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Альтернативы:
English: Tropic of the Sea
Synonyms: Return to the Sea, Summer of Tension Japanese: 海帰線
Автор:
Kon, Satoshi
Тип:
Манга
Объемы:
1
Главы:
7
Положение дел:
Finished
Публиковать:
1990-03-06 to ?
Сериализация:
Young Magazine (Weekly)
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Альтернативы:
English: Tropic of the Sea
Synonyms: Return to the Sea, Summer of Tension
Japanese: 海帰線
Synonyms: Return to the Sea, Summer of Tension
Japanese: 海帰線
Автор:
Kon, Satoshi
Тип:
Манга
Объемы:
1
Главы:
7
Положение дел:
Finished
Публиковать:
1990-03-06 to ?
Сериализация:
Young Magazine (Weekly)
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Yosuke Yashiro's family has a strange, unique tradition -- once every sixty years they receive an egg from a mermaid where it sits protected in a shrine. Once the egg matures the family dutifully returns it to the sea, where the whole process is repeated. In exchange for this favor, the mer-people bless their coastal town with bountiful catches of fish and calm seas.
But as commercial developers encroach on the sleepy seaside hamlet and Yosuke's father is lured away from tradition towards modern prosperity and turns the mermaid's egg into a tourist trap, what will happen to the promise their family made to the mermaids all those years ago?
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Summer of Tension
But as commercial developers encroach on the sleepy seaside hamlet and Yosuke's father is lured away from tradition towards modern prosperity and turns the mermaid's egg into a tourist trap, what will happen to the promise their family made to the mermaids all those years ago?
Included one-shot:
Summer of Tension
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Kaikisen review
I can't say that this plot is very original, the struggle between breaking tradition and changing for the better. Nevertheless, the story is made interesting by the incorporation of the mythical mermaid, and that is what really kept me going: the hope that Yosuke would get a glimpse of her. The thought of a mermaid egg is also peculiar and original. Otherwise, the plot moves along at a good pace over the span of seven chapters, and it is nonetheless inspiring and intriguing.
Yosuke is obviously the main character here, and he does shine as an individual. He doesn't have the strongest will in the beginning, especially since the conflict is within his family, but he begins to develop a backbone of the course of the story. Overall a great character with flaws that he is able to overcome. It has been a while since I've read a seinen, but I can still recognize good art when I see it. This is an old manga, but tasteful. The characters have real noses and shapely bodies, all as close to human characteristics as possible. I was not so fond of the rectangular panels, but this is probably typical of 90s manga, so maybe it's just my preference. Otherwise nothing else is bad. The rating I'd give this is 7/10. It isn't the most original story, but mythical creatures gives it a little bit of a boost, and sometimes a classic story like this never gets old. The characters act like real humans and look distinct and have varying personalities. The art is great and incredibly detailed, especially in terms of scenery. It was a pleasant read for a short period of time. |
Kaikisen review
I'm usually a big fan of Satoshi Kon. Some of my favourite movies are his own creations, Paprika and Tokyo Godfathers being prime examples, and I adore his artwork. Kaikisen--or its English 'Tropic of the Sea'--is itself beautiful on paper, yet falls short while trying to convey something significant beyond the pages.
On the surface, Kon divulges a potentially profound story of a seaside town at risk of being commercialized while trying to maintain the tradition of keeping safe a mystical mermaid's egg gifted to them once every sixty years. In exchange for such care, the mer-people bless the village with warm weather and safety all year round. Still relevant to Japan to this day, the conflict of modernization and tradition is a significant debate always interesting to explore and see integrated into a manga narrative. Sadly, the story falls flat and fails to explore anything further about the characters themselves beyond their very evident cliches. The protagonist himself is the antithesis of complex and the villain almost painfully predictable. I hate to be so down on something of Kon's, but I admittedly forgot most of the story after I finished reading it. The art is beautiful but I personally feel Kon could've done a lot more with this material. |
Kaikisen review
Well that was just a little heavy-handed.
Kaikisen: Return to the Sea falls into a classic trap. Is the greedy land-developer character not perceptibly evil enough despite the fact that he literally wears sunglasses indoors? Let's also have his driver almost hit the main character in his fancy car then, just to show that he really isn't someone who cares. It should be enough to let the motives and major actions of your characters speak for themselves, but sometimes authors just can't resist adding that extra little "kick." Yes, our villain actually kicks a dog. The absurd portrayal of the people behind the development project ruins what what would have otherwise been a relatively reasonable portrayal of the trade-offs between sticking to tradition and accepting modernization. (Well, it would be a little biased still, but we can accept that fiction in general has an inescapable fondness for the days of yore.) Instead, what we get is some hackneyed pseudo-profound mash-up of "respect nature/tradition/something" and "Magic and Miracles are Real!" The climax and conclusion of Kaikisen, I feel, are similarly poor. A poorly-integrated extended car chase and a gratuitous all-out brawl at a festival might be excused perhaps, but some things are unforgivable. Not only is the age-old (and just absolutely tiresome) trope of Faithful Dog Companion Frees Hero By Attacking Evildoer invoked, but a similarly cringe-worthy moment is when the main villain has a complete change of heart in the space of two pages. And how can we be so sure that he's a good guy now? Well, just look at how sympathetic he looks without his sunglasses! Clearly, the sunglasses had been controlling him all along. All that said, there is one major redeeming quality. As others have mentioned, the art is superb both technically and stylistically, and the confident linework, solid panelling, and careful shading and texturing can feel like a clinic in how to actually draw manga that looks good. Stylistically it's nothing to write home about, but that's just fine. Not everything needs to look like Gogo Monster or not simple, and if I were to borrow for just a moment that good old MAL system of assigning sub-scores for art, characters, and et cetera, I'd give this a full 10 in that category. First and foremost, the particularly strong art saves Kaikisen from being an unengaging read, but it is also valuable in one other notable respect. The subtly expressive way in which figures are sometimes drawn by mangaka can bring instant yet meaningful characterization to a character if done properly, and some of the best characters of this manga are not the main characters, with the exception of Natsumi, but characters like Yosouke's father, the mermaid, and the less caricatured of the townfolk. Ultimately, however, it is difficult for Kaikisen to save itself from its heavy-handed moralizing, and while enjoyable enough most of the time due to the excellent artwork, the shallow build-up and entirely empty conclusion will not leave very many readers satisfied. |
Kaikisen review
I Must start by saying I enjoyed this story but I feel as if it lacks a certain effect its like other one and done manga's once its done its just done I feel as if the story had a predictable ending I like the story a lot not many bad things I could say I didn't feel like I'm did to much all they stuck to a core and from beginning to end kept the reader engaged with well designed art work and a equally appealing story I would love to read a story similar to this again this actually surprised me seeing
as I just picked it up for the fun of it and it turned into a great read for me I believe this story is worth reading again I honestly had fun reading this from beginning to end.
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