Seamlessly mixing secret agent-type action with slice-of-life vignettes and fish-out-of-water comedy, ''Shimazaki in the Land of Peace'' is the charming alternate history political thriller you never knew you were dying to read. Utterly unique, with stunning artwork, this hit series promises to keep the thrills and surprises coming even as it warms even the coldest heart. After surviving a terrorist incident as a child, Shingo Shimazaki was forced to join the League for Economic Liberations'' revolutionary army. Now, thirty years later, he''s back in Japan and trying to assimilate to a normal life. His Japanese may be awkward, and his grasp of ordinary tasks a little weak, but he has all the combat and surveillance training of a green beret. There are many kindhearted souls who want to help him - and a few not so kind ones who will do anything to stop him.