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Shimizu Reiko: Wild Cats vol. 1
Features two short manga about a boy who finds a lion kit on the street and takes it home. Yes, it's set in Japan. No, I don't know what the lion was doing there. But that doesn't matter! It's a good story!
The first story is about the boy, Ryuichi, and how he overcomes his low self-esteem. But the second story is really the best, and about a pub Tongu who, for some reason, can't seem to settle in one place. At the end it turns out that he was ... Aw. I'll just say it made me cry a bit. It's been a while since I cried over a manga ...
Another short story called Himitsu -- top secret is also included, but I read this one in another book already, so I won't comment aside to say it's a good story. (When is Himitsu volume 3 coming out, anyway?) I've never completed a long series by Shimizu (tried, with Tsuki no ko and Kaguyahime, couldn't), but her short stories really are some of the best around. Recommended.
Category: Shojo/ladies | Posted by Alicia at October 1, 2004 11:54 AM