This week I read Cigarette Girl by Masahiko Matsumoto which is a Gekiga, or adult manga. After Ayako, this again is my first adult manga that I've ever read. I really really enjoyed these short series of comics. Even though it's from the 1970's I felt like I was reading a modern North American manga because of the dry up-front humor. It reminded me of something that could go viral on social media nowadays because the troubles of romance are still relevant to our generation now. Even though Cigarette Girl was clearly written for a Japanese audience, I could still relate to the struggles the characters were going through because they transcended culture.
The most interesting part of this manga to was the art style. It really reminded me of modern day American adult cartoons like Family Guy and Rick and Morty. The choice of style kinda limited the characters use of expressions and emotions in my opinion but it was still super fun to look at. The biggest issue I had with the style was that it made it hard for me to keep track of characters because they were all drawn so similarly, generally with the same eyes/expressions. All in all I did enjoy reading this manga and it made me want to read more Gekiga.The most interesting part of this manga to was the art style. It really reminded me of modern day American adult cartoons like Family Guy and Rick and Morty. The choice of style kinda limited the characters use of expressions and emotions in my opinion but it was still super fun to look at. The biggest issue I had with the style was that it made it hard for me to keep track of characters because they were all drawn so similarly, generally with the same eyes/expressions. All in all I did enjoy reading this manga and it made me want to read more Gekiga.
The most interesting part of this manga to was the art style. It really reminded me of modern day American adult cartoons like Family Guy and Rick and Morty. The choice of style kinda limited the characters use of expressions and emotions in my opinion but it was still super fun to look at. The biggest issue I had with the style was that it made it hard for me to keep track of characters because they were all drawn so similarly, generally with the same eyes/expressions. All in all I did enjoy reading this manga and it made me want to read more Gekiga.The most interesting part of this manga to was the art style. It really reminded me of modern day American adult cartoons like Family Guy and Rick and Morty. The choice of style kinda limited the characters use of expressions and emotions in my opinion but it was still super fun to look at. The biggest issue I had with the style was that it made it hard for me to keep track of characters because they were all drawn so similarly, generally with the same eyes/expressions. All in all I did enjoy reading this manga and it made me want to read more Gekiga.
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