Ka Shin Fu
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
manga
written and illustrated by Makoto Tateno
. The manga is licensed in English by Digital Manga Publishing, which released it in October 2007, and in Germany by Egmont Manga for a projected July 2010 release.
, felt the unusual part about the story was the complex family relations and the lack of focus on the modern-day couple's relationship. Holly Ellingwood, writing for Active Anime, compared the plot to classic soap opera
s such as Dynasty, as did Leroy Douresseaux of Comic Book Bin, who recommended it to anyone who liked "tawdry drama with their yaoi". Danielle Van Gorder, writing for Mania Entertainment, felt that the plot seemed in part contrived and that the shifting focus of the book left her confused.
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
written and illustrated by Makoto Tateno
Makoto Tateno
, who also uses the penname Shinjuku Tango, is a Japanese manga artist who made her debut in 1986. Tateno regards her influences as being Go Nagai and Osamu Tezuka. Two of her best known works are Yellow and Happy Boys...
. The manga is licensed in English by Digital Manga Publishing, which released it in October 2007, and in Germany by Egmont Manga for a projected July 2010 release.
Reception
Katharine Farmar, writing for Comics VillageComics Village
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, felt the unusual part about the story was the complex family relations and the lack of focus on the modern-day couple's relationship. Holly Ellingwood, writing for Active Anime, compared the plot to classic soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s such as Dynasty, as did Leroy Douresseaux of Comic Book Bin, who recommended it to anyone who liked "tawdry drama with their yaoi". Danielle Van Gorder, writing for Mania Entertainment, felt that the plot seemed in part contrived and that the shifting focus of the book left her confused.