Butterflies for the Japanese represent the souls of the living and the dead. The girl who is so candid and pure that she is considered a messenger of God is undoubtedly her and this can be explained by mythology.This story is clearly a transposition of Arie’s life:

Sated by the girld in his belly, the monster grew and grew. Yet the girl came back once again…and the tragedy was repeated. After that, the girl was reborn and came back, but once again the villagers offered her to the monster. The girl was actually a messenger sent from God, but the villagers feared her existence, cut off her head and offered it to the monster. She prophesied that the monster in the tunnel would bring calamity to the world. One day, a beautiful girl who foretold the future arrived at town. The story of the girl, the seven villagers, and the monster in the tunnel. This short story is indispensable in order to understand the author’s message, which is precisely why Asano chose a title that would emphasise its importance. The only text that is handwritten in the rainbow field is the story that Arie creates together with Makoto Higure, which he later reports in the latter’s diary.

Nijigahara Holograph can be roughly translated as ‘the holograph text of the rainbow field’. Let us start with the title of the manga.

Higure Narumi, Wakamatsu Hayato, Takahama.

III – Suzuki Amahiko : existentialism according to Asano.

Having elaborated on a very long discourse, I have decided to add an index to make the reading easier: Having said this, we can begin to analyse every aspect of this manga and finally understand the message Asano wants to convey to the reader.

Although it is a fairly short manga (13 chapters), it is steeped in themes that range from philosophy, to religion, to mythology so much so that I had to reread it several times to be able to put my considerations in order and write this article accordingly.Īs I have already written in the introduction, reading What a wonderful world! helps a lot in understanding this work, as the themes covered are complementary. – extract and translated from Panini Comics– Critical ReviewĪnalysing Nijigahara Holograph was complicated to say the least. A manga for adults only, which proves that comics have the same dignity as any other work of art. And an exceptional number of butterflies, frightening sightings. There is something mysterious about childhood, a bond that never seems to break, memories that hurt, blurred memories, stories of a past that the mind distorts and, at times, an overconfidence, as if what happened to us as children was the only truth to believe.Īnd then there are the games of destiny, framing desperate existences of men and women who are unable to love each other. Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko.Narutaru : Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko.Kotonoha no Niwa – Il Giardino delle Parole.

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