What a wonderful world! Asano collection. Vol. 2

The second half of Inio Asano’s short story collection is every bit as beautiful, wise and harmonious as the first half. Part 1 presented us with characters who had been existentially cornered in their lives. Every story climaxed into a bold refusal to succumb to circumstances. Part 2 has a similar Leggi tutto

The vignettes in this second collection have more heart than that of the first, in my opinion. More shorts weave into the ones that follow and have more surprising reveals informing what we've read previous. Because of its anthologized form, not all of the shorts leave much of an impact. You finish

Very, very weird, dark, and mildly depressing.

Asano es un genio que critica la parte más derrotista del sujeto japonés a la vez que equilibra sus vidas con dejos de esperanza y felicidad. El título matiza la versión pesimista y la versión optimista del mundo justo para evitar vivir atrapados en el anhelo y en la desesperación. Una belleza. Leggi tutto

Bella raccolta di storie, fortunatamente non troppo sopra le righe e oserei dire persino ottimista. Un ottimo Asano!

The second part of this series is good as the stories are connected to each other in some ways. However, the dark and depressing theme continues as we profile the daily lives of the characters. Their struggles against themselves and the world. There is continuity and character building in this part c Leggi tutto

Viz really did a smart thing in releasing both volumes of this series at the same time. I enjoyed being able to read both volumes at the same time & I liked being able to compare characters & scenes at the same time. I can safely say that this will be one of the manga that improves with each reading Leggi tutto

I've had the two volumes of What a Wonderful World! for some time, but I've just now gotten around to reading them, and doing so in preparation of our March manga episode of the podcast devoted to two recent English publications from Asano. The stories in these two volumes are all interconnected in