I actually only read Avant garde Yumeko because I have a fascination for the Mangaka Oshimi Shuzo. Since that Manga is only a One-Shot and separated in less than 10 chapters, I didnt really expected that much anyway.
The Story is about a Girl named Yumeko, who experienced a strange interest in cocks. She can't barely handle it and is getting more and more curious about what a cock actually looks like. (Seems like there is no Internet at that time) .
After hopeless tries in getting in touch with some "material" to look she gets the clue about joining the art Club to get a
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Advance Guard Yumeko, Super Fly Japanese: アバンギャルド夢子 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 7
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 2003 to Oct 17, 2003
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
Bessatsu Young Magazine Authors:
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Feb 3, 2021
Avant-garde Yumeko is about a teenage girl who uses her art to manifest a growing interest in the male body and sex. Whenever she thinks of or sees a dick, she gets the urge to draw! And her work is quite impressive.
This concept could easily be turned into a hentai. Knowing this medium, it probably already has. Oshimi Shuzo is more concerned about the importance of art in the hands of someone who needs a way to channel their curiosity in a private and productive activity. Needless to say, sex is a really hard thing for teenagers (and even adults) to talk about openly - ... 
May 19, 2024
I would describe myself as an "art manga aficionado". I'm an artist, art is 100% of my life. A lot of themes in this manga, I can really connect with on a personal level because of that-- curiosity, passion, excitement, confusion, coming of age, loneliness, using art as a means of exploration and expression, all that good stuff. And I do think that there's nuggets of good stuff in here.
However, I do mostly just find this manga to be disgusting on many different levels. Whenever I see mangaka put their FIFTEEN YEAR OLD characters in situations like these, I just wonder, how much would ... 
Oct 16, 2018
An exploration of the importance of art disguised as a silly ecchi manga. This is an early work by Oshimi Shuuzo of Aku no Hana fame, and it contains many of the themes and tropes (and even a character design) that continue to pop up in his manga to this day, i.e. obsession with art or a particular artist; an unhinged but attractive female corrupting a quiet, socially awkward male; perversion of all kinds; etc.
Avant-garde Yumeko isn't a good starting point for those new to this mangaka; it's too shallow and goofy to be representative of his more well known work, but it's an interesting ... 
Mar 7, 2020
" The source of my self-expression is a sexual urge,libido,thus turning my libido into something abstract is art. "
Maybe that's just the best sentence which you can find in the whole manga,the whole story is just as that, however I would like to point out a few plot holes that is pretty funny if you think about it;it seems as if there is nothing named as internet in the manga because then the girl could have easily got what she wanted, another case is there was an easier way she could have just gone to a sex toy shop or again could order online,but these ... 
Jul 22, 2022
Hello!
Okay, I don't understand much of what I just read, I just think I'll never understand artists... or art... or teenagers. But to be fair the author ended up making a slightly perverted and stupid manga about penises and self-discovery... in that order and maybe about how art really is a pure expression of the individual and how the sexual arousal of certain individuals can be REALLY weird, even for themselves and looking for the least thoughtful way to explore that issue. I wouldn't recommend it unless you really want a light, weird, fun read; and find nothing else. 
Sep 18, 2021
Observe... it's ART! or so Yumeko thinks.
Hahaha sometimes I think Oshimi trolls us and just uses the short sleeves as a trash can for crazy ideas that he comes up with or does when he's bored. It is a story ... weird, nothing out of the ordinary or strange for me but a bit comical and forcibly sexualized. All this reminded me of the typical friend who is always drawing penises in the notebook, is it normal? Yes. In the end this was a story of self-exploration that led Yumeko to a bigger goal, she liked the drawing and hopefully she has stayed with her partner at the ... |
