Interesting as a museum piece and short enough to read on a whim, so that's cool. Ultimately, I just thought the story was a little too thin. There's not a lot of actual conflict because most characters accept Claudine's identity as a man without much trouble. The characters who do challenge him on his gender generally don't persist in this for more than one chapter each. Other than that, the tragic note the story ends on felt more than a little contrived because we didn't have much time with the principle characters of it other than Claudine.
The art is really luscious and good, though. It's
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Alternative TitlesJapanese: クローディーヌ…! More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 4
Status: Finished
Published: May 20, 1978
Genre:
Drama
Demographic:
Shoujo
Serialization:
Margaret Authors:
Ikeda, Riyoko (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #55132 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #3434
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Your Feelings Categories May 1, 2016
This manga was recommended to me due to being a somber/serious portrayal of transgender issues.
That is a rare thing. I can only count two manga which I would call somber/serious portrayals of transgender issues. The rest are facetious comedies along the lines of ‘Prunus Girl’ or ‘Boku Girl’. So when I hear about such a manga, I did get a bit excited. So overall, how would I rate ‘Claudine’? Well, it is a serious manga and it does involve a transgender man. However, I would not call Claudine a manga about portrayal of transgenderism. That’s because it never really comes up as an issue at all. Claudine ... Nov 29, 2021
A respectful and fairly early portrayal of a trans man in manga, but one that needs a little more depth. Rather than elaborating on one idea or storyline, Ikeda ping-pongs between a few romances with the fairly loose connecting thread of Claude struggling to make people understand him.
The art is solid, but that's unsurprising from a real star of shojo. The backgrounds and the fashion are the real highlight here. While the characters aren't especially interesting to look at (partially because of Ikeda's role in defining the shojo style), her backgrounds are rich in detail and depict a more modern France than VERSAILLES. The ... |