Omoide Emanon review

TheRealYato3
Apr 02, 2021
[Spoilers ahead!]

Essentially it's only 2 long chapters, but there's a lot to unpack; mainly the strong theme of existentialism. Emanon is haunted by her unique ability and the narrator is just some guy who doesn't really know what he's doing or where he's going in life. The narrator could easily be a projection of most young adults (the writer himself was a university student when he first conceived the story, after all!); the transition from teenagehood to adulthood with all its ups and downs is a period of life often ignored or not explored enough in fiction, so it was nice to see the main character being just an average joe who's thinking about life.

Emanon on the other hand, could be interpreted as the collective of all life on Earth. Just as a person is unique because of the life they've lived and in essence their memories, so is Emanon the uniqueness of life on Earth.

The second chapter is what really ties it all together and the last few pages which are essentially about finding one's place in the world leave a positive message to an otherwise sad ending.

The artwork is pretty good too. The two main characters show a variety of detailed expressions throughout the course of the story and even side characters have very expressive faces. The artstyle is a bit more Western, especially for the narrator, which is a nice touch.

An amazing read through and through. Highly recommended!
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Omoide Emanon
Omoide Emanon
Auteur Tsuruta, Kenji
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