
Miss Ruki
by Fumiko Takano
Title:
Miss Ruki
Author:
Fumiko Takano
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
120 pages, COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT
Publisher:
New York Review of Books - IWUK
ISBN-13:
9781681379401
EAN:
9781681379401
Classifications:
Graphic Novels, Comic Books, Manga, Cartoons
Weight (g):
412
Dimensions (mm):
145 x 210 x 14
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
A young woman rejects the fast-paced consumer culture of 1980s Japan in favor of a slower, more carefree lifestyle in this tenderhearted, sweetly funny classic of slice-of-life manga.A classic of Japanese manga, Miss Ruki is a warm and vivid portrait of the lives of two young women in Tokyo during Japans 1980s bubble economy. The titular Miss Ruki spurns the fast-paced consumer culture of the era in favor of a lighthearted life dedicated to her hobbies, her books, and spending time with her anxious but far more pragmatic friend, Ecchan.Takanos art moves with all the warmth, grace, and clarity of the everyday moments it depicts. Sweet and funny, these vignettes of a long-gone time still resonate today with readers and authors in Japan, with famed contemporary manga artist Keigo Shinzo noting, To read it is to grasp something of the essence of Japan.... This is the kind of manga I want to draw.










