A New Manga Reader Tries Shojo in the Manga Out Loud Podcast
Posted in Manga News on July 14, 2010 by JohannaFollowing up our previous discussion, Caroline continues sampling manga in the newest MangaOutLoud podcast. This time, she and I focus on shojo and other titles of interest to women, covering in particular
- Aria by Kozue Amano
- Fruits Basket by Natsuke Takaya
- All My Darling Daughters by Fumi Yoshinaga
- Ichigenme… The First Class Is Civil Law by Fumi Yoshinaga
- Ooku by Fumi Yoshinaga
- Monster by Naoki Urasawa
I found it refreshing and interesting to see these favorite titles through new eyes, and Caroline had a ton of great observations about them. Thanks also to @mizzelle for filling in my memory gap: I was thinking of the Masters of Disaster from Batman and the Outsiders, a pair of villains called Heatstroke and Coldsnap.
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07/14/2010 at 7:55 AM
You guys should also check out Itazura na Kiss by Kaoru Tada. It is a classic of the genre and only recently available in English. Don’t be put off by the “unfinished” status as it ends at a logical place well past where most stop.
07/14/2010 at 7:57 AM
Oh, good reminder, thanks! I enjoyed the first book, and I’ve got the second on my shelf.
07/15/2010 at 8:09 AM
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