After a first success at Ki-oon with A silent voice, Yoshitoki Oima is again published in France with his new title To your eternity, but this time, under the banner of the publisher Pika!
To your eternity
Original title : Fumetsu no Anata e
Author : Yoshitoki Oima
Original publisher : Kodansha
French publisher : Pika
Release date : 19/04/2017
Number of volumes : 2 in France, 3 volumes in Japan
Status : Current series
Price : 6,95 €
Synopsis :
"It is in the face of reality that I will know what I am… That's why my journey begins." An immortal being has been sent to Earth. He first meets a wolf and then a young boy living alone in the middle of a snowy landscape. Thus begins the journey of the Immortal, a journey made of experiences and encounters in a relentless world…
After a commercial and critical success with the manga A silent Voice at Ki-oon, Yoshitoki Oima returns to France for his new title To Your Eternity this time at the publisher Pika. Here, no more disability, no life in a school environment, but a journey that is both poetic and dramatic.
Created by a deity, a sphere arrives on Earth. Programmed to regenerate indefinitely, it will be able to adopt the traits and characteristics of the life forms it encounters. Its journey begins in snowy lands and to survive the creature displays the shape of the animals it meets on its way, but its existence seems to take a real turn when it comes into contact with the human species. Very complex, our species is mixed with good things, but also paradoxes. In contrast to animals guided by their survival instinct, man is endowed with reason, hope, faith, envy and irrational fear, which denotes a behavior inexplicable to other forms of life.
Like A silent Voice, this second title by Yoshitoki Oima hits the mark. Every human who crosses the path of our strange entity brings his story and although their relationship is brief, it leaves an indelible mark on both the sphere and the reader. This manga looks like a philosophical essay and takes us into an intense reflection on our place in our community as well as on the birth of individuality. If a part of our being is forged by our DNA, it is certain that our entourage and our encounters are also decisive.The drawing of To your eternity soft and warm, contrasts with its content, a harsh and raw reality. Loneliness, fear, despair and death are parameters that drag humans down and yet also allow them to evolve.
To your eternity is THE manga that shows that it is our encounters that forge our being. It is a real pleasure to find this author who confirms her talent in this philosophical and touching story.
For those who are still hesitating, you can find an excerpt from To your Eternity. For others, do not miss the release of the third volume of this series scheduled for the month of September. Finally for the most impatient, know that the manga is broadcast in simulpub by Pika at the rate of one chapter per week!
