Anyone else think Umibe no Onnanoko is Asano’s magnum opus?
Sorry, I know this might not be the appropriate sub but the r/inioasano sub seems inactive, so I had to post here.
The first time I read Umibe no Onnanoko I was only 13 (too young, I know) and now that I’m 18 I still think it’s probably the best manga I have ever read. Even though I have collected many other Asano series (Oyasumi Punpun, Dead Dead Demon, Solanin, Nijigahara Holograph etc.) Umibe no Onannoko just hits different for me. It’s really hard to find anyone who holds a similar opinion so I resorted to asking on this sub for anyone who’d like to discuss this manga with me, as it seems to evoke either boredom or hatred from everyone else. IIRC it’s also rated lowly on MAL which makes me feel like I’m crazy for loving this work so much. I don’t think it’s the element of nostalgia at all, because I felt nothing but mild amusement when I read it for the first time round, yet cried my eyes out when I read it again when I was 17.
I have scavenged the entire internet and there are barely any long forum discussions/threads about this manga, and this is even after looking on the Chinese and Russian side of the internet.