For this week, I read two manga: My Lesbian Experience and Ghost in the Shell. I had not seen or read anything about Ghost in the Shell, but I recognized the name and had seen the advertisements for when the live action movie came out, so I was interested in reading it. I felt that it was difficult to read at first for several reasons. The art style, at times, felt noisy to me. This, and the large amount of text on certain pages, made some of the pages a struggle to get through. Additionally, I felt that the story through me right into what was happening without explaining anything, which made it difficult to follow along with the plot. I found myself going back to reread certain part just to remind myself how the character related to the protagonist. This is both a good and bad thing to me. It makes reveals more exciting and it does not bother treating you like you are any different from the expansive world that it has created. It gives you the opportunity to learn as you read. However, some more preliminary information would have been helpful to the efficiency of reading with clarity. That being said, I found this manga to be extremely interesting and eye-catching. The characters have unique designs and have a nice amount of depth to them. I appreciate how different this manga feels as compared to many of the trope-y manga that I have read. It feels confident in what it is and wanted to be.
Issue 1 I think the first issue is definitely one of the strongest. It really successfully presents this cast of characters. While there are a bunch of characters right away, they are presented in a way that makes me remember each of them. I think part of that has to do with how different each of the characters are, especially down to their nuances in dialogue. You can tell that this issue was really meant to capture the attention of its target audience and make them wanting more. I think another thing this comic did successfully was introduce the overarching plot, where we see a touch of the big mystery but are left on a cliffhanger. I also really appreciated how the girls are not punished for being curious and adventurous or being anything other than a stereotypical 'good girl'. Issue 2 This one, while starting off just a bit slow to show off and reaffirm character traits, has really nice action sequences. The action read very well on the page, and the panels lead my eye fro
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