Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet

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Des alternatives: Japanese: 椿町ロンリープラネット
Auteur: Yamamori, Mika
Taper: Manga
Volumes: 14
Chapitres: 85
Statut: Finished
Publier: 2015-05-20 to 2019-08-20
Sérialisation: Margaret

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Des alternatives: Japanese: 椿町ロンリープラネット
Auteur: Yamamori, Mika
Taper: Manga
Volumes: 14
Chapitres: 85
Statut: Finished
Publier: 2015-05-20 to 2019-08-20
Sérialisation: Margaret
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4.1
13 Votes
30.77%
53.85%
7.69%
7.69%
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Due to her father's six million yen debt, sixteen-year-old high school student Fumi Oono and her father are evicted from their apartment. In need of a place to stay and a job to earn money, she starts to work as a live-in housekeeper for the young writer Akatsuki Kibikino.

When they meet for the first time, the two start off on the wrong foot, with Akatsuki calling Fumi useless and treating her like a child. Determined to pay off her father's debt, Fumi works hard to prove him otherwise. However, despite Akatsuki's foul-mouthed and mysterious behavior, she begins to realize that he is not as despicable as she initially thought, gradually unravelling the passionate and caring person underneath.




Included one-shots:
Volume 7: Hirunaka no Ryuusei Bangai-hen: Blue
Volume 8: Hirunaka no Ryuusei Bangai-hen: Red
Mots clés
drama
romance
shoujo
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Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet review
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theo75
Apr 02, 2021
I could not put this manga down! it was incredibly heartwarming and not as cliche as everyone is saying. I found the relationship in this story to be the most genuine and satisfying out of all the romance manga I've read.

Story: There were a few weird unrealistic blips in the very beginning (which is what most people are commenting on), but after you pass the first few chapters it gets so much better. I never felt overtly annoyed by anything the characters did and I thought the progression of the story made a lot of sense. Nothing felt too rushed or too slow. [SPOILER: there were plenty of romantic scenes between the two main characters, enough to keep an American reader satisfied lol]

Art: Yamamori Mika is my favorite artist and I've been in love with her work since Hirunaka no Ryuusei. Everything about the manga is gorgeous. Facial expressions were realistic and intense scenes were perfectly conveyed through the art. I do think that she might have felt rushed in the beginning chapters i.e. backgrounds that should have been filled, characters faces that turned into chibi versions when I wanted them to be normally drawn. But that went away after a while.

Characters: Fumi is my favorite female main character! She's strong, mature, caring, and most importantly NOT annoying. Akatsuki is super handsome and complements her well.

Overall, you should definitely read this manga the whole way through. I got so attached to the characters in the end that I was genuinely depressed when I finished it, that's how amazing it is. :)
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Eclipsa12
Apr 02, 2021
Reading Tsubaki-Chou Lonely Planet is like stepping into a simpler life. School drama and family tragedies won't be found here. Instead, you'll see a blossoming love, one that feels beautifully pure, but heart-achingly real, told against the backdrop of everyday Japanese life.

Like many, I started TCLP after finishing Daytime Shooting Star, a manga that I loved but that left me unsatisfied. I expected to find a similar story: a young highschooler falls in love with an older man, but many obstacles await them. I also expected a similar love triangle. But TCLP was not at all what I expected. It doesn't share that many similarities with Daytime Shooting Star, but it's every bit as beautiful.

Ohno Fumi is a high school student whose father goes into debt, resulting in her having to leave her home. To pay back his debts, she takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for Kibikino Akatsuki, an anti-social writer of historical novels. At first, Akatsuki (whom she calls "Sensei") seems to do nothing but work, sleep, and glare. But Fumi quickly sees that Sensei is kinder than he seems, and what was a work relationship starts to develop into a sense of companionship, and maybe something more.

There is very little plot in TCLP besides the developing romance. That would usually bother me - I'm no fan of slice of life - but the everyday problems of their life are done so well, I'm always looking forward to what happens next. Yamamori Mika can take the simplest things and make them fascinating. She uses Fumi's budding feelings to give tension to every scene, so that something as simple as eating dinner can be exciting to read about. One of my favorite chapters is when Fumi and Akatsuki go to buy groceries, and the entire time Fumi is agonizing over her growing feelings. It sounds silly, but Mika Sensei is a master, and the simplicity of her work is what makes it shine.

But don't think that TCLP has no story. It does - a romance that feels realistic and perfectly understated. The romance has frequent developments that push the story along. The conflict between Fumi and Akatsuki stems from their own character flaws, which adds depth to the romance. It's every bit as much a story about two people falling in love as it is about two people trying to grow beyond their flaws. And to make things better, there's no love triangle!! Well, there IS one. But it's nothing like Daytime Shooting Star's. And it's not with a character you expect. I won't give any more away, but if you're like me and hate love triangles, TCLP is very safe to read.

Let's talk about the characters. After the romance, the characters are the highlight of this manga. The story is completely centered on Fumi and Akatsuki, whose personalities fit very well together. Fumi is soft-spoken but hard-working. She struggles with loneliness and tends to take care of others before herself. She's also full of fun quirks - she supposedly dresses like an old lady, she loves housework more than anything else, and getting a good sale at the grocery store is all she needs to make her happy. Her antics are amusing and her character voice is distinct, remindng me of Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket.
But the real star of this manga is Akatsuki. He is one of the most introverted manga characters I've ever seen. He writes in his room for hours and rarely leaves the house. When he speaks, it's usually a short, gruff answer to a question. Fumi will talk and he will respond off her, making their conversations some of the best parts of the manga. Because of Sensei's stand-off-ish personality, he has next to no friends and spends his days alone. Fumi's arrival starts to bring change into his life and as they interact we see who Sensei really is: a kind man who doesn't know how to interact with others.
Akatsuki is one of the best male leads I've read in a manga because of his depth. This is what Mika Sensei excels at - characters who are deep and 3-dimensional. You can't read this manga without falling a little in love with Akatsuki. Not only that, her drawings of him are the best I've seen from her. She puts such effort into drawing Akatsuki, giving him a certain sensuality, so that even if he's doing nothing romantic you can't tear your eyes from him. Akatsuki is a very sexy man who has no idea how sexy he is, and Mika's art brings him to life. Add to that what an interesting character he is, and you have one of the best male leads I've seen in shoujo manga.

The side characters are worth a mention too. The side characters are charming and unique, but not the strongest part of this manga. That being said, the two leads even things out. Much of the story is focused on Fumi and Akatsuki, so there's no need for really strong secondary characters. (And Gorou is a treat. I love the parts when he shows up.)

I could go on and on about Mika's art, how her style is one of my favorites ever, how she can make the smallest moments pop off the page, but if you've read her you already know. She's a true pro. What more is there to say?

My overall score of TCLP is a 9. It's one of the best mangas I've read in recent years. It's filled with unforgettable scenes, some of which may actually surpass most scenes in Daytime Shooting Star. It's a slow start, but once you fall in love with Fumi and Akatsuki's romance you won't be able to stop. The one downside to this manga is that it's had a shaky time getting translated. Most of it has been translated by a group called "Damn Feels", a really great group, but they stopped translating it around chapter 40. Then a different group picked it up, but only for a few chapteres. Currently it's being translated by a girl on tumblr called hakuko-yingying, who is doing good work on it. As of this review there are 60 chapters translated in all.

I highly reccomend this manga. The more people read it, the more chance of it being officially translated in english right? And you will not regret it. This is a wonderfuly unique shoujo in a sea of generic high school dramas.
Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet review
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Valdrigr6
Apr 02, 2021
WOO! Yamamori Mika has yet again embarked on another Shoujo Quest, and let me tell you, it's looking up!

OVERALL (8):
It's early days so far, 9 chapters for what might become a behemoth (if it's going to be anything like Hirunaka no Ryuusei), but from what's been published so far, I think a lot of people will really enjoy this! Yamamori has laid some great foundations for a somewhat unpredictable manga, and when she fleshes things out a bit, I'm sure it'll be a hit...!

TL;DR? WATCH THIS SPACE.

For those who feel like a breakdown, here's the breakdown:

STORY (8):
The Story is somewhat typical and follows what you could call the typical 'shoujo path to romance and happiness' in that your protagonist finds herself in a weird situation, adjusts, falls in love, finds obstacles and so on and so forth. Until the end, where she (I assume) finds a soul mate in the male lead. Even within the 9 chapters I've read so far, obstacles have been leapt over... and with sense of more to come lingering behind such leaps... This does make the story exciting though, it moves at a somewhat fast pace, but perhaps some things are just a bit too predictable? (I'll let you guess what I'm talking about when you read it.)

However(!), there are little twists to the story which makes you NOT want to shoot yourself. One thing I've noticed in particular is how there is little interaction held within school despite Fumi (the protagonist) to be a high school student! (Shock horror!) Sure, this isn't a huge twist, but let's call it change, and I think a little change to the age-old high school environment tradition to be good (there're only so many times you can hold a Sports Festival or Cultural Festival until it becomes boring). I'd list more, but that'd be a spoiler, which is just no fun; they're subtle though, but you get a refreshing read as a result!

All-in-all, the story's alright, but perhaps not as typical as most other shoujos, heck, maybe not even as typical as HnR (and I acknowledge there was an attempt at being original in terms of the story there). Not to mention there're some funny parts too which may ACTUALLY make you laugh!

ART (9):
Perhaps asking me to review Yamamori Mika's art isn't the best idea, considering I am hugely biased...?! I absolutely adore her art style, sure it's still 'girly' and 'sparkly' and stuff, but it's sleek, simply yet also detailed where detail's due. In terms of the characters, for me (and this may seem weird), the way Yamamori draws hair (and faces and... PEOPLE IN GENERAL) is perfection , and the gags are drawn well to boot. The effects and settings (the 'overlooked(?)' stuff) is pretty good, what you'd expect from a published manga to be honest, so all-round quality is pretty good.

ALL-IN-ALL: The art is wonderful!

CHARACTER (7):
Like the story: somewhat typical. However, also like the story: some entertaining twists! Like HnR (I'm trying really hard not to compare the two too much, I'm sorry!), the protagonist is somewhat exciting and intriguing, and I'd argue even more so given Fumi's background (dead parents? +10 for character depth. Not a transfer student? +10 non-cliché points.). Yet protagonist aside, the other characters lack a little depth (typical shoujo?); Akatsuki and Aioi seem alright so far, but why is Fumi's Dad so unreliable whenever Fumi needs him to sort his shit out? What a coincidence... (I smell plot device... In fact, he reeks of plot device...)

I also feel that clichés are being used, perhaps recycled from HnR (perhaps that's just what Yamamori's into (RE: Age gaps)?), but also just the whole 'servant-master' spiel... Though of course, it's an exciting relationship with some really exciting dynamics, but these kind of 'traditionally shoujo' relationships could hamper any kind of creativity perhaps? So far, the vibrant characters seem not to fall into this trap, but at the end of the day, what you're looking at is a servant-master relationship as well as the potential for a love... shape... with every male in the novel.

Though, perhaps I'm being too critical, it is early days and character development, like Rome, isn't built in a day. (So, watch this space?!)

ENJOYMENT (9):
Okay, so I've said the story and characters are a far cry from perfection, but that doesn't mean the enjoyment isn't there. Maybe the genre has a lot to do with it, maybe Yamamori is just really good at being a mangaka or maybe the gags do it for me... Either way, the manga is pretty entertaining and keeps you wanting more (or keeps me wanting more at least). Sure it's somewhat typical in areas, but the twists and turns that occur naturally in the genre as well as through Yamamori's writing is really makes the manga feel whole (so far). Should it continue on this path of straightforward plot with little development, then maybe the entertainment factor will decrease, but so far, it's a good read -and that's really the crux of a manga.

Overall, I think it's good. Maybe I'm criticising it too much for it adhering to its genre (something I shouldn't really complain about), but there are some really good points about this manga even factoring the cliché bits in! I feel like Yamamori has good writing ability, and this might just be another hit like HnR...!
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