基本信息·出版社：Tokyopop Press Inc ·页码：164 页 ·出版日期：2005年02月 ·ISBN：159532478X ·条形码：9781595324788 ·装帧：平装 ·正文语种： ...
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基本信息·出版社：Tokyopop Press Inc
·页码：164 页
·出版日期：2005年02月
·ISBN：159532478X
·条形码：9781595324788
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·外文书名：诱惑者1
内容简介 The story starts with a young girl trying to find an "Alichino," a creature of legend which is supposed to be able to grant any wish a human can think of. Her brother had earlier gone to find an Alichino, and found one. However, he returned home almost dead-basically soulless. Thinking that his condition had something to do with the Alichino, the girl went out in search of one. She finds a young boy named Tsugiri under a tree, and initially mistakes him for an Alichino. Tsugiri tells her he's an ordinary human, and says she's better off staying by her brother's side instead of wandering in search of Alichino. The girl goes home and finds her brother dead, and the sorrow and pain she feels calls an Alichino to her. What she doesn't know is that Alichino "hunt" for humans with weak wills. The Alichino tell the humans they can grant any wish - but at a price. The humans usually end up making a wish so huge that it costs their very soul. Tsugiri goes and saves the girl from the Alichino which is after her. This young boy hates Alichino, but he lives with a young female Alichino named Myobi, who usually takes the form of an owl, and Enju, her close friend.
Myobi also has a "master" named Ryoko, a powerful young man who had saved Tsugiri from being killed by an Alichino when he was younger. It turns out that Tsugiri has the power of "kusabi," and only people with that power can completely kill an Alichino.
专业书评 From Publishers Weekly This example of
shojo, manga for teen girls, will captivate anyone by its art alone. The story involves "Alichinos," beautiful, supernatural beings hunted by humans because they have the power to grant wishes; in fact, the name means "those who entice," and the Alichinos actually feed on the souls of those who seek them out. They especially hunger for the "Kusabi," humans born with exceptionally powerful souls who are the only beings able to kill an Alichino. This opening installment introduces Tsugiri, a handsome young Kusabi who is hunted by some Alichinos and protected by others, including one in owl form who has a penchant for spouting sardonic observations. Both sides of Alichinos are mustering their forces as the book ends, so more plot complications are sure to follow. The story has a dark, magical flow to it, but its main attraction is unquestionably the art. Shurei is an award-winning artist in Japan, but this is her first outing as both writer and artist. Each page of this work is a lovely composition, full of the swirling fabric and hair typical of manga but worked into a layout that is as intriguing as it is beautiful. Her exquisitely fine line work and intense characterization enliven the story, while drawing the readers' attention from panel to panel.
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From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up–This volume–the first of a trilogy–introduces the concept of the Alichino, a beautiful creature that grants wishes but is inherently evil and feeds off human weaknesses. Tsugiri meets a girl in search of the enigmatic creature in order to save her brother's life. Throughout their quest, he learns more about the Alichino and himself, and this graphic novel ends in a tense cliff-hanger that leaves readers wanting more. Through traditional back-to-front and right-to-left manga illustrations, they are drawn into a world of heroic fantasy and the quest to distinguish between good and evil and truth and deception. This book has exquisite illustrations and a compelling story line. Although delivered with minimal violence, sex, and harsh language, the story is complex. With the wildfire popularity of manga with teens, this volume is an excellent choice for graphic-novel collections.
–Jennifer Feigelman, Plattekill Public Library, Modena, NY Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
