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TILL DAWN by Nakamura Asumiko

Till Dawn describes a once in a lifetime meeting between a caged bird and a thief who is in the brink of his death, and the romance that is sparked in the short time before he sets her free..

Honestly, i don't understand how can she(mangaka) create a better story in 8 pages than those long running shoujo manga do. Its bewildering!
Simply beautiful..

Yellow. A color with many meanings. Commonly associated with the sun, it is said to be a color of warmth. A color of hope. A color of life. The color of eternity. Yet, that is not the only connotation it evokes. Since man has always desired to stand as high and be as bright as that luminary; envy, jealousy and greed are also part of its widespread semantic spectrum.

Just like the color yellow, Nakamura Asumiko's "Perfect World" tells a multifaceted story about life, death and love.

A mysterious and beautiful, yet fatal disease called "Flowerblossomitis": Once infected yellow flowers start to sprout all over the ... victim's body. Quickly increasing in numbers the initially peculiar blossoms soon spread in all directions, eventually leading to their host's death. So far neither cause nor cure has been found. One day, in the otherwise ordinary life of a loving couple, a flower pops out of an index finger...

"Yellow" is not only Perfect World's theme, but its ink color as well. Yes, this One Shot is yellow. Black, white and various nuances of yellow – just like the ambiguous story of that couple. Although the basic artwort is rather minimalist, the aforementioned symbolism of the color is beautifully conveyed by its diversified utilization as an artistic means of expression. The reader will likely 'feel and understand the yellow'; that is to say the color itself tells part of the story.

For the most part the nameless protagonists appear surprisingly apathetic, albeit they do express their emotions at times. However, all of that constitutes art. It is calm and silent. It does not force any meanings or interpretations. It is up to the spectator and what he is willing to see in it - the meaning of the color. Which might even be the true protagonist of this story. Life, love, eternity, envy, greed. Everything is part of yellow. And everything is part of that "Perfect World".

It might be a plain little story and it is certainly not the most original out there. Often times, however, beauty can be found in the most miniscule things. For instance in a One Shot, which is as miniscule as life itself.

Long Along Alonging, a short -paged story of a witty little girl that decides to become a vampire's apprentice.

Story: (8)
Amusing, to say the least! LAA manages a unique twist on vampires (Which is the apprenticeship in itself) which I really enjoyed. The ending, as surprising as it is, is one of the funniest endings I've seen in a while. For an 8-paged story to get me to laugh out loud is pretty amazing!

Art: (6)
Not a big fan of Nakamura's art. However, the character's blunt faces really helped with the comical effects at the end.

Character: (5)
Stereotypical, but what do you want? It's only EIGHT pages! ... Even then, we only learn one character's name and that's it.

Enjoyment: (8)
I laughed at the end, enough said. This little story is witty and was definitely worth my time. It handles a surprise ending, one of my favorites, very well and makes it comical!

Overall: (8)
It's short, it'll barely take 10 minutes to read, and will maybe manage to make you laugh at the end. Ask yourself if you don't want to read it!