zepysgirl's review against another edition
2.0
Decidedly not for me. Felt like a bunch of nonsense. I only liked one or two of the stories.
dkmode's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful, confounding work with a few stories that I will likely re-read many times.
thuonghtran's review against another edition
4.0
4.5/5 I think it’s quite a beautiful and strange manga with many touching on existiential dread and questions around life. It’s also really visually beautiful.
Enjoyed the following: Nonsense, Calamity, Max, the Sea Snake and the Big Dipper.
Really loved The Tragedy of Princess Rokunomiya and Sounds.
Enjoyed the following: Nonsense, Calamity, Max, the Sea Snake and the Big Dipper.
Really loved The Tragedy of Princess Rokunomiya and Sounds.
benjaminbaron99's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
brogan7's review against another edition
4.0
I started reading this collection of the earliest female manga maker's work (1965-early 80s) ages ago, but at first I couldn't relate--to the art or to the stories. I picked it up again a couple of nights ago and I love her later work!
"Calamity" (1970--that's not 'later'), "Arctic cold" (1981) 5*, The sea snake and the big dipper (1980) 5*, "R" (1981)--she is amazing.
I mean you want to read that she was genre-defying and the first woman and published in her own time, but you want all that and to enjoy the work!
Tsurita died at 37 of lupus, in 1985.
Essay on her life and work is fascinating.
"Calamity" (1970--that's not 'later'), "Arctic cold" (1981) 5*, The sea snake and the big dipper (1980) 5*, "R" (1981)--she is amazing.
I mean you want to read that she was genre-defying and the first woman and published in her own time, but you want all that and to enjoy the work!
Tsurita died at 37 of lupus, in 1985.
Essay on her life and work is fascinating.
alenka's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
4.0
I enjoyed reading this and returning to the comics as I read about their context in the included essay. One thing - the essayist speculates on Tsurita's sexuality but not her gender, and I really wonder if she was gender fluid? There is an analysis of gender in her work but it doesn't quite go that extra step to ask if it wasn't that she was queer, but genderqueer.
mangotwist's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Highly recommend reading the essay at the end because it helps to connect the dots and show the meaning of each comic. Overall I enjoyed the comics and how emotional and reflective I found them to be. The thing with the comics is that they make you think a lot more because of how little tsurita uses words.