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Solanin  
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Description
Slice of life with a young couple, Inoue Meiko and Taneda Shigeo, and how everyday occurrences affect their lives. Meiko begins contemplating whether freedom without purpose is really the same thing as boredom. This is a retelling of a very common real life situation, perhaps enjoyable for an older fanbase. Art is different, there are no anime-esque deformations here.

Nominated in 2009 for the Eisner Award Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan. Nominated for the 2009 Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material.

Type
Manga

Related Series
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Associated Names
ソラニン
Soranin

Groups Scanlating
Entropy

Latest Release(s)
v.2 c.18-28 by Entropy (1978d ago)
v.2 c.15-17 by Entropy (2032d ago)
v.1 c.10-14 by Entropy (2093d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
2 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

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User Rating
Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (510 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.5 / 10.0
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Last Updated
May 1st 2013, 4:07am PST

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Genre
Drama  Mature  Romance  Seinen  Slice of Life  Tragedy 
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Author(s)
ASANO Inio

Artist(s)
ASANO Inio

Year
2005

Original Publisher
Shogakukan

Serialized In (magazine)
Young Sunday (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Viz (1 Omnibus - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #618 increased(+74)
Monthly Pos #992 increased(+189)
3 Month Pos #1109 increased(+43)
6 Month Pos #1133 increased(+82)

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On 404 reading lists
On 871 wish lists
On 1191 completed lists
On 42 unfinished lists
On 283 custom lists

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 It's good.   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by yumemiru
March 17th, 2010, 9:23pm
I wasn't very excited to read this at first, even with all these glowing reviews. But I'm glad I did.

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It's a manga I'll probably remember for a while. I liked this, even though there's nothing particular that I liked especially in this story. Maybe I'm too finely tuned towards shoujo/shounen manga, but I kept waiting for that moment when they made it, for that moment of win. But it never happened. There was never this ultimate moment when everything was made right.

At the end of the day, no matter what happened, the characters remained much the same as who they were. And that's really the charm of this manga. Most people won't achieve their dreams. Not all of us are going to make the big money or become someone famous, or dazzlingly charming/beautiful. Books, movies, tv shows---a lot of things have glamorized these things to make it seem like it'll happen to everyone.

But Solanin is about growing up, about realizing that it's not wrong to have these dreams, and you should try to pursue them. It doesn't mean that you'll be guaranteed to reach your goal, but it does mean that you should try your best, live your life. And that's probably what touched me the most.

It's definitely a manga like this that can show people that manga is more than japanese "comics"; there's something as deep and poignant as any written novel.
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 Quarter life crisis   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by ejami005
November 14th, 2009, 3:09am
I read oyasumi punpun and decided to read this authors other works. It was refreshing/inspiring to read this manga. It's not as heavy as punpun, but the level of art is the same. I'm in that age range where I'm wondering about what I'm going to do tomorrow, next year, or the rest of my life and if I've actually become an adult like I think I have. This manga is such a raw reflection of that. Existential drama with flashes of unrefined insight and pure sillyness. I read this and cried... but then I woke up the next morning with a smile, laughter that I couldn't control, and a renewed perspective on what life means.
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 Perfect   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by yumechu
September 30th, 2011, 2:47am
I'm a cry-baby and saying it made me cry this might not mean much since it's not unusual for me to shed a tear or two while reading a comic book. However, Solanin really touched my soul. It doesn't try hard to be smart, interesting or touching - it just is this way. The sadness and beauty of it infect you and stay within your heart. With time it's natural to forget the details about plot and characters but not the emotions. It's perfect, really.
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 can't keep it to yourself   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by kanjo
May 30th, 2011, 1:56pm
I would recommend this manga over any other, I've forced it on everyone I know who could understand it (I bought it in Japan so it's Japanese) and everyone has loved it. It's a sad story, but the story couldn't make you cry if it wasn't told perfectly, but it was. It pulls you back in after making you so depressed, but you still have to figure yourself out after you finish it.
The message, to me, was that happiness isn't a right. It's not something that's guaranteed in life. But you don't have to be a rock star or anything big to be happy. You just have to give yourself a chance to be happy.
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 A first for me   
Rating: N/A
by djbreezy
February 15th, 2009, 5:51pm
First manga to made me cry. I don't know why though. Maybe because the relationship seemed so normal and simple with no problems to come between it. Even thinking about it makes me feel sad. But I didn't cry for what happend in the plot, it was the overall story and how beautiful it was. I also loved the ending. It was redeemed the sad parts and made it happy again.
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 Not very interesting   
Rating: 7.9 / 10.0
by sirsosss
August 17th, 2011, 4:07pm
I guess my opinion is rather different from others. I find the pace of this manga to be quite slow. 2 volumes felt like 4. The characters are very real and understandable. It's definitely has a very serious tone and provided a lot of social commentary. I could not find any flaw to this manga. However, as flawless as it seems, it wasn't interesting. I find it boring. But nevertheless, it was a decent read for serious, deep, and somewhat emotional kind of plot lovers.

... Last updated on August 17th, 2011, 4:08pm
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 Solanin   
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by Yper
August 28th, 2011, 9:03am
Yeap. This is where Asano Inio starts to shine. This is his style, this is his art. He's on his own ground. Although Solanin is nowhere near Asano Inio's masterpiece Oyasumi Punpun, it is definitely worth reading. Compared to SS or HnM, this is a more mature slice of life story containing the funny day-to-day happenings of a couple and their close friends. The major event of this manga: a girl quits her job. And that's it. This is the catalyst of other small, funny, cute, slice of life occurrences. In the middle of them are the two main villains who make these series so funny, sweet and random: Kato and Crack. If it wasn't for them, this manga would be pretty much boring and skippable.

This is a perfect place to start with Asano Inio. The art, the style, the characters. It's all there.

... Last updated on August 28th, 2011, 1:22pm
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 from the comics journal   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by simpleeyelid
May 8th, 2010, 1:54pm
start with the referred comment from tcj
Not much happens in Solanin so its interest depends primarily upon its characters. Asano’s dialogue is realistic, and his characters are believable. But believable is not the same as interesting. Nothing distinguishes Meiko and Taneda from the millions of other young adults in similar situations. Meiko’s internal reflections on her situation are given at length, but these rarely rise above the banal. Halfway through, a melodramatic event causes the book to abruptly shift direction, and its second half is about coping with loss. Things pick up here, but not enough: The accomplishment that forms the climax of the book is too slight to bear the symbolic weight Asano places upon it. Asano’s art is very good, particularly his command of facial expressions, but this is not enough to outweigh the story’s weaknesses.

As for me, the story itself does not give me too much surprise; the dialogue is repetitive in the sense that it is expressed of the same form as the other realistic works, always about emotional wavering or helplessness. The mangaka takes care of the characters well, each one's qualities are well portrayed.

Same as the rating from lozzenator, you just can not rate it higher although it seemed to be flawless. It is just a bit trite, I guess. I give 8 because I really savour the art.

... Last updated on May 9th, 2010, 5:39am
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 Beautifull   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by nail80
February 17th, 2010, 11:07am
Oh God how i love slice of life!
This is really good, i enjoyed getting to know these characters, their flaws, insecurities and the way they manage to overcome tragedy.
It's life. With tragedy, happiness...everything. It really hit me because before reading this i was thinking about the same thing, and i'm about the same age as the characters.
Truly recomend it.

... Last updated on February 17th, 2010, 11:08am
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 Touching   
Rating: 6.0 / 10.0
by lozzenator
November 19th, 2008, 8:32am
Mangas like Solanin is why I read seinen. It deals with real life and all its sadness. I particularly love the way the author brings us into Mieko's struggle and shows a triumph of human spirit and hope over tragedy. Highly recommend this.
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