Comments on: A Special Note From Fanfare, re: Jiro Taniguchi http://comics212.net/2009/06/08/a-special-note-from-fanfare-re-jiro-taniguchi/ Never Safe For Work Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:37:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Myk http://comics212.net/2009/06/08/a-special-note-from-fanfare-re-jiro-taniguchi/comment-page-1/#comment-111442 Myk Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:31:34 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=2716#comment-111442 Jiro Taniguchi is quite possibly one of my favorite manga auteurs right now. I think it´d be a split between him and Naoki Urasawa, if I HAD to name names. Taniguchi, while not as playful with genre and not as masterful at character juggling, brings an unabashed seriousness and uncompromising melodrama to the game that I find it hard to resist. And while <i>A Distant Neighborhood</i> might be great, <i>Chichi no Koyomi</i> and <i>Hare Yuku Sora</i> are even better. Yes, for once we´re ahead over here in Germany as we currently have to publishers releasing Taniguchi books left and right. <i>Hare Yuku Sora</i> – and I´ve yelled that into my Twitter account time and again – is one of the best books I´ve read so far this year. It might be a bit too much at times – I know of one person who returned all his Taniguchi books to the store after reading this – but those are heartless people. THIS is the first comic book that made me cry. <i>Summit Of The Gods</i> – for whatever that´s worth – was #2 on my <a href="http://teilzeitgigant.de/688" rel="nofollow">Best of 2007 list</i>. Jiro Taniguchi is quite possibly one of my favorite manga auteurs right now. I think it´d be a split between him and Naoki Urasawa, if I HAD to name names.

Taniguchi, while not as playful with genre and not as masterful at character juggling, brings an unabashed seriousness and uncompromising melodrama to the game that I find it hard to resist.

And while A Distant Neighborhood might be great, Chichi no Koyomi and Hare Yuku Sora are even better.

Yes, for once we´re ahead over here in Germany as we currently have to publishers releasing Taniguchi books left and right.

Hare Yuku Sora – and I´ve yelled that into my Twitter account time and again – is one of the best books I´ve read so far this year. It might be a bit too much at times – I know of one person who returned all his Taniguchi books to the store after reading this – but those are heartless people. THIS is the first comic book that made me cry.

Summit Of The Gods – for whatever that´s worth – was #2 on my Best of 2007 list.

]]> By: Dominic Bugatto http://comics212.net/2009/06/08/a-special-note-from-fanfare-re-jiro-taniguchi/comment-page-1/#comment-111438 Dominic Bugatto Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:07:14 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=2716#comment-111438 I recently finished reading Taniguchi's 'The Quest For The Missing Girl' , which I found an enjoyable read. Similiarly , there's a mountain climber as the main protagonist. A great character study. Worth checking out if you haven't read it yet. I recently finished reading Taniguchi’s ‘The Quest For The Missing Girl’ , which I found an enjoyable read. Similiarly , there’s a mountain climber as the main protagonist.

A great character study.

Worth checking out if you haven’t read it yet.

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