What a Wonderful World! Volume Two continues Inio Asano's early 2000s collection of short "slice of life" stories. Although the collection is published in two volumes, there's no real difference between the first volume and the second volume. In fact, the "tracks" are listed as 10 through 19, so you can't really read Volume One without reading Volume Two. The stories are mostly about teens and young adults, with a few stories about middle-school students thrown in.
One thing I can't stand in comics and manga is the lack of change in the characters. Inio Asano understands change, that it is an inevitable part of our being. I think that's why he focuses on transitional characters in this collection and his other work. Asano isn't as prolific as some manga artists, but he's built a solid canon, of which I've read The Girl on the Shore and Solanin, along with the collection I'm reviewing. The art is very detailed, and it's better than most manga artists' work.
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