Solanin

Solanine (Japaneseソラニン, Soranin ) is a manga in two volumes, written and drawn by Inio Asano between 2005 and 2006. The manga was nominated for the Eisner Award in 2009 and was implemented as a female lead in 2010 as a live-action adaptation with Aoi Miyazaki.

Action

Meiko and Taneda have successfully completed two years ago, their studies, but are not intended as the future course of their lives look like in the dark about and are now with the harsh reality of adulthood faced. You are struggling with persistent boredom and everyday problems that are an ordeal. Meiko works as an office lady and Taneda as an illustrator, with Meiko earn quite well to finance the common livelihood. In his spare time, Taneda often meets with members of his band from college days to make music together. Soon he realizes that he is playing in front of more people and wants to be known.

With increasing dissatisfaction with their current life situation and the drab everyday they take decisions: Meiko quits her job, and Taneda devotes his time to writing the first piece for his own band. Now they face an uncertain future, they want to put together.

Publications

The series was published from 2005 to 2006 in the magazine Weekly Young Sunday the publisher Shogakukan, who released the chapter in two anthologies. An English translation was published by Viz Media, in a French Cana, a Polish at Hanami and a Portuguese at L & PM.

In German, the series was published by Tokyopop, vol 1 came in April, Volume 2 out in July 2013.

Reception

The U.S. edition was nominated for the Eisner Award and the Harvey Award 2009. In 1001 comics Radosław Bolałek writes, the main theme of the manga, the uncertainty and the lostness of a young couple in a world in which they do not find their place, is universal. For this purpose, the background would offer numerous gags and innuendo. With his " funny fresh and precise dialogues " and great drawings solanine is a worthwhile read.