笑わない人魚

by Ichiko Ima

僕の叔父さんは、人魚を飼っていた──。　失踪した叔父の遺言状をきっかけに、洋介は8年前の夏の日を思い出す。あの日、叔父の家のプールで見たのは、人魚のように美しいあの人。14歳だった洋介は、人魚への想いの正体に気づかないでいた。大人になり、人魚と再会した洋介は、幼い頃の憧れが次第に恋であると自覚していき──。表題作「笑わない人魚」のほか、不器用な大人たちの切ない恋物語を収録した、今市子の初期BL短編集。　【収録作品】笑わない人魚／青髭の友人／真夏の城／廻遊魚の孤独／海幸山幸／あとがき　泳げない人魚

Genres: Comics

Paperback Bunko

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

See also: 今市子

- She attended Tokyo Woman's Christian University.
- Used to be an assistant of MORIKAWA Kumi.
-MIYAMOTO Kano is her biggest fan.
- Still writes doujinshi and belongs to the circle "Nanatsunoko Gasshoudan".
Associated Names: Nanatsunoko Gasshoudan
Name (in native language):今市子

Reviews

[Mizuki · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Unsmiling Mermen is a collection of yaoi-themed short stories by Ichiko Ima.

The title story is the best among the bunch. The second story feels a bit too long-winded and it's over-complicated. The third story is nice but it's a bit unsettling when we learned the MC's first love from years ago is in fact his estranged half-brother, the final story, which is the sequel to the first story, is also nice.

It's rare to see a yaoi short story collection with a mature tone and attitude. I'd re-read this manga for various of times, and I will probably do it again in the near future.

[二六 侯 · Rating 3 out of 5]

短篇集，看得出今市子的風格，不過整體而言普普。（寫於2007年6月9日）

[Mizuki · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a yaoi manga, but unlike those unrealistic yaoi mangas, the author Ichiko Ima handled romances between men in an realistic yet deeply emotional way.

I bought the manga yesterday and re-read those stories again, and they're still good!

[Angela Vera · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's been a long time since I've read a good manga :')