Yume Miru Wakusei (The Dreaming Planet)
AUTHOR: SATO, Shio
MY EVALUATION: B (Very Good)
Fantasic science fiction. Attractive characters and persuasive composition.
DATA: 1982-84, Shogakukan
STORY:
Iris (/iris/) was the illegitimate prince of Aslan Kngdom in the big Continent and was raised in a desert by his mother. After her death, the King saw the son inherited his beloved’s beautiful silver eyes and silver hair, and desired to make Iris the crown [...]
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Yume Miru Wakusei
Posted in S-, SF/Fantasy, tagged sato-shio, shojo on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sakura no Mori no Sakura no Yami
Posted in Historical (Japan), K-, SF/Fantasy, tagged kihara-toshiye, shojo on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TITLE: Sakura no Mori no Sakura no Yami (“Darkness of Forrest of Cherry Blossom”)
AUTHOR: KIHARA, Toshiye (Toshie)
MY EVALUATION: B(Very Good)
Short but profound. Taste of delicate beauty of Noh plays.
STORY:
It was late 15th Century. Shuka was a leader of a small bandit group in Kyoto, capital of Japan in Muromachi era. Though he had been living a self-indulgent life since he was pushed [...]
Going to Hell
Posted in Modern/Contemporary, T-, tagged BL, Tuzuki-Shun on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Going to Hell
Author: TSUZUKI Shun
My Evaluation: C (Good)
Though I usually avoid “BL (Boy’s Love)” comics, I ran across this title in the very category, simply because it was digitally offered free for a limited period of time by the publisher. And guess what? I was rather moved by the story, in spite of the [...]
Shi to Kanojo to Boku
Posted in K-, SF/Fantasy, tagged 1990's, kawaguchi-madoka, shojo on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Shi to Kanojo to Boku (Death, Her and Me)
Author: KAWAGUCHI Madoka
My Evaluation: C (Good)
A bit similar to Akaku Saku Koye and the movie Sixth Sense, the expression of the sorrow of leading characters is very good.
Story:
Matsumi was a young boy with very keen ears. He heard what people said to themselves, as well as the [...]
Ritan
Posted in Comedy, M-, tagged miura-noriko, shojo on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Ritan (Return)
Author: MIURA, Noriko
My Evaluation: B (Very Good)
This is basically a comedy about a dead boy whose body was hit by a truck but whose soul took over a body of a girl in a temporary coma. As you may know, this kind of situation is not unusual in manga, but as you may [...]
Akaku Saku Koye
Posted in M-, SF/Fantasy, tagged midorikawa-yuki, shojo on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Akaku Saku Koye/koe (Voice That Blooms In Red)
Author: MIDORIKAWA, Yuki (Yuki Midorikawa)
My Evaluation: B (Very Good)
I like this work better than the more famous ”Natsume Yujin-cho” of the same author. The combination of the simple and warm art and the simple theme brings a breath of fresh air into my heart. Closing my eyes, it seems as if I could [...]
Modified a Former Post
Posted in H- on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I inserted a P.S. to “Onnanoko wa Yoyu” post.
MORIKAWA, Kumi
Posted in Historical (other regions), M-, tagged manga, morikawa-kumi, shojo on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Morikawa earned her fame in 1980s with her tragical spy story “Nankin-Rodo ni Hana-fubuki (Blossom Showers in Nanjing Road)” which laid its setting in Shanghai in 1940s. With her other works being set in Venice in the 15th century (“Barentino (Valentino)” series) and France in the 17th century ( “Burubon no Fuin (Seal of the [...]
KOSAKA, Tomoko
Posted in Historical (Japan), Historical (other regions), K-, tagged kosaka-tomoko, manga, shojo on July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I started reading Kosaka’s works very recently. Finished so far are “T.E. Rorensu (T.E. Lawrence)” and “Awo no Maharaja (Maharaja of the Blue Stone)”, as well as first volumes of “Hana-bana no Utagoye (Songs of Flowers)” and “Bengara Goshi no Iye (A House with Red Grilles)”, and all of them are real gems.
Although Kosaka established [...]
Nante Sutekini Japanesuku (How Wonderfully Japanesque!)
Posted in Comedy, Historical (Japan), Y-, tagged manga, shojo, yamamoto-naomi on April 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Title: Nante Sutekini Japanesuku (How Wonderfully Japanesque!)
Authors: HIMURO, Saeko (original novel). YAMAMOTO, Naomi (comicalization).
Data: First Published in 198x by Hakusensha. Now available in Hakusensha Bunko series.
My Evaluation: A (Excellent)
The leading character of this romantic comedy with some detective story flavor is a princess in the Heian era (794-1191 AD), when the Japanese aristocratic culture was [...]
