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恋文日和 [A Perfect Day for Love Letters, Three-Volume Edition] #1
A Perfect Day for Love Letters, Vol. 1
FIVE LETTERS . . . FIVE CHANCES AT LOVE
• When a librarian receives a love letter hidden in one of her books, she finds a very unlikely reading partner.
• The meanest boy at school sends a letter that falls into the wrong hands, compelling him to reveal a side of himself that no one ever expected.
• A mistreated young girl finds hope in a friend, and the strength to leave her troubled past behind.
• There’s a single love letter–and its author could be any one of a number of boys. Now the search is on to discover the tender wordsmith’s identity.
• When a mailman befriends a blind woman who recently lost her companion, he tries to heal her loneliness through love letters.
George Asakura leads us through five stories with humor, wit, and enough mystery to keep us guessing with each new delivery. You’ve got mail!
• When a librarian receives a love letter hidden in one of her books, she finds a very unlikely reading partner.
• The meanest boy at school sends a letter that falls into the wrong hands, compelling him to reveal a side of himself that no one ever expected.
• A mistreated young girl finds hope in a friend, and the strength to leave her troubled past behind.
• There’s a single love letter–and its author could be any one of a number of boys. Now the search is on to discover the tender wordsmith’s identity.
• When a mailman befriends a blind woman who recently lost her companion, he tries to heal her loneliness through love letters.
George Asakura leads us through five stories with humor, wit, and enough mystery to keep us guessing with each new delivery. You’ve got mail!
208 pages, Paperback
First published March 13, 2001
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August 24, 2009
One of these stories was almost impossible to understand, but I think that had a lot to do with text placement, which is the fault of the editors and not the original author.
April 20, 2013
Aşk mektupları üzerine kurulmuş hikayelerden oluşan bir manga, beğenerek okudum. Bu manga-ka'nın çizimlerini de beğenirim. 2. Ciltte varmış onu da okurum umarım en kısa sürede.
February 23, 2018
--- Love Letter 1-3 ---
Plot: Kumpulan cerita pendek
Gambar: Ok
Penokohan: Ok
Kumpulan cerita biasanya bukan tipikal favoritku, tapi Love Letter memberikan tema 'Surat Cinta' yang divariasikan di tiap chapternya. Menarik bagaimana bentuk surat cintanya sangat unik^^ (dan kadang umum). Nuansanya juga sangat beragam. Mulai dari misterius, kelam, sampai yang manis dan penuh hura-hura.
Overall saya paling menikmati semua cerita di buku kedua.
Favorit saya itu..
-Faksimili Tengah Malam
-Sepasang Kekasih Ikarus
Satu sukses bikin saya meneriakkan: "Aawwwwwwiiiieeeeeee (●´∀｀●)"
Satunya lagi membuat saya mewek setengah mati. Dibaca berapa kali pun, saya tetap: "Huuuueeeeweeeeeeee ( ;; m ;; )"
Yah, overall semua ceritanya lumayan kok.
Bercerita mengenai komik karya George sensei, ini karyanya yang pertama kubaca. Gambarnya mengagetkanku dan memberi nuansa misterius. Tapi ternyata saat dia menggambarkan tokoh enerjik, nuansanya bisa benar-benar enerjik juga. Hebat! ^^.
Rating di bawah ini... berkat buku kedua yang greget (haha).
[8/10]
Plot: Kumpulan cerita pendek
Gambar: Ok
Penokohan: Ok
"Aku akan terus hidup untuk saat ini dan selamanya.
"Untuk saat ini dan selamanya".
Apa kau mengerti?
-Love Letter #2 / George Asakura
Kumpulan cerita biasanya bukan tipikal favoritku, tapi Love Letter memberikan tema 'Surat Cinta' yang divariasikan di tiap chapternya. Menarik bagaimana bentuk surat cintanya sangat unik^^ (dan kadang umum). Nuansanya juga sangat beragam. Mulai dari misterius, kelam, sampai yang manis dan penuh hura-hura.
Overall saya paling menikmati semua cerita di buku kedua.
Favorit saya itu..
-Faksimili Tengah Malam
-Sepasang Kekasih Ikarus
Satu sukses bikin saya meneriakkan: "Aawwwwwwiiiieeeeeee (●´∀｀●)"
Satunya lagi membuat saya mewek setengah mati. Dibaca berapa kali pun, saya tetap: "Huuuueeeeweeeeeeee ( ;; m ;; )"
Yah, overall semua ceritanya lumayan kok.
Bercerita mengenai komik karya George sensei, ini karyanya yang pertama kubaca. Gambarnya mengagetkanku dan memberi nuansa misterius. Tapi ternyata saat dia menggambarkan tokoh enerjik, nuansanya bisa benar-benar enerjik juga. Hebat! ^^.
Rating di bawah ini... berkat buku kedua yang greget (haha).
[8/10]
March 21, 2012
Ah i read Knock your heart out and it was very good,the art ,the pace and the storyline.
kinda on the right of centre humour and oddly enough action:D
But this was an old work of the author/illustrator/manga-writer(whats the word?)
and it was slow and really slow.
in a one shot series,there isnt much space to create a timeline.
Its a one-shot,self explanatory really.
so the time angle dindnt work for me.
kinda on the right of centre humour and oddly enough action:D
But this was an old work of the author/illustrator/manga-writer(whats the word?)
and it was slow and really slow.
in a one shot series,there isnt much space to create a timeline.
Its a one-shot,self explanatory really.
so the time angle dindnt work for me.
February 22, 2010
The only story in this collection I really liked was the one involving the "mean" boy at school whose letter got lost. It was the one that felt the most "true". The others ranged from "predictable" to completely un-understandable, probably (as another reviewer has stated) to poor editing and text placement.
November 26, 2015
An anthology of short stories, this volume is very good. It centers around falling in love with an admirer that has written you a letter, and it does not disappoint. Both the art and plot are nice. I'd definitely like to read more of this series.
November 13, 2008
I don't usually like one-shot manga and this one is readable but nothing spectacular here.
December 19, 2012
Full of insta-love and just wasn't for me.
August 11, 2017
Read the first story which went nowhere and decided to stop.
April 27, 2020
Female manga artist George Asakura uses this format to present short-story style romances, depicting couples who come together under unique / unusual circumstances.
Volume 1 = Stories 1-5
#1 "Love Letters in the Library" -- Ririko Takase is a Liza Minelli-looking librarian who finds a love letter from a secret admirer left for her at the library's return desk.
#2 "To One Who Doesn't Know Me" -- Bad boy Mosumura Yasushi writes a letter to classmate Katase Rino confessing is admiration / attraction for her. But the letter is actually found by another girl, Ayako, who is moved by his sentiments.
#3 "Flowers Blooming in the Snow" -- Lonely girl Miyashita Chiyuki, struggling with depression, finds friendship through letters exchanged with Kumashiro.
#4 "Love Letter Panic" -- Tomboy Hayakawa gets a letter from a secret admirer telling her she's cute, which inspires her to embrace her girly-girl side and start "living for love".
#5 "The Mailman's Love" -- Sawako is a blind cellist who receives a letter from her boyfriend. She asks the mailman to read the letter to her. When he sees it's a breakup letter, he doesn't want to hurt the woman he's secretly attracted to, so he makes up what the letter says, reciting a love note the likes of which Sawako has never heard before, telling her all the things he wants to confess to her.
I enjoy Asakura's art style and the fun, unique storylines here. There are cute moments within these romances but overall I noticed a sad undertone, and the stories for the most part seem to have a sharp, abrupt end.
Volume 1 = Stories 1-5
#1 "Love Letters in the Library" -- Ririko Takase is a Liza Minelli-looking librarian who finds a love letter from a secret admirer left for her at the library's return desk.
#2 "To One Who Doesn't Know Me" -- Bad boy Mosumura Yasushi writes a letter to classmate Katase Rino confessing is admiration / attraction for her. But the letter is actually found by another girl, Ayako, who is moved by his sentiments.
#3 "Flowers Blooming in the Snow" -- Lonely girl Miyashita Chiyuki, struggling with depression, finds friendship through letters exchanged with Kumashiro.
#4 "Love Letter Panic" -- Tomboy Hayakawa gets a letter from a secret admirer telling her she's cute, which inspires her to embrace her girly-girl side and start "living for love".
#5 "The Mailman's Love" -- Sawako is a blind cellist who receives a letter from her boyfriend. She asks the mailman to read the letter to her. When he sees it's a breakup letter, he doesn't want to hurt the woman he's secretly attracted to, so he makes up what the letter says, reciting a love note the likes of which Sawako has never heard before, telling her all the things he wants to confess to her.
I enjoy Asakura's art style and the fun, unique storylines here. There are cute moments within these romances but overall I noticed a sad undertone, and the stories for the most part seem to have a sharp, abrupt end.
November 14, 2021
The first two stories are so cute and wholesome and the second story made me cry!
I didn't love the ending to the postman story, it was a little creepy and ableist how he could just enter her home and read those letters under false pretenses, like she wouldn't notice her lover's sudden shift in writing style.
I didn't love the ending to the postman story, it was a little creepy and ableist how he could just enter her home and read those letters under false pretenses, like she wouldn't notice her lover's sudden shift in writing style.
March 8, 2023
2.5/5
August 8, 2023
Boring
January 3, 2013
Picked this up on a lark. The fact that it was shojo, and the author's first name is "George" had me intrigued. (Turns out it's a female, and her real name is Joji - had to google that, so oh well.)
Also wasn't sure if it was manga or Manhwa - her style reminds me of a lot of Korean authors. (elongated, thin bodies - large heads... I don't know how to describe it better than that... other than a lack of 'chibi' stuff - though she does do a sort of 'gross/freak out' look when characters are angry/upset.)
So, thankfully, no carryover in the stories. They're all stand alone, so I'm not caught in some over-arching plot. It was a relief, because it's... not that good. (wish I could give half stars on here, because that's all it would get, 2 1/2 stars.)
It's cute, but there's no great romance, or grand misdirection in any of the stories. Just teenagers in love. If anything, it's refreshing for the realistic way people behave. No.. stupid major plot points that should really have been cleared up with one realistic conversation.
I think my favorite of the stories was the 2nd "To One Who Doesn't Know Me." I just liked the 'outsider' boy 'with a pure heart.' (And that they talk about Japanese music- I'd never heard of GS before.)
Also wasn't sure if it was manga or Manhwa - her style reminds me of a lot of Korean authors. (elongated, thin bodies - large heads... I don't know how to describe it better than that... other than a lack of 'chibi' stuff - though she does do a sort of 'gross/freak out' look when characters are angry/upset.)
So, thankfully, no carryover in the stories. They're all stand alone, so I'm not caught in some over-arching plot. It was a relief, because it's... not that good. (wish I could give half stars on here, because that's all it would get, 2 1/2 stars.)
It's cute, but there's no great romance, or grand misdirection in any of the stories. Just teenagers in love. If anything, it's refreshing for the realistic way people behave. No.. stupid major plot points that should really have been cleared up with one realistic conversation.
I think my favorite of the stories was the 2nd "To One Who Doesn't Know Me." I just liked the 'outsider' boy 'with a pure heart.' (And that they talk about Japanese music- I'd never heard of GS before.)
November 17, 2015
A Perfect Day for Love Letters: Volume 1 is an interesting blend of short stories about young people in love. I wasn't very impressed with the artwork and thought it could have been better.
The five stories themselves are okay, but again, I was not grabbed by the characters and pulled into the stories. I don't know what I was hoping for, but maybe it was for some tales that were a little lighter in nature. In this book you have relationships where a boy is quite mean to a girl just because he likes her (which I find to be true in 10-year olds, not high school students), a girl that has been raped, a man lying to a blind woman, etc. None of it shows the softer side of love that really exists in the world.
Still, I did enjoy reading the stories and the book does have some good points.
Overall, I found A Perfect Day for Love Letters: Volume 1 to be not bad, but I really think some things may have gotten lost in translation. So, I will see how things fair in A Perfect Day for Love Letters: Volume 2. Let's hope those stories are a little more fun to read.
I rated this book a 6 out of 10.
The five stories themselves are okay, but again, I was not grabbed by the characters and pulled into the stories. I don't know what I was hoping for, but maybe it was for some tales that were a little lighter in nature. In this book you have relationships where a boy is quite mean to a girl just because he likes her (which I find to be true in 10-year olds, not high school students), a girl that has been raped, a man lying to a blind woman, etc. None of it shows the softer side of love that really exists in the world.
Still, I did enjoy reading the stories and the book does have some good points.
Overall, I found A Perfect Day for Love Letters: Volume 1 to be not bad, but I really think some things may have gotten lost in translation. So, I will see how things fair in A Perfect Day for Love Letters: Volume 2. Let's hope those stories are a little more fun to read.
I rated this book a 6 out of 10.
July 1, 2015
2.5/5 Stars
Cute, quick romance stories, but not enough room for adequate emotional/character development since this manga is composed of several short stories. The premise of each individual romance arc is cute and promising, but at times the execution (for instance, in the dialogue) can come off as cheesy. Also I found the romantic dynamics to be cliché at times. Plus, it was fairly obvious which two characters were going to be the main love interests in each story and the way each story played out was relatively predictable. But still, there are good ideas here. I think it would've been better if the mangaka wrote an entire manga for one of the ideas and given it the development it deserved!
Cute, quick romance stories, but not enough room for adequate emotional/character development since this manga is composed of several short stories. The premise of each individual romance arc is cute and promising, but at times the execution (for instance, in the dialogue) can come off as cheesy. Also I found the romantic dynamics to be cliché at times. Plus, it was fairly obvious which two characters were going to be the main love interests in each story and the way each story played out was relatively predictable. But still, there are good ideas here. I think it would've been better if the mangaka wrote an entire manga for one of the ideas and given it the development it deserved!
March 20, 2015
I wasn't really impressed with this manga. I loved the art style, but the stories were all kinda meh. Letters 2 and 3 were the only ones I really liked much (letter 2 was To One Who Doesn't Know Me and letter 3 was Flowers Blooming In The Snow). I don't think I'll read the second volume any time soon. Not bad, mind you, but just not all that interesting, either. It was just okay.
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December 29, 2008It was ok...
June 2, 2010
cute but forgettable - always a danger for this kind of portmanteau structure.
April 18, 2011
The stories were cute, touching, short, and simple. Lovely romantic fluff. :)
September 13, 2012
I absolutely loved the stories, but the art was a little lackluster. My favorite was the Flowers in the Snow. I loved that short story!
May 14, 2013
Pek sarmadı ya :/
February 14, 2016
It was a cute one. Very good for a Valentines Day read (even though it is definitely not Valentines Day).
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