Comments on: Tokidoki Daylight – They Were Eleven

By: To Terra, Vols. 1-2 | Manga Bookshelf

To Terra, Vols. 1-2 | Manga Bookshelf — Fri, 28 May 2010 03:26:22 +0000

[...] the artwork and narrative style of fellow 49er Moto Hagio’s short science fiction series, They Were Eleven (which ran in Shojo Comic in 1975) it’s To Terra that comes out feeling more typically shojo, [...]

By: Oh Viz, sweet Viz. | Manga Bookshelf

Oh Viz, sweet Viz. | Manga Bookshelf — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:59:01 +0000

[...] ni Todoke: From Me to You NANA Natsume’s Book of Friends Otomen Pluto Sand Chronicles Solanin They Were Eleven We Were There Bookmark/Share Featured, Features manga, viz media Is Go!Comi [...]

By: Fantagraphics Makes Dreams Come True | Manga Bookshelf

Fantagraphics Makes Dreams Come True | Manga Bookshelf — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:49:21 +0000

[...] Journal and posted now in his blog. For a small taste of Hagio’s work, see my review of They Were Eleven at CBR’s Comics Should Be Good. Mostly, though? Read Matt Thorn. Always read Matt [...]

By: Links: Shojo Manga FTW! | Manga Bookshelf

Links: Shojo Manga FTW! | Manga Bookshelf — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:11:03 +0000

[...] CLAMP’s Tokyo Babylon (probably my second-favorite of all their work) and Moto Hagio’s They Were Eleven, both on which I’ve reviewed for my Tokidoki Daylight column at CBR’s Comics Should Be [...]

By: Manga Bookshelf’s 2009 Manga/Manhwa Holiday Gift Guide | Manga Bookshelf

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:28:45 +0000

[...] of this series’ frequent availability on ebay (which is where I got my copies). Read my review to be sure, but I promise it’s a gem. “Reminiscent of the short stories of Ray Bradbury [...]

By: The Manga Critic » Blog Archive » Twilight of the Girls

The Manga Critic » Blog Archive » Twilight of the Girls — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:02:40 +0000

[...] comment about shoujo manga. Not only is it demonstratively false (see Banana Fish, Tokyo Babylon, They Were Eleven, and Nana*) invoking the idea of a child when discussing entertainment for women is incredibly [...]

By: Girls, Fandom, Twilight, and Shoujo Manga

Girls, Fandom, Twilight, and Shoujo Manga — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:31:14 +0000

[...] comment about shoujo manga. Not only is it demonstratively false (see Bannana Fish, Tokyo Babylon, They Were Eleven, and Nana*) invoking the idea of a child when discussing entertainment for women is incredibly [...]

By: Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources » Blue Moon Reviews — The Devil’s Trill

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:39:09 +0000

[...] The saving grace of the story, then, is its art, which is sometimes astoundingly pretty. Eichner is very attractively drawn and so are the buildings, a personal fancy of mine. For the most part the layouts are pretty straightforward, but there was one page that reminded me very much of one of the images from Melinda Beasi’s review of They Were Eleven. [...]

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » March 23, 2009: Like Glenn Beck with crosshatching

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:54:24 +0000

[...] [Review] “They Were Eleven” Link: Melinda Beasi [...]

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Strong women and cheap otaku

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Strong women and cheap otaku — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:25:17 +0000

[...] EvilOmar posts some brief reviews at About Heroes. Melinda Beasi looks at a classic by Moto Hagio, They Were Eleven, in her Tokidoki Daylight column at Comics Should Be Good. Johanna Draper Carlson finds Yokohama [...]

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:12:05 +0000

Kiki: Thanks! Maybe if we all just keep talking about it, enough interest will be generated to get more published!

Ryan: Thank you! I envy your ability to read this in Japanese.

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:15:40 +0000

Awesome post! I have this in Japanese and have read it…it’s quite a revolutionary piece of work.

By: Kiki

Kiki — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:12:14 +0000

Great review. This is a wonderful manga! As you say, there’s so much in it for it being almost a short story by manga standards. This was my first shojo and I followed it with A’A”, thus forever dooming myself to disappointment as I eagerly searched the shelves for more Moto like stories. For whatever reason, the more psychological/anthropological sf manga didn’t make a splash and so very little seemed to be published. I really wish more of her work would be translated. At least Vertical has published some of her fellow 49er’s work and I have the THEY WERE 11 movie to enjoy.

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:23:58 +0000

Thank you, Danielle! I tend to struggle with that too, to be honest. I’m glad it worked here!

By: Danielle Leigh

Danielle Leigh — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:04:40 +0000

What is difficult to appreciate now is just how revolutionary Hagio’s art (and that of the others in the Year 24 Group) was at the time, as she eschewed the standard rectangle panel layouts of the day for innovative designs that were as vital to the tone and emotion of the story as the characters’ dialogue and facial expressions.

Very well put, I always struggle to describe or explain the significance of the art in the manga I review and this is right on the nose.

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:20:06 +0000

Michelle: Moto Hagio is nothing if not swanky. Thank you!

By: Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:16:44 +0000

Ooh, those images look swanky. A very nice review indeed.

By: there it is, plain as daylight. » They Were Eleven, Web Comics Weekend!

there it is, plain as daylight. » They Were Eleven, Web Comics Weekend! — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:06:48 +0000

[...] manga from 1975, They Were Eleven. Last night I wrote up a review, which you can find today at Tokidoki Daylight! I’m afraid my lack of background in manga shows terribly in this review, despite my ongoing [...]