Comments on: The Manga Biography of Kenji Miyazawa http://comicsworthreading.com/2010/07/05/the-manga-biography-of-kenji-miyazawa/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sun, 27 May 2012 00:49:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: *Manga to Relax With: Chi’s Sweet Home, Yotsuba&!, Aria, Children of the Sea — Recommended » Manga Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2010/07/05/the-manga-biography-of-kenji-miyazawa/comment-page-1/#comment-117305 *Manga to Relax With: Chi’s Sweet Home, Yotsuba&!, Aria, Children of the Sea — Recommended » Manga Worth Reading Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:32:07 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=13343#comment-117305 [...] a stray kitten. Manga fantasy fans will especially appreciate the chapter “A Night on the Galactic Railroad“, a fable about a secret night train. (Others will rue the lack of translation notes to [...]

[...] a stray kitten. Manga fantasy fans will especially appreciate the chapter “A Night on the Galactic Railroad“, a fable about a secret night train. (Others will rue the lack of translation notes to [...]

]]> By: Kingyo Used Books Book 2 » Manga Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2010/07/05/the-manga-biography-of-kenji-miyazawa/comment-page-1/#comment-115522 Kingyo Used Books Book 2 » Manga Worth Reading Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:29:54 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=13343#comment-115522 [...] bar hostess bonds with a little girl over Kenji Miyazawa’s fables in a story that works to seem innocent a bit too hard, but the determination of the child is funny [...]

[...] bar hostess bonds with a little girl over Kenji Miyazawa’s fables in a story that works to seem innocent a bit too hard, but the determination of the child is funny [...]

]]> By: AX wrapup, ask Moto Hagio, underrated manga « MangaBlog http://comicsworthreading.com/2010/07/05/the-manga-biography-of-kenji-miyazawa/comment-page-1/#comment-112758 AX wrapup, ask Moto Hagio, underrated manga « MangaBlog Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:29:01 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=13343#comment-112758 [...] Suitable for Treatment) Melinda Beasi on vol. 1 of Magical JxR (Manga Bookshelf) Ed Sizemore on The Manga Biography of Kenji Miyazawa (Comics Worth Reading) Kristin on vols. 1 and 2 of Maoh: Juvenile Remix (Comic Attack) Todd [...]

[...] Suitable for Treatment) Melinda Beasi on vol. 1 of Magical JxR (Manga Bookshelf) Ed Sizemore on The Manga Biography of Kenji Miyazawa (Comics Worth Reading) Kristin on vols. 1 and 2 of Maoh: Juvenile Remix (Comic Attack) Todd [...]

]]> By: Melinda Beasi http://comicsworthreading.com/2010/07/05/the-manga-biography-of-kenji-miyazawa/comment-page-1/#comment-112757 Melinda Beasi Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:11:09 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=13343#comment-112757 <i>Half the time, the art is used to tell a story, the other half of the time it just illustrates the narration. It would have been a stronger book if there was less narration and more visual storytelling.</i> I've only read the online preview for this, but that was my exact thought. From what I read, it seemed more like an illustrated book than a comic, because the art (and even the bits of dialogue incorporated in that section) seemed incidental rather than a vital piece of the storytelling. Nice review, Ed. Half the time, the art is used to tell a story, the other half of the time it just illustrates the narration. It would have been a stronger book if there was less narration and more visual storytelling.

I’ve only read the online preview for this, but that was my exact thought. From what I read, it seemed more like an illustrated book than a comic, because the art (and even the bits of dialogue incorporated in that section) seemed incidental rather than a vital piece of the storytelling.

Nice review, Ed.

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