Imatge de l'autor

Misako Rocks!

Autor/a de Bounce Back

7+ obres 196 Membres 15 Ressenyes

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Crèdit de la imatge: Comics creator Misako Rocks! on Day 4 of the 2012 New York Comic Con, Sunday October 14, 2012 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. By Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22562477

Obres de Misako Rocks!

Bounce Back (2021) 59 exemplars
Biker Girl (2006) 56 exemplars
Rock and Roll Love (2007) 37 exemplars
Bounce Back (2021) 13 exemplars

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Under the Moons of Mars: New Adventures on Barsoom (2012) — Il·lustrador — 105 exemplars

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Nom normalitzat
Misako Rocks!
Nom oficial
Takashima, Misako
Gènere
female

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The artwork was very cute and stylish, but the story and characters were flat. I think Nala had the best development of all though her personality was her obsession with kawaii/cutesy fashion and her tendency to run away. The dialogue was also stilted.

Things were moving so quickly that many plot points didn’t get developed. One of the biggest problems is the mean girl Emma. She never truly grew or apologized. maybe middle school kids are that fickle. But Emma saw Lilico play basketball one day, then she was bestie #1 forever. First half of the story dragged on and on, but, once Lilico got used to the school, things picked up. Overall, Bounce Back is more plot-driven than character-driven.

There are a lot of references to (mainstream) Japanese items/media: kimono, yukata, pocky, Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, katanas, samurai, etc. But it’s done very surface level. Maybe the author thought this is what the young audience would be most familiar with and would appeal to them.

I fully acknowledge I’m not the intended audience though I’m no stranger to reading children’s fiction but I almost dnf’ed this. I didn’t enjoy the reading experience. But I think kids will be super enamored with the art style, the cute animal sidekick, and the kindhearted, harmless Japan-loving friends (“weeaboos” if you want to be mean).

1.5 [rating from personal enjoyment]
… (més)
 
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DestDest | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Nov 28, 2023 |
The artwork was very cute and stylish, but the story and characters were flat. I think Nala had the best development of all though her personality was her obsession with kawaii/cutesy fashion and her tendency to run away. The dialogue was also stilted.

Things were moving so quickly that many plot points didn’t get developed. One of the biggest problems is the mean girl Emma. She never truly grew or apologized. maybe middle school kids are that fickle. But Emma saw Lilico play basketball one day, then she was bestie #1 forever. First half of the story dragged on and on, but, once Lilico got used to the school, things picked up. Overall, Bounce Back is more plot-driven than character-driven.

There are a lot of references to (mainstream) Japanese items/media: kimono, yukata, pocky, Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, katanas, samurai, etc. But it’s done very surface level. Maybe the author thought this is what the young audience would be most familiar with and would appeal to them.

I fully acknowledge I’m not the intended audience though I’m no stranger to reading children’s fiction but I almost dnf’ed this. I didn’t enjoy the reading experience. But I think kids will be super enamored with the art style, the cute animal sidekick, and the kindhearted, harmless Japan-loving friends (“weeaboos” if you want to be mean).

1.5 [rating from personal enjoyment]
… (més)
 
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DestDest | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Sep 13, 2023 |
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
 
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fernandie | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Sep 15, 2022 |
I just saw the "Mean Girls" musical last month. I didn't know the Tina Fey movie also has a graphic novel adaptation. It's weird that they changed most of the character names and added a superfluous fantasy element as they dumbed it down for kids, but at least they stayed true to the heart of the story.
 
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villemezbrown | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Apr 3, 2022 |

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Obres
7
També de
1
Membres
196
Popularitat
#111,885
Valoració
½ 2.7
Ressenyes
15
ISBN
18
Llengües
1

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