From: kishik@parkcity.ne.jp
"Ping Kuo" wrote in message
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> In article <3opg6hF6sb09U1@individual.net>, Manbow Papa
> wrote:
>
>> It's getting more pain for me to wait for every
>> next volume of "Nodame Cantabile". The volume
>> 13 came out yesterday, and I grabbed it and read
>> it ASAP. The manga is so funny and entertaining.
>
> with enough hits even a stick can break a stone, after hearing many
> good things from different places, and checking out websites for
> examples and outlines, I decide to give this a try,
>
> I finish #1-11 tonight, and I have to say, thank you, it is a good
> read, so far. thought I won't be counting down the days for next book
> like 20cbs, I like the Japan arc bettern than the Europe arc, for
> starter.
In the following volumes, Nodame begin to learn what are
her week points in playing piano and how she can ovecome
all of them gradually in a believable way. Readers also will
know what sort of points lay underneath the performance
of classic music and the relationship between music, finart,
people's life style and the history.
I think the details are well organized to keep reader's interests
and to drive the larger story. Readers who know classic music
can remember the music performing in the scenes. For readers
who don't know classic music well, there is a "Selection CD
Book" that is a collection of music appreared in the manga.
Personally, I also enjoy to review my comprehenshion of
French by reading those dialogs in French. Though,
my jaw dropped at "Je viens d'etre victime d'un viol".
>
>> The manga is a very good mix of humor and seriousness.
>> It's like a "spokon" campus love comedy about music.
>> There are many scenes of performing classic musics
>> in a variety of situations such like concerts, competitions,
>> lessons, studies, etc. The character design isn't very
>> sophisticated but isn't bad either. The artwork of the
>> background looks good and of the musical instruments
>> is excellent.
>
> The art style is not exactly shoujo, Kiss is rather a mag that target
> girls in seinen age, a bit above shoujo but below josei, there is a
> more mature feel to it, in fact, down right sophisticate compare to
> most shoujo titles out there, even though it might still be a bit rough
> compare to other Kiss titles,
>
> as to the story goes, it is not exactly a shoujo style story, either,
> and that is just fine for someone like me who is not a shoujo reader.
> (just about all the shoujo titles I like are "unshoujo like") to tell
> the truth, it is rather like a shonen title, with a male lead and a
> goal/quest, after initial setback, assemble a misfits team and battle
> in many tournament style competitions toward the end, and after each
> "battle" the characters will become better/power up and face a new
> greater challenge, etc. albeit telling it with female style artwork and
> story narrative, and place more emphasing on points interesting to
> female readers. (the gay/boylove angle, the bishonen, etc.)
The author's interest seems to rely more on conflicts between a variety
of people than love interests so that it doesn't feel like a yaoi title.
>
> as few as the number of shoujo titles I am following now, (Karekano
> just ended, and I had stop following Fruits Basket, and all Yuu Watase
> and Michiyo Akaishi titles) this made the second titles I am following
> on Kiss, a rarity, (Babysitter Gin is the other one.) let's hope the
> story don't take a turn for the worse in the name of dragging like
> Fruits Basket.
Nodame still keep grabbing me and I'm eagerly looking
forward to the next volume that will be released early
next year. Give me a time machine! Please!
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