Category: Josei
-
Review: Iguana Girl
Iguana Girl (Daughter of Iguana, Iguana no Musume, イグアナの娘), 1991, Hagio, Moto, Petit Flower STORY: 6 Meet a handful of people, going on with their own situations and trying to understand each others. Iguana Girl is a collection of five short stories with slices of life and a topping of surrealism. Nothing epic, just some adequate…
-
Review: Sensei’s Pious Lie
Sensei’s Pious Lie (Teacher’s White Lie, Sensei no Shiroi Uso, 先生の白い嘘), 2013-2017, Torikai, Akane, Morning Two Trigger warning for basically everything that comes with toxic masculinity (almost all at once). STORY: 6 Meet Misuzu Hara, a high school teacher with a lot of trauma. This heavy story focuses on her relationships and on the people…
-
Review: Gunjou
Gunjou (Ultramarine, 羣青), 2007-2012, Nakamura, Ching, Ikki magazine STORY: 4 Meet Soko and Chiyomi, the first woman was abused by her husband and the second killed the husband although there is no love to be gained in return. The story revolves around these two female protagonists and their relation. There’s three volumes showing the aftermath…