The Snowy Manga Discussion Thread

[Cloudman]

OTBWY said:

Hi everyone,

I hope someone finds the time to check it out, but my big recommendation is Planetes. It is a manga that is profound, mature, lighthearted and serious at the same time, grounded in reality yet very cerebral at times. The story telling is excellent, and has very deep moments that make you think, laugh or cry. The artwork is top notch.

Thanks for the recommendation! I went ahead and read a couple of chapters. Yeah, the art style is really great. It's very detailed with great color pages, and the style is quite different from the norm, being more on the realistic side. It's a nice change of pace from what I've normally been reading. The setting is very interesting, focusing on space and astronauts. It's something new for me. Story telling is quite interesting. It feels episodic, with each chapter feeling like their own seperate stories focusing on certain characters. I'm not sure what sort of tone it's going for though, but that makes it interesting. At 1st, I felt a bit of horror, but then there was mystery and some humor in there. It's quite a fun read and I'm really enjoying it.

Some parts, such as the old veteran dying out in the middle of nowhere and Nono being a 12 year old lunarian, despite looking like an adult were memorable surprises to me.

 

 

jigokutamago said:

Mizukami Satoshi (author of Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer, Sengoku Youko, and Spirit Circle) started his new manga recently.

 

Shows potential!

I read this one too, and I really liked the artwork on this one. It's quite nice and cute. I'll be reading more of this one too.