![]() ![]() “Even when she smiled, even when she held me, I was so in awe of her, she seemed inaccessible. ![]() There’s this undercurrent of possessiveness, competition and jealousy intermingled with exclusivity, sisterhood and profound emotional vulnerability and intimacy that I find fascinating and that Nananan captures so accurately.Īnyways, here’s a passage I’m translating into English so you can have a flavour of what the writing is like: The only other story that immediately comes to mind is Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures. I’ve long considered the intense emotional/erotic bonding between teenaged girls to be in some ways, more complex than sexual relations between men and women, and in my experience, it’s not easy to find this represented well. Together, they present an emotionally complex story about a relationship between two teenaged school girls. The dialogue is just as spare to match, but, like the visuals, are rich with what is implied. The visual style itself is economical and understated with striking, intelligent compositions. ![]() (Full disclosure: I am no expert in shoujo genres, and this assessment is based on my personal observations.) Although Nananan adheres to some visual trends in shoujo such as a focus on facial expressions and an exploration of interior thoughts, it lacks the melodrama and frilly visuals I often associate with shoujo genres. Blue by Kiriko Nananan is not your typical shoujo manga. ![]()
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