みかこさん（２）

みかこさん #2

by Machiko Kyo

ゆっくりと伝わる、「17歳」の温度－－。自分の進路を決めきれないみかこ。一方、絵の道に進むことは決めている緑川（みどりかわ）。まだ“恋”という気持ちを緑川は知らないが、みかこには好意を寄せる男子も現れ……。オールカラーの瑞々しい色彩と、鮮やかな言葉で紡がれる「17歳」という季節の破片（かけら）たち。描き下ろし漫画「ナオコサン」も収録。

Genres: Manga

144 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 23, 2010

About the author

Machiko Kyo (今日マチ子, Kyo Machiko) is a Japanese cartoonist and illustrator from Tokyo. She was born in 1980 and graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts.
Her daily one-page manga blog Sennen Gaho started in 2004 and was published as a book in 2008, attracting much attention. Among her comics are the slice-of-life series Mikako-san (2009-2013), the WWII drama Cocoon (2010) and the post-apocalyptic Mitsuami no Kami-sama (2011-2013). The latter was adapted into a short animated film in 2015 by the studio Production I.G., winning more than twenty awards around the world. In 2014, Machiko Kyo received the 18th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award.
In addition to manga, she is also involved in a wide range of illustration and essay projects. Her war-themed picture book Ichigo Sensō received the 2015 Japan Cartoonists Association Award's Grand Priz. Her other illustration books include Essential, Distance and From Tokyo.

Reviews

[⭑ · Rating 5 out of 5]

the yearn

[Mehsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is so much fun, relaxing, calming, sweet. Though I do wish our male MC would just be honest for once and ask our female MC out. It is clear that they fit together perfectly, yet he doesn't ask her at all. And now it is too late. :| Such a shame.
It was so much fun to see our male MC do so much effort for his future, going to colleges, practising whenever he could. Plus I definitely found it interesting to see some backstory to our male MC.
I love the fact this manga is all in colour.