty fun. He's got a new friend (a parrot), and his neighbor Misaki has gotten him a new job, doodling childish cartoons for an hourly pittance at the small design company where she works. But as Misaki saves up

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One hitman is feared above all in Japan: the killing machine known as The Fable. But is he really a tough guy or more of a...weirdo? After a particularly lucrative spree necessitates a break from his life of crime, the Fable faces his hardest assignment ever: living as a normal guy, with a cover story, an apartment, and a pet parrot! It''s Way of the Househusband minus the wife and kid, plus one adorable, friendly bird, topped off with a whole lotta blood! Omnibus edition includes Vol. 3-4. Anime coming soon! The man called The Fable is a self-proclaimed genius at killing. The mention of his codename strikes fear into the hearts of every yakuza in Japan. His talent has brought him everything he could want: money, respect, purpose. But this is no legend. He''s just a man--a rather irritating man who loves stupid jokes and bad TV. After a bloody period of gang enforcement in Tokyo, the Fable''s boss advises him to lie low and en

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