The story is short, the plot revolves around a girl whose older brother came back from the war paralyzed and blind. She reflects on the injustice of war, on the consequences and the way it destroys the lives of many. The emotional way this young girl debates the horrors of war just for the end to be this tragic.. truly heartbreaking.
I fell in love with the rhythm of this story. You can imagine a musical soundtrack to each and every moment in this one-shot.
The drawings are stylish, dynamic, and bold.
The story is curious, bizarre, and original.
The characters are refreshing, vibrant, and simply awesomely written. They are human, have histories and backgrounds, have personalities and individual designs.
I suggest this story to everyone as it is not only exquisite written and designed, but a great example of a story that gives you enough answers to go by, but does not suffocate you with heavy plots or too much information. Please, read it and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I!
An incredibly sweet, but tragic story of first love, heartbreak, and courage. Till the last moment, I wished that it would have a happy end but alas.
While I do understand that in the 2000s the movement "Me too", as well as discussions on the creepy behavior of men (especially older men towards minors) were just a tender whisper in the ears of a few, I would like to still add that this kind of relationship is creepy, unnecessary, and problematic. Please, do not romanticize it. If a teacher (a man in a position of power) acts as the "love interest" character in this manga, please, inform your family or authorities as it is predatory behaviour at its finest.
It is my favorite manga so I am biased, but this story has a way of telling human stories even with a supernatural twist. A child with horns, a bog-woman, snow that keeps following a grief-stricken man, a tree that lives for hundreds of years. All of these stories are touching, heartbreaking and so human, that they leave you feeling melancholic and nostalgic for something you have never experienced. Highly suggest reading this manga.
A small city by the sea, a passing tourist, a lonely girl wishing desperately to be whisked away. It is a brief and touching story of human ordinary life as if it is a page of someone's biography or diary entry. The feeling of melancholy and hope that Toume Kei breathes in his stories make them absolutely breathtaking.
In a dangerous and dirty city full of sin, an old and seemingly senile man cuts everyone bearing ill will with his trusted katana. Who is he? What is his goal? It is a mystery that maybe will be discovered between the pages of this one-shot.