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Beauty Is The Beast, Volume 5

(Beauty Is the Beast)

By Tomo Matsumoto

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| Paperback | 9781421503554

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Book Description

Eimi's going home for the holidays--but she's only been to her parents' new house once! Shimonuki is all set to accompany her, but a family emergency keeps him in town. Eimi doesn't want to take the train alone, so she drags Wanibuchi with her. They spend the holidays traveling across the country anContinue

1 Review

Matsumoto has passed my test/Escapando de los patrones

Yes, Matsumoto didn´t specially catch my eye with its -dunno if this mangaka is a she or he- style. It is different from what I am used to: big noses, skinny faces, the lines are kind of stiff sometimes. But while I was reading I found myself inmersed in it and I found boys far handsome than at firs ... (continue)

Yes, Matsumoto didn´t specially catch my eye with its -dunno if this mangaka is a she or he- style. It is different from what I am used to: big noses, skinny faces, the lines are kind of stiff sometimes. But while I was reading I found myself inmersed in it and I found boys far handsome than at first sight.
What is important is its -the mangaka´s- way of telling stories and its way of giving us good romances without stupid or overrated flowers floating around the main couples. On the contrary, this mangaka create a whole love story dispensing dramatic scenes or too sweet scenes.
There is only a failure, but for me it isn´t at all. You will find it if you read this mangaka´s stories. As for me, I will make sure of keeping my eye on its following works.
P.D: Sorry if I make some mistakes, English isn´t my native language.
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Para quienes han leído mucho shojo, Matsumoto es un gra descubrimiento. Un dibujo sencillo, sin pretensiones, bien ejecutado y limpio, sin fruslerías vanas que entorpezcan el avance de una maravillosa historia. Matsumoto es la mangaka que lleva al nivel de novela gráfica sus historias, que rompe los esquemas de una lectora voraz de mangas que ha visto demasiados clichés.
Hay una única pega que no mencionaré para no desnimar, si quieres iniciarte un poco en el estilo de esta mangaka te recomiendo "That summer", "Ese verano", un one shot cortito que contiene el nivel lírico de las escenas de Matsumoto. Quizá exagere, pero después de entusiasmarme con escenas cómicas y sin sentido no viene mal leer shojos que son tan sosegadamente conmovedores como lo son los de esta (o este) mangaka.

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