I was sorting out our manga shelves, putting the series in the right order (very satisfying) and selecting stuff to donate to my local library. And here was a manga I didn’t even know we had (does this tell you something about the state of our manga shelves… ahem?). Me: “My goodness, is this based on that movie?” The “Kamikaze Girls” movie (I don’t understand why they had to transform the Japanese title in such a stupid manner) from 2004 is extremely nice, following quirky, crazy, misfit characters and their friendship. I can recommend it, but unfortunately, I cannot say the same about the manga.

The movie plot takes up about a third of the volume – things are rushed through, compressed, and are sometimes incomprehensible. The art is barely adequate and I did not enjoy it at all. The rest of the book is a kind of fanfic :( The last short story has different characters and is really disgusting and creepy – it’s about a high school student having an affair with an older man. Gaah. Why was this included? Excuse me for a moment while I go wash my eyes. ( )