This is a collection of unrelated one-shots, most involving some element of stardom (bands or actors).
Story, 6: All of the stories included had fairly interesting premises and generally ended with a twist of sorts, but I sometimes felt that the twists were a bit far-fetched. That being said, this was probably the best of Yuki Kaori's works I've read thus far.
Art, 7: A lot of long-haired men and cutesy girls. The backgrounds were typically nice as well, though some of the paneling made the story difficult to follow at points.
Characters, 5: This rating varied for each one-shot: while I liked the characters in "Kaine"
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Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Magical Mystery Tour, Tokei Jikake no Orange Bakudan, The Orange Time Bomb, Tokyo Top Japanese: 戒音 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 4
Status: Finished
Published: 1996
Theme:
Psychological
Demographic:
Shoujo
Serialization:
Bessatsu Hana to Yume Authors:
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Kaine is book of 4 short stories written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. The concept of the book was realized in one day. It contains many of the themes seen in Kaori Yuki’s works like love and relationships that can be taboo. Suicide and self destructive behavior is briefly explored which is somewhat appropriate considering the rocker nature of the story.
Many of these stories came from a period when Kaori Yuki was working on romance stories but she was really not happy creating them. It wasn’t until she decided to tackle more horror driven stories that gothic fiction was the best genre for her. ... |