Sketchy 01 by Makihirochi
My Rating: 4 stars
Cover Rating: 7/10 it’s a really nice cover and it has a softness to it that I really like. I wish it was a bit more related to the manga itself, but it’s still pretty.
Publisher: Kodansha
Publish Date: April 9th, 2024
Number of Pages: 210
Received: Netgalley provided an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
Purchase: Barnes & Noble
Synopsis:
As her twenties slip by, Ako feels like she’s falling behind. But a group of skateboarding girls will bring a newfound passion into her life in this reflective, relatable josei manga from the creator of Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live?
Ako finds herself coasting along, watching her twenties pass her by. Work at the video rental store, see her boyfriend, repeat… Her days are becoming an indistinguishable, listless blur. Until she encounters a skateboarder practicing a trick–and she’s a girl! For some reason, Ako feels a pull toward the sport. Slowly, all the dreams and ambitions she gave up on and the futures she imagined for herself come flooding back, and Ako resolves to change herself now, before it’s too late. But is it ever really too late to discover something new?
From the creator of the digital fan favorite Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? comes a portrait of young adulthood that will attract fans of Inio Asano, Akiko Higashimura, and Taiyo Matsumoto.
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Musings:
This story is a love letter to women in skateboarding. It talks about many different women in different stages in their lives getting introduced to these amazing skateboarding women who inspire them to try and learn a new skill. I love that the women in this book are all adults. Often times new hobbies are shown as only being able to be tried out by children or teens, but here this is about adults with jobs, boyfriends, and regular adult struggles finding something that can be a fun new outlet for them.
One of my favorite parts of this manga is the showcase of real life women who skateboard:
It’s really beautifully done and while I personally am not someone that feels comfortable skateboarding I hope that anyone reading this who is interested does try out the sport for themselves. To me anyone at any point in their lives should be able to go for what they are inspired to do in whatever way they are inspired to do it. I loved that this manga showcased women with different styles some who skateboard in flowing skirts and others in just a t-shirt and jeans. It’s really awesome that it showcases so much variety of different women sharing a passion for the same sport.
I recommend this sporty inspiring manga and I hope that everyone knows in their hearts they can go for whatever they dream of.
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