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classic-shoujo · 5 months

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Kanata Kara/From Far Away (1993) by Kyoko Hikawa

#kyoko hikawa #彼方から #from far away #kanata kara #90s manga #90s shojo

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hotwaterandmilk · 2 months

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Series: Kanata Kara Artist: Hikawa Kyouko Publication: LaLa (01/1999) Details: LaLa 1999 Calendar (February) Source: Scanned from my personal collection

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90sfantasyanimestuff · 1 year

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From Far Away by Kyoko Hikawa

#from far away #kyoko hikawa #90s manga #shoujo manga #fantasy manga #isekai #kanata kara

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haveyoureadthismanga-poll · 5 months

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#kanata kara #from far away #kyouko hikawa #1991 #90s #2000s #complete #shojo #LaLa

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fuedalreesespieces · 2 months

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ramble-y post incoming:

tldr: is the inukag to izanori pipeline real, and am i falling headfirst into it? yes, yes i am.

[This post does contain spoilers for Kanata Kara and Inuyasha.]

recently (and by that i mean two days ago) i decided i wanted to start a shojo manga that wasn't too long, something I could read in between lectures. i checked some of my saved manga on the website i use, and found one that i had saved purely because i'd been enthralled by the cover art, which looked like this:

(i mean, look at them!!)

...that, and it was 14 volumes, so I thought i could finish it within a week or two, reading a few chapters every day.

i was wrong. i'm on volume ten and it's been a day and a half.

i haven't finished and I'm making this post (partly because i've been rambling about it in ballistic keysmash-consistent twitter posts) to say that Kanata Kara is good. very, very good. damn that one-star review on the site i'm using, because that shit has to be an accidental click. I love the world-building, the diverse cast of characters, and the art is magnificent. I think my favorite thing of all has to be the themes represented so far in the manga, perpetuated by our titular characters noriko and izark. I may make a future post about that when i finish the manga, but there is one thing i noticed while reading that struck me as really interesting: the dynamic between izark and noriko, and the characters themselves, remind me a lot of inuyasha and kagome.

now i'm gonna preface this by saying i'm not trying to say that these are the same dynamics or something, because they aren't - I just want to point out parallels i thought were really interesting, as someone who loves both relationships in their respective mangas. i also want to establish that Kanata Kara predates Inuyasha by three to five years*- so what I really should be saying is that inuyasha and kagome remind me of izark and noriko, but you get the picture. you could argue a number of things with this in mind, but i'm not here to discuss any of that. this isn't meant to be some sort of dumb gotcha; both series are good in their own ways, and some of the similarities i'm highlighting can be attributed to similar tropes being at play!

*(sources vary, some say 1993, others say 1995)

izark/inuyasha

demons - inuyasha is half inu-youkai, whereas izark is the sky demon from a prophecy that makes up much of the manga's internal and external conflict for him. an interesting contrast i found was that while inuyasha's half-demon features are present for the majority of the manga and his human side shows up only a handful of times, it's the exact opposite for izark, whose "human" appearance reigns for the majority of the manga.

both characters were shunned by their respective communities (and humanity at large, though inuyasha had his mother for some time, and izark's mother tried to kill him). when both parents died, they began living on the fringes of society, never interacting with anyone and, according to them, "preferring to be alone."

both share moments where their demon sides take over and they are unable to control themselves - unless, of course, their loved one is present to help them. otherwise, both are trapped in a violent, bloodthirsty state of mind that makes them lose parts of their identity each time transformation is undergone. both try to avoid this part of them out of fear of losing themselves, but when occasions rise where they are in those forms, their respective loved ones pull them out of it/help them ground themselves.

powerful fighters willing to quite literally put everything on the line for their respective loved ones - i'm talking half-dead-dragging their-bodies-across-the floor and thinking "well, at least she's okay."

one interesting difference to me is how izark and inuyasha approach their humanity. izark is constantly shown in his "human" form and is only in his demon form a handful of times, and the exact opposite is true for inuyasha. izark's earlier (brief) plan of doing away with noriko is spurned from his desire to avoid the tragic fate tied with his demonic form, whereas inuyasha's earlier actions are motivated by his desire to become a full demon. izark relates his demon side to inevitability, to the idea that he might just become the monster everyone prophesied him to be; inuyasha (in the beginning) views his humanity with scorn and associates it with weakness. he wants to embrace the possibility of achieving full demon status, and why? is it just because he wants power? in my opinion, no - I think it's a way of finding a place; being free to go where he wants. inuyasha is already powerful in his own right, and even when he's given the opportunity to claim a formidable weapon like his father's sword, he says he has no interest in it (until, of course, kagome mentions he could try to claim it just to spite sesshomaru, and only then is his interest peaked.) inuyasha seeks freedom by assimilating into a full demon identity, izark seeks freedom from that full demon identity, and only then will he feel in control of his life.

kagome/noriko

both from modern era japan and get isekaied into another world - kagome's instance is time-travel, though - noriko is transported to a whole other world with different culture, geography, and language (noriko having to learn the language of the people there and taking part in their customs is one of my favorite things about the manga!!)

the beacon of light in their respective groups/found family, bringing everyone together

key players in a "Prophecy of Doom" - kagome's "destiny" is to continue the cycle of the shikon jewel; noriko's "destiny" is to awaken the Sky Demon (izark). both girls, and their loved ones, change their futures.

damsels? maybe, but never in distress:

and, of course, the most prominent parallel for me: their acceptance of their lovers and the ripple effect that love has on their lovers' relationships and life:

"i'm not leaving you no matter what happens, no matter who you are - I will stay by your side":

"you changed my life for the better":

"i've opened up and become more vulnerable":

there are a ton of other examples i could use for this bullet, since it has a pretty broad spectrum of events that could fall under it, but these are my favorites.

i also want to draw attention to the way noriko deals with feeling powerless - both she and kagome are surrounded by powerful, experienced individuals, but unlike noriko, kagome has a reign on her archery and spiritual skills pretty early on in the manga, so she contributes in battles one way or another. one of noriko's longest internal conflicts is that she feels guilty that she can't do anything to help and that people are getting hurt on her behalf:

i absolutely love the advice given to her, and how it ties into the themes of the manga. noriko feels like she isn't helping, but even a simple thank you helps - even if it's just thanking one person for a single deed, everyone is intricately tied, and that goodwill spreads. it grows. it becomes a part of everyone. you don't have to be a fighter to spread good.

conclusion: the parallels are neat and READ KANATA KARA!

#inuyasha #inuyasha a feudal fairy tale #kagome higurashi #inukag #inuyasha x kagome #kanata kara #from far away #izanori #comparison

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sailermoon · 4 months

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this is actually my favorite type of romance dynamic

#from far away #ever after a cinderella story #oh to protect ur beloved and carrying them on ur back

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blueiight · 9 months

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FROM FAR AWAY [ 彼方から , KANATA KARA ] — by KYOKO HIKAWA

#yn.#shoujo #kanata kara #from far away #izark kia taj #shoujosei #noriko tachiki #☀️

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nyaruhodou · 1 month

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the shoujo couple of all time 🥰🥰🥰

#kanata kara #from far away #BEHOLD AND BE JEALOUS

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downfalldestiny · 7 months

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.. فَقطْ أحُبكِ ❤️‍🩹 !.

#حياة #حب #من بعيد #حضن #احبك من بعيد #downfalldestiny #downfall #life #Love #from far away #love #Pain #حزن #وجع #ألم #لمسة

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isekaid-bitches-tournament · 1 year

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Group A Side A Round 1

#howl jenkins pendragon #Noriko Tachiki #howl's moving castle #from far away #(yes howl from the novel. i just needed an image to use)#isekaid bitches tournament

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classic-shoujo · 10 months

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Kanata Kara/From Far Away (1993) by Kyoko Hikawa

#kanata kara #from far away #kyoko hikawa #90s manga #90s shojo #彼方から

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hotwaterandmilk · 5 months

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Series: Kanata Kara Artist: Hikawa Kyouko Publication: LaLa (01/1998) Details: LaLa 1998 Calendar (December) Source: Scanned from my personal collection

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90sfantasyanimestuff · 1 year

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From Far Away by Kyoko Hikawa

#from far away #kanata kara #shoujo manga #kyoko hikawa #noriko tachibana #90s manga #fantasy manga

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sol-em-gemeos · 11 months

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#from far away #kyoko hikawa #kanata kara #sometimes it really helps to clean up #manga cap #coping mechanism #shoujo #shoujo manga

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dreamcircuit · 6 months

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#manga #mangacap #from far away #heartbeat

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isagrimorie · 2 months

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It's so hilarious how in Renaissance Man, the penultimate episode of the whole Voyager series (WHY), we find out that Janeway would rather fall on a sword than spend extra time with the EMH Doctor.

This is the face she makes when the EMH Doctor asks if they could spend more time together when they return to Voyager after being on a Medical symposium together:

And then after the EMH Doctor screwed things up (BY NOT FOLLOWING HER DIRECT ORDER AND TELL THE CREW SHE WAS A HOSTAGE-- in the same season he put the entire crew in danger, for a bunch of holograms who ended up betraying them), and they were both in a brig, the EMH Doctor requested that they socialize more:

A brief flash of pure panic.

Janeway rebuffs with: No, thank you, I don't really socialize.

He then complains that she socializes with Chakotay having meals with him and with Seven, playing Velocity with her.

As that one popular song said: Take a hint!

(Also they're her husband and her wife!)

#kathryn janeway #considers the emh doctor a friend and cares for him but #from far away #and only at a scheduled time #star trek voyager

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