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narrnaul's review
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
emalda's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
__kuriichan_'s review against another edition
3.0
Actual rating 2.8⭐
Chichi no koyomi (My Father's Diary) is a story that Jirō Taniguchi was inspired to write based on his hometown of Tottori Prefecture and the Great fire that took place in 1952. However, let's not mistake it for an autobiography as the story is purely fictional with some authentic elements.
The story follows Yōichi, a young man who returns to Tottori for his father's funeral. It makes you wonder from the start though, why he is trying to avoid or delay his return to his hometown. We find out soon that it's because Yōichi, since he was little, has been emotionally distant from his father.
Now, I won't get into much detail about the story but there are some things that bothered me with it (which do contain spoilers).
First of all, any book that makes me cry - not once, but twice- over a dog's death, is automatically added to my black list. End of story.
Second, I simply cannot understand the emotional turmoil Yōichi went through because of his family's disapproval over his years long neglect towards his father, as well as wanting to get as far away from Tottori as possible. Nobody ever, not even his own father, bothered to explain to Yōichi why exactly his mother left, why his parents divorced and why everything happened. Not even his own sister for that matter. They expected him to just magically understand what kind of person his father was and all the events that ensued before and after his parents' divorce.
Third, I cannot understand the entitlement Haruko (Yōichi's sister, and Daisuke (Yōichi's uncle) think they had over Yōichi's decisions. There has been multiple attempted manipulation from both towards Yōichi.
Furthermore, Kiyoko's (Yōichi's mother) minimal appearance in the manga made me feel like the author wanted to make her look like the bad guy, not necessarily on purpose, but still.
Finally, I want to say that I understand it's a story set in Shōwa period Japan (Post WWII) and the mindset, even if not as changed from the current one, was a lot more different then. Still, I believe this story could have been better, and not as unnecessarily dramatic over Yōichi's father. Someone cut Yōichi some slack for the love of god.
I really liked the artwork and the settings, as well as the original dialect (in Japanese). The story was okay.
It really wasn't for me, and, not gonna lie, I hate the fact that I will have to write an essay about it soon.
*Read as a part of a uni course. Read in both Japanese and English.
Chichi no koyomi (My Father's Diary) is a story that Jirō Taniguchi was inspired to write based on his hometown of Tottori Prefecture and the Great fire that took place in 1952. However, let's not mistake it for an autobiography as the story is purely fictional with some authentic elements.
The story follows Yōichi, a young man who returns to Tottori for his father's funeral. It makes you wonder from the start though, why he is trying to avoid or delay his return to his hometown. We find out soon that it's because Yōichi, since he was little, has been emotionally distant from his father.
Now, I won't get into much detail about the story but there are some things that bothered me with it (which do contain spoilers).
First of all, any book that makes me cry - not once, but twice- over a dog's death, is automatically added to my black list. End of story.
Second, I simply cannot understand the emotional turmoil Yōichi went through because of his family's disapproval over his years long neglect towards his father, as well as wanting to get as far away from Tottori as possible. Nobody ever, not even his own father, bothered to explain to Yōichi why exactly his mother left, why his parents divorced and why everything happened. Not even his own sister for that matter. They expected him to just magically understand what kind of person his father was and all the events that ensued before and after his parents' divorce.
Third, I cannot understand the entitlement Haruko (Yōichi's sister, and Daisuke (Yōichi's uncle) think they had over Yōichi's decisions. There has been multiple attempted manipulation from both towards Yōichi.
Furthermore, Kiyoko's (Yōichi's mother) minimal appearance in the manga made me feel like the author wanted to make her look like the bad guy, not necessarily on purpose, but still.
Finally, I want to say that I understand it's a story set in Shōwa period Japan (Post WWII) and the mindset, even if not as changed from the current one, was a lot more different then. Still, I believe this story could have been better, and not as unnecessarily dramatic over Yōichi's father. Someone cut Yōichi some slack for the love of god.
I really liked the artwork and the settings, as well as the original dialect (in Japanese). The story was okay.
It really wasn't for me, and, not gonna lie, I hate the fact that I will have to write an essay about it soon.
*Read as a part of a uni course. Read in both Japanese and English.
falcodrago's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Simply perfect, beyond words! Firstly, the art is out of this world, there is no mangaka like him, the wealth of details in the scenes, even if small, is surreal... Basically the story revolves around this boy receiving the news that his father, who was far away, he died.
With this event he begins a search for his father's past and an explanation of why he did something x in the past, and when he discovers the diary... my god, how sad.
It's a manga without anything special, it tells the story of a family, how it came to an end and how it would also start again after such a tragic event, it's really only in death that we truly know people...
With this event he begins a search for his father's past and an explanation of why he did something x in the past, and when he discovers the diary... my god, how sad.
It's a manga without anything special, it tells the story of a family, how it came to an end and how it would also start again after such a tragic event, it's really only in death that we truly know people...
bamar's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
glecharles's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Literary fiction isn't usually my thing, but Taniguchi delivers an emotional family tale of reflection and regret without any melodrama, combined with clean, beautiful artwork that subtly communicates the complicated feelings throughout.
filiparferreira's review against another edition
5.0
Sou uma leitora relativamente iniciante neste mudo do romance gráfico,apesar de por dever conjugal passar uma parte do meu tempo neste meio, entre conversas, festivais e exposições. Confesso por isso a minha ignorância e que ligo pouco aos bonecos, para mim a história é o mais importante. Por isso tenho frequentemente desilusões, porque os desenhos são ótimos mas a história muitas vezes fica para lá da minha compreensão. Outras vezes, a história até pode ser boa, mas a minha sensibilidade rejeita os desenhos. Nada disso aconteceu desta vez e a história encontrou logo o seu lugar no meu coração.
oldlector's review against another edition
4.0
Sensaciones a flor de piel. Nudo en la garganta. Verdades que van cayendo en cascada, te golpean la cara y te hacen replantear toda tu vida. Todo ello reflejado con un trazo sublime, exquisito.
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