Manga of the Week - ちびさんデイト
Sunday, September 26, 2010Image from Animate
Art look familiar? It should.
xD Almost forgot to put this one up today.
Title: ちびさんデイト, Chibi-san Date
Author: Himaruya Hidezaku
Genre: Seinen, Slice of Life
Serialized in: Gentosha Comic Birz
Total Volume Count: 1 (ongoing)
Official Site: here
Summary from MangaUpdates:
On the crescent-shaped island of Nantucket lives Seiji, a young Japanese artist. This heartwarming story is about his daily life and interactions with the people there.
Kenn's Comment: Only read a couple chapters, but I really like it. Very laid back, peaceful and slice of life-ish. As for the author, if you haven't realized it already, he's the man behind Hetalia Axis Powers. His art is really quite nice while keeping a certain feel of drawing too it. By that I mean the backgrounds have a very...sketch-like appearance. Which is a nice touch.
As for the setting, while it sounds unlikely, Nantucket is actually a island county in Massachusetts, USA. It's a town that once thrived on the whaling industry but saw various hardships that drove both it's economical well being and population down. Nowadays, it's mainly a tourist attraction, as well as a popular summer housing destination.
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