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Swan 7
We get a two-page spread with Masumi superimposed over an image of the Nike of Samothrace, which just reinforces my earlier point about the awesomeness of the art. This volume mostly deals with the...
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Swan 8
It’s hard to write about all these volumes in a row, because really, the thing I like most about them is the drama and dancing, and that doesn’t really change from volume to volume. As far as I’m...
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Swan 5
I finally got my hands on volume 5! It took long enough. It was worth it, though. I certainly do love Swan. Since I already pretty much figured out what happened in this volume (L. Maximova turns out...
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Swan 9
So my roommate’s graduating this weekend and his parents are coming over, so I’ve been cleaning and prepping and not had much time for the internet. I have been reading manga though, and so I don’t...
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Swan 10
This book has just about as much drama and suspense as these pages can contain. Masumi and Aoi give a breathtaking performance. Then they’re almost thrown out of the contest. Then Masumi has to go...
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Swan 11
I don’t usually have much to say about this series because… well, it’s about dance, and the dance and artwork are usually tied together so well that you need to see it in order to know how good the...
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Swan 12
Whew. The Ballet Competition is finally over. On one hand, I’m glad we can move on to other things. On the other hand, the only real dance sequence in this volume was the last dance of the...
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Swan 13
There is definitely more plot in this volume than usual, mostly due to Masumi’s move to New York City and totally being uprooted from everything she’s known. She met friendly faces when she got to...
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Swan 14
While I favor From Eroica With Love more, the 10-month gap between this volume and the one before it is more keenly felt in Swan, which is a very serious story with an ongoing plot. I had a hard time...
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Swan 15
Kyoko Ariyoshi – CMX – 2010 – 21 volumes Admittedly, I liked the last volume better because of the Bolero scene, but I think Swan will be hard-pressed to ever top that scene for me in terms of...
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