Stigma (manga)

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Stigma
First tankōbon volume cover
GenreAdventure[1]
Manga
Written byKazuya Minekura
Published byShinshokan
ImprintWings Comics
MagazineWings
DemographicShōjo
Published2000
Volumes1

Stigma is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura. It was serialized in Shinshokan's Wings magazine in 2000 and published in a single volume.

Publication[edit]

Written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura, the series was serialized in Shinshokan's Wings magazine in 2000.[1] It was published in a single full color tankōbon volume on December 15, 2000.[2][3]

Drama CD[edit]

On April 28, 2001, a drama CD was released by Shinshokan.[4]

Reception[edit]

Brigitte Schoenhense of Splash Comics praised the mood of the story and the artwork's use of color.[5] Manga Sanctuary praised the use of color to show dialog instead of speech bubbles.[6] Mickaël Géreaume of Planete BD praised the artwork, though he felt the story was unoriginal and paced too slowly.[7] Manga News felt it was presented more like a graphic novel than a manga. They praised the contrasting colors in the artwork and the characters.[8] Jeanne of Aestheticism.com praised the manga as strange with a violent and alien story, along with some classic allegorical themes and full of love.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Stigma vo". Manga News (in French). Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "stigma" (in Japanese). Shinshokan. Archived from the original on July 30, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (July 29, 2012). "Basara's Yumi Tamura Starts Iromen Manga Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "ドラマCD「stigma」" (in Japanese). Shinshokan. April 28, 2001. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Schoenhense, Brigitte (November 17, 2002). "Comic-Besprechung - Stigma". Splash Comics (in German). Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  6. ^ Damss (May 21, 2007). "Critique Manga Stigma". Manga Sanctuary (in French). Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  7. ^ Géreaume, Mickaël (May 28, 2007). Stigma (in French). Retrieved September 7, 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  8. ^ "Stigma". Manga News (in French). February 25, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "Stigma". Aestheticism.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2007.

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