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Inio Asano - Solanin Manga
Inio Asano - Solanin Manga
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Meiko Inoue is a recent college graduate working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Taneda is permanently crashing at her apartment because his freelance illustration work doesn't pay enough for rent, and her parents in the country keep sending boxes of vegetables that rot in her fridge. Meiko and Taneda graduated two years ago with no real goals, and they now find themselves uncertain of where their new life will take them. Taneda still jams with his old bandmates from college, but he feels something is missing, and Meiko has to decide whether she can leave her old routines behind.
Solanin (original title Soranin) is a seinen drama by Inio Asano, serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday from 2005 to 2006. It is a quiet, realistic portrait of early-twenties life, built around work, money, romance, and a band that may or may not become something. It was nominated for the 2009 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Japan) and the 2009 Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material.
Published in English by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint on October 21, 2008, as a single 432-page omnibus collecting both original Japanese volumes. The manga was adapted into a live-action film, and the band Asian Kung-Fu Generation released a single titled "Solanin" with lyrics by Asano. A 48-page epilogue, set ten years later, was released digitally in 2018.
Other Notable Works
Inio Asano: Goodnight Punpun, Nijigahara Holograph, A Girl on the Shore, Downfall, Mujina into the Deep Comparable Peers: Nana (Band-driven young adult drama peer), Beck (Music-centered coming-of-age peer)
Series Details
Japanese Name: ソラニン (Soranin)
English Title: solanin
Story & Art: Inio Asano
Original Publisher: Shogakukan (Weekly Young Sunday)
English Publisher: VIZ Media (VIZ Signature)
Release Years: 2005-2006 (Japan) / 2008 (English)
Volumes: 2 (Japan) / 1 omnibus (English, 432 pages)
Age Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Genre: Drama, Slice of Life, Music, Seinen
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