Pour avoir assommé un
célèbre calligraphe qui trouvait son travail " rigide et fade ", le beau
mais arrogant et égoïste Handa Seishu est contraint de s'exiler sur une
petite île. Le jeune citadin, qui espérait pouvoir travailler son art
dans le calme, déchante rapidement : ses voisins débarquent sans
prévenir, une bande de gamin a choisi son atelier pour terrain de jeu...
Attachants, irritants, farfelus, pleins de vie, les habitants du
village vont chambouler sa vie bien réglée. (Série en 18 tomes)
First things first... Visitors are supposed to come in through the front door !
For a certain reason, a handsome, young calligrapher by the name of Seishuu Handa uproots himself and moves to an island on the westernmost edge of Japan. "Sensei," as he comes to be known, is a city boy through and through, and has never experienced rural life until now. And by the looks of it, he has much to learn. Luckily(?), he has a willing teacher in Naru, the energetic expert islander, to help show him the ropes. But can Sensei keep up with the plucky first-grader, or will he get schooled ? Here unfolds a heartfelt island comedy about a gruff on the outside, soft on the inside urbanite teacher and his new, unfailingly kind island neighbors. (18 books)
For a certain reason, a handsome, young calligrapher by the name of Seishuu Handa uproots himself and moves to an island on the westernmost edge of Japan. "Sensei," as he comes to be known, is a city boy through and through, and has never experienced rural life until now. And by the looks of it, he has much to learn. Luckily(?), he has a willing teacher in Naru, the energetic expert islander, to help show him the ropes. But can Sensei keep up with the plucky first-grader, or will he get schooled ? Here unfolds a heartfelt island comedy about a gruff on the outside, soft on the inside urbanite teacher and his new, unfailingly kind island neighbors. (18 books)
J'ai dévoré les 18 tomes de cette série avec un peu d'appréhension au début - les mangas ont tendance à baisser en qualité au fil des nombreux tomes. Mais pas celle-ci ! C'est un véritable petit joyau d'humour, de fraîcheur, de rebondissements, peuplé de personnages variés et attachants. Il n'y a qu'un tome que j'ai moins aimé - principalement à cause du sort réservé aux animaux à la campagne... Ceci dit, j'avais tout emprunté à la bibliothèque, mais finalement, je vais racheter la série pour le plaisir de la relire de temps en temps - et de la faire connaître autour de moi.
I devoured the 18 books of this series with a bit of fear at first - manga series are not always consistent in quality, especially when they're long. But not this one ! It's a real little treasure of humour, refreshing, with many characters that you just love. I only liked one book less, because it featured what happened to animals in the country... That said, I had borrowed them all at the library, but I'll finally buy the whole series because I'm certain I will love to read it again - and lend it around me.