Title: Translucent
Author: Kazuhiro Okamoto
Summary: Teen-centric, quirky and romantic, Translucent will appeal to shojo fans who like a little twist with their gakuen mono! Shizuka is an introverted girl, dealing with schoolwork, boys, and a medical condition that begins to turn her invisible! She finds support with Mamoru, a boy who is falling for Shizuka despite her condition, and with Keiko, another girl who suffers from this illness and has finally turned completely invisible. The mysterious disease that these teens struggle with becomes a metaphor in the ordinary lives of the students in their classes, as they try to work their way through their friendships and romances. Writer and artist Kazuhiro Okamoto knows how important surfaces are to people, especially at such a pivotal time in one’s life – when dreams are meant to be chased, despite all hurdles. Translucent’s shifting variables between what people can see, what people think they see, and what people wish to see in themselves and others makes for an emotionally sensitive manga, peppered with moments of surprising humor, heartbreak and drama. -Goodreads
Review:
After my grand success with my first manga, V.B. Rose, I decided to get another one, which sounded pretty interesting.
This manga was pretty dramatic, but it was also hilarious 😀 But, sometimes, I felt like I skipped or missed something >.<
The whole transparent thing was really cool. The book was way different from what I expected.
At times, I would lose interest in Translucent, but that feeling would soon go away.
I’m not sure that I’ll get the next in the series…
3/5 stars
littleonionwrites 
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