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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
