- A Drunken Dream and Other Stories
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A Drunken Dream and Other Stories 
Manga Written by Moto Hagio Published by Shogakukan English publisher 
FantagraphicsDemographic Josei Published August 2010 Volumes 1 A Drunken Dream and Other Stories is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Moto Hagio, collecting a variety of her short stories originally from 1970-2007.
Contents
Publication
The stories were selected by translator Matt Thorn to be an introduction to Hagio for English speakers,[1] with the input of a mixi fan club for Hagio.[2][3] The anthology also contains an interview with the author, and an article about the Year 24 Group, which Hagio belongs to. Both supporting articles were excerpted from articles originally published in The Comics Journal #269.[4] To launch the book, Hagio attended Comic-Con 2010.[5] The front cover of the book is on the right, and the manga is presented in unflipped format, and the article about the Year 24 Group and the interview with Moto Hagio are presented as appendices in the left of the book, reading from left to right.
Volume list
No. Release date ISBN August 2010[6] ISBN 978-1-60699-377-4 - "Bianca" (1970, 16 pages)
- "Girl on Porch with Puppy" (1971, 12 pages)
- "Autumn Journey" (1971, 24 pages)
- "Marié, Ten Years Later" (1977, 16 pages)
- "A Drunken Dream" (1980, 21 pages)
- "Hanshin: Half God" (1984, 16 pages)
- "Angel Mimic" (1984, 50 pages)
- "Iguana Girl" (1991, 50 pages)
- "The Child Who Comes Home" (1998, 24 pages)
- "The Willow Tree" (2007, 20 pages)
Original place of publication:
Title # of pages Original
publicationDate Bianca (ビアンカ Bianka) 16 Shōjo Friend, Special Issue #5 1970 Girl on Porch with Puppy (ポーチで少女が小犬と Porch de shōjo ga koinu to) 12 COM January 1971 Autumn Journey (秋の旅 Aki no tabi) 24 Bessatsu Shōjo Comic October 1971 Marié, Ten Years Later (十年目の毬絵 Jūnenme no Marie) 16 Big Comic Original March 20, 1977 A Drunken Dream (酔夢 Suimu) 21 newly drawn for Kingin Suna Kishi (artbook) 1980 Hanshin (半神 Hanshin) 16 Petit Flower January 1984 Angel Mimic (天使の擬態 Tenshi no gitai) 50 Petit Flower November 1984 Iguana Girl (イグアナの娘 Iguana no musume) 50 Petit Flower May 1991 The Child Who Comes Home (帰ってくる子 Kattekuru ko) 24 Child - Igyou Collection #7 1998 The Willow Tree (柳の木 Yanagi no ki) 20 flowers May 2007 Reception
Katherine Dacey describes "Bianca" as a "lovely, unabashedly Romantic story" and a "a meditation on artistic inspiration". Dacey notes that other stories in the book "explore the complexity of familial relationships". Dacey praised Hagio's ability to "make the ineffable speak through pictures".[4] Snow Wildsmith praised the flow of the anthology and felt the anthology's theme was that of connections between people, recommending it to fans of Fumi Yoshinaga and Mitsukazu Mihara. Wildsmith praised the details in Hagio's art, and felt that the art dated well.[7] Publishers Weekly felt Hagio's works were more restrained and subtle than modern shōjo manga, saying that this reflects Hagio's wisdom and "creative strength".[8] Lissa Pattillo describes the anthology as "a mature collection of stories that aims to provoke thought and feeling and succeeds endearingly".[9] Thomas Zoth describes the presentation of the book as "part textbook, and part holy book". His only complaint about the presentation of the book is that he found the font choice reminiscent of The Simpsons.[10] Joe McCulloch feels that the title story is "more interested in evoking sensations of exquisite heartache and romantic frustration than delineating psychological realism or building suspense".[11] Nicole Rudick feels that "The theme of spiritual crisis runs throughout Hagio’s stories—from the mundane (“Angel”) to the surreal (“Hanshin: Half-God”) to the phantasmagoric (“A Drunken Dream”)".[12] David Welsh found it easy to sympathise with Hagio's heroes.[13] Noah Berlatsky disliked the first four stories,[14] suggesting that Hagio's characterisations are poor, and that a fantasy or science fiction setting can help to distract from this.[15]
The volume has been nominated for an Eisner Award.[16]
References
- General
- Hagio, Moto (2010). A Drunken Dream and Other Stories. Translated by Thorn, Matt. Seattle, Wash.: Fantagraphics. ISBN 9781606993774.
- Specific
- ^ Garrity, Shaenon (27 July 2010). "An Interview with Moto Hagio". The Comics Journal. http://www.tcj.com/manga/an-interview-with-moto-hagio/. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ Thorn, Matt (2010-03-09). "Matt Thorn's Blog · Moto Hagio collection, Takako Shimura’s “Wandering Son”". Matt-thorn.com. http://matt-thorn.com/wordpress/?p=415. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ "A Conversation With Moto Hagio". Anime News Network. 2010-08-08. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2010-08-04/a-conversation-with-moto-hagio. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ a b Dacey, Katherine (2010-07-22). "Blog Archive » A Drunken Dream and Other Stories". The Manga Critic. http://mangacritic.com/?p=5889. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ "Shōjo Manga Pioneer Moto Hagio Heads to Comic-Con". Anime News Network. 2010-08-08. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-09/shojo-manga-pioneer-moto-hagio-heads-to-comic-con. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ "Fantagraphics Books - A Drunken Dream and Other Stories [Pre-Order]". Fantagraphics.com. http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1904&category_id=5&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=62. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ Wildsmith, Snow (2010-08-13). "A Drunken Dream and Other Stories". Graphic Novel Reporter. http://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/content/drunken-dream-and-other-stories-review. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ "Comics Reviews: 8/2/10". Publishers Weekly. August 2, 2010. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5ruS35Ncf. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ Pattillo, Lissa (2010-11-15). "Drunken Dream and Other Stories GN - Review". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/drunken-dream-and-other-stories/gn. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ Zoth, Thomas (2010-10-12). "Drunken Dream and Other Stories". Mania.com. http://www.mania.com/drunken-dream-other-stories_article_125704.html. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ McCulloch, Joe (2010-08-31). "THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (9/1/10 – Wild Dreams)". Comicscomicsmag.com. http://comicscomicsmag.com/2010/08/this-week-in-comics-9110-wild-dreams.html. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ Rudick, Nicole (2011-01-19). "A Drunken Dream". Comicscomicsmag.com. http://comicscomicsmag.com/2010/09/a-drunken-dream.html. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ Manga Cumurdgeon David Welsh
- ^ Berlatsky, Noah (2010-06-07). "Die, Little Girls! Die!". The Hooded Utilitarian. http://www.tcj.com/hoodedutilitarian/2010/09/die-little-girls-die/. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ Berlatsky, Noah (2010-06-07). "Incoherent Dreams". The Hooded Utilitarian. http://www.tcj.com/hoodedutilitarian/2010/09/incoherent-dreams/. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ "SF Site News » Eisner Award Nominations". Sfsite.com. 2011-04-11. http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/11/eisner-award-nominations-2/. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
External links
- CBR Chris Mautner
- David Welsh
- Newsarama
- NPR review
- About.com
- Otaku USA
- CWR
- New York Times Graphic Books Roundup 2010
- About.com Best New Manga of 2010
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