A Strange and Mystifying Story
| A Strange and Mystifying Story |
Cover of the first volume of A Strange and Mystifying Story as published by Libre Publishing |
この世異聞
(Kono Yo Ibun) |
| Genre |
Fantasy, Yaoi |
| Manga |
| Written by |
Tsuta Suzuki |
| Published by |
Libre Publishing |
| English publisher |
Digital Manga Publishing |
| Published |
November 10, 2006 |
| Volumes |
1 |
| Anime and Manga Portal |
A Strange and Mystifying Story (この世異聞, Kono Yo Ibun?) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Tsuta Suzuki. The manga was published by Libre Publishing. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the first volume through its imprint, Juné, on May 27, 2008,[1] the second volume following on August 19, 2009.[2] It is about a man who is sick with a disease cursed to affect all of his bloodline who summons a therianthrope, his family's guardian, to heal him.
Reception
Holly Ellingwood of ActiveAnime praised the 'quite striking' design of the therianthrope,[3] and enjoyed his background story in the second volume.[4] Michelle Smith found the background story incongrous with the otherwise "crude" presentation of the therianthrope in the rest of the series.[5] Leroy Douresseaux praises the "slow burn", the "anticipation of consummation" in the work, and compares the story to Danielle Steel's fiction.[6] Danielle van Gorder praised the character development, especially of the secondary characters, and the manga artist's easily distinguishable character designs.[7] Van Gorder found the second volume "a bit disjointed", as it jumps around in time, showing the progress of the characters' relationship.[8]
References
- ^ "A Strange & Mystifying Story". Juné Books. http://www.junemanga.com/books/35/. Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
- ^ "A Strange & Mystifying Story Vol. 2". Juné Books. http://www.junemanga.com/books/36/. Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
- ^ Ellingwood, Holly (21 May 2008). "A Strange and Mystifying Story Vol. 1 (Advance Review)". activeAnime. http://activeanime.com/html/2008/05/21/a-strange-and-mystifying-story-vol-1-advance-review/. Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
- ^ Ellingwood, Holly (22 Jul 2009). "A Strange and Mystifying Story Vol. 2 (Advance Review)". activeAnime. http://activeanime.com/html/2009/07/22/a-strange-and-mystifying-story-vol-2-advance-review/. Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
- ^ Smith, Michelle (3 Aug 2009). "Manga Minis, 8/3/09: A Strange and Mystifying Story, Vol. 2". Pop Culture Shock. http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/manga-minis-8309/#strange2. Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
- ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (15 Apr 2008). "A Strange and Mystifying Story: Volume 1 (Yaoi Manga)". Mania. http://www.comicbookbin.com/astrangeandmysteriousstory001.html. Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
- ^ Van Gorder, Danielle (7 May 2008). "A Strange and Mystifying Story Vol. #01". Mania. http://www.mania.com/strange-mystifying-story-vol01_article_82774.html. Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
- ^ Van Gorder, Danielle (29 Sep 2009). "A Strange and Mystifying Story Vol. #02". Mania. http://www.mania.com/strange-mystifying-story-vol-02_article_116037.html. Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
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