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California Monogatari

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: A California Story
Japanese: カリフォルニア物語


Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 8
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 13, 1978 to Nov 13, 1981
Genres: Drama Drama, Slice of Life Slice of Life
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Betsucomi
Authors: Yoshida, Akimi (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #209692
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Popularity: #19515
Members: 706
Favorites: 7

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Synopsis

Heath Swanson, an 18-year-old high school dropout, runs away from his home in San Diego, California, to make a fresh start in New York City. Along his travels he meets Eve, another troubled teen who latches onto him. Although annoyed by his presence and idealistic dreams of life in California at first, the two form an inseparable bond. Living among artists in SoHo, the two help and support each other as they try to make a living in the city.

(Source: Buttdong Translations)

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Reviews

Oct 20, 2023
Prostitution, infidelity, drug abuse, poverty, discrimination, suicide, heaps and heaps of tragedy. This one can get pretty depressing which will be nothing new for readers familiar with the author's most renowned series Banana Fish. Set primarily in 1970's New York. A period in which the chaotic metropolis was facing financial crisis, full of all manners of corruption, decaying and desolate with criminal activity rampant and the population destitute. A time where women were advised against wearing jewelry in the street. Akimi Yoshida gives an unfiltered depiction of various atrocities that went on in this era centered around the life of protagonist Heath Swanson. Focusing primarily ...

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