Books by Inio Asano
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review 1: This is a story of a young woman, Meiko Inoue, her boyfriend, Naruo, and their circle of friends as they struggle to make their way in the world after college, reconciling the nebulous dreams of happiness and success with the reality and constraints of the adult world. Stuck in ...
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review 1: I can understand why a lot of people don't "get" this graphic novel. The book doesn't exactly draw you in, the plot doesn't flow seamlessly from one vignette to the next, and it's not easy to see how the vignettes are connected. Actually, Asano's "What a Wonderful World" is rat...
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review 1: A striking and enigmatic work. This is one of those books that one reads again and again, noting nuances and details each time that one never noticed before. The tale is non-linear with a fairly large cast. There's a slow, dream-like quality to this book. It reminds me, in so...
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review 1: If you are a just-graduated college student, read this book now. It is an amazing graphic novel with a focus on those awkward, hard months just after college or high school where we are trying to discover who we are and find our way in the real world, both in vocation and person...
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review 1: There must be two Inio Asanos. One who writes shitty slice of life manga (SOLANIN), and the other whom writes realistic biblical horror, as if James Joyce was a mangaka who dabbled in Lynchian territories. Yes, this manga can be described by the latter. It was something I didn't ...
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review 1: La primera parte de Umibe no Onnanoko me ha sorprendido mucho, sobre todo por la forma de abordar las relaciones juveniles que están sustentadas sólo por la atracción física y por el sexo casual haciendo que de cierta manera no exista un enlace emocional entre ellos. Sí eres ya u...