Shoujo Manga

Don't let the title of this manga fool you. This is not a happily-ever-after story of a character who falls in love with someone and everything unravels (or gets complicated) from there. In fact, this manga is hardly about the conventional concept of love. The focus here is not a matter of the heart - it's a matter of the mind : escapism. The mangaka makes sure the reader experiences this, telling from his suitably grim lineart as well as his no-holds-back storytelling. The direct contrast between the typical notions of shoujo manga and the general atmosphere of the characters in this manga is appalling, but it is necessary, and even crucial, to make us connect and understand the relationship between the jaded protagonist and the world around her.

Basically put, it's a seinen (guy) manga about shoujo manga. It's definitely different from the normal shoujo, and with that, I give it a thumbs up for its originality. :)


Below information from Baka-UpdatesManga
Genre: Seinen (+Psychological +Love +Children)
Description: Set in the dystopic future: A girl steals a bag from an old woman reduced to living in a tent. All the bag contains are volume after volume of shoujo manga. But even after the girl has finished reading all the volumes, our story is still not complete...

Update @5.18pm : I forgot to mention that I downloaded this under a torrent of one-shots courtesy of Mangascreener. I didn't read all that were in the collection (some of them kinda freaked me out haha) but At the Park is worth a mention (it's very short) for the conventional-shoujo fan. ;)

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