Bit of an experiment this – the idea being an open thread to chat about any manga in the shojo genre you happen to be reading, thinking about reading, recommendations for reading etc. - see where it goes.
Not sure how this will work out, but I know there is a least two other shojo fanatics out there – the drifting Hot Gimmick thread was the inspiration - this can be thought of as the continuation of that but without the constraint of talking about just about one title.
There is some irony in shojo officially being ‘manga for girls’ and the fact that I’m not one…but what the heck…I seem to be entertained by it one way or another.
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I’ll attempt to kick things off with Nana – having not long received and read volumes 1&2 of this series.
It’s a slightly more mature shojo, from what I can gather, featuring a pair of women/girls in their early 20s both called Nana (funnily enough)
The first volume is split between each Nana – one half filling you in on the background for each character. You know right away when you meet Nana K in chapter one who is - not sure what the best word to describe her – ditzy(?), flakey(?) - that the Nana O is going to be the complete opposite. As predictable as that may be, it in no way detracts from the entertainment.
So with volume 2 you have two contrasting characters, with contrasting backgrounds, each with their own little clique of friends, both making the move to Tokyo and by the not so stranger-than-fiction coincidences of fiction - they end up sharing a flat together and striking up a friendship, both there to try and find their way in life.
To sum up - I really enjoyed it so far; found it funny, entertaining and touching in equal measure, nice to simply loose yourself in the characters for a few hours per volume.
It took a great deal of will power not to gobble up both in one extended sitting, and so I’m now patiently waiting to afford the further volumes in the series.
Nana…anyone else?
Not sure how this will work out, but I know there is a least two other shojo fanatics out there – the drifting Hot Gimmick thread was the inspiration - this can be thought of as the continuation of that but without the constraint of talking about just about one title.
There is some irony in shojo officially being ‘manga for girls’ and the fact that I’m not one…but what the heck…I seem to be entertained by it one way or another.
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I’ll attempt to kick things off with Nana – having not long received and read volumes 1&2 of this series.
It’s a slightly more mature shojo, from what I can gather, featuring a pair of women/girls in their early 20s both called Nana (funnily enough)
The first volume is split between each Nana – one half filling you in on the background for each character. You know right away when you meet Nana K in chapter one who is - not sure what the best word to describe her – ditzy(?), flakey(?) - that the Nana O is going to be the complete opposite. As predictable as that may be, it in no way detracts from the entertainment.
So with volume 2 you have two contrasting characters, with contrasting backgrounds, each with their own little clique of friends, both making the move to Tokyo and by the not so stranger-than-fiction coincidences of fiction - they end up sharing a flat together and striking up a friendship, both there to try and find their way in life.
To sum up - I really enjoyed it so far; found it funny, entertaining and touching in equal measure, nice to simply loose yourself in the characters for a few hours per volume.
It took a great deal of will power not to gobble up both in one extended sitting, and so I’m now patiently waiting to afford the further volumes in the series.
Nana…anyone else?
