Naname no Ongaku

By Yumiko Kawahara

Guided by the mysterious words "diagonal music," this manga depicts the growth of young girls who participate in aircraft races, with precise lines and spatial representation, an enchanting dialog, and a novel screen structure. While dealing with the sport of aircraft racing, which is comparatively little-known in Japan, this manga meticulously depicts the situations relating to this sport and the in mixture of thoughts between the characters. It is a novel work in which a cinematic style of manga expression shines through, with the story unfolding in only four frames per page and the outer frames painted out in black. (Source: Japan Media Arts Festival)

Volumes

2

Chapters

12