Most thoughts have an easily discernible meaning and purpose to them, but sometimes you'll have a strange thought with an unknowable origin that will probably be forgotten just as easily as it was created.

Invitation from a crab is a collection and exploration of these thoughts. The stories in this book are nonsensical and confusing, but ultimately interesting.

I find it hard to review something like this in a conventional way. Most manga I can come up with a score based on feeling and be confident in it but this isn't your normal manga. I can't score it conventionally because the product isn't made conventionally. The most I can do is score it vaguely and say what kind of person I think would enjoy this so-o.

I would say this book is for those with an interest in works that aren't bound by conventional wisdom. It is for those that aren't afraid to buy a book because it looked interesting. It is for those that have gotten bored of your usual manga fare. I hope those that are reading this can determine whether or not this is for you by what I have said. Have a good day.