A review by jstilts
Ichiro by Ryan Inzana

adventurous reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

A graphic novel that doesn't signal where it is going and - aside from what appears at first to be a short story prologue - very much a book of two halves, one set and grounded in our world reflecting on Japanese culture and it's early 20th Century history, the other half a fantasy. I would have been happier if the book had either stuck to the real world, or had more trips between the two to better show how the fantasy aspects were informing Ichiro's views of his real life.