Buy the hardcover book nijigahara holograph by inio asano at indigo. Nijigahara holograph has the same strong focus on character, but with. Butterflies ominously proliferate as children whisper rumors. The book follows the paths of a mysterious girl, a physically and emotionally scarred young teacher, an. Inio asano inio asano is a japanese manga artist who is known for his many works telling unique stories focused on both good and very very bad parts in life. It is licensed in north america by fantagraphics books. Nijigahara holograph book by inio asano thriftbooks. Even as butterflies ominously proliferate in town, the rumor of a mysterious creature lurking in the tunnel behind the school spreads among the children. Asano inio has blown up over the last 5 years or so thanks to the huge success of his manga oyasumi punpun. Well talk about this title more in specific later on, but just in case you havent heard of it, its been consistently regarded as one of the best manga of the 2010s decade, and many people consider it one of their favourite titles. Nijigahara holograph by inio asano free spoiler manga. Asano created the acclaimed manga solanin, which was released as a feature film in japan in april 2010, starring aoi miyazaki.
Inio asanos apocalyptic nijigahara holograph confronts a legacy of. Nijigahara holograph by inio asano, hardcover barnes. Its completely different from oyasumi punpun, also from asano, apart from the art that is still. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. She is a cultural anthropologist, writer, and an associate professor in the manga department at kyoto seika university. Nijigahara holograph by inio asano, translated by matt thorn.
Fantagraphics released its english translation in 2018. See all books authored by inio asano, including solanin, and nijigahara holograph, and more on. What a very beautiful book and, oh, you will love the clouds of butterflies glowing under the moons reflective gaze and erupting from the oddest of places. Okay, well, maybe not as good as solanin but i am definitely glad i read this book. The book follows the paths of a mysterious girl, a physically and emotionally scarred young teacher, an obsessed bully, a suicidal student, and. Matt thorn butterflies ominously proliferate as children whisper rumors of a mysterious creature lurking in the tunnel behind the school. Inio asano is one of the great emerging voices in manga nijigahara holograph is guaranteed to be one of the books of the year, and should help cement asanos reputation. One who writes shitty slice of life manga solanin, and th. Nonlinearity is the name of the game in nijigahara holograph, a surprisingly dark tale delivered backwards and forwards for your pleasure. When a story makes you endlessly theorize and try to piece together all the symbolism, timelines, and subplots, you know its a damn good one.
Butterflies ominously proliferate as children whisper rumors of a mysterious creature lurking in the tunnel behind the school. Read download nijigahara holograph pdf pdf download. Nijigahara holograph is a comic book by inio asano published for the first time in english by fantagraphics. The manga was serialized in ohta publishings quick japan magazine from 2003 to 2005. I found the book worth reading, but id find it even more so if there was a. Comicsalliance asano is so young, and his ability to talk about human nature, and the distress. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read goodnight punpun. His often heartbreaking stories are illustrated in his beautiful, realistic style of art. To appease its wrath, they decide to offer it a sacrificea human one. Later, gx published his series subarashi sekai, available in english from viz media as what a wonderful world. Fantagraphics is proud to welcome the great inio asano solanin, what a wonderful world. Asano inio, born september 22, 1980 is a japanese manga author. If you enjoyed solanin and what a wonderful world series, youll enjoy this as well.
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Nijigahara holograph, book by inio asano hardcover. Mangaka inio asano has gained quite a large cult following with his ability to deal with various mental health issues that never ostracize his. But this is only the beginning of nijigahara holograph, which takes place in two separate timelines and involves the suicidal amahiko. It is about the events that occur after a girl is thrown into a well by her classmates and their lives afterwards. Pdf nijigahara holograph download full pdf book download. Someone could write a book longer than this manga just analyzing it. Asanos cult following is undeniably understandable, as few writers are able to inject so much emotion into every aspect of his creations lives. If asanos book resembles anything, its the rightlymaligned ashton kutcher film the butterfly effect, which took the premise of chaos theory and. I later searched my librarys catalogue to see if they had any more of inio asanos works, and they did nijigahara holograph. Inio asano books list of books by author inio asano. I really enjoy inios art style, its really unique and detailed. In this manga, acclaimed cartoonist asano tells a complex, oblique tale about how an tense atmosphere, symbolized by proliferating butterflies, lead schoolchildren to sacrifice a fellow student, and how that act impacts various characters across two timelines.
Nijigahara holograph is a psychological horror manga by inio asano. Another cleverly woven tale by inio asano, one of his earlier works still standing strong though in the shadow his major successes. It carries a palpable dread that will haunt you well after you put it down. Nijigahara holograph is a japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by inio asano.
In 2001, his short story uchu kara konnichiwa hello from outer space won the first sunday gx rookie prize. That is the beauty of nijigahara holograph, and the gift which comes from the genius mind of inio asano, the creator of the beautiful manga, solanin. Known for creating characterdriven, realist stories, ranging from slice of life to psychological horror. Rare book synopsis may belong to another edition of this title. A spoiler free look at inio asanos nijigahara holograph. Its my second time reading inio asanos work and i found myself confused through some parts it. Longing for something bigger from the eisner awardnominated inio asano, creator of solanin and nijigahara holograph, comes one of his most challenging works yet. Fantagraphics is proud to welcome the great inio asano solanin, what a wonderful world to its acclaimed literary manga line. Download or read il campo dellarcobaleno nijigahara holograph 2006 in pdf, epub formats. Nijigahara holograph by inio asano paste paste magazine. Nijigahara holograph by inio asano, translated by matt.
Nijigahara holograph by inio asano, 9781606995839, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Dont judge inio asanos graphic novel, nijigahara holograph, by its glowing butterfly cover, assuming that what lies within is sweet or sentimental. Discover book depositorys huge selection of inio asano books online. Her translations include the new york times bestseller nijigahara holograph by inio asano and hayao miyazakis nausicaa of the valley of the wind. Its funny how the name, rainbow field holograph, is somewhat of a contrast to the theme of the manga. Nijigahara holograph hardcover the elliott bay book. Nijigahara holograph can be frustrating at times, with the disjointed flow requiring extra attention from the reader.
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