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Moyasimon, still great
Feb. 15th, 2023 11:05 amIn 2010 I reviewed the first two volumes of the manga Moyasimon which had just become available in English. Sadly, the translation ceased publishing after that. If you didn't read the previous review, it’s the story of a freshman at an agricultural university near Tokyo who can see microbes with his naked eyes, and the hijinks of his colleagues and the school.
In 2018 I visited France. One of my goals was to look for manga series that had been abandoned here but more completely published there. In a manga shop in the Quartier Latin I was overjoyed to drop a good bit of cash on buying the entire run of Moyasimon, printed by Glénat from 2014 to 2016. I still love it in this format, though my French is not very good (especially for the technical and slangy vocabulary that shows up).
I recently finished a reread of the whole series. It always just makes me smile. The anime is available on CR and captures much of the charm, though it only covers about half of the manga. Highlights from the second half include the invention of yet another campus festival and the heroic ride of its founder, a ludicrous "Miss University" contest and the later extremely thoughtful festival created by the winner, and the touching moment near the very end with Sawaki and professor Itsuki. Definitely recommended if it's available in a language you can meaningfully claim to read.
In 2018 I visited France. One of my goals was to look for manga series that had been abandoned here but more completely published there. In a manga shop in the Quartier Latin I was overjoyed to drop a good bit of cash on buying the entire run of Moyasimon, printed by Glénat from 2014 to 2016. I still love it in this format, though my French is not very good (especially for the technical and slangy vocabulary that shows up).
I recently finished a reread of the whole series. It always just makes me smile. The anime is available on CR and captures much of the charm, though it only covers about half of the manga. Highlights from the second half include the invention of yet another campus festival and the heroic ride of its founder, a ludicrous "Miss University" contest and the later extremely thoughtful festival created by the winner, and the touching moment near the very end with Sawaki and professor Itsuki. Definitely recommended if it's available in a language you can meaningfully claim to read.
