Japan...in the near future... the next startling phase in social media is about to begin! Mai is a young girl from a small town who gets mixed up with the high tech corporation known as STREAMERS . It's up to Mai and her friends to survive the pressure, heartbreak, and possibly sinister plans the company has for them, that is, if they can survive living with each other first!

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Paranoia Girls is an experimental illustrated story set in Northern California during the mid-1980s. The story and text is by Patrick Macias. The pictures are by Japanese artist Yunico Uchiyama. Marie Iida helped with translation and coordination. Paranoia Girls has been running on tumblr since 2015 at paranoia-girls.tumblr.com. The text for Wattpad will contain revisions and should be considered a 2.0 version. We have published 29 pages so far, plus extras, so go there if you would like to read the entire story to date. The characters are: Larissa - Impulsive, rebellious, overconfident sixteen-year-old. Lives with her mom and dad and annoying little sister. She has been living a weird dual life in another reality since she met Colonel Baldwin a few years earlier. Laura - Also sixteen years old. Lives with her mom and harbors bad feelings over the recent breakup of parent's marriage. A good student who is drawn to darkness and gothic style. Her diary forms the backbone of the story. Colonel Baldwin - A mysterious figure behind the scenes who pulls the strings. Shadowers - Learn more about them at your own peril. ENJOY!

Japanese pop culture expert Patrick Macias takes you on a illustrated tour of astonishing people, places, and things found inside Tokyo's underground art, music, fashion, and otaku scenes.