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 [...]
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MORIKAWA, Kumi
Posted in Historical (other regions), M-, tagged manga, morikawa-kumi, shojo on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Anjeriku (Angelique)
Posted in Historical (other regions), K-, tagged kihara-toshiye, manga, shojo on June 2, 2006 | 4 Comments »
AUTHOR: Kihara, Toshiye(Toshie)
WHY GOOD: This is an authentic good-old shojo manga — all the main characters are with big round eyes in which stars shine and surrounded by gorgeous lashes; the story takes place far out of the real life, such as in Louis XIV’s palace; and the heroine is loved by (a) handsome, rich, [...]
