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A review by venusinlove
Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 1: Super-Frog Saves Tokyo, The Seventh Man, Birthday Girl, Where I'm Likely to Find It by Haruki Murakami
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Super-Frog Saves Tokyo - 2.5 stars
Nothing too interesting here honestly, I liked the mystery but it was so messy andI did not need the graphics of the sex scene, thank you very much! I liked the drawings of Frog as it reminded me of the book series by Thomas Brezina Pssst! Unser Geheimnis. (This is a special note for myself: The illustrator of the Pssst! Unser Geheimnis series is Rolf Bunse is somehow I do remember his way of illustrating a frog being very similar to this one, although I cannot prove it at this moment. Note to future self: please find the books and check for yourself.) It is so cool to go back in time just by looking at a frog illustration. :)
Nothing too interesting here honestly, I liked the mystery but it was so messy and
Where I’m Likely to Find It - 1.5 stars
Of course he'd turn the talk with the little girl into something sexual... Oh, how much I hate Murakami for being an old creep. The story was boring and dull, I literally wasted my time.
Birthday Girl - 3 stars (2 stars taken mainly for the disturbing art of the owner)
I'm reading this one for the third time so by now I have created my own visual of the story. I don't want to be mean to the illustrator but his art did not seem all that pretty to me, in fact it was quite disturbing at times. I actually like this story very much and it leaves me mystified that the wish is never revealed.
I'm reading this one for the third time so by now I have created my own visual of the story. I don't want to be mean to the illustrator but his art did not seem all that pretty to me, in fact it was quite disturbing at times. I actually like this story very much and it leaves me mystified that the wish is never revealed.
The Seventh Man - 3.5 stars
Probably the one that I liked the most. The story was interesting and I might even read the actual story someday.
All in all, the art was disturbing and I've wasted my time. At least the cover is pretty. I like frogs.
Probably the one that I liked the most. The story was interesting and I might even read the actual story someday.
All in all, the art was disturbing and I've wasted my time. At least the cover is pretty. I like frogs.