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Otherworld Barbara Vol.2
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This graphic novel is ideal for readers who appreciate complex science fiction, psychological drama, and mature storytelling within the manga format, particularly those interested in Josei and thought-provoking narratives.
In the conclusion of the shojo manga pioneer's sci-fi mystery, a man tries to save his son before the world ends... but which world, and which son?
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In the second (and concluding) volume, Nanami had sworn to never see her granddaughter, Aoba, again. A despairing Kiriya had rejected his father, Tokio. Yet now both are travelling with Tokio to Engaru, where Aoba has slept and dreamt of the island of Barbara for seven years.
The poltergeist phenomena becomes more intense. Can the dreamer become the dreamed, and the dreamed the dreamer?
Otherworld Barbara Vol.2 continues to weave a complex narrative that challenges the boundaries of dreams and reality.
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Asian Movie Pulse describes it as "a binge-inducing treat; full of twists and turns that make it hooking and full of real and relatable sentiments." Booklist praises Hagio's intricate weaving of time travel, extraterrestrials, cannibalism, and reincarnation into "a gripping story of love and survival," with precise art and seamless translation that appeal to both seasoned manga fans and newcomers. Publishers Weekly highlights this Josei manga as "memorable, odd, and beautiful," with a dreamlike narrative exploring the nature of dreams.
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ISBN: 9781683960232
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 September 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Fantagraphics
Edition: Volume 2
Illustration: 1 Illustrations
Contributors:
- Translated by Matt Thorn
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 191.0mm
Height: 248.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 400
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About the Author
Moto Hagio was born May 12, 1949, in Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture. She is one of a group of women born that year that broke into the male-dominated manga industry and pioneered the shojo (girls') movement. Hagio's Heart of Thomas, inspired by the 1964 film A Special Friendship, was one of the early entries in the shonen-ai (boys in love) subgenre. Her major works include A Drunken Dream, A, A', They Were Eleven, and Otherworld Barbara. She's won the Japanese Medal of Honor with the Purple Ribbon (the first woman comics creator to do so), received Japan's SF Grand Prize, the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award Grand Prize, and an Inkpot Award, among other accolades. She lives in the Saitama Prefecture. Rachel Thorn is from in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. She is a cultural anthropologist, writer, and an associate professor in the manga department at Kyoto Seika University. Her translations include the New York Times Best-Seller Nijigahara Holograph by Inio Asano and Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
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