Second Hand Love (manga)

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Second Hand Love is a collection of manga by Murasaki Yamada,[a] translated into English by Ryan Holmberg and published in North America in 2024 by Drawn and Quarterly.

The Drawn and Quarterly volume has two manga,[1] both from the 1980s.[2]

  • A Blue Flame,[2] known originally as A Shimmering Pale Color (ゆらりうす色 Yurari Usuiro),[1] makes up the majority of the volume.[3]
  • Second Hand Love[b]

The two manga were previously published together in Japanese by Shogakukan, under the collective title A Shimmering Pale Color.

History and publication[edit]

A Shimmering Pale Color was first published in Comic Morning from 1983 to 1984,[1] and was serialized in book form by Kodansha. In 1986 it was adapted into a film titled Bed In (ベッド・イン).[5][1] The comic Second Hand Love was first published in Comic Baku [ja], from 1986 to 1987.[1]

A Shimmering Pale Color was later published by Shogakukan,[1] in a volume, titled A Shimmering Pale Color, that also included the manga Second Hand Love.[4]

The English version has an interview with Yamada that occurred in 1985. It also has images from A Loving Family (恋する家族), written by Masahiro Mita [ja; de].[3]

Reception[edit]

Terry Hong of Booklist argued that, in 2024, the insights into women's issues "remains relevantly evergreen across cultures and decades.".[2]

Publishers Weekly gave a starred review and stated that the collection is "exquisite" and "a perfect introduction to Murasaki’s heady feminist dramas."[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Holmberg, Ryan (July 2022). "The Life and Art of Yamada Murasaki". In Yamada, Murasaki (ed.). Talk to My Back. Translated by Ryan Holmberg. Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly. pp. vii–xli. ISBN 978-1-77046-563-3.

Reference notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Holmberg, Ryan. "CviCh5tP65Z". Retrieved 2024-02-09 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ a b c Hong, Terry (2024-04-15). "Second Hand Love". Booklist. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  3. ^ a b c "Second Hand Love". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  4. ^ a b "ゆらりうす色" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  5. ^ Holmberg, Talk to My Back, Talk to My Back, p. xxxiii.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The English edition writes the author's name in Japanese order, Yamada Murasaki.
  2. ^ The comic is titled in Japanese with Latin characters[4]

External links[edit]

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