Junko Mizuno's Cinderalla [Paperback]

Junko Mizuno (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 5, 2002

This is the classic fairy tale turned on its head. In Cinderalla, Dad and the stepsisters are zombies, the family runs a yakitori restaurant, and the prince is so sick he’s on a permanent IV support system. Junko Mizuno’s work possesses a postfeminist consciousness, and the book’s psychedelic tone is enhanced by the artist’s playful, “grotesque-cute” color illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (August 5, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591160030
• ISBN-13: 978-1591160038
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #609,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Junko Mizuno
born in Tokyo, May 27, 1973
In 1996, Junko Mizuno self-produced a photocopy booklet called "MINA animal DX" which brought her to the attention of the publishing industry in Japan.
Soon after, she debuted as a professional comic artist and illustrator.
In 2007, she started showing her work in galleries in US and Europe.
Currently residing in San Francisco, she is constantly working on new comics, paintings,illustrations, and designs for products ranging from toys to clothing.

official website: www.MIZUNO-JUNKO.com
blog: http://jmnews.exblog.jp/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Junko_Mizuno

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New school manga/comics for those who are ahead of the curve, August 23, 2002

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This review is from: Junko Mizuno's Cinderalla (Paperback)

This a must-buy if you are into the newest of the new creative departures in the comics/books/movies you like. Junko Mizuno is a very original artist that mixes My Little Pony like worlds with macabre, funny situations.

I was eager to purchase Cinderella after viewing Mizuno's fantastic art online. I was surprised at how small the book is, I was expecting graphic novel size... The story is funny, B-movie like and cute, and has some neat twists that seem to stem out of the art. Cinderella as a whole is not a masterpiece or anything you must buy, but is a fine piece of cutting-edge creative pop storytelling.

the book also includes some extras, a couple of bonus filler comics, an interview, and STICKERS!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost In Translation, January 9, 2005

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This review is from: Junko Mizuno's Cinderalla (Paperback)

Reading Junko Mizuno's Cinderalla makes you feel like a child again, hearing the old Cinderella story for the very first time. In Japan, the story is apparently very different than ours. For one thing, the father, the stepmother and the two evil stepsisters are all evil zombies with green bodies and one of the stepsisters, when dissatisfied with something Cinderella has sewn for her, has the propensity to rip the breasts right off her own body. What a drama queen.

Cinderalla has enormous black eyes with hints of purple iris and enormous though oddly foreshortened eyelashes. Her hair is like a Dolly Parton dream of festoons and swoopy bouffant, and it's a bilious violet that after a while you get used to. She has a cute little mouse friend who gelps her at the restaurant. So far so good, but poor little Cinderalla falls in love with the Prince, not realizing that he too is a -- oh well if I go any further into the Japanese revisious, I will be spoiling things for new readers. The book is small, a graphic novel shrunk down till it could fit into a DVD case. But it gives you full measure of fun and morbid chuckles and--if you think you have problems --they too will seem small next to Cinderalla's.

5.0 out of 5 stars you will LOVE this book, February 7, 2011

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This review is from: Junko Mizuno's Cinderalla (Paperback)

the book binding and paper quality is low but the content is SO GOOD. junko mizuno's little manga/graphic novels are about the ART, the creepy grotesque story, and the overall CUTE packaging. you want this book to read, to stare, and to keep. it is one of my most prized possessions ;]