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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
OBAKE TANGO (“Tango, My Dead Fiance”; or “Tango the Ghost”)
Posted in K-, SF/Fantasy, tagged kuramochi-fusako, manga, shojo on November 27, 2006 | 2 Comments »
AUTHOR: KURAMOCHI, Fusako. (Fusako Kuramochi)
WHY GOOD:
Kuramochi’s talent of minimalistic style shines in this short story of a highschool girl’s love. The tension of the last pages is superb.
STORY:
Ako has had two fiances in her life. The first was Tango, a boy just as mischievous and as homely-looking as Ako and her good playmate, but he [...]
Hyakki Yako Sho (Tales of a Hundred Ghosts)
Posted in I-, SF/Fantasy, tagged ima-ichiko, manga, shojo on May 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
AUTHOR: Ima, Ichiko
WHY GOOD: Uniquely mysterious but somehow humorous ghost stories with bueatiful art.
STORY: Ritsu inherits a mysterious ability to see and hear ghosts from his ancestors, especially from his late grand-father. Because of this ability, Ritsu has got into many troubles since his childhood. The grand-father has handed down his servant ghost with an [...]
Kanata Kara (From Far Away)
Posted in H-, SF/Fantasy, tagged hikawa-kyoko, manga, shojo on December 7, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
TITLE: Kanata kara (From Far Away)
AUTHOR: Hikawa, Kyoko
STORY: One day, Noriko, an ordinary highschool girl, is suddenly transferred into a grotesque forest of another world. She happens to be rescued by a warrior named Izaku, who has been in the forest to kill the Awakening who is believed to awake the Demon. Surely, Noriko is [...]
Iguana no Musume (The Iguana Girl)
Posted in H-, SF/Fantasy, tagged Hagio-Moto, manga, shojo on November 25, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
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, [...]
