Asadora!

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Asadora is a potential masterpiece. In a handful of volumes he managed to make me feel interest in the story and affection for the protagonist Asa, which has a simple characterization only in appearance.
Urasawa’s drawings are simply exceptional, and the double narrative timeline of the story continuously feeds the suspense and mystery that surrounds the events of the protagonists.
The setting of Japan in the '60s envelops and transports you, and the presence of the supernatural (the search of Asa is about a huge monster) makes you read the volumes of Asadora in one breath.
Please read Asadora, you will not regret it! Trust Urasawa, who has ... already shown to write stories that even if they start regularly then develop with wonderful temporal and narrative interweaving. I think it might be the same for Asadora, give it a chance!

Quite disappointed to see people giving Asadora! lower ratings than what it truly deserves. If any of you have read other works of Naoki Urasawa (Arguably the Greatest mangaka of this generation & all-time) like MONSTER & 20th Century Boys, you will know he starts things off a bit slow and it takes a while for him to set everything up perfectly for the story to become a masterpiece worthy title. The first few pages of Asadora! immediately hooks you as you see Tokyo Olympics 2020 in shambles after a monster attack. Then we jump back to 1959 from where the main story starts. It's ... a very interesting setup as we follow Asa the main character and see her grow up and how her story will connect to what we saw happening in the first 4 pages. It's basically a coming of age story and starts off slow in the first few chapters but it gets more and more interesting as you read. Uraswa's art is immaculate, it's clean and beautiful and a treat to the eyes. Asa and Kasuga are some very well written characters. From start to the current chapters I have enjoyed it immensely.

Naoki Urasawa is back with another great storytelling filled with mystery which will make you curious and craving for more. Believe me, Asadora will be the next big thing and its get better and better with every new chapter.

This manga ambience reminds me a lot to the post-war feeling to it and the story build up is just in perfect situation, every chapter will get you guessing on what will happen next. A drama and human nature as part of pretty much a lot of urasawa work is also portrayed beautifully in asadora, including its relatable character and their own personality.

The art style and ... drawing of this manga pretty much reflect the urasawa style, its neat and very enjoyable. All the characters is unique and the child protagonist is interesting. Can't wait for all the reveal and climax awaits in the further chapter. This has been an amazing series so far and it should be on every urasawa fans and anime fans in general reading list.