Manga + Japanese Comics - W10

This week I read Yaoi Cinderella Boy and Tezuka's Lost World (1948). These were two very different examples of manga. Lost World is definitely more of a slapstick narrative with themes of mystery, fantasy, and science. The target audience is a little more universal as opposed to Cinderella Boy since it is more of a fantastical mystery and Cinderella Boy is more of a modern dramatic romance. Lost World leans more towards the adventure comic genre with space and time travel and the characters include fictional beings like cabbages and rabbits. The illustrations are very different from the more recognize-able manga style nowadays, and almost looks like newspaper comic strips.
On the other hand, Cinderella boy is a modern manga that appeals to a more romantic audience and is somewhat more relate-able  in it's story and characters. Its subject matter deals more with sexual identity, fame and success, and again, love. I could see it  being a real-life situation today, or at least the kind of narrative that would make for a dramatic movie. The illustration follows the typical modern manga style with unrealistically large sparkly eyes, tear-drop shaped faces, and great hair. I was personally more invested in the storyline and illustrations of Cinderella Boy rather than Lost World because of the tragic narrative between Riku and Touya, and Riku's role as a man in the group Z and in the eyes of the public. Lost World had an interesting story too but it had less of a character arch than Cinderella Boy.