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A review by shimauchiha
Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox by Forthright
5.0
This book is the first one I've ever read that truly captured that anime feeling. The story has all the hallmarks of this anime genre: The seamless blending of technology and magic. The emphasis on physical touch that occasionally veers on truly weird and a little uncomfortable. World-building that mostly happens in the background of the character relationships. The gradual addition of colourful side characters. A found family.
(And like most anime, it sometimes steers a little too close to irking your feminist sensibilities)
But it's not only the story that's clearly anime-inspired, it's also the way scenes and characters are written, and even the gestures that are described and emphasised. If you've watched enough anime, you can actually see this book play out in your mind.
And it's a good anime.
It's the kind of anime that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. The kind that you binge-watch not necessarily because of the story, though that's good too, but mostly because you just want to spend more time with the characters. More importantly, you want to see them spend more time with each other.
(And like most anime, it sometimes steers a little too close to irking your feminist sensibilities)
But it's not only the story that's clearly anime-inspired, it's also the way scenes and characters are written, and even the gestures that are described and emphasised. If you've watched enough anime, you can actually see this book play out in your mind.
And it's a good anime.
It's the kind of anime that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. The kind that you binge-watch not necessarily because of the story, though that's good too, but mostly because you just want to spend more time with the characters. More importantly, you want to see them spend more time with each other.