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Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Book

Paperback. Pub Date: 2007 Pages: 196 in Publisher: Metro Media the Everyone retells the Bard. But rising itish manga star Leong delivers her adaptation with panache. Creating an all-ages text likely to usher in new readers. Traditional the manga styling - large eyes. incredibly graceful figures. expressive backdrops. and Chibi (small and cute) panels to express highly emotional moments - combine seamlessly with Western elements - left to right pagination and straightforward panel layout. Set in modern Tokyo. with the Capulets and Montagues recast as organized-crime rivals. and aidged enough to move quickly without sacrificing content or meaning. this racy retelling gets to the heart of the love story and the foolish rivalry that dooms it. The opening color pages with the cast of characters drawn large will help readers follow the story. as will the plot summary at the end. I...Read More

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  • Foyles

    Shakespeare's famous tragedy unfurls in front of a dramatic manga setting, in which the fair city of Verona becomes a street in the highly fashionable Shibuya district of Tokyo.The swordfights become duals with katanas; the Capulets and the Montagues, opposing Yakuza families. Conflict explodes when Romeo - a bleached-blonde, well-dressed rock star - falls in love with Juliet, the pure and innocent Capulet daughter.

  • Blackwell

    A graphic novel. Shakespeare's famous tragedy unfurls in front of a dramatic manga setting, in which the fair city of Verona becomes a street in the highly fashionable Shibuya district of Tokyo. The swordfights become duals with katanas...

  • BookDepository

    Romeo and Juliet : Paperback : SELFMADEHERO : 9780955285608 : 0955285607 : 21 Jun 2012 : A graphic novel.

  • Pickabook

    William Shakespeare, Sonia Leong (Illus), Richard Appignanesi (Editor)

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