Cipher, Volume 3

Cipher #3

by Minako Narita

The beloved manga by one of Japan's foremost shojo creators takes to the road in this third volume. In New York City, a beautiful girl teaches celebrity twins that each must embrace his own destiny. As the spring draws to a close, a television job brings Cipher and Siva's school year to an early end. In their absence, Anise begins to realize she has feelings for Cipher. When the brothers reveal the news that they are spending the summer in Los Angeles on a movie shoot, Anise must either learn to live without the boys or figure out a way to join them in California. And she may not be prepared for what she finds there.

Genres: Manga

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Associated names : Minako Narita

Name (in native language) : 成田美名子

Zodiac : Pisces

Blood type : AB

Born in Aomori in 1960. Debuted in 1977 with “Invitation to a Star” in the girls' manga magazine “Hana to Yume”. Her best-known works are “Alien Street” and “Cipher.” Debuting in December of 1984, Cipher was a true oddity among shojo manga in general. While manga certainly could take place in the United States, Cipher was definitely drawn and written by someone who absolutely loved the country, especially what was going on there during the 80's. In fact, when Jason Thompson covered it in his House of 1000 Manga article, he outright called Cipher "The Most '80s Manga Ever."[1][2]

[1]http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house...
[2]http://landofobscusion.blogspot.it/20...

Acclaimed for her precise and intricate drawings and “watermark,” a collection of her pictures. Her works deal mostly with human relationships, life, ideals, friendship, etc. Currently, her “Hana Yori mo Hana no Gotoku,” a manga series featuring a young Noh performer, runs in the bimonthly magazine “Melody”.

She is regarded as one of the most important manga authors of 80's and 90's.