Flower Of Life Volume 2 (v. 2) [Paperback]

Fumi Yoshinaga (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Series: Flower of Life | Publication Date: April 24, 2007

Harutaro is at a loss. He has been chosen for the lead role in the class play, but his lines are embarrassingly, overwhelmingly romantic! Meanwhile, his classmates are also at a loss. Who knew Harutaro was such a bad actor?! The only person they can ask is - him. The otaku to end all otakus, Majima, the president of the anime club, is on his game!

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing (April 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569708738
• ISBN-13: 978-1569708736
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,994,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Clever, Funny, and Insightful, May 15, 2007

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This review is from: Flower Of Life Volume 2 (v. 2) (Paperback)

Once again, Fumi Yoshinaga revels in the details of creating manga, her intellectual fetish for this series. In fact, in this volume, she follows the production of two separate manga. She also comments on the stereotypes associated with various genres of manga (including yaoi).

This volume includes the introduction of a new, central, and interesting female character. Harutaro plays a much smaller role in this volume, allowing the other characters to be fleshed out more.

Her work is often clever, funny, and insightful, and this is no exception.

However, there are a couple of times in this volume (and in the first volume, as well) where she seems to be using the manga as a soapbox. It's not overwhelming, by any means, but it is occasionally noticeable. Also, because she has such a large, ensemble cast for this series, no single character gets as much attention as he or she normally would in her other manga series.