Hoshi no Tokei no Liddell

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Human desires are inexhaustible…It’s as if we were born to pursue them.

In 1982, Yoshimi Uchida drew the Hoshi no Tokei no Liddell series for 3 full episodes and then announced her retirement. She shared that Hoshi no Tokei no Liddell was the last dedicated work when she still had a passion for manga. When Yoshimi Uchida lost her inspiration to write, she could no longer hold a pen. She left the manga world, no longer in contact with anyone in the publishing industry except her friend Matsunae Akemi.

Hoshi no Tokei no Liddell by Yoshimi Uchida is one of the most unique and strange series i’ve ever read, her art is so expressive, ... And every conversation between characters holds a deep meaning.

Each character has a sad expression on their face, like they’re searching for something, Keep in mind that it is a unique work from others, and that I cannot describe its plot in words. Rather, it is up to you, since different people may experience the same things in different ways.

If I were a poet or author, I would be bursting with words to describe how I felt while reading this. Unfortunately, I am not.

However, I would strongly recommend it.


Let the wind
be the wind,

Let the season
be the season,

Let my thoughts
be my thoughts,

I don’t need
anything to
change.

I don’t need
to say anything.

There's only a chapter of this story in translation, and its awkwardly done, but the art! This manga is breathtaking! Every panel is incredibly detailed and the characters are all uniquely drawn and interesting to look at. The story seemed interesting from what I could decipher. I liked the gloomy tone and that the characters were college kids instead of the usual high schoolers. Treat it like an art book and take the 20 minutes to check out the one chapter out there. Its so worth it! (Also if someone wants to finish translating this you've got at least one person down to read it ... ;)... )

Reading this was an EXPERIENCE. It got really wordy, but the art is masterful. Don’t be fooled by how pretentious some of the characters’ waffling is. I don’t think it’s intended to teach or be relatable to the reader; it more so shows you some perspectives that inspired the work, but it also might characterize the setting and the main characters’ uneasiness within it. I connected to both leads in that respect, so maybe the story won’t have the same meaning or impact for everyone as it did for me. That is, however, pretty standard for a manga that requires you to do a boatload ... of thinking in order to get anything of substance out of it…unless you liked the way it looked at surface level, anyway..