The story is about three people who have unique psychic abilities. There's Kanade, the energetic and helpful main character, who can touch people and see their future (though this only happens at random); Arou, Kanade's newly found boyfriend, who can see the past at any given time without control (which results in both dismay and good fortune); and then there’s the somewhat selfish but good-hearted Namiki, a friend of the two (or perhaps more of a rival in love to Arou) who can see the future at will. The main concept of the story is, hence the name, “if there was a land of the blindfolded, would people be able to understand the concept of sight?” It brings forth the theme, for even if they help people with their powers, if people can’t understand, even if the powers for the better they would rebel against them because of it’s difference.
Really, just the whole feel of the story is amazing. You really connect with the characters, and are feeling what they are feeling as you read. It’s a shoujo, as in it’s romantic and dramatic, and mostly from a girl’s point of view, but it holds something else too, something that enables it appealing for both genders.
The art is very beautiful, and always matches the mood. Serious turning to happy, or the other way around. I love the way the artist draws the character’s faces, such emotion is played in a single scene. And the perspective she uses! Land of the Blindfolded’s art is much better than most manga I’ve read.
But the main thing, that stands out in the manga, is most certainly the character development. I loved them all, and always wanted to read more about them. Each character grows as a person, I think, over the course of the series. Their emotions seemed real to me. This happens very seldom for me when reading manga. Usually, even if I like the characters, it appears as if though they are in a different world, not thinking like regular humans. I think, when reading those manga, “no one would ever really do this”. But Land of the Blindfolded is different. Even though it involves supernatural powers, it’s undercurrent of feeling is very realistic.
I recommend this manga highly, to anyone who wants a nice romance, a nice drama, or just a nice read.
