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Saturn Apartments, Vol. 3 (Saturn Apartments/ La Cité Saturne / 土星マンション #3)
by
Hisae Iwaoka
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) T audience.
Far in the future, humankind has evacuated the earth in order to preserve it. Humans now reside in a gigantic structure that forms a ring around the earth, thirty-five kilometers up in the sky. The society of the Ring is highly stratified: the higher the floor, the greater the status. Mitsu, the lowly son of a window washer, has ju
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Published
May 17th 2011
by VIZ Media LLC
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This quiet slice of life manga about living in a space installation surrounding Earth finally feels like it is picking up a bit. The first two and most of this volume really set the tone and get the reader situated into this new world. But towards the end of this volume you get the feeling that the little plot seeds that were planted early on are now starting to take root. There are also some fun stories in this volume, the t-shirt one is a bit ridiculous, but in a funny, "just roll with it" kin...more
This volume cataloging the day to day lives of the inhabitants of space ring that orbits the far-future earth, continues with a friend of the lead character getting involved in an underground project to attempt to explore the earth's surface. The plotting of this book continues with the slow burn of developing relationships and budding friendships of the people around rookie window washer, Mitsu. The atmosphere of this book carries on the feel for the previous volumes, but really doesn't introdu...more
This volume starts to explore some of the stories behind the many minor characters in this world. I liked the tension between Sohta and his wife over his need to explore more of the research he went to school for. This drama was well developed, well written, and very realistic. You get the feel that big things are just beyond the horizon in this volume so I'm really looking forward to reading the next installent. I want to experience Earth through these characters eyes, they can't make it to the...more
Je ne liste que le tome 3 mais j'ai lu les deux premiers aussi...
C'est une excellente série !
Le dessin est relativement atypique, kawaii sans abuser des yeux immenses (les personnages sont même assez typé japonais). Le manga me fait un peu penser à la forêt de Miyori, par son dessin tendre et sa narration poétique, prenant son temps.
Mitsu est un jeune garçon qui devient nettoyeur de carreaux... dans une cité spatiale, un anneau immense autour de la Terre, vidée de ses habitants pour la préserver...more
C'est une excellente série !
Le dessin est relativement atypique, kawaii sans abuser des yeux immenses (les personnages sont même assez typé japonais). Le manga me fait un peu penser à la forêt de Miyori, par son dessin tendre et sa narration poétique, prenant son temps.
Mitsu est un jeune garçon qui devient nettoyeur de carreaux... dans une cité spatiale, un anneau immense autour de la Terre, vidée de ses habitants pour la préserver...more
Actually the whole series so far is getting interesting. Cant' wait for the next volume.
Just so...satisfying!
Sigh-I love this series!!
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Hisae Iwaoka (岩岡ヒサエ, born 17th July 1976) is a Japanese manga artist (referring to Japanese comic books).
Her work includes the one-shot manga Hana Boro (Flower Cookies) and Shiroi Kumo (White Clouds) (a jury-recommended work in the 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival) Yume no Soko, (a jury-recommended work in the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival) Hoshigahara Aomanjuu no Mori, (a jury-recommended work in...more
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Her work includes the one-shot manga Hana Boro (Flower Cookies) and Shiroi Kumo (White Clouds) (a jury-recommended work in the 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival) Yume no Soko, (a jury-recommended work in the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival) Hoshigahara Aomanjuu no Mori, (a jury-recommended work in...more
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