蝴蝶

by Reiko Shimizu, 楊玲蘭 (translator)

A science fiction story. A prince of the Atlas is arrested for murder in the Delta when his country declares war against the Delta. The prince is put in jail in the Delta and sees a man who looks like his tutor from the past.

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

See also 清水玲子.

Reiko Shimizu (清水玲子 Shimizu Reiko, born March 26, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese shōjo manga writer and illustrator. She made her professional debut in 1983 with Sansaro Monogatari in LaLa, and has written primarily for the publisher Hakusensha. She is noted for her works of science fiction and her art style, and is also known for her illustrations of tarot cards called the Miracle Tarot deck.

She received the 2002 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Kaguyahime.[1] Her Himitsu - Top Secret has been recommended twice by the Japan Media Arts Festival jury in 2007 and 2008.[2][3] It has also been listed on the Tohan charts four times as of May 2009.[4] Her manga Moon Child is licensed in English by CMX Manga.

Reviews

[二六 侯 · Rating 4 out of 5]

表面是王子與僕從的逃亡，實則著重擬似人的生物可否有人類情感；從早期的機器人、《月光迷情》的人魚到《輝夜姬》的天人，清水的作品不斷出現擬似人的外星生物，這回在《蝴蝶》中登場的是可細胞分裂無性生殖的異星生物——只是他們有著人的外表、思考模式與語言能力，在好萊塢電影中多半醜惡可怖，但清水筆下反派多是人類自身，對非人滿是同情。結局像傑克、艾利、路易絲三人行（異星奇龍、天使進化論）一樣溫馨。（寫於2005年）
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