Jun 11, 2020
Perceptions and assumptions are damned things.
So I just read the manga 'Vitamin', and that's another story you guys must read. And while it had an outlet, it kept bringing to mind this manga and Hibari's situation. It just makes it that much more complex. Real world is fucked up. Stories that manage to depict that are a testament to what human psyche is capable of.
We're defined by looks and the body so much, it really is treated as an object. Object of emotions - love, affection, jealousy, disgust: object of advertisement, promotion, or even of traditions.
Hibari is subject to these perceptions. And what makes
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this narrative stand out is how it reveals those perceptions. Perceptions that sometimes translates to action, and at others, inaction. The right kind? Ah, if only. If only we, the reader, could share a few words of solace, comfort and offer some support, even a listening ear.
It's surprising when everyone faces difficulties, struggles, hardships and want moments of praise, comfort and motivation, why on earth mental health is still stigmatized. True there appears to be more happening now in the 21st century, notwithstanding the home quarantine situation due to COVID-19 which is really testing everyone's mental capacities. But it seems like it's more of a burden to everyone to take some semblance of responsibility. We'd rather wash our hands off than get involved. Easier to close your eyes than to keep them open.
And where does that leave Hibari?
Yeah.
An eerie silent place she can't seem to fill in.
And a painting so filled with devils that makes you restless in your sleep.
If only Hokusai were there.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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