Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Vol. 1

Posted on 26 June 2017 by Akiko Higashimura

I spent all my time wondering what if, then one day I woke up and I was 33 She s not that bad looking, but before she knew it, Rinko was thirty something and single She wants to be married by the time the Tokyo Olympics roll around in six years, butthat might be easier said than done The new series by Akiko Higashimura erupts with sharp opinions on girls and tons of laughs Download Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Vol. 1 by Akiko Higashimura – kino-fada.fr My thanks to NetGalley for a review copy of this one.This was my very first manga read I have watched some of the animated versions of course, Fushigi Yuugi Curious Play , Nodame Cantabile, Emma, and Yatitake Japan, among them but had never really read any So when I saw this on NetGalley, and the cover looked like fun, and the theme plot something that could be interesting, I decided to give it a shot.This is the first volume of the Manga, and the author is known for her other series, Princes My thanks to NetGalley for a review copy of this one.This was my very first manga read I have watched some of the animated versions of course, Fushigi Yuugi Curious Play , Nodame Cantabile, Emma, a...This book, while very good, was also very depressing I want to read the rest, if only with the hope that the ending is a positive one for the three friends who are no longer in their 20s I was under the impression that women in Japan werecareer than marriage oriented, however this manga is based off of the author s experiences with her own friends, so I guess I was mistaken in my beliefs I really enjoy taking a peek at the lives of others in cultures and locals different from my own I This book, while very good, was also very depressing I want to read the rest, if only with the hope that the ending is a positive one for the three friends who are no longer in their 20s I was under the impression that women in Japan werecareer than marriage oriented, however this manga is based off of the author s experiences with her own friends, so I guess I was mistaken in my beliefs I really enjoy taking a peek at the lives of others in cultures and locals different from my own I may not be able to travel to exotic to me places, but books can bring some of the experience to me And, even better, this is from the lenses of an inhabitant of that area, not my lenses interpreting what I see So, in reality, the book really is better, lol The artwork was fun, the plot line, grim but with hope and the ending, cliffhanger territory I definitely want to read4 solid stars YA on up I would say, considering ...Best new series of 2018 Yes, I know it was already released digitally I don t read manga digitally SO THERE.I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.Wow, this was just so shitty that I wish I hadn t laid my eyes on it I adore Akiko Higashimura s other manga Princess Jellyfish I should really get the rest of the volumes as I am super behind I was kind of hoping that this one would be just as fun, just as wow I was delighted when I spotted it on Netgalley as I have been hoping to read it for some time now.Sorry if this review is a bit chaotic, I am really raging and fumi I received this book from Netgalley i...3.5 starsNot quite as resonating with me as Princess Jellyfish, but still funny and heartfelt in that Higashimura style.I stopped reading shoujo manga a long time ago, save for a few titles that do not focus on high school romance ex Natsume s Book of Friends, Kaze Hikaru, etc Nowadays, I go for josei, which is a bit of a weird genre It encompasses whatever you graduate to after shoujo read young girl manga Yes, that means some of it is Fifty Shades of Grey stuff, and some of it is just better written stories with adult protagonists aimed at an older audience In case you re wondering, this manga fall I stopped reading shoujo manga a long time ago, save for a few titles that do not focus on high school romance ex Natsume s Book of Friends, Kaze Hikaru, etc Nowadays, I go for josei, which is a bit of a weird genre It encompasses whatever you graduate to after shoujo read young girl manga Yes, that means some of it is Fifty Shades of Grey stuff, and some of it is just better written stories with adult protagonists aimed at an older audience In case you re wondering, this manga falls in the latter category.Akiko Higashimura is a master of adult stories that hit a little too close too home when it comes to that feeling of uncertainty in new adulthood As in her other big hit Princess Jellyfish , Higashimura uses Tokyo Tarareba Girls to tackle themes like female adulthood and uncertainty in the face of societal expectations...I actually started this some time ago and stopped after a few pages Picked it back up during a flight and wow This is a very heartfelt story about women in their thirties who are realizing that their careers aren t going anywhere, they still aren t married, and they ve spent the last ten years of their lives watching life go by from the sidelines and mocking everyone who actually participated It hit very close to a lot of my own insecurities, though I m only almost 23 where I live, everyo I actually started this some time ago and stopped after a few pages Picked it back up during a flight and wow This is...Just a quick warning this is a very different manga to Princess Jellyfish Don t go into this expectingof the same, as it does have an incredibly different feel.While I do have some reservations towards where this series is heading, I found this first instalment to contain a nice mixture of humorous and moving scenes It was alsothan a little depressing Tarareba is a play on words, referencing the kinds of women who sit around and gossip, w...An interesting new for English speakers manga title, focusing on young women in their early to mid 30s, and the challenges facing them not only in terms of relationships, but also with their careers There seems to be some tension between the story proper in this first volume and the bonus comic that ends the book In the latter, Hagashimura expresses her rejection of any thoughts that a woman s worth should be wrapped up in men and marriage and youth However, the storyline in this first An interesting new for English speakers manga title, focusing on young women in their early to mid 30s, and the challenges facing them not only in terms of relationships, but also with their careers There seems to be some tension between the story proper in this first volume and the bonus comic that ends the book In the latter, Hagashimura expresses her rejection of any thoughts that a...Tarareba in the title is a Japanese pun that is either What if or a portmanteau of a couple of pub snacks Main character Rinko is berated by cartoony versions of these pub snacks as she not very successfully negotiates the post 30 dating scene in Omotesando, the Tokyo borough where the Olympics was held in 1968.It s so refreshing to read a story that doesn t just assume everybody on earth is age 25 or below Even though this fails hard at the Bechdel test, the narrative is self aware, and Tarareba in the title is a Japanese pun that is either What if or a portmanteau of a couple of pub snacks Main character Rinko is berated by cartoony versions of these pub snacks as she not very successfully negotiates the post 30 dating scene in Omotesando, the Tokyo borough where the Olympics was held in 1968.It s so refreshing to read a story that doesn t just assume everybody on earth is age 25 or b...

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26 June 2017

Akiko Higashimura