Sunny, Vol. 1 (1)

by Taiyo Matsumoto

Hardcover, 2013

Description

"The story of an orphanage, the children who live in it, and the beat-up old Nissan Sunny 1200 which provides a trio of boys with a means of escape from their bleak everyday lives."--MangaHere.com review.

Publication

VIZ Media LLC (2013), Edition: Illustrated, 224 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member callmecayce

I think I might be in love with Taiyō Matsumoto's art ... I may have loved this as much as Tekkonkinkreet (which is to say, a lot). It's not just the story (and there's not really a story in the traditional sense), but it's the artwork, the characters and the atmosphere Matsumoto created. I may

end up buying this (and future volumes as they're translated) for myself. Sunny is the story of children and a few teenagers who live in a home (I believe they're described as orphans in reviews/etc, but that is not true, many of them have parents, they just live in the home and away from their parents, more like a foster home).

Each chapter involves all the characters, but the central focus shifts from one character to another. What results is a surprisingly moving graphic novel about the lives of these kids and the people who surround them. It's but wonderful and kind of really sad. I really cannot wait for the next volume, which is set to come out in November.

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LibraryThing member mrgan

A wonderfully impressionistic comic, jumping from character to character, from mood to setting, each panel a snapshot of feeling frozen in time.

LibraryThing member quantum.alex

Expressive artwork—suggestive of inkwash and watercolor--combined with evocative and realistic story lines made tears come to my eyes. Volume 1 is a touching introduction to the children of various of genders and ages at the foster home. Although not plot-driven, the relationships and character

ambitions can be fruitfully explored in future volumes.

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