A Perfect Day for Love Letters
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is a Japanese manga
short story series written and illustrated by George Asakura
. Each story depicts a relationship that revolves around the use of love letters. The stories were originally published by Kodansha
in the shōjo (aimed at teenage girls) manga magazine Bessatsu Friend
, and collected in two bound volumes
. A Perfect Day for Love Letters received the Kodansha Manga Award
for shōjo manga along with Oi Piitan!! by Risa Itou in 2005.
published both tankōbon
volumes on March 2001 (ISBN 978-4-06-341229-1 and ISBN 978-4-06-341230-7). The series is licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga
. The first published on June 2005 (ISBN 978-0-345-48266-2) and the second on November 2005 (ISBN 978-0-345-48267-9).
's Carlos Santos criticizes the manga for its characters quirks for being annoying and "occasional clutter layout". However, he complemented the manga for "true-to-life characters". Mania.com's Mike Dungan criticises George Asakura's artwork as "coarse". However he commends the manga for "building the tension just right" in each of the individual stories.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
short story series written and illustrated by George Asakura
George Asakura
is a Japanese manga artist. She made her debut in 1995 with Punky Cake Junkie, which was published in the magazine Bessatsu Friend DX Juliet. She is best known for A Perfect Day for Love Letters, for which she received the 2005 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga, and Knock Your Heart Out!...
. Each story depicts a relationship that revolves around the use of love letters. The stories were originally published by Kodansha
Kodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
in the shōjo (aimed at teenage girls) manga magazine Bessatsu Friend
Bessatsu Friend
is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Kodansha, aimed at teenage girls. It was originally conceived as a bessatsu, or companion magazine, to Shōjo Friend, which is no longer published...
, and collected in two bound volumes
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
. A Perfect Day for Love Letters received the Kodansha Manga Award
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in four categories: children's, shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the...
for shōjo manga along with Oi Piitan!! by Risa Itou in 2005.
Manga
In Japan, KodanshaKodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
published both tankōbon
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
volumes on March 2001 (ISBN 978-4-06-341229-1 and ISBN 978-4-06-341230-7). The series is licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga
Del Rey Manga
was the manga-publishing imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of Bertelsmann. It was formed as part of a cross-publishing relationship with Japanese publisher Kodansha. Some of the Del Rey titles, such as Tsubasa...
. The first published on June 2005 (ISBN 978-0-345-48266-2) and the second on November 2005 (ISBN 978-0-345-48267-9).
Reception
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's Carlos Santos criticizes the manga for its characters quirks for being annoying and "occasional clutter layout". However, he complemented the manga for "true-to-life characters". Mania.com's Mike Dungan criticises George Asakura's artwork as "coarse". However he commends the manga for "building the tension just right" in each of the individual stories.