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Blue Spring
From the author of the masterful
TekkonKinkreet
, Taiyo Matsumoto's
Blue Spring
is a short story collection focusing on the lives of a small group of disenchanted high school students. Although spring usually connotes the blossoming of new life and a time of nurturing and anticipation, the spring for these characters is "blue." They can't wait for school to end and the summer to come. Their lives are balanced on the edge of a knife as they flirt with crime and their own deaths in the form of a deadly rooftop game. Each character has a different story to tell and the rebellion, questioning and frustration of these youths are palpable.
216 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
About the author
Taiyo Matsumoto
101 books662 followersSee also: 松本大洋 and 松本 大洋
Although Taiyo Matsumoto desired a career as a professional soccerplayer at first, he eventually chose an artistic profession. He gained his first success through the Comic Open contest, held by the magazine Comic Morning, which allowed him to make his professional debut. He started out with 'Straight', a comic about basketball players. Sports remain his main influence in his next comic, 'Zéro', a story about a boxer.
In 1993 Matsumoto started the 'Tekkonkinkurito' trilogy in Big Spirits magazine, which was even adapted to a theatre play. He continued his comics exploits with several short stories for the Comic Aré magazine, which are collected in the book 'Nihon no Kyodai'. Again for Big Spirits, Taiyo Matsumoto started the series 'Ping Pong' in 1996. 'Number Five' followed in 2001, published by Shogakukan.
Source: Lambiek website bio .
Although Taiyo Matsumoto desired a career as a professional soccerplayer at first, he eventually chose an artistic profession. He gained his first success through the Comic Open contest, held by the magazine Comic Morning, which allowed him to make his professional debut. He started out with 'Straight', a comic about basketball players. Sports remain his main influence in his next comic, 'Zéro', a story about a boxer.
In 1993 Matsumoto started the 'Tekkonkinkurito' trilogy in Big Spirits magazine, which was even adapted to a theatre play. He continued his comics exploits with several short stories for the Comic Aré magazine, which are collected in the book 'Nihon no Kyodai'. Again for Big Spirits, Taiyo Matsumoto started the series 'Ping Pong' in 1996. 'Number Five' followed in 2001, published by Shogakukan.
Source: Lambiek website bio .
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April 4, 2026
5,5/10
Kocham ten film mam ochotę na rewatch dosłownie nie mogę przestać o nim myśleć i mam ochotę polecieć do Japonii tylko po to żeby znaleźć dvd z drugą częścią która jest lost media (obejrzałam ten film 2 dni temu)
Mimo że Manga była pierwsza to stanowi to dobry dodatek do blue spring. Niestety ale historie są tu bardzo okrojone a tłumaczenie fatalne. Nie dało się tego czytać momentami. Przez to ocena w dół. Ten brudny styl jest dosyć ciekawy. Gdybym przeczytała to przed filmem pomyślałabym że to gówno Bo to wygląda jak jakiś fever dream. Było kilka iconic momentów ale film lepszy to po prostu dodatek I wyjaśnienie tytułu na końcu
Kocham ten film mam ochotę na rewatch dosłownie nie mogę przestać o nim myśleć i mam ochotę polecieć do Japonii tylko po to żeby znaleźć dvd z drugą częścią która jest lost media (obejrzałam ten film 2 dni temu)
Mimo że Manga była pierwsza to stanowi to dobry dodatek do blue spring. Niestety ale historie są tu bardzo okrojone a tłumaczenie fatalne. Nie dało się tego czytać momentami. Przez to ocena w dół. Ten brudny styl jest dosyć ciekawy. Gdybym przeczytała to przed filmem pomyślałabym że to gówno Bo to wygląda jak jakiś fever dream. Było kilka iconic momentów ale film lepszy to po prostu dodatek I wyjaśnienie tytułu na końcu
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