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1) Yurusarenai Otoko
2) Aishiatteru Futari
3) Seigi no Mikata no Koi no Yukue (Love & Battle) Seigo, who grew up in a village, moved to Tokyo to find a job and to fight crime (apparently he has some strange superpowers), since not much happens in his village. One day his childhood friend Touma visits him and challenges him to remind him of his mission. At least that's Touma's claim...
4) Kanoko's Story
Note: Chapters 1-3 are shounen ai stories while chapter 4 is shoujo.
I don't know how to rate this collection. The stories are so odd and disjointed. I don't think it's a problem with the mangaka's ability to manipulate the comic narrative form; I think even if these stories were told in prose, they'd still flummox me somewhat.
All four have fascinating elements: the first two stories center around the theme of frustration over a loved one's behaviour (leading to extreme acts in the first story). The third one is more of a gentle confession story despite its seemingly unnecessary supernatural component. The fourth one centers around the theme of frustration over a loved one's behaviour once again, but this time with more acceptance. Filled with suspenseful delivery, action, and quirky, expressive art, I can't say I don't like these stories.
But there are disappointing elements: they were all too vague, like the complete story and resulting emotional impact didn't quite transmit from the mangaka's head to the reader's head; and as soon as the characters become solidly compelling, their stories are confusingly over.
Definitely imperfect story-telling, but worth reading, overall, if you want something unusual to think about.
I found the first two stories to be confusing. They were both mystery-like and contained the same cast of characters. The third story is a shounen-ai romance about a boy with supernatural powers. Then there is a shoujo story about a girl who claims to talk to aliens. How are these stories at all related? I really don't know. The first two are slightly dark, (three guys sit down in a room with a friend's dead body and chat nonchalantly about how he may have died.), the third is light and comedic at times, and the last is...I guess unsettling is the best word. I haven't seen anything like this before. While reading this I found myself thinking "...what is this?". lol The cover really gives the wrong impression...
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