Cipher, Volume 2

Cipher #2

by Minako Narita

Twin brothers Siva and Cipher are sharing one life: they take turns going to school or working as an actor. Their school friend Anise is the only person who's caught them--though they have yet to reveal their reason for this bizarre lifestyle. And she won't press them, since she has her own guilty secret.

Genres: Manga, Comics

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

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.

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