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at the age of fourteen who vows to never write again. Amano Tooko is the ´literature girl´ who runs the school´s literature club. After Inoue spots her eating a book she drafts him into the literature club. Every day he writes stories for her to eat until the club´s drop box brings a mystery to their doorway....
My Thoughts
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Away from the anime...off to read the manga!! |
*Now readers: Before I begin the nitty gritty of the review I do want to mention the Bungaku Shoujo (anime movie/manga/episodes) are all based on the light novel by Nomura Mizuki. Good translations of light novels are difficult to come by or not accessible so I have yet to read Bungaku Shoujo in its original form. I´m on the hunt just not quite there yet.
Bungaku Shoujo to Shi Ni Tagari no Douke is as unusual a manga as its name´s English translation: A
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Konoha reaches the roof to late to stop Miu´s suicide |
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To keep her yokai secret she makes Konoha the other member of the school literary club |
Tooko-senpai´s character is a little bit double-sided.
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Konoha first close view of Amano Tooko |
If the manga soley focused on Konoha and Tooko-
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Let´s talk about S |
From a medical perspective S would be described as
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Hiding away who they are so no will find out the monstrous truth |
While I really enjoy the element added by S it does
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No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai |
I could not find an ecopy but the jist is this: The book is a three part memorandum about a man unable to
allow others to see his true self. In first person he writes of his struggle to keep up a cheerful persona while hiding his own lack of feeling. The recurring theme in the author´s life was suicide so it is in the book. People have wondered if it was Osamu´s will or a type of autobiography of his life. Shortly after he wrote it Osamu Dazai committed suicide.
The Art
My thoughts took so long I made a seperate section for those who got tired of me going on about the story. I am a sucker for watercolor which makes Bungaku Shoujo To Shi Ni Tagari No Douke´s color pages a favorite of mine. The soft tones are such a deep contrast to the dark pages of S. I really appreciate manga artists who are not afraid to literally reflect a character´s darkness by flipflopping the regular white background to black. Not every artist does it right but for the character of S who is the darker half of a human did a fabulous job.
The characters themselves are beautifully drawn when being serious or just looking at us with those wide eyes. I love the way th
e hair flows around them especially Amane Tooko whose thin braids are an unusual artistic choice. The reason behind her braids is actually a part of the storyline. The artist chose to give the character Tooko long thin limbs which give a very graceful appearance to her overall figure. She flows from her hair to her delicate fingers.
Now comes the part of Bungaku Shoujo to Shi Ni
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I like this look. Bychanging the eyes and body proportions it totally works |
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The HAMSTER face. Brings to mind my dwarf hamster which was always biting me. |
To the Reader
Bungaku Shoujo To Shi Ni Tagari No Douke has an innocent appearance of a school slice-of-life manga. To the outsider I would say it looks rated E for everyone. Then you begin to read and right away it becomes clear this isn´t a happy mystery. Readers must be aware this manga deals heavily with the element of suicide. I do not know how many of us have been touched by suicide but last year it affected a great deal of people I know. Konoha´s need to understand is a reflection I see in their eyes. Parts of the manga might be triggering to those who struggle with suicide so read with care.
The next point I must make to you readers might be taken as a tad snobbish. This manga is not going to be for those who hate reading. The title has the dead
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I never liked The Great Gasby. It would give me heartburn if I ate it. Especially any pages with Daisy on them. |
Finally! If you enjoy mystery, psychological, slice of
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The movie is my favorite but the OVAS are good too! |
Details
ungaku
Shoujo to Shinitagari no Pierrot; “文学少女”と死にたがりの道化; 文学少女 (文学少女和想死的小丑);
"A literary girl" and a Clown who dreamed to die; "Едно буквално момиче"
и Клоун, който мечтаел да умре (Bulgarian) - See more at:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/bungaku_shoujo_to_shi_ni_tagari_no_douke/#sthash.5pClBFjd.dpufName(s):
ungaku
Shoujo to Shinitagari no Pierrot; “文学少女”と死にたがりの道化; 文学少女 (文学少女和想死的小丑);
"A literary girl" and a Clown who dreamed to die; "Едно буквално момиче"
и Клоун, който мечтаел да умре (Bulgarian) - See more at:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/bungaku_shoujo_to_shi_ni_tagari_no_douke/#sthash.5pClBFjd.dpuf
ungaku
Shoujo to Shinitagari no Pierrot; “文学少女”と死にたがりの道化; 文学少女 (文学少女和想死的小丑);
"A literary girl" and a Clown who dreamed to die; "Едно буквално момиче"
и Клоун, който мечтаел да умре (Bulgarian) - See more at:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/bungaku_shoujo_to_shi_ni_tagari_no_douke/#sthash.5pClBFjd.dpuf
Bungaku
Shoujo to Shi ni Tagari no Douke; Bungaku Shoujo to Shinitagari no
Pierrot; “文学少女”と死にたがりの道化; 文学少女 (文学少女和想死的小丑); "A literary girl" and a
Clown who dreamed to die; "Едно буквално момиче" и Клоун, който мечтаел
да умре (Bulgarian) - See more at:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/bungaku_shoujo_to_shi_ni_tagari_no_douke/#sthash.5pClBFjd.dpuf
Bungaku
Shoujo to Shi ni Tagari no Douke; Bungaku Shoujo to Shinitagari no
Pierrot; “文学少女”と死にたがりの道化; 文学少女 (文学少女和想死的小丑); "A literary girl" and a
Clown who dreamed to die; "Едно буквално момиче" и Клоун, който мечтаел
да умре (Bulgarian) - See more at:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/bungaku_shoujo_to_shi_ni_tagari_no_douke/#sthash.5pClBFjd.dpuf
Bungaku
Shoujo to Shi ni Tagari no Douke; Bungaku Shoujo to Shinitagari no
Pierrot; “文学少女”と死にたがりの道化; 文学少女 (文学少女和想死的小丑); "A literary girl" and a
Clown who dreamed to die; "Едно буквално момиче" и Клоун, който мечтаел
да умре (Bulgarian) - See more at:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/bungaku_shoujo_to_shi_ni_tagari_no_douke/#sthash.5pClBFjd.dpuf
Bungaku
Shoujo to Shi ni Tagari no Douke; Bungaku Shoujo to Shinitagari no
Pierrot; “文学少女”と死にたがりの道化; 文学少女 (文学少女和想死的小丑); "A literary girl" and a
Clown who dreamed to die; "Едно буквално момиче" и Клоун, който мечтаел
да умре (Bulgarian) - See more at:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/bungaku_shoujo_to_shi_ni_tagari_no_douke/#sthash.5pClBFjd.dpuf
Name(s): 文学少女与想死的小丑; "A literary girl" and a Clown who dreamed to die; "Bungaku
Shoujo" to Shinitagari no Pierrot; Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime;
Bungaku Shoujo to Shi ni Tagari no Douke; Bungaku Shoujo to Shi ni
Tagari no Pierrot; “文学少女”と死にたがりの道化Author(s):Nomura Mizuki
Artist(s): Kousaka Rito; Takeoka Miho
Chapter(s): 23
Year: 2008
Genre: Psychological, Drama, Friendship, Comedy
Status: Complete
Anime: Yes (Movie and 3 episodes)
Light Novel: Yes
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Hello! I am a huge fan of Book girl series!
ReplyDeleteThere is also a manga adoptation of the after story in the novels.
The novels from volume 1-8 can be bought in English published by Yenpress
If you dislike the anime version, I personally point you to the Drama CD. The Drama CD cut out very little dialogue from the books and you can read the manga well enjoying the magnificent voice acting.
I am so glad to find someone who actually read the series and enjoyed it, it truly changed me when I first read it five years ago.
If you want the drama CD, I could email it to you, since it is very hard to find somewhere to download it anymore. (Oh, it was so much easier back in 2011...)
+silver gong I am so thrilled to meet another fan of Book Girl series. I fell in love with the series as an anime but really came to love it even more through its manga. I would love to hear the Drama CD and here is my gmail email: helpmehope24@gmail.com. Thank you so much for your comment. Hearing from a fellow manga fan on their reasons for loving it always makes my day!
DeleteI am so sorry I have not reply to you! Life got in my way. But no worries! Your Drama CD will be in a shared google drive! I hope you have fun listening to it! Though it is full Japanese, I will recommend you to listen to it while reading the manga, and for the third one with the book. The drama CD cuts out little dialogue, so will be fine. Please write to me about you experiences!
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