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Description
From Viz:
College graduates struggle to cope with the real world. Music offers refuge in this modern manga with an American attitude.
Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Shigeo is permanently crashing at her apartment because his job as a freelance illustrator doesn't pay enough for rent. And her parents in the country keep sending her boxes of veggies that just rot in her fridge. Straddling the line between her years as a student and the rest of her life, Meiko struggles with the feeling that she's just not cut out to be a part of ... More...
College graduates struggle to cope with the real world. Music offers refuge in this modern manga with an American attitude.
Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Shigeo is permanently crashing at her apartment because his job as a freelance illustrator doesn't pay enough for rent. And her parents in the country keep sending her boxes of veggies that just rot in her fridge. Straddling the line between her years as a student and the rest of her life, Meiko struggles with the feeling that she's just not cut out to be a part of ... More...
Type
Manga
Related Series
Ctrl+T (Side Story)
Associated Names
सोलानिन
ソラニン
ソラニン
Groups Scanlating
Latest Release(s)
c.29 by Quicksandscans over 4 years ago
v.2 c.18-28 by Entropy over 15 years ago
v.2 c.15-17 by Entropy over 15 years ago
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v.2 c.18-28 by Entropy over 15 years ago
v.2 c.15-17 by Entropy over 15 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
2 Volumes (Complete)
1 Volume (Shinsouban, Complete)
1 Volume (Shinsouban, Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A
User Reviews
N/A
Forum
1 topics, 2 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.5 / 10.0 (1062 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.44 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 8.44 / 10.0
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Last Updated
October 27th 2022, 1:33am
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Recommendations
Author(s)
Artist(s)
Year
2005
Original Publisher
Shogakukan (2005, 2017)
Serialized In (magazine)
Young Sunday (Shogakukan)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
Viz (1 Omnibus - Complete)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #767 
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Monthly Pos #1682(+143)
3 Month Pos #2754(+116)
6 Month Pos #3178(+403)
Year Pos #3826
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(+86)Monthly Pos #1682
(+143)3 Month Pos #2754
(+116)6 Month Pos #3178
(+403)Year Pos #3826
(-419)List Stats
On 671 reading lists
On 1528 wish lists
On 2449 completed lists
On 61 unfinished lists
On 517 custom lists
On 1528 wish lists
On 2449 completed lists
On 61 unfinished lists
On 517 custom lists
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This is one of the best manga I have ever read. And I've read a lot.
It's wistful, but funny. Pretty crazy at times, but still laid back enough.
And, most importantly, it's about fairly normal people leading fairly normal lives. No super powers, nothing paranormal, no one being a huge musical prodigy even though they have a band and all.
It's just about people like the ones you know. Or, hell, people that could be you, for that matter. (Well, except for Taneda, for reasons that will become apparent once you actually read it...)
It's wistful, but funny. Pretty crazy at times, but still laid back enough.
And, most importantly, it's about fairly normal people leading fairly normal lives. No super powers, nothing paranormal, no one being a huge musical prodigy even though they have a band and all.
It's just about people like the ones you know. Or, hell, people that could be you, for that matter. (Well, except for Taneda, for reasons that will become apparent once you actually read it...)
The main character's reflections are hit and miss in terms of being meaningful or not, as is the disjointed comedy later in the series. On the whole I couldn't connect with this as mch as I would need to to appreciate it. Definitely enjoyed What a Wonderful World much more.
... Last updated on April 27th, 2008, 2:26pm
... Last updated on April 27th, 2008, 2:26pm
One of the very, very few touching dramas out there. Realistic without indulging on cheap tragedy, yet funny at moments. Like life itself. Asano brings an outstading way to deal with the characters' insecurities, providing a believable mirror for its readers.
I have to say, Asano Inio is awesome (but then, you guys probably already know that). His works are best enjoyed with music, I think. For What A Wonderful World, it was Number Girl. And for Solanin, it's Spitz. Real tears were shed lol. ;__;
It was touching. Can't wait to finish this series.
It was touching. Can't wait to finish this series.
Inio Asano is definitely one of the best seinen type manga authors out there. His writing and art style are very abstract yet 'real' in more ways than one.
Solanin, along with What a Wonderful World are some of his best works. I really wish a good publisher would put out some of his works.
... Last updated on October 31st, 2007, 6:42am
Solanin, along with What a Wonderful World are some of his best works. I really wish a good publisher would put out some of his works.
... Last updated on October 31st, 2007, 6:42am
love this manga.
Since nobody posted a synopsis yet, here's the simple idea:
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 enough for an older fanbase.
Art is different, there are no anime-esque deformations here.
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 enough for an older fanbase.
Art is different, there are no anime-esque deformations here.
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