Solanin [Paperback]

Inio Asano (Author)

Book Description

Release date: October 21, 2008

College graduates struggle to cope with the real world. Music offers refuge in this modern manga with an American attitude.

Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Shigeo is permanently crashing at her apartment because his job as a freelance illustrator doesn't pay enough for rent. And her parents in the country keep sending her boxes of veggies that just rot in her fridge. Straddling the line between her years as a student and the rest of her life, Meiko struggles with the feeling that she's just not cut out to be a part of the real world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (October 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421523213
• ISBN-13: 978-1421523217
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Bittersweet lovin' January 8, 2009

By Caramel Milk Tea

I dunno how they did it, but Inio Asano truly captured what it felt like to be out of college and trying to make that transition between a student and an working class slave, I mean, adult. If only I read this book 5 years ago, I would have known I was not alone... This book is brilliant!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful and witty look at 20-something life in Japan February 16, 2009

By Erica Tyler

I had stopped reading manga for a few years because the only type I saw were marketed towards a much younger audience. I am VERY glad I took a chance with Solanin. It was not what I expected, the story twists and the characters are well thought out. The story was really touching without being sappy fluff. Excellent writing! READ IT!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars It rocks! March 3, 2009

By Luna

The manga Solanin is like a bundle of flowers that just keep on giving from the first page to the last.
I would recommend it to all people who like fragile, sweet, reality based and melancholy like feelings through their stories. I think it describes young adults feelings and struggle to find themselves in modern society marvelously!
One of the best manga in my eyes, so check it out!