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奇子 [Ayako] #2

Ayako 2: Een familie om van te houden

In 1949, Jirō Tenge is a GHQ agent working for the United States and murdered his sister's fiancé. Ayako, his youngest sister, witnesses the murder and is locked up for long time in a basement by her own family, the Tenge family who is large land-owner in the countryside in Japan. She discovers incestuous affairs in her own family and attempts to escape from the basement.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published September 11, 1981

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Osamu Tezuka

2,201 books1,343 followers
Dr. Osamu Tezuka (手塚治虫) was a Japanese manga artist, animator, producer and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion. He is often credited as the "Father of Anime", and is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during his formative years. His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the father of manga" and "the God of Manga."

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86 reviews2 followers
June 26, 2024
3.5 🌟
Après plus de 20 ans enfermée... Ayako quitte enfin la resserre et l'horrible situation familiale qui l'entoure. Elle fuit et prend la route, dans un Japon qu'elle ne connaît plus.
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680 reviews427 followers
January 5, 2024
Ayako being scared of going out is such a mood
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Author 4 books78 followers
February 12, 2017
Una maravilla, con un final abrupto pero cerrado. Además incluye tres historias excelentes. La más espectacular la última (y más corta), Revolución. Puro arte e imaginación.
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35 reviews6 followers
May 22, 2018
Es una pena que el final de Ayako sea de esta forma, aún así me ha encantado.
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901 reviews18 followers
April 12, 2020
Este tomo contien el final de Ayako, y otras tres historias cortas: Melodía de Acero, La Silueta Blanca y Revolución.

Ayako tiene un final excelente, aunque un poco abrupto... me hubiera gustado que Tezuka siguiera con sus planes de desarrollar la historia para mostrar como sería su vida, pero el final un poco abierto no deja de ser satisfactorio.

Las otras historias son raras, tratando fenómenos "psicológicos" o fisiológicos raros, como la telequinesis, una imagen que se queda grabada en la retina, y la perdida de la propia personalidad para asumir otra personalidad distinta... todas tienen sus giros locos y sus situaciones bizarras y me parecieron muy entretenidas.
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833 reviews13 followers
January 22, 2022
J’ai plus apprécié ce volume que le précédent. Les personnages sont tout aussi horrible qu’avant mais ce tome se focalise plus sur Ayako que sur les autres. On la voit passer d’enfant à jeune femme et on observe comment son comportement change à cause de cet enfermement. J’ai envie de savoir ce qui va lui arriver, j’avoue j’ai un peu peur pour elle.
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78 reviews1 follower
August 28, 2019
Ayako describes the postwar time in Japan quite well from the perspective of a former rich landowner family.
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50 reviews
March 30, 2025
LEAVE AYAKO ALONE 😭 J’ai des vibes de Old Boy, je me demande si il y a eu de la pollénisaiton entre les deux auteurs/récits. C’est trashy, assumé, mais franchement un peu trop pervers à mon goût. 👀
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