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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Feb 27, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English
  読書大好きヒロイン、お話の恋愛をなぞる
  The heroine who loves reading, traces the romance in the story
  「ふいに言葉を失った/私は何を言おうとしたのだろう」には、ヒロインのその時の状況がにじんでいた。絵が語っているのでもないのに、絵の配置と言葉の繋がれ方、そして、頁が改まったひとコマ目の人物の登場のさせ方だけでわかる。モノローグの切り取り方、その時のコマ一つ一つの提示の仕方が、語りの効果を盛り立てる。言葉数が多いわけではなく、ヒロインの心の声のスッキリとしたストレートさが、読み手のこちらに、彼女の心の風景を想像させるのだ。絵は寧ろニュートラルで、感情過多にぶつけない。台詞ではなく、小説風ナレーションで心の内面を伝えてくるために、一歩引いて眺めるなかに、より逆説的に生々しい心情を落ち着いて見せてくる。その距離感がいい。不思議な間がある。ジェーン・エアや、レベッカなど、使用される本歌取りのような小説の利用の仕方が、舞台背景として劇中劇のひとコマの味わいで、巧みな展開だった。丁寧な描かれ方で荒れがないタッチ、随所に表れる人物以外のコマの細やかさが頁をめくる楽しさを膨らます。簡単に家庭教師と出来ちゃったら話が簡単すぎて物足りなくなる、という以前に、小説の人物像とダブらせられない。その辺を、イギリスのやや暗い空の下で前妻の影に苦しむというのではなく、カラリとした南国調の風合いの環境で、美しい星空やさっぱりとした気性の人間関係の中に、去った美しい彼の元妻を越えられないヒロインの限界感を軽やかに映す。そして、自分で壁を片付ける。自分の心を偽らず貫くこと。彼女の心を伝えてきたナレーションがそのとき、彼女の口から直に発する形へ。ストーリーは、ブラジルが舞台という以外にこれといったユニークさがない。だが表現方法は良かった。私は本作の男性のビジュアルは所々微妙なのだが、それを忘れる位、彼の積極さを示す何回かのエピソードが嫌味なく収まっていて、爽やかに読み進められた。お断りすると態度が豹変するレベルの低い人間はおらず、ただ避けられる？というナチュラルなその後。ヒロインが越えられないで退ける一線へのためらいの心理を理解しているわけではないのに、何度も真っ直ぐにぶつけてくる彼。折に触れ自分に正直な欲求を彼女へ表す、フェアで或る意味不屈さが男らしい感じ。只余りにも都合よく周囲が不在のタイミングに、これはお話だから、とは思っても少し出来すぎ感が強かった。原題の主旨不明。

  The heroine's situation at that time blew into “Suddenly I'm speechless/what was I trying to say.” Even though the picture isn't talking, you can only understand the arrangement of the picture and how the words are connected, and how the characters appear in the first frame where the page has been changed. The way the monologue is cut and the way each frame is presented at that time enhances the effects of storytelling. It's not that there are a lot of words, and the clear, straightforward voice of the heroine's heart makes the reader imagine the landscape of her heart. The picture is rather neutral; it doesn't affect too much emotion. In order to convey the inner world of the heart with novel-style narration rather than dialogue, it calmly shows a more paradoxically vivid feeling as you take a step back and look at it. I like that sense of distance. There is a strange space. The way novels used, such as those used by Jane Eyre and Rebecca, were skillfully developed, with the taste of a scene from a play in the play as a stage background. The careful way it is drawn, the touch is not rough, and the detail of frames other than people appearing everywhere enhances the fun of turning pages. I can't dub it with the characters in the novel before the story is too easy and unsatisfactory if I make it easy with my private tutor. Instead of suffering from her ex-wife's shadow under the slightly dark sky of England, it lightly reflects the heroine's sense of limitation, who can't surpass his beautiful ex-wife who left, in a beautiful starry sky and a relationship with a fresh temperament, in an environment with a bright, tropical atmosphere. Then, clean up the wall yourself. Stick to your heart without disguising it. At that time, the narration that conveyed her heart went straight out of her mouth. Other than the fact that the story is set in Brazil, there is no such uniqueness. But the way of expression was good. The visuals of the man in this work are subtle in some places, but to the point where I forgot about it, several episodes showing his aggressiveness fit in without disgust, and I was able to read on refreshingly. Are there no low-level people whose attitude changes drastically if you refuse, can you just avoid them? After that, it's natural. Even though he doesn't understand the heroine's hesitation to retreat to the front line of not being able to cross, he hits it straight over and over again. I sometimes express my desire to be honest with myself to my girlfriend, and I feel that I am fair and indomitable in a sense, manly. There was a strong feeling that it was a little too much done, even though I thought this was just a story at a very convenient time when there were no people around. The subject of the original title is unclear.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Apr 25, 2015 (PST) | Translate to English
  好感！
  Good feeling!
  今回は敵役は特にいなく、前の奥さんはあまりいい人じゃなかったようですが、周りの人たちが皆心優しく、ヒロインは幸せですね。ヒーローは最初はすごく感じ悪いですが、段々と懐柔して(されて？)いきます。芯の強い女性が主人公だと、とても好感が持てますね！

  There aren't any particular antagonists this time around, and it seems like my previous wife wasn't a very nice person, but everyone around her is kind, and the heroine is happy. The hero is really uncomfortable at first, but gradually becomes conciliatory (?) I'm going. I really like it when a woman with a strong core is the main character!

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