Fantagraphics is now availableShungiku Uchida of Xiaonan’s lover ( Xiaonan’s lover
) The manga will be released in English hardcover in June 11, 2004.
Fantagraphics Description Comics:
High school student Minami’s girlfriend Chiyomi shrinks to six inches – and lives with him in this raunchy, heartwarming, and hilarious adult manga! Originally appeared in the 1980 underground/alternative manga magazine Garo and adapted for TV several times , Japanese pop culture sensation Minami’s Lover is the story of the romantic relationship of two high school students, one of whom shrinks to six inches tall. Everyone thinks that Chiyomi is missing, and the suspicion naturally falls on Minami, who is identified as her boyfriend in the diary. But after inexplicably finding herself in this state, Chiyomi moves in with him. As portrayed by Uchida’s clean, loose lines and Zip-a-Tone textures, the duo quickly adapted to their unusual surroundings, devising ways for Chiyomi to use the toilet, brush her teeth and hair, attend classes and more. After a series of silly trial and error, they even figured out sex. But in addition to learning how to navigate logistics, jealousy, and cats, they’re also growing (if not taller). Uchida examines gender dynamics and intimacy with the conceit of a teenage couple literally learning how to take care of each other. Uchida in her Shungiku Comics published for the first time in the collection. Afterwards at of Katsuichi Nagai and Seirindo Co., Ltd. Serial Monthly Manga Garo magazine from 1987 to 1980, the last chapter appears in a volume Seirindo’s July issue 450. Wenyichunqiu collected and reproduced in , and Seirinkogeisha posted a revision in
.This comic has been adapted into a live-action TV special on
, One11 – episode at 1994, another -Live TV Series
, and the fourth and most recent live-action television adaptation in 192389.
Uchida also published a short spin-off manga titled Minami-kun wa Koibito (My Sweetheart Minami) at
at Shueisha January magazine 2004, with the opposite premise (minified Minami in the spinoff) , told from the perspective of Chiyomi. Shueisha published the first and only collection of manga in August 2004.
Source: Fantagraphics website
