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Umibe no Etranger – Kii Kanna
Three years ago, Hashimoto Shun, a gay novelist in the making, met Chibana Mio, a very quiet high school student, in Okinawa. Mio had lost both of his two parents and was often seen sitting on a bench until very late, watching the sea, near Shun’s house. They slowly grew closer to one another, but Mio suddenly had to leave the island, to pursue his studies… Three years later, Mio returns to Okinawa: “I’ve been thinking a lot these last three years… Even if he’s a man too, I love Shun.” Will these two finally be able to take a step forward together?
My second Kii Kanna manga. I’m still trying to get use to her writing syle. I like the artwork but the story is unnecessarily complicated.
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MANGA: Yuki no Shita no Qualia
Yuki no Shita no Qualia – Kii Kanna
Graduate student, Akio, meets his junior partner, Oohashi Umi, as he collapses in his hallway. The next day, he witnesses Umi kissing another man. How will Akio feel about Umi using the name of “Michiru” his sister, and the relationships of a night he has …?
There are many elements in this manga that I don’t like. There’s the promiscuity, the smoking, the boring story, the dearth of fluff and the lack of chemistry. On the upside, the art is nice. Let’s just say there are better manga to waste your time and money on.
