Sokora Refugees
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| Author(s) | Segamu, Melissa Dejesus |
| Website | website unavailable |
| Current status | On haitus? |
| Launch date | December 31, 2004 |
| End Date | October 10, 2006 |
| Genre(s) | Comedy/Adventure |
Sokora Refugees was an amerimanga webcomic by Segamu and Melissa DeJesus started on December 31, 2004. Sokora Refugees was an ongoing webcomic updating every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, although the webcomic has been on hiatus since 10/10/2006. All comic strips on their website were available for free. They also had some fanservice contents to amuse and excite their readers.
This webcomic is also published in trade paperback by Tokyopop. According to Nielsen BookScan, Sokora Refugees is one of the publisher's best-selling amerimanga. The relevancy of this sales success was called into question in March 2005 in the comics newsblog The Beat, due to a perceived conflict-of-interest involving the author. [1]. In its March 21, 2005 issue, Publishers Weekly identified the writer of Sokora Refugees as Kurt Hassler, who was the Borders and Waldenbooks buyer for graphic novels; "Segamu" is presumably Hassler's pseudonym. [2]. Hassler left this position in November 2006. [3].
Note that the website for this webcomic has been offline from 13 January to 29 March 2007. There is currently no new content on the page.
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[edit] Plot
Kana's life is normal if not bad due to her bad habits. Her life only changes for the worse when elf boy Tien comes along and he thinks Kana is an elf too! Tien gets Kana into a trap in the girl bathroom, which is a portal to his home world Sokora. It is now under siege by a demonic army. Then she gets herself into more mishaps, when her body is time-shared by a powerful elf sorceress. Along the way, Kana meet Tien's brother and the Nymph girl, Salome. She now has the job of saving Sokora. She didn't really want to save Sokora, but Kana may be the only hope for Sokora, if only she can stop being so lazy.
[edit] Characters
- Kana : She is the main character of the story. Known for her over-sleeping, lack of homework completion, and junk food eating habits, she will do anything to get her old life back. She "time-shares" her body with Veila; blushing turns her into the much more attractive elf.
- Tamara : One of Kana's roommates, this athletic girl will take any challenge that crosses her path.
- Veila : A powerful elf sorceress forced to enter and time-share Kana's body. Veila is also extremely attractive and wears scanty clothing. Veila's goal is to save Sokora from evil forces.
- Tien : An arrogant, talented elf refugee from Sokora. Tien thinks Kana is an elf too. Tristan envies his magical talents.
- Griever : This goyle serves the demonic army that invaded the Sokora. He wears bandages around his hands. If his hands touch the bare skin of any mortal, the mortal turns to stone.
- Julie: Another one of Kana's roommates, she is patient, intelligent, and is prone to have an unusually positive attitude, even in bad situations. Julie is almost a mother figure to her roommates.
- Salome: A nymph girl who only wanted to cozy up Tien's older brother, Tristan. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to return the love.
- Tristan: He is a rather weak elf compared to his enemies, though he can use a sword and a bow. He prefers to die than lose his “honor”. He is the older, bossy brother of Tien.
- Kogurai: A vampire who wants to return to his homeland. Has an interest in Kana.
- Horink, Xhel, Sklos: Three demons who want to get the Heart of Sokora, which is the source of all of Sokora's power. To get it, they have to open a door that holds it
[edit] Books
On November 02, 2004, Tokyopop announced plans to publish Sokora Refugees before the comic was actually a webcomic. [4] The first volume of Sokora Refugees debuted on March 12, 2005 at #7 in the top ten on the BookScan list of Graphic novels. [5]
- Sokora Refugees, Volume 1 ISBN 1-59532-736-3
- Sokora Refugees, Volume 2 ISBN 1-59816-551-8
[edit] Reference
- Tokyopop's Characters Summary (Retrieved July 6, 2005)
- Sokora Characters Summary (Retrieved July 7, 2005)
- Tokyopop's Volume One plot summary(Retrieved July 13, 2005)
- Sokora Plot summary(Retrieved July 13, 2005)
