Fraiser's manga / #school life(96)

1996. Really interesting concepts the author played with. Angels & Demons have been done before but they're always a personal favorite. I wish there had been more explanation in the story's lore of how angels, demons in human bodies works. More defining of the spirits, their world, & the mingling of ours would've invested & fascinated me more. What are spirits? Can they die? Is a spirit in a human body restricted to the same physicalities? How do they die? Where do they go when they die, back to heaven or hell? How are spirits able to enter our world? Who can see them? Are they able to shapeshift or can they only possess someone? What's the difference between a regular human & a spirit in human form, do they just have super powers or smth? Technically, some panels & the actions depicted were hard to visually understand. Not good visual flow or direction. One panel, a character is jumping in the air, next they're kneeling on the ground. With nothing to lead the eye, I wonder how they got there. I wish they would pull camera back & use bigger panels, not only for impact, but to get a clear understanding of the situation/ environment/ actions.

2000. Story focuses on the interpersonal relationships of girls & their interactions. There is also a consciousness of the time period in addition to this. This shows girls' roles in society. Girls do not feel passive; they have their desires & act on them. It's interesting to see how they live. This manga particularly contrasts how girls in the present have freedom in contrast to the restrictiveness of the past. Thoughtful contemplation of relationships in present (being cheap & shallow) & thoughtful in characterizing youth ( being capricious, risky, but full of freedom). I love that this was mature & gave realistically bold depictions of real life. Brilliant! Great writing. After throwing in different threads, the messages came full circle. Nice balance of realism & sweet messages about living.

Friends to lovers Height complex

2005. Character with bored outlook on life becomes pursued by interested boy.

2006. Really sexy & romantic. Two people who are crazy about each other

2005.

1971. Noooooo why does tragedy exist??? It seems to follow the trope of having one of the lovers die.

1990. About the adventures of a young boy thief and his love. Really not the best. Had a silly tone which was fun and cute. Bits of logic were dumb. I was not too fond of the romance. The love interest is a kindergartner who acts like a "lady". Even for a parady, i don't like that she was put into a mature role. Great art style!

2019? The sad story of two orphans growing up dependent on others. This was beautiful, sad, and powerful.