RIDER ON FIRE

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Oct 27, 2020 (PST) | Translate to English
  読んだことのないタイプのストーリー
  The type of story you've never read
  絵の個性が読み手を狭めてしまいそうで惜しい。どの国も、追われた民とやって来た民とがあり、やられたほうとやったほうがいる。正義があれば、一方でその名のもとに殺人がある。米墨国境も、分捕ったほうと割譲されたほうとあるのに、不法に移り住んだのは一体どっちで、いや、誰が所有を語れるというのだろう。飲み込まれた側は、飲み込んだ側の「文化」に蹂躙された。しかし、絶えてなくなりそうでも、血は流れ、スピリチュアルなものは、その体内に受け継がれているのかもしれない。存在を訴えかけてくる。薬物捜査官であるヒロインは忠実に自分の仕事を全うしただけなのであるが、親しかった極めて有難い「友人」を巻き添えにしてしまう。組織犯罪の残党から身を隠す、という古典的対処法にて逃走中の日々がメインの話。被抑圧サイドの人間への支配サイドからの差別意識が、ヒロイン出生と、少女時代の環境にまつわる不遇を決定的にもたらしてる。今の人種問題は、本来北米には居なかったアフリカ系を、そもそも連れてきたのは誰ですか、という問題の根っこと不可分であるが、少数民族問題は南方等「域外からの流入」だけ見ていること自体が片手落ち。アメリカ大陸における先住民族はモンゴロイド系ネイティブの人種なのだから。収容(居留地)という迫害も起きた。旧名ではアメリカのインド人と呼ばれた(コロンブスの勘違いに端を発する)民には数多くの部族があったはずが、今や話題にもされなくなりつつある、現代人の正義感の不思議。世界史ではどこもだれもが先祖達がやっていることだから、なんも言えない、となってしまう。 HQはロマンス物だが、この異色のHQが存在する意義は、結構大きいと思える。一神教の宗教が政治を左右している国に於いて、多神教を思わせる「いにしえの呼び声」が、現代に生きる若者を活かそう、導こうとした話を、書こうと、そしてそれがロマンスの並ぶ陳列棚の中に置かれたのか、と単純に驚く。プリミティブな印象そのままに作画の素朴なラインが、今度は読者のマジョリティを「呼び」逃してしまっていたら、それはそれで残念。オールドワンズはストーリー中の存在で終わったので。(この方面好きな秋乃茉莉先生作品では記憶にないが、先住民の言葉のパワーは橋本多佳子/カレン・ローズ・スミス「好きと言えなくて」、超常要素入りの橋本多佳子/ジョアン・ロス「きっとまた会える」は既読。)

  It's a pity that the individuality of the picture seems to narrow the reader. Every country has people who have been driven out and people who have come, and it is better to do what has been done. Where there is justice, on the other hand, there is murder in that name. The US-Mexico border is also divided and the one that was ceded, so which one actually moved in illegally, and no, who can talk about ownership. The side that was swallowed was overrun by the “culture” of the swallowed side. However, even if it seems like it will go away, blood flows, and spiritual things may be passed down within that body. It's appealing for existence. The heroine, who is a drug investigator, has only faithfully completed her work, but she is accompanied by a close and extremely grateful “friend.” The main story is about the days when they are on the run using the classical method of dealing with hiding from the remnants of organized crime. The sense of discrimination from the ruling side against humans on the oppressed side has decisively brought about the birth of the heroine and the misfortune related to the Girls' Generation environment. The current racial issue is inseparable from the root of the question of who brought people of African descent who did not originally exist in North America in the first place, but the ethnic minority issue itself falls by looking only at “influx from outside the region,” such as the South. This is because the indigenous peoples of the American continent are native Mongoloid races. Persecution called internment (settlement) also occurred. There must have been many tribes among the people who were called American Indians under the old name (originating from Columbus' misunderstanding), but now it is strange that modern people have a sense of justice. In world history, everyone is doing what their ancestors did, so it becomes impossible to say anything. HQ is a romance thing, but I think the significance of the existence of this unique HQ is quite large. In a country where the monotheistic religion influences politics, I'm simply surprised that the “Call of Ancient Times,” which reminds me of polytheism, tried to write a story that attempted to make use of and lead young people living in the present day, and that it was placed in a display shelf lined with romance. It would be a shame if the simple lines of the drawing, while retaining the primitive impression, “called” the majority of readers this time around and missed it. The Old Ones ended with their presence in the story. (I don't remember the works of Akino Mari sensei who likes this area, but the power of indigenous words is Hashimoto Takako/Karen Rose Smith's “I Can't Say I Like You,” and Hashimoto Takako/Joan Ross, which contains paranormal elements, I've read “I Will Surely Meet Again.”)

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Oct 23, 2020 (PST) | Translate to English
  ん～
  Hmmm
  絵は個人的に好きではないですがストーリーは全体的にまとまっていて良かったです(^^) 現代的な内容に民族プラス、スピリチュアル的な？内容が入り交じっていて面白かった！ ハーレクインでも少数派なストーリーですね。

  I personally don't like the pictures, but it was nice that the story was put together overall (^^) Is the modern content ethnic plus spiritual? The content was mixed and it was interesting! It's a story that's in the minority even for Harlequin.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Sep 21, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English
  ネイティブアメリカン
  Native Americans
  This review contains spoilers. ハーレクインにもネイティブアメリカンとのラブストーリーがあってホッとします。定番のヒーローには無い、変わり種のストーリーの方が個人的に好きです。もっと沢山の色々なヒーローがあるといいなと思います。

  This review contains spoilers. I'm relieved that Harlequin also has a love story with Native Americans. I personally like unusual stories that aren't part of the classic heroes. I think it would be nice if there were more different heroes.

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