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Tanaka Suzuki: Tenkôsei Jinno Murasaki vol. 1
OMG I luv.
Tanaka Suzuki has this lovely Ishinomori Shotaro/Babil II-esque art which I can't help but ogle. I even liked her Menkui (I think Obsession scanlated that one), which most people seemed to find dead boring. Which I guess it was ... but seriously, the art! 'Tis teh pretty!
I don't expect anyone to agree with me on this point, though, so please don't rush out and buy it with high hopes.
Okay, so yes, the fact is that I adore Tanaka Suzuki and would be all over anything she does regardless of plot, but this thing really is good! I swear!
Jinnai Midori is one of those delinquent high school students you thought you wouldn't see more of in manga written this side of 1995, but there he is. He's special, though, in that his left hand seems to be able to wipe away the "wicked thoughts" of anyone he touches -- so no one dares to get into a fight with him because they'll become all goody-good after he's beaten them up (which he will).
Jinno Murasaki is, as the title says, a transfer student to Midori's school. He approaches Midori and says they used to be friends as children, and that he's come to protect Midori (we don't know from what). Midori, on the other hand, doesn't remember Murasaki at all and beats Murasaki up, but Murasaki is unaffected. Additionally, Murasaki is attaced and beaten up senselessly while protecting Midori, but although he's bleeding like hell he is unaffected by this as well. It seems there is something Midori is repressing about Murasaki, but, you know, he's repressing it so we don't know (though I have my guess).
What's good about this manga is ... umm ... Murasaki? He's just cute and mysterious and smug, it's a delight. Sure, I'm curious about the plot ... but huzzah for Murasaki!
Category: BL manga | Posted by Alicia at October 1, 2004 11:54 AM