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Distant Neighborhood, A Vol.1 (original 2005; edition 2009)

by Jiro Taniguchi

Series: A Distant Neighborhood (Volume 1)

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Everyone dreams of going back to childhood - but when businessman Nakahara is catapulted back to his school days with his adult memories still intact, he sees his past in a different light. Two-time Eisner Award nominee Jiro Taniguchi takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey with what is widely considered to be his chef d'oeuvre to date.… (more)
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Title:Distant Neighborhood, A Vol.1
Authors:Jiro Taniguchi
Info:FANFARE (2009), Paperback, 200 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:****
Tags:Manga, 1990s, Graphic Novel

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A Distant Neighborhood, Volume 1 by Jirô Taniguchi (2005)

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Really enjoyed this, but it's only volume 1 of 2, and so it feels premature to judge it. I liked the more narrative drive to this story, over Taniguchi's other work like The Walking Man (which was great - perhaps better in many ways - but you have to be in the mood for that, whereas this is easier to get into).

The story is about a 48-year old career man who finds himself back at school as a 14-year old. He revels in his new-found youth, in a way that frankly disturbs his classmates. Of course, there are some of the clashes from a changed generational perspective. But the main plot starts to develop as he starts to realise that he is potentially changing history. It's nicely done. Kinda slow-paced, but well-judged in my opinion.

I really like most of the art, although I'm not a fan of Taniguchi's facial expressions. Ah well.

I just wanted to keep on reading straight into volume 2. ( )
  thisisstephenbetts | Nov 25, 2023 |
Era difficile da credere, ma ero incappato in una distorsione temporale che mi aveva riportato al tempo dei miei quattordici anni.
'Voglio vivere'. Se questa e' la realta', voglio vivere un'altra volta i miei quattordici anni. Cosi' pensai. (90)

Per un attimo, fui colto da una leggera vertigine. Questo tempo... il tempo di questi 14 anni, sta cambiando sottilmente da quello gia' vissuto. (112)

...il cielo e' cosi' alto.
Nuvole che fluttuano pigre, mi sembra di poterle toccare con una mano.
Com'e' misterioso, il cielo...
Esiste da sempre, lassu', trascendendo il tempo.
L'eternita'... forse e' il cielo stesso...
Sicuramente, nessuno puo' diventare veramente adulto...
Tutti quanti, nel profondo del cuore, sono ancora i bambini che erano un tempo...
...proprio come questo cielo...
Il tempo ci fa solo credere di essere diventati adulti...
Essere adulti significa essere legati da catene che imprigionano anche il cuore dei bambini, che e' libero.
Ora che sono tornato di nuovo ai miei 14 anni, mi rendo conto di poter vedere quelle cose che avevo trascurato, ignorato. (172-3) ( )
  NewLibrary78 | Jul 22, 2023 |
Spennende å lese denne typen fortelling :) ( )
  henriette89 | Apr 21, 2018 |
Spennende å lese denne typen fortelling :) ( )
  henriette89 | Apr 21, 2018 |
This is ðe kinda mangā I love beſt. ( )
  leandrod | Feb 10, 2015 |
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Everyone dreams of going back to childhood - but when businessman Nakahara is catapulted back to his school days with his adult memories still intact, he sees his past in a different light. Two-time Eisner Award nominee Jiro Taniguchi takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey with what is widely considered to be his chef d'oeuvre to date.

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