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A Girl on the Shore

A Girl on the Shore

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  • Author：Inio Asano
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Summary

Longing for Something Bigger

From the Eisner Award-nominated Inio Asano， creator of Solanin and Nijigahara Holograph， comes one of his most challenging works yet; an intense teen romance set in what may at first glance be one of the sleepiest places in Japan。

When Koume and Keisuke's relationship begins to take shape， it is apparent that they are both searching for something。 Maybe Keisuke wants something more than a kiss from the fair Koume。 Maybe Koume is looking for someone better than Misaki， the local playboy。 But what they find in each other over the course of a summer might be far greater than anything they were expecting。

Their lives are going to change。 And this will all transpire before high school exams！

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Reviews

Mark Alfredo ，

The art is amazing， but the story is average

Eric ，

Feels like an indie movie in manga form

Alexandra Wernberg ，

CW: sexual assault， rape， drugs， depression， emotional abuse， explicit sex scenesA girl on the shore starts on the same day that our main character， Koume， was date-raped。 The story is about all that she goes through afterwards。The art is beautiful。 Inio Asano manages to convey emotions through it in a way and to an extent that I've honestly never experienced before。 It was the same with Solanin， but in this story it is even better。 Both Solanin and The girl on the shore are very realistic stori CW: sexual assault， rape， drugs， depression， emotional abuse， explicit sex scenesA girl on the shore starts on the same day that our main character， Koume， was date-raped。 The story is about all that she goes through afterwards。The art is beautiful。 Inio Asano manages to convey emotions through it in a way and to an extent that I've honestly never experienced before。 It was the same with Solanin， but in this story it is even better。 Both Solanin and The girl on the shore are very realistic stories with complex characters。The way the manga dealt with sexual assault， rape and emotional abuse was amazing。 I think though， sadly， that with the way these subjects are dealt with in media and society in general， a lot of what the story conveys might go over many peoples head。 Inio Asano takes a very subtle approach， not spelling anything out for us。 However， if people know what they are going into beforehand， or have knowledge/experience with topics like these， there is so much to take from this。 I think it can be a great way for people to get into the head of someone who experience and experienced these things。 I think it can give them a chance to feel the emotions connected to it and also both see and understand the effects that it can have。 Which is something that is hard to manage just by talking about it。 Some further thoughts that go into spoilers:（view spoiler）[Koume is emotionally abused and raped again by the only person she tells about the date-rape; Isobe。 She ends up self-harming by going into a sexual favours relationship with him， trying to make what happened feel normal， numb the pain and find affection。 But instead he continuously emotionally abuses her， often rapes/assaults her， and is always the one who calls the shots。 Which ends up further traumatising her。She grows more and more distant from her friends and seek Isobes affection more and more， doing things that she really doesn't like and agreeing with the abusive things he throws at her， gradually losing more and more of her self respect and resistance。 I love how deep and realisticly it is all potrayed。 And I also love that we get to see the main perpetrator， Isobe， as a human being and not as an abstract monster。 He is a fully-fledged actual person， who throws all his pain and insecurities on someone else， severely damaging her to relieve himself。What ends up saving Koume from Isobe is when he finds an SD-card with pictures of a girl in a bikini。 He saves the pictures and becomes fixated on the girl。 One day he sees her in real life and talks to her， exchanging e-mails。 After that he discards Koume， which in the end is what gives her the chance to be free from the abuse and the rapes and slowly start the process of healing。（view spoiler）[ （hide spoiler）] （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Jacob ，

At times beautiful and poignant， ‘Girl on the Shore’ further demonstrates the intricacy of Asano Inio’s work。 The story， however， is somewhat lacklustre， while veering on the perverse。 In particular， the primary characters are pretty unlikeable。 Their flawed relationship is believable， striking of real lived experience， but， for me， that isn’t enough to sustain。 Though there is a good exploration of teenage angst and early sexual cravings， ultimately I thought the end result a little underwhelmi At times beautiful and poignant， ‘Girl on the Shore’ further demonstrates the intricacy of Asano Inio’s work。 The story， however， is somewhat lacklustre， while veering on the perverse。 In particular， the primary characters are pretty unlikeable。 Their flawed relationship is believable， striking of real lived experience， but， for me， that isn’t enough to sustain。 Though there is a good exploration of teenage angst and early sexual cravings， ultimately I thought the end result a little underwhelming。 That being said， the depiction of loneliness and emptiness， when paired with Asano’s astounding artwork， has left a lasting impression。 So long as you don’t expect a substantial narrative， there is no arguing against the impact of briefly peeking through at these two anguished souls。 。。。more

Iskar ，

La peor obra que leí de Asano。 Sencillamente no la recomiendo。

Mirian ，

2，5 Entiendo porque hay gente que le guste tanto este manga pero a mí no me terminó de gustar。 Las ilustraciones son simplemente espectaculares y súper bellas。 Mi problema está en las escenas +18 entre menores， o sea， no sé cómo explicarlo pero en un principio me sentí bastante incómoda， después simplemente te acostumbras pero igual。 Otra cosa que me gustó fue que ella fuese la que lo buscó a él y no como en la mayoría de las historias que es al revés。 La historia en sí me gustó， de igual forma 2，5 Entiendo porque hay gente que le guste tanto este manga pero a mí no me terminó de gustar。 Las ilustraciones son simplemente espectaculares y súper bellas。 Mi problema está en las escenas +18 entre menores， o sea， no sé cómo explicarlo pero en un principio me sentí bastante incómoda， después simplemente te acostumbras pero igual。 Otra cosa que me gustó fue que ella fuese la que lo buscó a él y no como en la mayoría de las historias que es al revés。 La historia en sí me gustó， de igual forma siento que hay varios temas como el bullying y el suicidio quedaron muy de lado cuando siento que se pudo haber tratado más。 El final， no sé， debería releerlo porque siento que hay cosas que no quedaron muy claras pero lo que sí me gustó mucho el desarrollo de los personajes。 ¿Disfruté leyendolo？ Sí pero nada más， no sentí en ningún momento que me emocionará y es un bajón porque esperaba mucho de este manga pero bueno。 。。。more

Jazmin Pieres ，

Esta obra de Inio Asano， pertenece al género manga， y trata de temas muy importantes de la adolescencia。 Yo lo recomiendo， pero antes de que un adolescente lo lea， diría que necesita una charla con sus mayores， para aclarar ciertos temas como el consentimiento。 La historia tiene como personajes a Koume， una estudiante de secundaria， y a Isobe， que es su compañero y tiene sentimientos por ella。 Koume se aprovecha de esto， ya que fue rechazada por un chico mayor que ella。 Isobe， también tiene sus Esta obra de Inio Asano， pertenece al género manga， y trata de temas muy importantes de la adolescencia。 Yo lo recomiendo， pero antes de que un adolescente lo lea， diría que necesita una charla con sus mayores， para aclarar ciertos temas como el consentimiento。 La historia tiene como personajes a Koume， una estudiante de secundaria， y a Isobe， que es su compañero y tiene sentimientos por ella。 Koume se aprovecha de esto， ya que fue rechazada por un chico mayor que ella。 Isobe， también tiene sus propios problemas ya que hace unos años， perdió a su hermano mayor。 La historia trata la amistad， la sexualidad， y la salud mental también la abarca。 Por supuesto， es un manga que se puede leer a partir de los 16 en adelante， por los temas antes mencionados y agregando el tema del consentimiento mutuo。 Más allá de eso， tiene unos dibujos preciosos y me gusta mucho el estilo del artista， no solo en su arte， sino también como abarca sus historias con toda la sinceridad del mundo。 。。。more

rachel。 ，

3。5/5

Galilee ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Two teens looking for something and getting another。 This book was really hurt me because I saw myself in both characters。 Koume looking for an outlet after being played and Isobe looking for love after his brother died。 Instead Isobe find a memory card with a girl who he comes to like and Koume ended up liking Isobe when it was too late but learning that her happiness shouldn't come from using someone else。 That's how interpret it anyway。 A weird thing I found was literal child p0rn was illustr Two teens looking for something and getting another。 This book was really hurt me because I saw myself in both characters。 Koume looking for an outlet after being played and Isobe looking for love after his brother died。 Instead Isobe find a memory card with a girl who he comes to like and Koume ended up liking Isobe when it was too late but learning that her happiness shouldn't come from using someone else。 That's how interpret it anyway。 A weird thing I found was literal child p0rn was illustrated。 Not suggestive scenes， graphic scenes between CHILDREN。 That was something I felt uncomfortable with。 I do feel that the story should've been 2 volumes or for it to be longer because the pacing is very fast but feels like nothing is happening。 So 3。5 stars。 。。。more

Afroze Jehan ，

DNF at 25%

Mahdiyar svd ，

EMPTY

bánh gấu ，

ahhhhhhh that's a nice ending ahhhhhhh that's a nice ending 。。。more

Ian ，

Definitely not Asano's best work。 It was originally published in an erotica magazine， so it's great by the low standards of porn。 It's just not up to his normal， Eisner Award winning standards。 I understand what he was trying to do。 He wanted to break away from the unrealistic and idealized love of cheesy romance manga and show how shit REALLY works in the 8th grade！ Lots of teenage angst， depression， drugs， and loveless sex。 However， Asano's desire to showcase the dark and grotesque goes a bit Definitely not Asano's best work。 It was originally published in an erotica magazine， so it's great by the low standards of porn。 It's just not up to his normal， Eisner Award winning standards。 I understand what he was trying to do。 He wanted to break away from the unrealistic and idealized love of cheesy romance manga and show how shit REALLY works in the 8th grade！ Lots of teenage angst， depression， drugs， and loveless sex。 However， Asano's desire to showcase the dark and grotesque goes a bit far。 Half the dialogue ends up sounding like some R9K shitpost。 When the bullied geek finally gets his revenge on the bullies， it goes full green text。 > be me> be in 8th grade。> Be depressed。 School jock bullied my brother into suicide。 He killed himself on my birthday and they laughed in my face about it。 Chads have never suffered a day in their lives。 Us beta males have to endure a living Hell in the harsh world of 8th grade！ > One day， I walk up to Chad Thundercock and call him a C$&T。 I tell him that I've been doing some filthy sex acts with his childhood crush。 He gets mad and punches me， but I don't even care。 Then he tries to tackle me off the stairs and misses。 Breaks both legs and an arm。 I walk out of there like a badass！ Later that week， I go to the video store and encounter 2 other bullies having sex with a couple thots in an alley。。。during a heavy rainstorm。 I beat them up using a cattle prod and a baseball bat！ I then call the police and report that I saw some hooligans fighting。 I knew the backpack they were carrying was filled with hard drugs， so they'll go to jail for 20 years。 I then dumped the stupid whore that was using me as a sex toy after we had anal sex and she pooped on me。 She'll get another boyfriend though because life is on easy mode for hot dumb chicks！ This is what being 13 is REALLY like！ 。。。more

Dev ，

Asano has a way of depicting depravity， deep human pain， and turmoil in his spreads。 He ways of completely diluting emotion and understanding upon the glances of his characters across each page。

ava :） ，

I must be someone who tends to go with whatever covers I like when picking up books。 I was not a fan of the minor-on-minor sexual themes at all。 Though the artwork was beautiful。

Sachi S。 ，

probably my favorite inio asano workread it when i was discovering my own sexuality and i resonated with how awkward it all wastho shit gross

Shin ，

#InioAsano likes writing about these deeply confused， miserable people whom you can admire for facing the quiet terrors of existence head on but you can also hate so much for being just so。。。 complicated。#AGirlOnTheShore is about Koume and Keisuke， softboi & gurl high school students who decided to basically fuck all the time and be totally weird and emotionally volatile towards each other。 Keisuke is like wildly depressed it's sometimes too hard to watch。 i appreciate the way Asano conveys thei #InioAsano likes writing about these deeply confused， miserable people whom you can admire for facing the quiet terrors of existence head on but you can also hate so much for being just so。。。 complicated。#AGirlOnTheShore is about Koume and Keisuke， softboi & gurl high school students who decided to basically fuck all the time and be totally weird and emotionally volatile towards each other。 Keisuke is like wildly depressed it's sometimes too hard to watch。 i appreciate the way Asano conveys their complications though。 the art is ofc flawless。 so textured and refined。 there's many sex scenes but you have to understand this is first serially published in a magazine called "Manga Erotics f" so maybe thats the whole point and the drama is just background to it。 but the drama is good。 i actually think i like this more than Solanin though the characters here are less likeable 100%。 read this if you:: liked Normal People （series）:: had a difficult high school life cos ur a hoe:: an armchair Freudian psychologist 。。。more

Tavo ，

Todo el tomo me pregunté que tipo de pacto hizo este hombre para dibujar así。Esta es una historia de lo deshonestos que podemos llegar a ser con nosotros mismos。 La sentí personal porque creo que lo he hecho。

Joey Lee ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I honestly loved this book and all of Inio Asano’s book and they’re all kind of melancholic and haunting for me。 I dated a Japanese girl once and went thru similar experiences her being Japanese had little to do with it but this book is pretty heavy and a lot of his books are like different flavors of depressing topics。Without spoiling too much this book tackles topics like suicide， sex as being used as a tool to control others in manipulative ways， toxic codependency， growing up through adolesc I honestly loved this book and all of Inio Asano’s book and they’re all kind of melancholic and haunting for me。 I dated a Japanese girl once and went thru similar experiences her being Japanese had little to do with it but this book is pretty heavy and a lot of his books are like different flavors of depressing topics。Without spoiling too much this book tackles topics like suicide， sex as being used as a tool to control others in manipulative ways， toxic codependency， growing up through adolescence to almost adulthood， bullying， revenge， and I think you have to view it from a different perspective than western centric romance novels。 It’s hardly a romance novel and more like an anti romance novel and a story of personal redemptions。 I can’t tell you how much this book hit a lot of check marks for me and the pictures of the landscapes remind me of my birth town in South Korea because I was also born right by the shore， and I also used to be the bad guy boyfriend because I hated my clingy ex and wanted to detach and disassociate myself into my own wallowing self pity and depression。 In the end after the break ups， and getting back together I ended up becoming the very thing I hated like a clingy starfish。 So it all sort of came back full circle。 She originally recommended me this author through Oyasumi Punpun so my life is filled with tragic ironies too but idk they’re like treasured memories to me all the good and bad they make me who I am and I couldn’t be more proud of that， so thank you Inio Asano 。。。more

Alexander Peterhans ，

Beautifully drawn slice of life。 Surprisingly sexually explicit， but never in a pornographic way。 Maybe a bit too angsty for my tastes。

Rosa Rodriguez ，

This was emotional but like also depressing， depressing as in empty （dunno how I mean it）。When Isobe was writing to the person on the blog by email and explaining/ranting how shit his life is and basically asking for help， but then just straight erasing that and just saying “lol just passing the time”。 I have never related so hard to a character。 I mean I used to do that。 Type this big sad real explanation of how I was feeling basically begging for help， then over thinking “why am I ranting to t This was emotional but like also depressing， depressing as in empty （dunno how I mean it）。When Isobe was writing to the person on the blog by email and explaining/ranting how shit his life is and basically asking for help， but then just straight erasing that and just saying “lol just passing the time”。 I have never related so hard to a character。 I mean I used to do that。 Type this big sad real explanation of how I was feeling basically begging for help， then over thinking “why am I ranting to this person， they have better things to worry about”， I’d delete it and then just say some crappy response I say all the time with an lol on the side。 Also I don’t know who I like， the whole time I liked Isobe more than Koume。 But by the end I felt so bad for her cuz she brought this all on herself。 And Isobe just didn’t care it seems。 He was just playing along because he had nothing better to do。 But I’m super glad they didn’t end up together because they were super toxic。 It was a toxic ass relationship and I don’t think Koume realized that until she developed feelings for Isobe but he rejected her cuz he was done with it。 He didn’t want to be her tool anymore。 Overall I loved this a lot。 It was good。 I definitely teared up and almost cried。 。。。more

Kristine Anderson ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It reminds me of 5 centimeters per second， however the ending left me hanging on for something。 It’s like a sneeze that won’t come out。 I felt the story was great overall though。 And I think Isobe did the right thing。 I’ve been in a situation like that， and sometimes you stay for the ride but you get tired of the journey。 But what happened to the girl at sea？ Did she pass away？ I’m trying to Google it because that’s partially what I felt left me hanging on。 Like there’s no other volume， so what It reminds me of 5 centimeters per second， however the ending left me hanging on for something。 It’s like a sneeze that won’t come out。 I felt the story was great overall though。 And I think Isobe did the right thing。 I’ve been in a situation like that， and sometimes you stay for the ride but you get tired of the journey。 But what happened to the girl at sea？ Did she pass away？ I’m trying to Google it because that’s partially what I felt left me hanging on。 Like there’s no other volume， so what was the cliffhanger for， nooooo。 。。。more

Asia B。 ，

This is one of the few artworks I don't know what the fuck to get out of it。 Like my life， if I have to say。It's crude， random and doesn't follow a real logic; it's one of the most realistic courses there could be， and like for the people I see around me in life- I don't really get the final decisions of the characters。We followed them closely and we start to think that we get them: we simpathize or at least comprehend why they act like that and we think we can grasp what they'll be up to until This is one of the few artworks I don't know what the fuck to get out of it。 Like my life， if I have to say。It's crude， random and doesn't follow a real logic; it's one of the most realistic courses there could be， and like for the people I see around me in life- I don't really get the final decisions of the characters。We followed them closely and we start to think that we get them: we simpathize or at least comprehend why they act like that and we think we can grasp what they'll be up to until when， suddenly， they change and take an abrupt turn。 We're reminded once again that you won't ever fully get others， neither we can think to get along with them in life because there will always be a turning point （for them or yourself） that only the one concerned is seeing and that could change everything。 One time we are Koume， the other we are Isobe， and the other one Kashima。 Like all the characters in the manga， we in the world are this entities that both manipulate and are left behind， that are directioned and direct oneselves and the others， knowingly or not。 In an endless circle。 Single pieces that live thanks to others but won't stay connected。 There isn't an intended， specific meaning to search in this story for me， because everything in life is more "big， and wider" than us to be grasped fully。 I think that's what the author wanted us to feel， or at least that's what I was left with after finishing this artwork。 Like if I just lived a piece of life， not especially clear or satisfying， but in having made a connection， it definetely changed me。 May it be a little， or greatly。To end this， my opinion on Asano's use of sex: it's a way to express how the protagonists cope with themselves。 It gets weirder and more twisted the more they try to process what they feel， or want。 There's nothing more direct and raw than the depiction of sex and I think it's perfect to use as a metaphor for depicting emotions and connections。 I approve it。 If it disturbs you is because you aren't fully at peace with exploring yourself honestly。 。。。more

Jimena ，

¿？ ¿Que acabo de leer？

Frédéric ，

Two lonely and more or less depressive teenagers try desperately to try to fill up their void。。。 having meaningless sex。 Put that way I reckon it might not sound very engaging。 And be warned， the sex scenes are VERY explicit- and kinda disturbing considering the young age of the characters but maybe I’m just an old fart。 And yet this book stirred something in me。 Not the sex scenes which， are pornographic as they are， are not destined to arouse the reader， but the terribly sad and depressing fee Two lonely and more or less depressive teenagers try desperately to try to fill up their void。。。 having meaningless sex。 Put that way I reckon it might not sound very engaging。 And be warned， the sex scenes are VERY explicit- and kinda disturbing considering the young age of the characters but maybe I’m just an old fart。 And yet this book stirred something in me。 Not the sex scenes which， are pornographic as they are， are not destined to arouse the reader， but the terribly sad and depressing feeling that permeates the book。 Both are lonely and looking for something but don’t know what。 Isobe， on the verge of being an otaku and deeply suffering from the death of his brother， is clearly more conscious of the situation than Koume。 Not that it helps him much since he’s seriously considering commiting suicide。 Teenage angst at its worse。 The book is an improbable mix of crude sex scenes and a sensitive perception of the turmoil of emotions-or lack of- that is a teenager’s life。 And the art is simply beautiful。 Very good setting of a small beach town and hundreds of emotions in the character’s faces， particularly Koume whose fragility and sensitivity are brilliantly rendered。 Certainly not a book to put in all hands， I certainly don’t know to whom I could recommend it but probably a shock to those who’ll try it。 One way or another。 。。。more

Timo Wahyu Widiyanto ，

I can tell this is another magnificent work of Inio Asano！

David Roberts ，

Not Asano-Sensei's strongest work but is his satirical take on the Shojo style。 Can be quite crude （apt for the characters involved） and as usual for him equal parts cynicism and melodrama。 Worth a read if you are a fan of his， if not you will probably get a shock。 Not Asano-Sensei's strongest work but is his satirical take on the Shojo style。 Can be quite crude （apt for the characters involved） and as usual for him equal parts cynicism and melodrama。 Worth a read if you are a fan of his， if not you will probably get a shock。 。。。more

Nicole ，

I enjoyed this one but it wasnt my favorite。 I could have done without the graphic sex scenes。。。but I honestly really thought the story was excellent。 Teens deal with a lot of heavy stuff that they're not usually ready for and this book definitely got that right。 I also really enjoyed the style of the artwork in this one。 The scenic shots of the town and the beach were really great and beautiful。 I enjoyed this one but it wasnt my favorite。 I could have done without the graphic sex scenes。。。but I honestly really thought the story was excellent。 Teens deal with a lot of heavy stuff that they're not usually ready for and this book definitely got that right。 I also really enjoyed the style of the artwork in this one。 The scenic shots of the town and the beach were really great and beautiful。 。。。more

Kyle Todd ，

Very good manga， and very melancholic。 Extremely graphic sexual material， but very liberating and not distasteful， just the opposite。 The characters are all relatable and often depressed， but also very happy sometimes。 The art is incredibly realistic and probably took and unimaginable amount of skill to create。

Dylan ，

this is really good but having to watch two horrible people smash into each other over and over is very infuriating at times

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