Aoi Haru

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Synonyms: Matsumoto Taiyo Tanpenshuu, Matsumoto Taiyo's Short Stories

Japanese: 青い春

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 1

Chapters: 7

Status: Finished

Published: 1993

Genre: Drama

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: None

Authors: Matsumoto, Taiyou (Story & Art)

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This dark and intense drama is set in a boy's high school where Kujo becomes the official leader of a gang. Kujo must constantly defend his position by playing a dangerous rooftop game with the other boys vying for his position. This manga has also been made into a film which has shown in various festivals throughout the world.

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Aoi Haru was published in English as Blue Spring by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint on November 24, 2004.

The manga was adapted to film in 2002 by director Toshiaki Toyoda, and released in Japan on June 29th of that year, under the same title.

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Dec 20, 2021

joanagiur30

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[ versión en español más abajo]

english:

"Blue Spring" (Aoi Haru) is an anthology of seven rebellious, badass and crazy stories. These stories are a reflection of a turbulent, harsh, carefree and, above all, lost adolescence. Starring heroes who, as Matsumoto himself points out, respond to reason with fists and never question their raised passions. The particular drawing style of the mangaka carries the feelings of these characters: even without aiming for their lives, they are faithfully honest to themselves. His irregular and messy line and the angles with which he draws the characters, reflects this unstable reality that is their adolescence, which according to the author, ... it’s like a blue period. Matsumoto has a great control of the composition and the rhythm of the story, as we also observe in other works such as "Ping Pong". The stories happen at breakneck speed with their fragmented and crooked compositions, and the chosen images create an interesting tour of visual sequences. His stories are so synthetic that, at times, it is difficult to follow the development correctly and to be able to enter the narrative, which is often a problem in anthologies. Still, the humor and irony with which he treats the stories draws the attention and makes a great representation of this blue generation. All in all, I wouldn’t recommend this manga to people who haven’t read any Matsumoto’s work, only to people who already know and are used to and fascinated by it.

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"Primavera azul" es una antología de siete cuentos rebeldes, macarras y locos. Las historias son un reflejo de una adolescencia agitada, cruda, despreocupada y, sobre todo, perdida. Protagonizada por unos héroes que, como apunta el mismo Matsumoto, responden a la razón con puños y nunca se cuestionan sus enarboladas pasiones. El particular estilo de dibujo del mangaka nos transmite los sentimientos de estos personajes: aún sin rumbo por sus vidas, son fielmente honestos a sí mismos. Su trazo irregular y desordenado y los ángulos con los que dibuja los personajes, nos refleja esta realidad tan inestable que es su adolescencia, la cual según el autor, es una época de color azul. Matsumoto tiene un gran dominio de la composición y el ritmo de la historia, como también observamos en otras obras como "Ping Pong". Los cuentos suceden a una velocidad vertiginosa con sus composiciones fragmentadas y torcidas, y las imágenes escogidas crean un interesante recorrido de secuencias visuales. Sus historias son tan sintéticas que, a veces, cuesta seguir el desarrollo narrativo correctamente y poder entrar en la narración, lo que suele ser un problema en las antologías de cuentos. Aun así, el humor e ironía con el que trata las historias atraen la atención y conforman una gran representación de esta generación azul. No recomendaría este manga a personas que no hayan leído nada de Matsumoto, solo a personas que ya conozcan su estilo y estén acostumbrados y fascinados por él.

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Jan 9, 2019

SequentialNel

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This is my first Matsumoto manga, and it won't be my last. Taiyo Matsumoto really knows how to elicit a very specific feeling and tone.

These short stories aren't great stories in themselves; they don't have any plot or character development. They are tone pieces through and through. The art isn't all that great either, but it oozes with charm and really captures that punk rock vibe that's present throughout the book. I loved how there were tons of graffiti, to the point that the bottom of the page was chock-full of annotations from the translator. Loved all the music references too (Jimi Hendrix, The ...

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Nov 27, 2016

TheJrdzone

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Blue Spring is a collection of short stories centered around the theme of questioning one's future. The characters are all high school delinquents, and the answer to their question lies in crime, dissatisfaction, or death.

As one might expect from Taiyo Matsumoto, the presentation is unconventional both in visuals and style. Matsumoto's drawing style is aesthetically pleasing and captures the gritty reality he is examining. The stories are understandable enough, but I feel a lot of it is lost on me due to a lack of cultural knowledge. I think after some research and time, a reread would allow me to give a better analysis.

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