Twin Spica, Volume: 08 - Softcover

Yaginuma, Kou

4.35 out of 5 stars

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ISBN 10: 1935654136 ISBN 13: 9781935654131

Publisher: Vertical, 2011

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The astronaut selection test is around the corner and one member of the TSS's first class is quietly preparing for this challenge. This student has plenty to prove, but to do so without the aide of family or friends might be even more difficult. The exam will send one of these friends to America. Will it be worth the heartache?

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About the Author

Born in 1973 in the Iidabashi district of Tokyo, comic artist Kou Yaginuma made his debut with the Twin Spica pilot story The Fireworks of 2015 (originally published in the July 2000 issue of Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine). That heartfelt story coupled with Yaginuma's warm artwork won the young artist won over many comic fans on his way to becoming the year's biggest new artist. He followed his debut with a follow up mini-series called Asumi focusing on the early childhood of Twin Spica's young heroine Asumi Kamokawa. The Asumi series was such a runaway success Media Factory signed Yaginuma up to pen Twin Spica for Comic Flapper in the Fall of 2001.

Twin Spica is Yagunuma's English language debut.

Review

“Though this series finished its run in seinen magazine Comic Flapper just last year, its simple artwork and wistful tone make its first volume read like an instant classic... Though the story’s foundation is set firmly in hard sci-fi, it is its heroine’s poignant and occasionally whimsical inner life that really defines its voice... Hopeful, charming, and tinged with sadness, Twin Spica leaves us wanting more. Highly recommended.” —Manga Bookshelf

“Twin Spica is told with an uncommonly graceful blend of optimism and melancholy. Kou Yaginuma takes his sci-fi premise seriously, and he treats his characters with warmth and intelligence. Strongly recommended.” —MangaReporter

“The storytelling is direct and simple without being didactic, filled with the kind of characters that younger readers will recognize and embrace as true to their own experiences. At the same time, however, Twin Spica’'s subtexts are rich enough to sustain an adult’s interest as the supplemental stories ‘2015: Fireworks’ and ‘Asumi’ attest... A beautiful, thought-provoking book for star gazers of all ages.” —The Manga Critic

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