Undercurrent (manga)
| Undercurrent | |
Slice of life, Drama | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tetsuya Toyoda |
|---|---|
| Published by | Afternoon |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 2004 – 2005 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Undercurrent (アンダーカレント, Andākarento) is a
Afternoon from October 2004 to 2005, and the 11 chapters were collected into a single bound volume
. A French translation was published by Kana in its collection Made in in 2008.
The story is set in the contemporary Japan, and follows the manager of a public bath Kanae whose husband vanished while traveling. The French edition of the manga was widely reviewed, being praised for its dreamlike qualities and calm pace, the richness of its emotions, and its characterization.
Manga
Kodansha published the single ISBN 978-2-505-00450-9).[2]
Reception
In France this manga was an official selection of the 2009 Angoulême International Comics Festival,[3] and won the Prix Asie-ACBD 2009.[4] It was named as top manga pick for year 2008 by the Belgian newspaper Le Soir.[5]
References
- ^ アンダーカレント (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
- ^ "Undercurrent" (in French). Kana. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
- ^ "Manga Nominated for France's Angoulême Comics Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
- ^ "Prix-Asie-ACBD-2009" (in French). ACBD. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ Couvreur, Daniel (30 December 2008). "Les bulles magiques de l'an 2008" (in French). Le Soir. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
External links
- Kodansha official website (in Japanese)
- Undercurrent (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga News.com review (in French)
- Anime Land review (in French)
- Le Soir.be review (in French)
- Bodoï review (in French)
- Bd Gest' review (in French)
- Manga Sanctuary (in French)
- Planete Bd review (in French)