Welcome Back, Alice

[DewaDe_]

crazy

 

[chengdufumble]

this is without a doubt the best manga i have ever read;
the second is akunohana by the same author

 

[chengdufumble]

I don't recommend it. From the middle to the end, the plot goes downhill and it becomes a psychedelic melodrama with some psychological stuff, but only one sub-story is interesting.

Spoiler

The story basically boils down to an internal discussion by the author about society's impositions on "men" and "women" and how this affects these individuals' perception of themselves and their sexuality (but it's pretty boring).

i think it depends on whether you find the content relatable or not

something tells me you are not the target audience

 

[Ugh_fine]

Thank you very much. I enjoyed this quite a lot. 10/10

 

[obj071]

Okay... I was simply curious about what this is all about because all comments was about "trans representation" and i don't remember Japanese being into this stuff with gender war, they on their own spectrum. Don't think it's about trans or what ever, it's more about people in their own feelings and unique circumstances.

I didn't expected much but from what I've seen it's just bunch of teenagers under influence of puberty(or simply mental issues, idk) gathering traumas like achievements. If to waterdown it completely then "it's about guys being gay with extra steps". Honestly nothing impressive about story and thats just how i imagine folks struggling with what ever they struggle with.

Imho. Read it if you interested in how people struggle with basic rules of nature to get with people they cherish and care for. Meh, for me personally.

P.s i didn't read afterwords of author. I just wanted to know how this mess ends.

 

[Douglazzz]

Well... I must admit that I wasn't expecting anything from all that plot and themes that it touches on, I'm new to Oshimi Shuzo's works, but even so I felt so identified within the story and characters and I'm happy to spend an autumn afternoon in my life reading this. If anyone could give me some recommendations along the same lines I'd be grateful, thanks in advance! :3

 

[Robinisback]

No matter how much people like or dislike Okaeri Alice, it would still remain his one of the best and the closest work to him, Shuzo made this work out of his personality experience and the idea of getting out of the bounds of "man" and "woman", I don't know why the ratings falls so much, back when it was being published it had a rating of 8.6, maybe people were left dissatisfied with how sudden the ending was. It comes off really unexpected for sure but still it really managed to convey what it wanted and that's what really great about it. While it does not have the finesse of Aku no Hana or Mari no Naka, it involves raw emotions much more than both of them. Easily a 10/10 for me.