In
pursuit of formal (“neutral”) discourse, my tendency has been towards creating
a focus and thoroughly exploring it like a true academic. Here will be an
opposition. Below is page 1 of Ryuu no
Moriuta, a manga chapter written and drawn by Akizuki Sorata, mangaka of Snow White with the Red Hair.
(Veritably, the true point of this discussion will be to introduce to the world
the beauty of this manga.)
This page is beautifully elegant yet simple: fair Shuen, depicted in panel 2, is head priestess to the stately “Dragon Child” by the name of Kito. Sorata’s intricate drawings tug at the metaphorical shirt of the reader by vividly illuminating Shuen’s expression – using mainly light-dark dynamics, Sorata captures grief through Shuen’s upended eyebrows, brilliant eyes, pristine tears, and disrupted eyelids. Shuen, eyes closed, would prefer the world ending to Kito leaving. But, though Kito in his response may seem uncaring, his glancing back at her in panel 4 conveys his heartfelt concern. Throughout this simple scene, Sorata retains the atmosphere of a light-filled hallway and Shuen tugging at Kito, establishing their true relationship. This tale portrays a positively gorgeous fantasy romance with only 50 pages through a veritable litany of visual details.
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