Akata editions have just unveiled their next shojo title. It's called Moving Foward and it's directed by Magamu Nanaji!
Moving Foward (Aruitou)
Author : Magamu Nanaji
Publisher : Akata (Shueisha in Japan)
Release date : 09/03/2017 simultaneous release of the first two volumes
Number of volumes : 11 in Japan, series completed
Price : 6,95 €
Synopsis :
Smile for what? Smile for whom? To hide his wounds… or express joy?
Kuko, a young high school student, always has a radiant smile! But around her, no one seems to suspect that behind this apparent good mood hides a deep pain. Nor his father. Nor Kiyo, his mixed-race neighbour. Ni Ibuki, his childhood friend fan of shôjo mangas. Only Outa, a young art school student, manages to read in her, beyond appearances. Because in reality, since her earliest childhood, Kuko suffers from an absence: that of a mother who died during the great earthquake in Kobe. So, to exorcise all her discomfort, the girl likes to keep her photo blog, on which she posts "her vision of the world", through the eyes of animals. But the arrival in his neighborhood of a boy more perceptive than the others could well upset his daily life …
Previously published by Panini Manga, Magamu Nanaji has already released two titles in France, Parfait Tic! and Koibana! Love in spite of everything. The author gives us here a title whose landscapes are very inspired by Kobe, with themes more mature than usual such as the passage to adulthood, mourning or personal fulfillment through the arts. A series of 11 volumes to watch!
But this is not the only announcement of this year from Akata editions, you may have missed the launch of their new one-shot shojo collection !