To Terra is one of the great classics from the 1970 more
To Terra is one of the great classics from the 1970s, when manga artists/writers (especially women) were at their most creative and daring. I am so happy to see this important work available in English. Takemiya Keiko is one of the pioneers of shojo manga (girls' comics) but this isn't strictly a shojo story. It was first serialized in Gekkan manga shonen (Monthly Boys' Comic). It's more of a cross-over: action-oriented sci fi rather than romance, but the male characters all have the distinctive androgynous look. And like the best shojo manga, the story is a complex psychodrama of adolescence, in this case, in a society without mothers and fathers. The first volume starts out a little slow, but once the story gets going, it's excellent. The art is dynamic and beautiful. There are so many more manga like this from the 1970s, if only Vertical would translate more of them. less
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