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Maiden Railways

Maiden Railways

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  • Create Date：2021-05-30 11:57:13
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Asumiko Nakamura
  • ISBN：1634429184
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Cristina ，

No me esperaba que me fuera a gustar tanto 😂

Valérie Harvey ，

Quelle douceur dans ces courts récits qui se rejoignent autour d'un train et des gens qui l'utilisent。 Il y a une cohérence entre les récits， ils ne sont jamais répétitifs， explorant plusieurs formes de relations affectives （et de liens avec le train en plus）！ J'ai adoré ce court ouvrage， il m'a fait du bien à lire。 Quelle douceur dans ces courts récits qui se rejoignent autour d'un train et des gens qui l'utilisent。 Il y a une cohérence entre les récits， ils ne sont jamais répétitifs， explorant plusieurs formes de relations affectives （et de liens avec le train en plus）！ J'ai adoré ce court ouvrage， il m'a fait du bien à lire。 。。。more

Katrina ，

Wasn't initially sold on this， but Nakamura has a way of slowly， quietly winning you over。 Some of the character design feels a little bit repetitive - the husband in the first story looks exactly like Sajou from her other well-known work， Classmates - and sometimes it was initially a little difficult to tell what was going on in the stories。 But there's an emotional， literary weight to the storytelling that I usually don't see in this type of format。 I'm not a big fan of infidelity as a narrati Wasn't initially sold on this， but Nakamura has a way of slowly， quietly winning you over。 Some of the character design feels a little bit repetitive - the husband in the first story looks exactly like Sajou from her other well-known work， Classmates - and sometimes it was initially a little difficult to tell what was going on in the stories。 But there's an emotional， literary weight to the storytelling that I usually don't see in this type of format。 I'm not a big fan of infidelity as a narrative drive， and three of the seven stories in this collection do tease at that - but in every case， it's a misunderstanding， the "easy" answer to relationship questions that are far more complex。 The sixth story was a little odd， and quite different from the others， so its twist caught me off-guard。 Pretty stunning。 And I liked the narrative framework of the seventh story， drawing all these strangers' lives together。 This collection is a love story， really， to a train line that was already fading out of memory even as Nakamura was writing。 That adds a poignant nostalgia that threads through each story， adding depth and making these transitory points in people's lives even more impactful。 。。。more

Aleksandra ，

Lovely collection of short stories connected via trains and railways， the stories are about human connections and relationships。 My favorites are He Lives in Iriuda （bitter sweet story about teens in love） and Overpass Crossing （sapphic story featuring disaster lesbians）。The art is cute and I adore the colored pages！ Asumiko Nakamura's work is always a delight to read。 Lovely collection of short stories connected via trains and railways， the stories are about human connections and relationships。 My favorites are He Lives in Iriuda （bitter sweet story about teens in love） and Overpass Crossing （sapphic story featuring disaster lesbians）。The art is cute and I adore the colored pages！ Asumiko Nakamura's work is always a delight to read。 。。。more

Nelson ，

A sweet collection of romance short stories， loosely connected by a train line。 Hopefully Denpa publishes the rest， as there are 3 more volumes that continue some of the plot threads。

TheOASG ，

Maiden Railways is a collection of one-shots from prolific creator Asumiko Nakamura， themed all around romance。 Ever get involved with a dude who believes his little brother’s potentially stealing his wife away while you’re pickpocketing？ Met a tall girl with a rocket arm after your bag falls onto the train tracks amidst arguing on the phone with your ex？ Have some concerns about your husband working overtime every Thursday？ Had a talk with a stranger after wondering if your lover loves you enou Maiden Railways is a collection of one-shots from prolific creator Asumiko Nakamura， themed all around romance。 Ever get involved with a dude who believes his little brother’s potentially stealing his wife away while you’re pickpocketing？ Met a tall girl with a rocket arm after your bag falls onto the train tracks amidst arguing on the phone with your ex？ Have some concerns about your husband working overtime every Thursday？ Had a talk with a stranger after wondering if your lover loves you enough to stop stalling and propose already？Well， a couple of these definitely hasn’t happened to you， specifically！ But in Maiden Railways， it sure happens， so hop on。 All aboard the romance car！Maiden Railways has a couple of romance cars。 From Asumiko’s afterword， she checked out the Odakyu， the types of trains， and a couple stations as research for this project。 And in this manga， a few characters mention the romance car like it’s one of those legends， as it relates to their situation。 It’s unique in how all these stories take place at specific parts of a train。 You’ll have a story set inside a moving train; one at the station; one at a bakery where people interact with a model train set; and one exactly at the train tracks。 The romance aspect plays a part in each story in one way or another， whether it’s super personal or even one that’s quite distant。The artwork is mostly on-point。 There are times where the style looks sharp and clean， and then other times where a character is drawn like an ant that will wreck you。 But certain moments express without words how a character feels， and it’s drawn so memorably it sticks out a ton。 All comics obviously need both art and words to match each other， but for one-shots even moreso; with limited pages you’ll need whatever you have to communicate what you want。 This manga does exactly that。 Just， no action sequences or we’ll be seeing an unusual style of avant-garde art。I’d say there are a couple of stories that happen to stand out or at least be interesting。 The very first one hits you: high school girl happens to be a pickpocket and gets caught on the train。 Instead of getting busted， she’s told by a man to go a specific part of the train and write words on a woman’s forehead。 She’s stopped when a man in a Hawaiian shirt arrives。 When she goes back， she learns that Hawaiian shirt is that man’s little brother。 And that little brother appears to be with his big brother’s wife。This is totally what I signed up for！As you can expect， that story’s more complex than that。 And most of these stories are （except the last one， but instead it’s a most appreciated epilogue）， which makes sense if it involves loving someone。 Romances can always come down to “I love you” and then they live happily-ever-after， but that’s usually unrealistic。 There are human emotions at play， ranging from innocent misunderstanding to being an absolute scumbag。 In this collection we get that not just from high school age kids， but from adults in their 30s， or those married with a kid。 So Maiden Railways focuses on those types of relationships， which is a good call。That all said， some of these stories will resonate with you， and some won’t。 There’s one story where the romance between two girls is very sweet and cute… and there seems to be an age gap。 One involves a high school girl on a girls’ baseball team and the other is an adult。 It’s unclear how old the adult is （college age or late 20’s） so it might be ok， but if you’re leery of even that， how they got together might not matter。From a structural standpoint， ”Night and Night” was disappointing。 It did seem like the story involved a ghost…maybe a friend…after it got to the reveal， things were figured out — and then a time skip！ I admittedly got lost。 That sucks because the chapter and lettering for the name was great。 One of the characters in a long skirt misses the last train， collapses on the ground and pouts， then lounges like she’s sitting on her couch watching TV。 And lastly， this could be due to when and where it was serialized， but was a little disappointed it was just male/female and female/female romances。 There’s a variety of stories in here so no male/male one was a bit surprising。There’s little doubt Maiden Railways won’t engage you。 From Asumiko’s clear passion of trains， the characters that have these stories inside or outside the trains， to the art style for each being either pretty or hilarious， this is a fine read。 If you’re in need of a title that’s refreshing in how it approaches romances， you’ll want to check this one out。 - Justin 。。。more

Ben ，

A light and fun addition to Nakamura's work available in English。 I loved the way the epilogue ties all the stories together。 A light and fun addition to Nakamura's work available in English。 I loved the way the epilogue ties all the stories together。 。。。more

Jillian -always aspiring- ，

Some of the stories are a little confusing （I might need to reread them）， but the background of the railway as a central point was a nice idea to tie all the stories together。 It’s definitely worth checking out if you enjoy manga short-story collections。

Anna ，

Charming and sometimes bittersweet romantic stories set along the Odakyu train line， drawn in Nakamura's Art-Deco-meets-shoujo style。 Favorites: girls meeting cute in "Overpass Crossing，" the twist in "Night After Night，" and every single expression on the toddler's face in "Savarin Thursdays。" Charming and sometimes bittersweet romantic stories set along the Odakyu train line， drawn in Nakamura's Art-Deco-meets-shoujo style。 Favorites: girls meeting cute in "Overpass Crossing，" the twist in "Night After Night，" and every single expression on the toddler's face in "Savarin Thursdays。" 。。。more

Niki Smith ，

I love her style， but the stories were a little hit or miss。

Groovy ，

eh， not my cup of tea， started skimming the stories after a while

Ruth ，

A cute read with tales of romance centered around the Odakyu rail line， it has plenty of positives with simple and sweet art， as well as lovely vignettes that rather run the gamut of relationships。 I was particularly fond of the cake shop tale。That said， I'm beginning to question whether or not my problem with Nakamura's previous release in English， Utsubora， was due clunky translation or if perhaps she just writes really awkward dialogue。 The translators are different， but the dialogue in Maide A cute read with tales of romance centered around the Odakyu rail line， it has plenty of positives with simple and sweet art， as well as lovely vignettes that rather run the gamut of relationships。 I was particularly fond of the cake shop tale。That said， I'm beginning to question whether or not my problem with Nakamura's previous release in English， Utsubora， was due clunky translation or if perhaps she just writes really awkward dialogue。 The translators are different， but the dialogue in Maiden Railways once again doesn't come out naturally or particularly coherently。 With the simple art style， it can be hard to figure out what's going on when the dialogue isn't doing its part。 Although， at least some of the problem does appear to be too literal of translation， so it might need to be shared blame。 It's a bit of a shame though， because with a bit more finesse this could be a better book overall。 。。。more

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