{"id":12908,"date":"2023-07-18T01:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T06:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=12908"},"modified":"2025-08-23T17:46:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:46:03","slug":"manga-a-girl-on-the-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/manga-a-girl-on-the-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"A Girl on the Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-2103\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/manga_agirlontheshore.png?fit=250%2C341&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A Girl on the Shore\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> A Girl on the Shore<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/inio-asano\/\">Inio Asano<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2016-01-19\">January 19, 2016<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/vertical-comics\/\">Vertical Comics<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 410<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/coming-of-age\/\">Coming of Age<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/drama\/\">Drama<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/seinen\/\">Seinen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/slice-of-life\/\">Slice of Life<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/paperback\/\">Paperback<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/gift\/\">Gift<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/25430821-a-girl-on-the-shore\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>When Koume and Keisuke\u2019s relationship begins to take shape, it is apparent that they are both searching for something. Maybe Keisuke wants something more than a kiss from the fair Koume. Maybe Koume is looking for someone better than Misaki, the local playboy. But what they find in each other over the course of a summer might be far greater than anything they were expecting.<\/p>\n<p>Their lives are going to change. And this will all transpire before high school exams!<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YdreYs\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2023-07-18T06:00:59+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"A Girl on the Shore\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/manga-a-girl-on-the-shore\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"A Girl on the Shore\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Inio Asano\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/inio-asano\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"1941220851\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 410,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Vertical Comics\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/manga_agirlontheshore.png?fit=250%2C341&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2016-01-19T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/25430821-a-girl-on-the-shore\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Coming of Age\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/manga_agirlontheshore-page.png?resize=300%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"406\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/manga_agirlontheshore-page.png?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/manga_agirlontheshore-page.png?resize=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>A Girl on the Shore<\/strong> is a manga that I didn\u2019t know that I needed. It\u2019s a story about two youths, struggling with an oppressive ennui that leads them to become friends with benefits. This isn\u2019t a love story by any means, as many that have ever entered in a true \u201cno strings\u201d friendship can probably attest to. It is about loneliness, selfishness, and the complexity of relationships.<\/p>\n<p>I was surprised with how much I related to this manga, having been in a similar transitional period in my life. It wasn&#8217;t a good experience necessarily, but it was one that I needed at the time to fill a hole in my heart. This is the tone of <strong>A Girl on the Shore<\/strong>, and it&#8217;s a heavy hitter.<\/p>\n<p>The worlds of Koume, a girl rejected and used by a playboy, collides with Keisuke, who struggles with suicidal depression. The two start off as classmates as Keisuke initially tries to support Koume, conceding to her request to sleep together after she had rejected him.<\/p>\n<p>This book depicts sex in a way that isn\u2019t beautiful or stimulating at all. Two teenagers lost in the drama of youth, both characters selfish and eventually growing to resent each other, but needing the other at the same time. They struggle with their desire for something more, something better in their lives. The characters grow and change emotionally, constantly dipping into self-destructive behavior. This is one of the most real pieces of fiction that I have ever read in my life because it speaks volumes about an emotional experience that often gets overly glamorized.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We just <strong>do it<\/strong> and do it, but I keep feeling like it\u2019s <strong>not enough<\/strong>. Why do you think?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Depression, Graphic Teen Sex, Sex, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Inio Asano<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_inioasano.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_inioasano.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_inioasano.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_inioasano.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inio Asano is a Japanese manga author. Asano created the acclaimed manga Solanin which was released as a feature film in Japan in April 2010, starring Aoi Miyazaki. He is known for his character-driven, realist stories that range from slice of life stories to psychological horror. In 2001 he won the first prize in the GX competition for young manga artists.<\/p>\n<p>The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper described him as &#8220;one of the voices of his generation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asano_inio\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/685523.Inio_Asano\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zLf1kg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/asano_inio\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUISMkOhQ2Em1uhXO7uIN8g\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review A Girl on the Shore is a manga that I didn\u2019t know that I needed. 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