Manga & Books

Bakuman
Drawings:Takeshi Obata
Story:Tsugumi Ohba
Volumes: 20
Genre:Comedy,School,Slice of Life
Italian Publisher: Planet Manga (Panini Comics)
The story is about two boys at their last year of middle school,Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi, the first a skilled draftman winner of several awards for his designs, the second is a skilled writer who won awards for  his stories and an excellent student.Takagi noticing the design ability Mashiro has and invites him to join forces to become mangaka (Manga Artists). On the other hand we have Azuki , a beautiful girl who's dream is to becoma an seiyu( voce actress).
A manga of stuggle, perseverance and dreams, a manga that hypnotizes you fom the first page to the last one.  The drawings rappresents at the best the story, Ohba and Obata made another great manga ( same authors of Death Note). an exciting and overwhelming manga.
When i started this manga i was behind, i started the first volume when the 15th volume was being issued. the first page brought me in this world of passion and perseverance, curious of going on with the story i ended up reading 15 voluems in two weeks. The biggest mistake i could do. Once i reached the 15th volume i discovered i had to wait 2 months for the next volume to come out.

Bakuman was 7th bestselling manga in 2011 and 10th in 1012

Norwegian Wood 
Tokyo blues
(Noruwei no mori)

Author: Haruki Murakami

Genre: novel                   

Rating: 4.2 / 5 (Goodreads)

The novel is a long flashback, narrated in first person by the protagonist Toru Watanabe. on a plane landing  in Hamburg at the sound of the  “Norwegian Wood” (the Beatles). He recalls a changing experience that  left an indelible mark in his youth. After the suicide of his best friend Kizuki, Toru meets Naoko Watanabe, Kizuki’s  ex-girlfriend . this meeting will lead to complicated love stories.

a very exciting book, once started is difficult leaving it. A complicated web of love and a difficult decision to make. the story of a boy who finds himself in a delicate situation. a story of a first true tragic love.