Jun Mayuzuki I’m one of my favorite comic writers right now, mainly because her recent work is painful Kowloon Universal Romance (The excellent single-season anime adaptation ended last season). I took the opportunity to review her collection of early comic works, some of which predate the After the rainanother of her large series also received stunning anime adaptations Witty Studio Back in 2018. Farewell, daisy Spanning six stories across ten chapters, they are all very strange, which may make Mayuzuki’s Western readers more accustomed to (relatively) longer works.
However, Mayuzuki was never an easy-to-be-care writer, firmly refusing to abide by the genre of story conventions. After the rainThe age gap is “romantic” and nothing, Kowloon Universal RomanceThe relationship between the Central couple is broken by a way that may not be reconciled at the end of the story. Her role is complex, annoying, quirky, and always fascinating. They aren’t always easy to like, and this interesting representation makes the series so memorable.
I should warn potential readers Farewell, daisy Unlike Mayuzuki’s other English translations, in that it is gender-specific (although no direct depiction of genitals). I can never figure out why it is relatively tame Kowloon Universal Romance Shrinked packaging is sold, and it’s no surprise here. At least half Farewell, daisyThe chapter is Drops of water Have gender, I mean image and literal. One character is addicted to the instability of her survival while washing some messy cum from her back while taking a shower. Another character masturbates frantically with a vibrator, fantasizing about potential lovers while also bringing himself to orgasm. It’s all written and drawn in this candid and factual candid and factual way, and initiated with exaggerated humor. The sex scenes extend, full of energy, chaotic and chaotic, although all of this is envisioned through the female lens.
This is more prominent than in the two-part story Liver and garlic cellsfollowing the famous feminist writer Kyouko Sakagami, his recently published book Name your vagina It turns out to be very popular among the women she seeks to empower and verify. (By the way, Kyouko’s vagina is called “Amazoness.”) She is prone to ejaculation, such as “the vagina will grab the penis – swallow it!” Unfortunately, despite her openly feminist courage, she has a deep comprehensive complex of sex life – she can’t orgasm with anyone except a trusted vibrator. Until it broke, she threw it onto the window in disgust. She thought the only person who could meet her needs was the neighbor downstairs, an unfortunate person, Golgo 13– Style, permanent frowning, middle-aged, sketchy “soap” massage parlor doorman. Her attempts to seduce him were very pleasant, but also a little sad. Despite the poor guy’s total confusion, the story has a somewhat happy ending. A little like “if Sex and the citybut even more crazier. ”
Opening Story every day is the only outlier because it is written from a male perspective. Yohsuke is a man in his 20s or 30s who picks up a woman from the bar and intends to be in a wild physical relationship until he accidentally sees the external genitals. His date Emily describes himself as a “female” and “a painful trans woman”, and he starts Mooch, a very confused Yohsuke, staying in his home for a week, but cooking and doing chores, just like “wife” Emily has always dreamed of being. Despite himself, Yohsuke began to fall for Emily, although he said that their common point was “matching D*CKS”. It’s a very sweet story, although sometimes Mayuzuki’s storytelling is a bit naive. I was wary of Emily’s initial view of covering up the nature of her body, apparently “into” a man. Interestingly, Emily seems to be the only character in the book, weakening traditionally female gender roles, and I’m not sure Mayuzuki is trying to say something about it. Unless the story is arranged on the date of the publication order, it is also a strange choice unless the story is arranged?
Refreshing psychedelic It’s a three-part story It’s Zhu Ji Face. “I don’t even know Why Saiko works with her eyes every day because her eyes seem to have no problems… She also covers the entire apartment, on the walls and crazy ceilings: she is obsessed with hundreds of paintings by her male colleagues. Once, when he started wearing glasses, she hurriedly drew glasses on each drawing, and even invited her (the only) female friend to assist in the madness.
Although Saiko is frightening, Saiko seems to be one of those pretty harmless weirdos. Once, she bought the bizarre Hawaiian “Lucky Stick” and she spent a whole chapter on the whole chapter. Honestly, I don’t know how to do it Refreshing psychedelic Because this has not come to any conclusion. It just stops. I wonder if this is going to form more chapters? What is worth reading is mainly the interesting weirdness of Saiko.
Thumbelina Perhaps the most frustrating story, as it follows a strong hint of a young woman suffering from an eating disorder. She loves cooking and posted pictures of the exquisite meals she cooks for herself and her boyfriend online, desperate to provide verification of every “like”. Sadly, her boyfriend is a bastard. When cooking dinner, use her in the kitchen and let her eat alone, he other appetite. Mayuzuki juxtaposes sexual images using social media, depicting free-running liquid on a glowing smartphone screen in a panel.
The protagonist’s indifferent boyfriend doesn’t care much about her cooking or anything else, only her quirky artist neighbor even notices calluses on her knuckles from repeated self-induced vomiting. She has a strange friendship with the artist, who creates an interesting sculpture from the cast of the protagonist’s body parts, which makes her angry tantrums. At least an artist See She, however. “I won’t accept anything other than the real, real you,” she said. Although the story doesn’t come to a conclusion in terms of plot, there is a climax moment of entertaining self-realization, even in the form of a naked butt posted online.
Speaking of naughty social media pictures, the fifth story of two parts, Connecting nightfollow Yuuki (coffee shop staff member Yuuki) to verify your self-worth by posting shots of your panties online. Even if she wants to break up with him, she is in a dissatisfied relationship with a man with faithful sexual behavior. Yuuki met an expensive middle-aged woman in a coat who stood on the corner across from Yuuki’s workplace for hours, even though she wasn’t engaged in prostitution, like the men she thought she was thinking. Like Yuuki, she seeks to verify her value, and seems happy when a man offers 50,000 yen to sleep with her.
Yuuki’s boyfriend, in turn, seems to be showing his girlfriend on his arm in social situations, but Yuuki feels he’s overlooking her feelings. His interest in her was superficial. When they broke up, she immediately fell into the arms of another man, just checking herself and rejecting his progress. She concluded that she wanted to “give herself value”, a considerable goal, even if her attempts were not entirely successful. I was a little confused by its sudden ending, despite appreciating its basic theme.
Finally, the titular story Farewell, daisy Completely different old styles Shojo– Influences artistic style, among Sailor Moon and Junko Mizunothere is a crazy consciousness table that can match. Daisy is a glittering magical girl character who is educated from a notoriously feminized world (i.e., sex life) before being sent to the “Miscellaneous Society”, where she almost ends up marrying a red Oni. It is fun in an annoying way, and while its tone and content are significantly different from every other story in the collection, its difficult romantic relationship theme puts it within the overall scope of the book.
Mayuzuki’s art has achieved less than her latest work here, although that’s not surprising. The artist’s style has evolved and improved over time, with almost every page of gorgeousness Kowloon Universal Romance Can be framed and placed on the wall. It is unfair to expect artists’ older works to be able to put candles on their latest works, Farewell, daisy It is an invaluable insight into the early development of superb comic creators. Although the stories here are often narratively unpleasant, they are often accompanied by the territory of the collection of short stories. Mayuzuki’s talent creates really weird characters and places them in a weird depth situation that shines in every entry. Her pure unpredictability and joyful ribald storytelling is the breath of fresh air. Although not that important After the rain or Kowloon Universal Romance,,,,, Farewell, daisy It’s an interesting read for Mayuzuki fans, and people are keen to fix it during the long wait between her longer works.
