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Subarashii Sekai   
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Manga

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Associated Names
Un Monde Formidable
Un Mundo Maravilloso
What a Wonderful World
What a Wonderful World!
素晴らしい世界

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Latest Release(s)
v.2 c.14-19 (end) by Illuminati-Manga over 13 years ago
v.2 c.13 by Illuminati-Manga over 13 years ago
v.2 c.12 by Illuminati-Manga over 14 years ago
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in Country of Origin
2 Volumes (Complete)

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Yes

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Average: 8 / 10.0 (412 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.89 / 10.0
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Year
2002

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Serialized In (magazine)
Sunday GX (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Viz (2 Volumes - Complete)

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Quite good  
by panos
June 9th, 2013, 6:35pm
Rating: 8.0  / 10.0
As a whole it was a good manga, some stories are better than the others. It depicts the problems and feelings of everyday people about their life (job, relationships, dreams etc) in a realistic and graphic way. It was also nice the way some stories connected with each other which made me go back and find the original story, as well as the ending scene of a story is the beginning of another. Last 2 chapters were really sad though and that's what mostly drove me to comment for this manga. I was googling a lot about any discussion about the ending and those 2 chapters in particular but I couldn't find anything, at least from the English written forums or blogs. To sum up I suggest you give it a read if you like slice of life stories. You won't be disappointed.

... Last updated on June 9th, 2013, 7:30pm
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Subarashii Sekkai  
by Yper
August 28th, 2011, 8:32am
Rating: N/A
Asano Inio's first published manga. Small, distinctively japanese slice of life stories somewhat linked to each other. The topics covered are as follows: otakus, hikkikomoris, misunderstood teenagers, baitos (part-time jobs), freeters (someone living off part-time jobs), the national exam for higher education, ronins (someone who has failed this national exam and is waiting until the next one), yobikous (special schools which prepare the ronins for the next exam), school bullying, bullies and bullied characters, young couples, love between young couples, virginity, lost of virginity, masturbating, sense of purpose, meaning of life, boring japanese daily life, the beginning of a new day. All of this coupled with daily random ramblings and some witty, clichéed phrases about the meaning of life.

You're not japanese and want to get into Asano Inio? I don't recommend this manga for a first try. If you try to read this, you'll simply read it up just for the sake of reading it. Yes, it will be boring and maybe annoying, but you will continue just for completing the series and thus placing it in the "Complete list" and then utterly forgetting about it. Instead, I recommend Solanin, Nijighara Holograph (may need two to three readings), Oyasumi Punpun (Asano Inio's masterpiece) and Sekai no Owari to Yoakemae.

To boost it up, the art is a pale comparisong of the aforementioned four and his easily trademarked style is still in embryonic form.

... Last updated on August 28th, 2011, 8:42am
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He's got something...  
by MightyMaeve
June 7th, 2011, 1:45pm
Rating: 6.0  / 10.0
I didn't like anyone in this anthology. And I didn't care enough about anyone to find theor stories compelling. I am attracted to stories focusing on character development, character struggle with self and society, so I picked this title up. There wasn't much inner life reflected beneath these disaffected people.

Alas, the writer seemed  to be trying to say something really, really hard, and say it cleverly, losing his impact in abstraction.  I'd be willing to give this mangaka another try--his art and panel use are energetic and at times that was all that kept me reading. Perhaps a longer story would be a better reflection of his story telling ability? This is, after all, my first time trying Asano-sensei's work.

... Last updated on June 7th, 2011, 1:49pm
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Blarg  
by Fallen Wings
September 4th, 2010, 6:25am
Rating: 4.0  / 10.0
When I come to manga - I'm a real cow.

And once in a while I ask myself "Why did they do this?"

This is one of those times.

The story is set up that a bunch of people are having crap lives and something happens and they suddenly see the brighter side of life. The characters come and go - they are interlocked appearing in each others stories. Sounds okay right?

Well ... really depends if you off put by things.

Okay I'm just going to throw it out there.

In every chapter there is some sort of reference to sex. And BOY does it get in the way (or me)

The first chapters follows a girl who, might I add you don't really connect with, is struggling to see the brighter side of things after quitting school. So it goes kinda like this:

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Oh look at me. I'm sad because I dropped out of school. Oh woe me. I want to meet my friends. But also I don't *Insert some random saying of "My girlfriend dumped me" and she responses "Don't ask me I'm a virigin" (WTH?!)*. I want to be a rockstar. Yet I don't. Oh woe me. *stare at random things* Oh I'm like a housewife. *more staring and then house burn down* Oh woe me. *dream of turtle running around* Hello old friend. *Insert something about wanting to have sex with guy she hasn't seen for six months and just met again* I want to be a rock star. END


Yeah. You see I didn't connect with her at all. She doesn't really have a problem - yet it was made into a dramatic thing. Some say I miss the point, but I say that I already read much better short stories that have better writing and better characters.

The third chapter is about
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a girl who gets pregnant with a teacher and then finds out that he is married and has kids. Has this little spill about life then moves onto wanting to be with her ALREADY MARRIED teacher - after the ordeal going "I really want to see you again". You think she might have the brains to NOT chase after a guy who already has a life - or at least make some sort of statement to him.


The fourth chapter is about the childhood friend from the first chapter living his life which goes like:

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I too want to be a rockstar. Lets quit my job. *Insert the return of the first chapter girl who then makes a fuss about him leaving his job and storms out leaving no respect of her from me* Lets talk with my friends. Lets come back and grope the girl in the first chapter then talk about how when she was riding me in sex I was staring at the ceiling thinking about how happy he is right now* You know what. Even though it isn't what I want to do - and I don't like it much - lets not follow my dream and return to the workplace!


Then other chapters of sex and poorly written characters.

Look it wasn't HORRIBLE just poorly written and poor characters that go no where. For an outlook of life - it tackles very small problems with very poor solutions. See it, done that.

Recommendation: Go read a good short story series. This one barely makes it.
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aaaah very nice read  
by elalendi
October 21st, 2009, 2:41pm
Rating: N/A
It's the kind of manga that makes you sigh happily after reading it. His art is beautiful, his storytelling really touching, light, sad, funny, you name it. One of my favorites by him. I also thought it was really cool that each story (and they could have served as stand-alone oneshots) was connected to the next through the characters. Like one story turns out to have a minor character whose sister is featured in the next. I loved that.

... Last updated on October 21st, 2009, 2:47pm
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Super flavorful  
by vkoi
August 31st, 2009, 10:05pm
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Great writing, stories that are realistic while still being engaging (this coming from a sucker for a fantasy twist). As a twenty something who's been hammered on a bit by life, I think these stories are pretty universal; I didn't find the themes distinctly Japanese. I found myself nodding through the stories, "Yep, know what that's like." The art style was also great. The characters aren't beauties - they're ugly or real looking, no eye candy here, but Inio Asano's clean lines have a lot of life in them. The stories completely escape the cliches so common in manga. Each is really unique and creative.

I have only one negative thing to say about Subarashii Sekai. The theme "Life's difficult but you have to look at reality and not run away from it and deal with it in your own way," just got pounded too explicitly. Phrases like, "Look at life as it really is," and "You can't run away from reality," show up in every story. It's true, yeah, but maybe it could have been more subtle. Well, the stories approach this theme from many angles, so I don't mind too much. Each story offers further insight.

I think this is a must read for any slice-of-life fans. I highly recommend it to any fans of fine storytelling.
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Superb anthology.  
by Crenshinibon
January 15th, 2009, 6:48pm
Rating: 9.3  / 10.0
Asano Inio never fails. Ever. Interesting little glances into daily life ranging from humorous to dramatic to almost surreal, all tied to together with some of the most astonishing artwork in the world of manga (although admittedly this isn't Asano's best artistic work). Truth be told, this is probably my least-favorite of his titles, but I still enjoy it immensely and hold it in an extremely high regard. This admittedly isn't a collection for everyone, but if you've enjoyed other works of a similar nature (glances at Japanese daily life with some veiled criticisms), then you'll have a good time with this one.
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aww  
by fictionalscience
June 8th, 2008, 10:46am
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Well, besides the more obvious fact that each of the stories is named after a song ("Subarashii Sekai" - either Lunkhead or Eastern Youth, "Sunday People" - Supercar, "Mini Grammer" - Number Girl, etc), the whole volume 1 strikes me as similarly organized as a concept album: all the stories are different, but all the same (at least overall they tell one big story). Also, I especially like how the mangaka uses almost surreal-looking images, like the bear costume in "What a Wonderful World" and the turtle in "Like Greased Lightning". My personal favorites, though, have to be "Like Greased Lightning" and "Wandervogel", because of my bias towards music scene-related stuff.
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Awesome!!  
by G-17
January 23rd, 2008, 8:35am
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
It's Inio Asano....Nuff said.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. A good publisher should pick up his work. They'll do themselves and the rest of the world outside Japan a huge service.

Cheerz!
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goes well with jrock playing on the background  
by yui-kun
November 30th, 2007, 9:48am
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
I must admit that I decided to read this manga because it had chapter titles that had music references. Volume 1 really blew me away. I like the way the vignettes were connected to each other; the way the ending scene of the story is the opening scenario to the next one. It's also best read with Number Girl playing in the background (lol). My favorite chapters would be "A Hilly Neighborhood" (which reminds me a lot of the NG song Trampoline Girl) and "Syrup." Nice and touching. Highly recommended to fans of the genre.

... Last updated on December 23rd, 2007, 7:38am
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