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toebean5 's review for:
Junko Mizuno's Princess Mermaid
by Junko Mizuno
Revised review: Normally, I would leave the previous review as a contrast, to see what I thought the first time around (in 2008) versus the re-read opinion. But I'm so embarrassed by my dismissive take on it the first time around that I'm just getting rid of it.
First of all, Junko Mizuno's art is really great- creative and beautiful, in a highly stylized, specific manner. The story is a little ridiculous, but that is part of what makes it so great. It's like a stream-of-consciousness exercise, or a dream, that just manages to wrap everything up (albeit in a really weird way) and WORK. Again, in a really weird way. Are all of the females in the story topless, all of the time, like in the other works by Mizuno? Sure are- but at least in this one, they're mermaids, so it's way more justified. :D
First of all, Junko Mizuno's art is really great- creative and beautiful, in a highly stylized, specific manner. The story is a little ridiculous, but that is part of what makes it so great. It's like a stream-of-consciousness exercise, or a dream, that just manages to wrap everything up (albeit in a really weird way) and WORK. Again, in a really weird way. Are all of the females in the story topless, all of the time, like in the other works by Mizuno? Sure are- but at least in this one, they're mermaids, so it's way more justified. :D