Seaside Stranger Vol. 1: Umibe no Etranger

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So I am grateful we are finally seeing another side to coming out to your family and how they react, even if it is negative.

In 2014, L'étranger de la Plage was ranked #5 on the list of recommended boys' love stories in a survey of 470 employees across 400 bookstores nationwide in Japan. [30] Referring to Kii's experience as an animator, Kozue Aou from Kono Manga ga Sugoi! praised her use of color contrasts, long shots and close-ups of the characters, and camera work that "speaks eloquently about the character's heart." [16] MONO NO AWARE Performs Umibe no Étranger Boys-Love Anime Film's Theme Song". Anime News Network. July 29, 2020 . Retrieved July 29, 2020. BL is a genre with very, very low standards. I’d say that the only genre that’s worse off in that regard may be shows for kids, and even that is debatable. So, once in a blue moon a BL anime that isn’t utterly terrible is released, and just by the virtue of not being completely garbage it gets praised as the best thing ever. And to be fair, in comparison with most of other similar works, it’s pretty good. In comparison to regular anime though… that’s a different matter. Umibe no Etranger (or Seaside Stranger) is not one of those yaoi stories where they fall in love immediately and then it's just sex, something happens, then more sex. Umibe no Etranger maturely covers issues such as loss, loneliness, and isolation while still managing to be pretty light-hearted and beautiful (seriously, the art is gorgeous).Morrisy, Kim (October 3, 2021). " "Umibe no Étranger" Review". Anime News Network . Retrieved October 3, 2021. Comme quand il a giflé Shun quand il croise son père après 7 ans d'absence. Il aurait simplement secoué ou du genre, pas besoins de le frapper. I went into this with high expectations, thinking it seemed like a promising Shounen Ai story that would actually focus on a realistic depiction of a intimate relationship between two fairly ordinary boys. My disappointment may have been partially the fault of my own high expectations, but nevertheless, "Umibe no Étranger" turned out to be a surprisingly frustrating read. I will try to give a good amount of objective criticism, but I will also be including subjective opinion in the "Enjoyment" section. There are a few nice scenes sprinkled in here and there, and I liked that there was a (totally underused) side lesbian couple. I thought it was interesting, too, that Shun's aunt took him and these other girls in, so she's obviously very cool with the LGBTQA+ community. That tiny supportive community reminded me a little bit of Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 1....which really just put this manga's issues in perspective and made me even less satisfied with it.

Inoue, Satoshi; Fudanshi, Kizuitara (July 17, 2019). "BLラバーの書店員が選ぶ「水もしたたるイイ男たち！ビーチでBL」３選". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese) . Retrieved October 25, 2019. Cuquis lo son mucho, sobre todo Mio, que me parece un personaje tierno a más no poder, una vez que se entrega, lo hace al cien por cien, es él el que mueve y sacude esa relación. En cambio, las dudas y miedos de Shun aunque entendibles, le hacen parecer cortante cuando sólo se está protegiendo de algo que cree que le puede hacer daño y eso me hizo empezar a quererle ya en la secuela. Mateo, Alex (June 18, 2021). "Funimation Streams The Stranger by the Shore Boys-Love Anime Film on July 9". Anime News Network . Retrieved June 18, 2021. The manga was followed up with a sequel series titled L'étranger du Zéphyr, which began publication in vol. 14 of On BLUE that was released on July 25, 2014. [12] The chapters were later released in bound volumes by Shodensha under the On BLUE Comics imprint. In May 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that it had acquired the license to the series under the title Seaside Stranger: Harukaze no Étranger [13]Si que tenía una ligera idea de como se desarrollarían algunas cosas en este nuevo tomo, pero aun así me ha pillado por sorpresa. Se nota desde el minuto cero que hay mucha tensión entre Shun y su familia debido a lo ocurrido antes de que se marchase de casa. El que a su hijo mayor le gusten los hombres crea cierta controversia. No es que lo desprecien por ello, sino que me ha dado la impresión de que quieren entenderlo y arreglar el pasado. Seaside Stranger Vol. 2: Harukaze no Étranger". Seven Seas Entertainment . Retrieved August 21, 2022. My other issue was the side characters. There were so many introduced and yet none of them felt solid. They felt like very one dimensional people and I think most of them could have had more of an emotional impact or more importance for the story. I expected more of a found family dynamic, and I think this could have been more enjoyable if it had that element.

L'étranger de la Plage was adapted into a drama CD starring Taishi Murata as Shun and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Mio and was released on August 26, 2016. [14] An exclusive talk CD was included at a bonus for a limited time at Animate. [5] A drama CD adaptation of volume 1 of L'étranger du Zéphyr was released on October 27, 2017. [7] [15] L'étranger de la Plage [ edit ] No. The characters are endearing, relatable and so easy to fall in love with, making it a joy to celebrate their cheerful moments, as well as to feel with them through their hardships. Together the cast takes us on a journey that paints meaningful memories, both good and bad, that are then also softened by aspects that Now fast forward 5 year this is one of my favourite BL.The relationship between Mio and Shun is really equilibrated in my opinion, they are radically different to each other but The Stranger by the Beach". Renta!. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020 . Retrieved January 7, 2020.To my surprise, the big confrontation with Shun’s dad is not the main focus of the story. Instead, there’s more of a focus on Shun and Mio becoming acquainted with his family (and each other), and through that, we get to see that the discrimination at hand isn’t as visible as we initially thought. Don’t get me wrong, some horrible things were said when Shun revealed the truth all those years ago, but now, things have settled down. Um. Kinda. a b Aou, Kozue (August 20, 2015). "『春風のエトランゼ』第1巻 紀伊カンナ 【日刊マンガガイド】". Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (in Japanese) . Retrieved October 30, 2019. Taishi Murata is playing Shin Hashimoto in the film, while Yoshitsugu Matsuoka is playing Mio Chibana. Yu Shimamura is playing Sakurako. I'm really disappointed because I wanted to like this. I'm willing to overlook a lot but I can't overlook an entire relationship. Perhaps if we were given more everyday scenes in which they did normal things together like eating, cuddling, or enjoying a movie together their relationship would've felt more believable. As is presented it's hard to even imagine them letting loose and laughing at something together.