Blue Spring

by Taiyo Matsumoto

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.

 

Genres: Manga, Comics, Fiction, Japan, Comics Manga, Seinen, Graphic Novels

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

See 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 .

Reviews

[Gabriel Damasceno]

*2,5

O último conto é muito bom.
Os outros, deixam muito a desejar.

[Felippe Deiró]

Leitura interessante, o capítulo "Revolver" é muito boa e me fez refletir muito. O capitulo "Ferrou" foi inesperado e engraçado.

[Asaph]

6/10 -- Tem lá seus pontos positivos e interessantes sobre essa questão da mudança que vem com o fim do ensino médio, mas sei lá, não me pegou muito não. O filme é melhor!