Ginza Neon Paradise

Description

In 1940s Japan during the war, long-time friends Aoi and Takahiko part ways as Takahiko is enlisted. For years, Aoi stayed in their hometown with the looming worry that his friend might not come back. He never received word from his friend and so he feared the worst.

Now, Takahiko shows up all of a sudden and Aoi is not sure to what to make of this. Anger, relief, pain—all of these emotions overwhelm Aoi as he was certain his friend was gone because he never received a letter or any indication he was alive. Can the two reunite as friends or are they long past the point of friendship?

Official English Release:
MANGA.Club, Renta, Bookwalker, June, Toomics

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Neon Ginza Paradise

再次璀璨的銀座夜晚

再次璀璨的银座夜晚

銀座ネオンパラダイス

银座霓幻夜天堂

Groups Scanlating

Chrima Scans

Latest Release(s)

v.1 c.1-6 (end) by Chrima Scans 8 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 8 / 10.0 (131 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.68 / 10.0

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Last Updated

June 5th, 2024 4:04am PDT - 11 months ago

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Genre

Drama Historical Romance Yaoi
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Unohana

Artist(s)

Unohana

Year

2014

Original Publisher

Nihon Bungeisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Karen (Nihon Bungeisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Manga.club (2018)

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Weekly Pos #765

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Monthly Pos #1731

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3 Month Pos #2267

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6 Month Pos #5381 (No change)

Year Pos #7410 (No change)

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On 372 completed lists

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One of the best from Unohana sensei

by Kin883
1 year ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Wartime, historic japan, not a common trope! There’s drama, bitterness and romance! Love beats all! If you love someone you love their flaws? Maybe, maybe not.. but who cares, if you have eyes for each other, you will learn to slowly be better for the one you cherish, love and respect! For the love of plot, it’s one book that you wouldn’t regret reading, drawing may not suit everyone’s style, but if you can get past the drawings, you will surely learn to love this! For those to comment on uke being a stereotype, bottom, I guess you shouldn’t even start reading BL/Yaoi, sensei have done many different characters in her other books, just because this isn’t your type of uke, doesn’t mean it’s not a painstaking effort that sensei put in. For those who didn’t purchase book copy, sensei did explain why she create the character this way. It’s because she wishes to try drawing different characters personality..

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Historical gem

by tsun_bling
7 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

At first I didn't expect much of this, but it turned out to be beautiful! A romantic wartime story that makes you gush and swoon with yearning. At times it can feel a bit... stereotypical heteronormative yaoi, but the characters are well-developed enough not to fall into shallow seme/uke archetype. The character development is satisfying, and the female character is depicted well and not as some typical ~obstacle between the couple. One of the select few BL titles that I keep re-reading because it's so beautiful.

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Done before a hundred times...

by calstine
8 years ago

Rating: N/A

...though maybe not in the BL genre. Basically, Ginza Neon Paradise follows an extremely typical "wartime love story" formula that has been used in countless straight romances. Now, logically speaking this shouldn't be an issue, since they're both guys and so the behaviour of the guy in the traditionally female role as well as the way the guy in the male role treats/interacts with him would be different. But let's be honest: how many yaoi manga manage to treat the uke like a real man or portray any difference in the seme's behaviour compared to that of the man in a straight relationship? The answer is "very few," and while the art may fool you into believing otherwise, this manga cannot be included among those few.

The uke behaves/talks/thinks exactly like a girl would in that kind of situation; the seme behaves/talks/thinks exactly like the guy in a straight romance. Their everyday conversations and interactions were also completely het-coded, which to me is actually more disturbing than when they behave that way in bed. It's boring, and robs the plot of any originality. I've read this same story -- only handled much better -- in romance novels. Why should I re-read it here?

I typically wouldn't have commented on a manga like Ginza (because it's in no way awful by yaoi standards), but after seeing the overly favourable comments and ratings, I couldn't resist the urge to provide a bit more balance.

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Outstanding manga, definitely worth to read.

by kidoraku
8 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I was so deep into the story that I wouldn't notice even a shooting tank. So interesting, so damn good. The story has a really strong plot. It was created with great lifelikeness and what's important here - all the historical facts are correct. Mangaka did a good job studying all about life in the post war Tokio. The characters are likeable, well... at first maybe not all of them but there's growth of characters and many things change. There's a lot of drama and turning points, even the supporting characters were created with care and attention.

I couldn't guess what will be the end of the story (usually it's easy to guess in the middle of the 1st chapter). I like the tension between main characters, their hard work and honesty. The kinky sex is also a big asset of this yaoi. If I had to complain I'd say that the art sometimes gets messy, just out of the blue. In general the art is very pretty, I love their eyes and face expressions, thanks to that they look alive, not like waxworks wearing the same face through the whole story. The whole thing is very realistic and very interesting. It's the best yaoi I've read this month.

It was a great joy to read Ginza Neon Paradise so I highly recommend it. If you like historical or lifelike stories you'll love it for sure!

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A gem

by OmNom
8 years ago

Rating: N/A

I've always loved stories set in the Shouwa period, be it any genre. There's a certain charm to the unique atmosphere and people of this era that never fails to evoke all sorts of nostalgic sentiments in me. Combine that with a story appropriate for the period and with characters well written and developed, and voila, you're guaranteed for a success. This is making me sorely reminisce about Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, but I'm getting off track now. All I want to conclude is: do not hesitate to pick up Ginza Neon Paradise because you won't be left disappointed. It's just so beautiful that I don't want to ruin it with my clumsy words; you have to experience it for yourself.

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Nice

by Tentacle
8 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

It's a good read but presented to be more dramatic than it was. The characters are pretty bland and forgetable but the lightheartedness and feeling of freedom by the end made the story worth the time it took to read it.

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Lovely...

by Baniita
8 years ago

Rating: 8.4 / 10.0

Extreme historical inaccuracy and the usual complete dismissal of the existence of Japanese war crimes aside ("for the sake of our country" my ass lmao)...
This was lovely.
I have complaints, of course. Such as the bottom blushes/cries so often it's typical of an "uke" archetype and that's really.... gah. Oh, and the "I'm the man of the house" was so heteronormative I gagged.
Coming from someone who typically doesn't like childhood friend dynamics though, their relationship was /lovely/. The dialogue is lovely, the story was lovely. Very beautiful, and utterly romantic. Will buy; would reread again.

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Underrated

by aiish
8 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

It was good. A very nice slice of life yaoi. It was sweet and calming to read. I liked the characters and saw a lot of growth in the two and wanted to read more. I did feel like the mangaka didnt know where she wanted to go with the storyline a couple of times but it still worked out. I felt like it couldve been longer, but i didnt dislike the ending.

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