I randomly came across this manga when i was in the library with some friends. The cover caught my eye and i curiously lifted the book off the shelf. After inspecting both the front and back cover i had my hopes raised. I was hoping for a sad, slow-paced story about a lonesome girl and the ocean, and i got more than what i was expecting.

The art. Yes this was the main point that i loved about this manga. I simply love rugged, imperfect backgrounds with plenty of detail and shadows. You can probably tell by my profile, but this was more than i asked for. On several occasions, i had to stop reading in order to grasp the picture, grasp the detail and relive the effort that the artist had when drawing every single brick, powerline and railbed.

For me, the story was nothing special. However, i know what the author felt like when making this story. When i am bored, i occasionally daydream. I create beautiful scenarios that i feel that only i can enjoy fully. I dream of playing with a girls soft brown hair while sitting in a train coupe. The wooden benches are uncomfortable, but her presence makes me ignore that. The morning sunrays sift through the small white curtains and land on her face. We pass dense forests, open lakes and even large hills. Where are we going? To be frank it doesn't matter.

For us dreamers, this is complete bliss. Even though i cannot appreciate Emanons story good enough, i know that for the author, it was a fantastic daydream. So good, that he turned it into reality.

Emanon is a fine character. It's the girl of our authors dreams - different and mysterious.

Those are my thoughts on this great manga. I am glad that my eyes stopped on this blue book during that tired afternoon, it filled the rest of my week with happiness and enjoyment.