The medium of manga is not widespread used for autobiography, which I’ve realized is a shame. Though this, of course, means immensely slice of life and lots of inner monologue, having visual expression to aid a person’s experience can be powerful. It also allows for a little more ‘show don’t tell’ than a standard autobiographical novel can achieve. It can lead to it appearing less compelling than fictional manga to a large portion of manga readers.
So what about *this* autobiographical manga specifically? The art is a simple and cute style that I’m not normally drawn to, but the type of story being told is
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: I Want to Say I Love Me Japanese: 女の体をゆるすまで More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 20
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 27, 2020 to Jun 10, 2021
Genre:
Drama
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Yawaraka Spirits Authors:
Pesuyama, Poppy (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #26402 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #12260
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Aug 13, 2023
I wasn't expecting this little gem to plonk itself on my lap when I was browsing around my local bookstore for new manga to read.
The art of Until I love myself stands out a lot from the usual manga you see on book shelves, it's very organic and worries more about expressing itself rather than appearing polished. The designs are distinct and adorably geometric heavy, and the way the author breaks their shapes to express emotions in situations where it's hard to describe how it feels is just mwah, chef kiss! The story, I don't want to critique or talk about too much because ... 
Mar 20, 2024
What does life tell us? When we write a character study about ourselves?
Writing this while still not decided what to rate it. Manga isn't something I'd usually go to for an autobiographical story. There's only one manga that I follow from that regard, “My Solo Exchange Diary”, and the author Kabi Nagata; and in the same vein, this isn't the kind of story you'd find a film about. There's over 8 billion different lives currently happening at this instant, and people being able to express theirs in manga form inspires me like nothing else, specially with stories as necessary as this one. Pesuyama, a non-binary, male ... |
