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Kylooe #1
憂鬱的蜻蜓・告別彩虹
故事始於一少女轉校後，發現自己難以打入新朋友的圈子，倍感寂寞；在家裡，父母彷彿亦只偏心關愛遠在外國求學的妹妹，令她自我價值低落。一天，她從二手唱片店買了樂隊憂鬱的蜻蜓主唱的舊唱片，半夢半醒間竟見封套上的大動物呈現眼前，更在她不快樂時，帶她飛到天空去。牠的名字叫Kylooe，由幻彩世界而來，當少女想逃離種種不如意，牠便帶著她進入了繽紛和超現實的國度歷險。
140 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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Little Thunder
16 books25 followers門小雷，漫畫家，生於香港。
中五畢業後，成為全職漫畫家。2006年出版個人畫集《彩虹》，漫畫集《666》、《Boom！邊走邊愛》及《裡裡外外》。及後在《Milk Magazine》連載專欄《宇宙不安學會》，同期編繪《KYLOOE》三部曲，印有法文版、中文版及意大利文版本，憑《KYLOOE 1 - Downhearted Dragonfly》榮獲第四屆國際漫畫賞銅獎。
2012年首次舉辦個人展《告白》，自資出版繪本《夜記》，除了畫畫之外，門小雷亦喜愛跳舞。
門小雷說過：「I draw love letters, not comics.」繪畫只是一種工具，她畫的是愛、恨、寂寞與一切情感。
中五畢業後，成為全職漫畫家。2006年出版個人畫集《彩虹》，漫畫集《666》、《Boom！邊走邊愛》及《裡裡外外》。及後在《Milk Magazine》連載專欄《宇宙不安學會》，同期編繪《KYLOOE》三部曲，印有法文版、中文版及意大利文版本，憑《KYLOOE 1 - Downhearted Dragonfly》榮獲第四屆國際漫畫賞銅獎。
2012年首次舉辦個人展《告白》，自資出版繪本《夜記》，除了畫畫之外，門小雷亦喜愛跳舞。
門小雷說過：「I draw love letters, not comics.」繪畫只是一種工具，她畫的是愛、恨、寂寞與一切情感。
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January 14, 2019
Following up on my review of Fleurs en suspens, here's another manhua I've read this past week.
This is a series of 3 volumes, but each one can be read independently as they follow different characters not related to one another and only loosely tie up together via the white plushie thingy that you can see on the cover. Hence why I'm reviewing them (or trying to at least) here.
Kylooe means 'dream', and this is exactly what these books are. Visually at least. I mean, these colours! 😍 (Sorry, one day I'm gonna shut up about the beauty of colours. Not today though.) I got a chat about this with my booksellers, and we basically all had kind of a crush on this. So, really, I'm not kidding about how gorgeous the colours are. (Also, sorry, I can't really describe it because it's something you've got to see with your own eyes.)
That being said, when it comes to the story, this was actually a surprise. Not necessarily in a good or bad way. Just that it wasn't quite what I was expecting it to be.
Besides the great artwork, I got baited into the book by the description that was roughly along the lines of "who never dreamed of escaping difficult times, of going back to childhood innocence and the comfort of a cuddly toy?" and well... some people may know that I live in an empire of plushies, so yeah, I got drawn to the book.
Yeah, okay, actually, the first book was pretty much this. You have this girl who never really figured out how to fit in, can't seem to make friends, is the lesser achiever in the family... and well, she wants to escape all this. That's when she meets the plushie thing, who will become her support and comfort. And this is actually a sweet story...
...until I reached the end and was like WTF. What kind of ending is that? But more than that, I was confused because I could see the other two volumes on the shelf and so I definitely did not see that coming () and was then wondering how that would go on from there. (And I gave you the answer to that up there: the books are independent.)
Anyway. Even if it was quite different (in atmosphere and resolution) from what I was expecting, I really enjoyed it, and I'd most definitely recommend it. If not necessarily for the story, at least for the colourgasm. I mean, did I mention how beautiful it is? 🤓
Hit up Kylooe #2 (my review) and Kylooe #3 (my review) for the rest of the series.
This is a series of 3 volumes, but each one can be read independently as they follow different characters not related to one another and only loosely tie up together via the white plushie thingy that you can see on the cover. Hence why I'm reviewing them (or trying to at least) here.
Kylooe means 'dream', and this is exactly what these books are. Visually at least. I mean, these colours! 😍 (Sorry, one day I'm gonna shut up about the beauty of colours. Not today though.) I got a chat about this with my booksellers, and we basically all had kind of a crush on this. So, really, I'm not kidding about how gorgeous the colours are. (Also, sorry, I can't really describe it because it's something you've got to see with your own eyes.)
That being said, when it comes to the story, this was actually a surprise. Not necessarily in a good or bad way. Just that it wasn't quite what I was expecting it to be.
Besides the great artwork, I got baited into the book by the description that was roughly along the lines of "who never dreamed of escaping difficult times, of going back to childhood innocence and the comfort of a cuddly toy?" and well... some people may know that I live in an empire of plushies, so yeah, I got drawn to the book.
Yeah, okay, actually, the first book was pretty much this. You have this girl who never really figured out how to fit in, can't seem to make friends, is the lesser achiever in the family... and well, she wants to escape all this. That's when she meets the plushie thing, who will become her support and comfort. And this is actually a sweet story...
...until I reached the end and was like WTF. What kind of ending is that? But more than that, I was confused because I could see the other two volumes on the shelf and so I definitely did not see that coming () and was then wondering how that would go on from there. (And I gave you the answer to that up there: the books are independent.)
Anyway. Even if it was quite different (in atmosphere and resolution) from what I was expecting, I really enjoyed it, and I'd most definitely recommend it. If not necessarily for the story, at least for the colourgasm. I mean, did I mention how beautiful it is? 🤓
Hit up Kylooe #2 (my review) and Kylooe #3 (my review) for the rest of the series.
July 19, 2024
Chronique complète :
https://sunread26.wordpress.com/2022/...
Extrait :
Aujourd’hui je vous présente un nouveau Manhua, Kylooe, une série en trois volume encore édité aux éditions Kana. Abordant à chaque volume différents thèmes (toujours lié au relationnel semble t-il), vous n’êtes pas obligé de lire les tomes rapidement, car il n’y a qu’un seul lien entre les trois : Kylooe. Chaque volume est également entièrement coloré, avec un format assez grand, d’où le prix.
J’ai lu les deux tomes en ma possession d’une traite en croyant que le second tome était dans la continuité du premier. Mais comme je l’ai dit en introduction, au final, il y a une histoire par tome (à différent âge semble t-il, il me faut lire le dernier tome pour être sûre). Vous l’aurez donc peut-être deviné, mais à ma grande surprise, il n’y a donc pas de suite à l’histoire de Lanyue, que je trouve assez triste au final et sans réelle « fin » (que celle-ci soit ouverte ou non). Au final, on ne sait pas vraiment à quoi sert ce tome (à part me démoraliser…). Quelques pages en plus, avec, pourquoi pas, un saut dans le temps pour montrer une évolution et une possible fin aurait peut-être mieux marché sur moi…
J’ai également parlé de lien dans l’introduction, de Kylooe. Ce qui est bien, c’est que le terme est clairement expliqué dans ce premier tome, il s’agit du mot « rêve », qui représente bien ce qu’il se passe ici. De plus, celui-ci est humanisé, sûrement à cause du souhait de la protagoniste, me permettant de m’attacher un peu au personnage. Son apparition est lié dans ce tome à de la musique, qui est également un moyen d’évasion, comme peut l’être la lecture.
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https://sunread26.wordpress.com/2022/...
Extrait :
Aujourd’hui je vous présente un nouveau Manhua, Kylooe, une série en trois volume encore édité aux éditions Kana. Abordant à chaque volume différents thèmes (toujours lié au relationnel semble t-il), vous n’êtes pas obligé de lire les tomes rapidement, car il n’y a qu’un seul lien entre les trois : Kylooe. Chaque volume est également entièrement coloré, avec un format assez grand, d’où le prix.
J’ai lu les deux tomes en ma possession d’une traite en croyant que le second tome était dans la continuité du premier. Mais comme je l’ai dit en introduction, au final, il y a une histoire par tome (à différent âge semble t-il, il me faut lire le dernier tome pour être sûre). Vous l’aurez donc peut-être deviné, mais à ma grande surprise, il n’y a donc pas de suite à l’histoire de Lanyue, que je trouve assez triste au final et sans réelle « fin » (que celle-ci soit ouverte ou non). Au final, on ne sait pas vraiment à quoi sert ce tome (à part me démoraliser…). Quelques pages en plus, avec, pourquoi pas, un saut dans le temps pour montrer une évolution et une possible fin aurait peut-être mieux marché sur moi…
J’ai également parlé de lien dans l’introduction, de Kylooe. Ce qui est bien, c’est que le terme est clairement expliqué dans ce premier tome, il s’agit du mot « rêve », qui représente bien ce qu’il se passe ici. De plus, celui-ci est humanisé, sûrement à cause du souhait de la protagoniste, me permettant de m’attacher un peu au personnage. Son apparition est lié dans ce tome à de la musique, qui est également un moyen d’évasion, comme peut l’être la lecture.
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October 29, 2024
C’est rare qu’une œuvre me parle suffisamment pour que je me sente interpellée personnellement. Je ne dirais pas que la protagoniste ou son univers sont un reflet de ma vie, loin de là, mais les sentiments exprimés, la solitude, l’envie, l’échappatoire, la peur, la douleur, le deuil sont traités de façon à la fois si subtiles et explicites que j’ai eu l’impression de ressentir des émotions qui m’auraient habituellement laissées de marbre.
C’est une œuvre colorée, psychédélique, qui parle de mal-être familiaux, adolescents et personnels d’une manière parfois brutale, absconse et qui pourrait frustrer quelque personne souhaitant une réussite qui fait du bien ou explicite. Ici, beaucoup de remarques, mais peu d’évolutions concrètes ; ce qui se passe se passe lentement, évolue au rythme des personnages, parfois négativement, mais avec une réalité qui peut être difficile à accepter selon les humeurs et la période.
C’est une œuvre colorée, psychédélique, qui parle de mal-être familiaux, adolescents et personnels d’une manière parfois brutale, absconse et qui pourrait frustrer quelque personne souhaitant une réussite qui fait du bien ou explicite. Ici, beaucoup de remarques, mais peu d’évolutions concrètes ; ce qui se passe se passe lentement, évolue au rythme des personnages, parfois négativement, mais avec une réalité qui peut être difficile à accepter selon les humeurs et la période.
October 16, 2024
Des dessins super beaux et colorés. Belle histoire touchante qui parle d’une jeune fille qui se sent seule, sans amis, et donc les parents n’ont d’yeux que pour sa petite sœur. Hâte de lire les prochains tomes !
February 20, 2017
Des graphiques magnifiques aux couleurs vives et chatoyantes, une mise en scène poétique et surréaliste et une histoire touchante. J'attend de pouvoir lire la suite avec impatience
November 20, 2020
Adore the art, color, and emotion of this one.
November 18, 2021
It is truly amazing book....love the artworks 🥺🥺🥺🥺
July 5, 2022
Magnifique <3
March 7, 2023
La fin est surprenante ❤️
August 5, 2023
Magnifique 4.5⭐️
October 21, 2024
"Техническая" сторона потрясающая, но история рассказана плоско и неубедительно.
October 19, 2025
I like anything where some dream creature comes and changes everything.
November 29, 2025
A page turner of 3 powerful heartfelt, moving stories about human error and triumph. The art is amazing too! One of the best graphic novels I’ve read.
July 15, 2021
I hope they get to meet again , in another dream
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 23, 2014
The Chinese subtitle is Depressed Dragon Fly: Farewell Rainbow (憂鬱的蜻蜓：告別彩虹), which relates well into the story.
Before we talk about the story, let's worship the art. Whee, I don't know how to explain it, but it is mighty good. I love the way Little Thunder draws music and happiness not only through facial expression, but through the usage of bright colors. In the mean time, the reality world contrasts the dream world by colors of naturals and browns. Oh, and I am obviously bias because the setting resembles(is?) Hong Kong, which one of my home cities :)
The story is about friends, peers (and their hostility), and perhaps bullies. Peers and family just weren't very inclusive and sensitive to the new girl. Feeling lonely and neglected, the girl had found comfort and freedom in a white fluffy creature called Kylooe, who allows her to open up her dreams and laughter. Just as she was settling down to the comfort of Kylooe's existence, she was forced to depart from him and returned to the harsh reality, which she slowly learns to cope with while missing her friend.
I must confess I am not a huge fan of the main girl character because of her personality, but her story is told so realistically and raw that I resonance with her. As I read this book it felt like I was traveling back in time to my teenager years, and the story was realistically painful! She resembled so many memories of my teenager self (ie, growing up in an unfamiliar place, learning to fit in, coping loneliness while needing to catch up, figuring out my pleasures and dislikes, etc). Thus, despite I didn't like her, I understood her. For this reason, I would think young adults would appreciate this graphic novel as well.
Anyway, it's a interesting graphic novel. Go read it.
Before we talk about the story, let's worship the art. Whee, I don't know how to explain it, but it is mighty good. I love the way Little Thunder draws music and happiness not only through facial expression, but through the usage of bright colors. In the mean time, the reality world contrasts the dream world by colors of naturals and browns. Oh, and I am obviously bias because the setting resembles(is?) Hong Kong, which one of my home cities :)
The story is about friends, peers (and their hostility), and perhaps bullies. Peers and family just weren't very inclusive and sensitive to the new girl. Feeling lonely and neglected, the girl had found comfort and freedom in a white fluffy creature called Kylooe, who allows her to open up her dreams and laughter. Just as she was settling down to the comfort of Kylooe's existence, she was forced to depart from him and returned to the harsh reality, which she slowly learns to cope with while missing her friend.
I must confess I am not a huge fan of the main girl character because of her personality, but her story is told so realistically and raw that I resonance with her. As I read this book it felt like I was traveling back in time to my teenager years, and the story was realistically painful! She resembled so many memories of my teenager self (ie, growing up in an unfamiliar place, learning to fit in, coping loneliness while needing to catch up, figuring out my pleasures and dislikes, etc). Thus, despite I didn't like her, I understood her. For this reason, I would think young adults would appreciate this graphic novel as well.
Anyway, it's a interesting graphic novel. Go read it.
December 21, 2014
Pages and pages of wonder, this is such a beautiful book. I love the detail Little Thunder put into each drawing. It makes the whole experience realistic and dreamy at the same time. I grew up in Hong Kong and seeing the drawings of the apartments, dining table, dishes, interior designs, everything reminds me of the old times. It's truly amazing!
Starting book 2 now :)
Starting book 2 now :)
June 15, 2013
Delicious in every way! Completely beyond gorgeous and inventive artwork. A very crisp and clean story of a young girl. Sort of Casper & Wendy meets My Neighbor Totoro.
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