Faraway Places

Japanese reviews were originally posted on Comic C’moA. Some reviews may contain spoilers for unreleased content or topics unrelated to MangaPlaza services.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Jul 10, 2009 (PST) | Translate to English
  純愛すぎるっ…
  that's too pure love...
  駆け出しの小説家とヤクザの、文通から始まった恋愛… 子供の頃に読んだ少女漫画のような設定だなと思いながら読み始めたら…わぁ～当たり前だけど、する事オトナだな～って驚いたり てかいきなりＨな展開だったので、ドキッとしつつ微妙に引きましたが、それにはちゃんと理由があり、その後はお互いにものすごく自己嫌悪に陥って再び２人の距離がグッと近づいたので、それでまたキュンとしたり 遠恋なのがまた自分的にも感情移入してしまって、２人の熱～い恋愛を最後まで見守ってしまいました

  The romance between a budding novelist and the Yakuza that began through correspondence... when I started reading it while thinking it was set up like the girls' manga I read when I was a kid... wow ~ of course, it was a surprise, and it suddenly had an erotic development, so it was exciting yet subtle, but there was a proper reason for that, and after that, they fell into extreme self-loathing for each other, and the distance between the two got a lot closer again, so that made me cringe again My distant love was once again empathized with myself, and I watched over their passionate love affair until the end

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Dec 28, 2008 (PST) | Translate to English
  文通とは今時珍しい
  Correspondence is rare nowadays
  ﾔｸｻﾞな【佐川】がどんな文章を書いてたのか気になる｡【透】はﾘｰﾏﾝだった頃より若返って穏やかな顔になってて､幸せが滲み出てるってｶﾝｼﾞ。しかし地域密着型の農家なﾔｸｻﾞなんて笑える。ﾄﾞﾀﾊﾞﾀだけど、ほのぼの。私は、ふさ十次先生の作品は、これと『みつめるまなざし』しか読んだ事なくて、個性的な絵なのに、どっかで見た様な気がずーっとしてて…。したら最近になって『懲りないあたしたち』や『夏は金色の輝き』などのかまくらなな先生と同じ方と知り、見比べてみて納得!!ｽｯｷﾘしました。

  I'm curious what kind of sentences the heck [Sagawa] was writing. [Toru] is younger and has a calmer face than when he was Rehman, and happiness oozes out. However, it's ridiculous that they are community-based farmers. It's ridiculous, but heartwarming. I've only read Fusajuji sensei's works, and even though they are unique paintings, I've always felt like I've seen them somewhere... Then, recently, I learned that they are the same person as Kamakura Nana Sensei from “We Are Not Disciplined” and “Summer Is Golden Sparkle,” and I was convinced when I compared them! I was so relieved.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Dec 19, 2008 (PST) | Translate to English
  ヤクザ×小説家志望
  Yakuza x aspiring novelist
  主人公神田が可愛くてとても良かった。そして佐川ももっとﾄﾞﾛﾄﾞﾛしたﾔｸｻﾞかと思いきやそんなこともなくて。神田の気持ちをﾍﾞｰｽに佐川がどれだけ神田を好きかってことが読み手にも伝わる作品だと思う。

  It was so nice that the main character, Kanda, was cute. Also, I thought Sagawa was a more drunken Yak, but that wasn't the case either. Using Kanda's feelings as a base, I think it's a work that conveys how much Sagawa likes Kanda.

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