TITLE: Iguana no Musume (Daughter of Iguana; The Iguana Daughter)
AUTHOR: Hagio, Moto
WHY GOOD: The idea and the expression of the story is outstanding. You see Rika, the main character, as an iguana in girl’s dress throughout the story, because her mother recognizes her as nothing but an iguana, and in result, she herself does so, [...]
Archive for November, 2004
Iguana no Musume (The Iguana Girl)
Posted in H-, SF/Fantasy, tagged Hagio-Moto, manga, shojo on November 25, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Toma no Shinzo (The Heart of Thoma)
Posted in H-, Modern/Contemporary, tagged Hagio-Moto, manga, shojo on November 25, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
TITLE: Toma no Shinzo (The Heart of Thoma)
AUTHOR: Hagio, Moto
WHY GOOD: Girls’ comics are derivatives of a boy meets a girl stories in most cases. This story is different. It talks not about romantic love but about love to forgive. I don’t know whether the author Hagio is a christian or not, but it seems [...]
Favorite Title List
Posted in About, tagged shojo on November 25, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the tentative list of my favorite shojo/shoujo manga works.
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My Rate System:
A: Excellent = My favorite and recommendable. But please note that some works are chosen only from my personal history and that may not be so interesting for other people.
B: Very Good = Very enjoyable but not as time-tested as the A-ranked titles personally, [...]
