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Discussion Questions 4
Discussion Questions 4
OUSSEP
Reflection Paper 4
Discussion Questions:
1. Nakaba’s works could be classified as “Popular Literature.” What are the merits
(if any) of reading his works?
Moreover, the brawling scenes in the story are all so dramatic and lively that make
the readers agitated from the beginning to the end. For instance, “If they wanna
send a rocket to the moon, ain’t no need of that expensive rocket fuel. Just have
Kaoru-chan give it a kick, and it’ll go at least as high as the moon.”; “Grabbing
the prostrate Hattari-kun by the hair, Kaoru-chan lifted him up and threw him
heavily onto the table. His sense of direction completely paralyzed, Hattari-kun
trembled on the table, like bonito shavings on hot okinomiyaki.”, just to name a
few. These scenarios are so comic that truly amused me and made me laugh.
I strongly believe that these unique features mentioned above are the primary
reasons why Nakaba’s works are popular among the readers and could be
categorized as “Popular Literature”.
2. What is the importance of the visual element in reading manga? Comment on the
effect on the reader of the different drawing styles of the three manga works.
In “Can of Coffee” The art focuses on facial expressions of the characters and
some of the characters have a very comical appeal to their expressions.
Li, I Shiuan
OUSSEP
“Cattleya Morning” has a softer type of visual and gives the main character a
friendly appearance.
“Yodogawa Embankment” has more focus on the background then on the main
characters. The style of the characters looks more realistic than the other two
manga works.
While reading manga, readers can have a more overall and detailed image in their
mind, including the appearance of the characters, the setting of the background,
and the interaction between role and role. However, the interpretation and
understanding of the story aren’t limited. In fact, it can vary widely from person to
person. The same person can even get different feeling and observe different
elements while reading it the second or more times.
Manga is a part of Osaka tradition because some of the first manga appeared in
Osaka and Tokyo, which then lead to the development of manga all over the
country.