{"id":660,"date":"2011-05-02T22:20:46","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T14:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.punkednoodle.com\/champloo\/?p=660"},"modified":"2011-08-01T14:17:45","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T06:17:45","slug":"spotlight-natsume-onobasso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.punkednoodle.com\/champloo\/2011\/05\/02\/spotlight-natsume-onobasso\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight: Natsume Ono\/basso"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the Toronto Comic Arts Festival coming up<\/a>, I felt it best to tell the world more about Natsume Ono. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been getting much acclaim among manga critics however, the truth of the matter is — the English-speaking world has only grazed half of her works. Natsume Ono still has lots to offer.<\/p>\n

There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more to Natsume Ono than Italian restaurants and kidnappers. In fact, doing this spotlight for Natsume Ono requires a journey for my readers. If you would allow me, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to take you to a journey down to Ono\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lane because knowing her works takes more than just looking at her pictures. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got to immerse yourself and experience her works to understand how Natsume Ono is definitely not simple<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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An immersion? <\/em><\/h2>\n

It must be strange to ask readers to take some time and immerse in Natsume Ono\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work. However, I think that skimming through her works doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t give her justice.<\/p>\n

If we try to read her works quickly, we could get bored by her pace. Ono loves to take her time in her stories. She also loves to use close-ups and ’empty’ stares and her art style as Natsume Ono makes it difficult to connect the face to the emotion, especially with her sketchy cartoon-like faces. We either get lost by going too quickly or we might just miss the point. Hence, if you’re in a rush for some quick entertainment, don’t grab her manga because it won’t give you a quick fix. If you’ve got time to spare, then we can start our immersion and really understand the story she’s telling.<\/p>\n

Her earlier works, Not Simple<\/strong><\/em>, La Quinta Camera<\/strong><\/em>, and Tesoro<\/strong><\/em>, are beautiful introductions to who Natsume Ono is and what her works are all about. She was an Italian language student in Italy for ten months hence her stories often involve journeys, discoveries and possibilities. Not only do we discover more about the world, people, and places through her works, but we also learn the difficulties of the past, the complexity of the now and the uncertainty of tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Now, isn’t that quite an intimidating read? We’ve seen Osamu Tezuka pull it off but it took him years of work to capture the same thing that Ono’s been doing for only seven years. She only started writing manga in 2003 hence it makes one curious on how she manages pull it off.<\/p>\n

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The thing with Ono is that she started drawing professionally at such a late age that I could only assume that she has achieved a certain maturity as a person by the time that she was publishing her works. Hence, she has a very different perspective — one that’s complex, refined, and infinite. Her manga, while drawn quite loosely, can be very intense. She’s the kind of mangaka who would dedicate panels to capture ‘a moment’ that has great emotional weight. The danger with this is if you don’t step into her character’s shoes and feel what they feel and think what they think, those moments could either be the most boring panels you have ever read or they could be the most emotionally charged ‘moment’ that you have ever seen.<\/p>\n

It is in understanding this intensity that we begin her spotlight. Without immersing through her works, we’ll never capture these ‘moments.’<\/p>\n

Choose your own adventure<\/em><\/h2>\n

If I was in TCAF and had a chance to ask a question to Natsume Ono, I’d like to ask her how much her travels changed her life and how it influenced her works.<\/p>\n

Travelling is a common theme in her works. In Not Simple<\/em> we have Ian searching for his sister. In La Quinta Camera<\/em>, a girl travels to Italy and meets an interesting set of men. Ristorante Paradiso<\/strong><\/em> is about a girl in search of her mother only to find herself caught in a small yet beautiful restaurant. Masa of House of Five Leaves<\/strong><\/em> is on a journey for a job. Tsuratsurawaraji<\/strong><\/em> is about a daimyo going through his sankin koutai<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There’s a sense of journey, more so, a personal and intimate journey that the Japanese call “jibun sagashi no tabi<\/a>.” This phrase is deep with meaning and you can probably use the term “soul searching” to interpret it. But it’s not quite “soul searching” because in Ono’s world, her characters are not really looking for a grand purpose or their “soul” for that matter. Rather, her characters simply walk their own path and end up learning something along the way. And fate (in this case Ono) throws them various circumstances and it becomes an interesting adventure, one that pushes them to change their beliefs or set their own personal convictions in life. I think she probably knows how much journeys are important to people considering this cover of Morning 2 with Tsuratsurawaraji<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A scene from La Quinta Camera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And while seeing personal journeys is nothing new in any story in this world, what makes Ono unique is how she manages to capture the pivotal points in their lives with poignant, intense panels that are open to interpretation. Her art is expressive in a way that it is inexpressive. A girl in La Quinta Camera<\/em> may be just walking towards door but it could mean her hesitation in taking a step forward but at the same time it could also simply be just her waiting for something to happen, or her thinking of what could happen next.<\/p>\n

It is in this manner that reading Ono’s works could be a different experience from time to time. And just like the characters in her stories, you also go on a “jibun sagashi no tabi,” learning something new about people and the world through her world.<\/p>\n

No country for old men? <\/em><\/h2>\n

While I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve shared some poignant reflections about Natsume Ono, my personal reason on why I became her fan is shallower than just curiosity. I got into her because I have a bad moe for old men. I am the fujoshi who dig old classy elegant men and Ristorante Paradiso<\/em> and Gente<\/strong><\/em> tapped my old man fantasies. \u00c2\u00a0I think they can give the staff of Antique a run for their money.<\/p>\n

The men of Casette dell\u00e2\u20ac\u2122orso are hot. Reading Ristorante<\/em> and Gente<\/em> brought me back to those trattorias and osterias in Italy where old men stood by the bar with their ironed white shirts, cleaning glasses and smiling at you in the most seductive fashion as you walk through the door. Their grace is effortless and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re drawn to their charm without them even trying. Trust me. Those men in Casetta dell\u00e2\u20ac\u2122orso exist. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a great chance you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll cross the likes of them in Italy. Resisting them is also futile.<\/p>\n

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From Gente<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At times I feel like a guest in Casetta dell\u00e2\u20ac\u2122orso. I can see myself dining and watching the waiters shuffle around, hoping I could catch a glimpse of their smile or even a gentle nudge of their glasses. What I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know about them only fueled me to dig deeper into their stories. What I found instead was a treasure trove of amazing old men: a country of sexy old men.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

The politics of gelaterias, tattoo parlors, and basso\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s imagination<\/em><\/h2>\n

Unlike Ono\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cartoonish trademark, her alter-ego fujoshi named basso draws different animal. Like in Gente<\/em>, basso\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s world is tucked in the dark cobbled alleyways of Italy\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and some gelaterias.<\/p>\n

The world of Kuma to Interi<\/strong>, Amato Amaro<\/strong>, Gad Sfortunato<\/strong>, <\/em>and Al to Neri to Shuuhen<\/strong><\/em> is filled with Italian men, old men, muscular men, elegant men, playful men, tattooed men, men who love gelato, men who love intellectuals, men who love politics, and men who understand the politics of love. Ono\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trademark squiggles are traded in for some thick luscious lines that draw the most rugged chests and the most seductive eyes. Some might see a little bit of est em in Basso\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s art however her brand of seduction is different compared to est em\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s.<\/p>\n

est em likes her men lean and muscly. basso is not bound by that particular aesthetic. She doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mind drawing bears ((not actual bears but men with a larger physique, like she did in Kuma to Interi)) nor is she strict with a particular bishounen aesthetic. \u00c2\u00a0est em is a romantic where basso is not. Not to say that basso can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make our hearts flutter but she doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t restrict herself to romances. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s as if saying that relationships need not revolve around love or sex. ((There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hardly any sex in a basso manga)) Passion, seduction, loyalty, generosity, and at times, selfishness and stupidity are at the heart of her BL. Her mature perspective shines through, making her BL deliciously complex. \u00c2\u00a0It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a very rugged affair: unapologetic, at times mysterious, and quite masculine\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 in a fujoshi way. It is sexy in its intelligence and just like Neri, one of her characters in Kuma to Interi<\/em> and Al to Neri<\/em>, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be drawn to this cleverness.<\/p>\n

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From Kuma to Interi by Basso<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Unlike Ono, basso is more upfront, direct, and the flows of her stories are clearer and tighter with every chapter. Strangely, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no real need for immersion with basso (although some moments of reflections can be helpful in Gad Sfortunato<\/em>). I find her works more cohesive than her non-BL titles. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s such a shame that basso\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s works have not yet been licensed and I hope that someone in Toronto ask her publishers why basso is not yet making a mark in our BL bookracks. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been pimping Basso long enough to David Welsh<\/a> and I’m totally with him in requesting for these licenses. I long to squee with him once this license request has been fulfilled.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the closest that we could get with this style is with Ristorante Paradiso, Gente, and House of Five Leaves, especially with the way Masa\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s drawn. However, as seductive as it looks, the pace of House of Five Leaves just don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t compare with Basso\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pace.<\/p>\n

Down the police block<\/em><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not exactly sure if people know that she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also written a series of stories that depict the life of New York\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s police department. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not exactly sure what triggered her to write this but in her early days, she wrote a doujin called I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve a rich understanding of my finest defenses<\/a><\/em>. The story centered on an NYPD swat team and their rescue efforts to save people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lives. The Japanese wiki has an elaborate description on it and I was surprised myself that this doujin effort would eventually lead to two manga dedicated towards the police force: Danza<\/strong> and Coppers<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Danza<\/em> and Coppers<\/em> were Ono\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s venture towards Kodansha\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s shores, making her as one of Morning 2\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s staple set of authors. Danza<\/em> is a collection of stories although she eventually focused on two NYPD detectives before eventually dedicating Coppers<\/em> to an entire squad. Her venture into this copland ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t no NYPD blues. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s simpler, if not, less dramatic than that. I would have to admit that these two are the weakest of her works as her brand of storytelling kills the excitement in police stories. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still a good read. Just not as great as the others. If you sincerely love her sense of melodrama, then you might find some fun in Danza<\/em> and Coppers<\/em><\/p>\n

A long journey ahead<\/em><\/h2>\n

Unlike Fumi<\/a> and Asumiko<\/a>, Natsume Ono did the reverse and began her journey with seinen manga before making a name as basso in BL. While it appeared that she had sought refuge in Italy, her works like House of Five Leaves and Tsuratsurawaraji only proves that she is the master of her story and she can take her characters anyway. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s quite an odd direction but it only proves to show her versatility as an author. Until now, she actively writes for Ikki, Morning Two, Erotics F, and Opera. Soon, she will be writing for Gekkan Manga Life with her new 4-panel comic: GB Park<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

While some artists are stunted by their style and their genre, it seems that Ono is one of those courageous artists who braves on every shore. To me, her age also becomes her ally as her maturity appropriately hits the target market of her works. I am not afraid to see her disappear from manga-dom. I believe she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll become an influential and powerful mangaka in years to come.<\/p>\n

This spotlight became a very enjoyable journey in discovering the beauty of reading Ono\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s works. Perhaps this will encourage you to book your own manga journey with Natsume Ono ((especially now that those who are going to Toronto Comic Arts Festival have a chance to meet her!)) and begin your \u00e2\u20ac\u0153jibun sagashi no tabi.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

The Reading List <\/em><\/h2>\n

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The Ono Journey (For those who would like to read her English-published seinen works, as published by Viz):<\/strong> Not Simple<\/a>, La Quinta Camera<\/a> (coming soon), Tesoro<\/a> (coming soon), \u00c2\u00a0House of Five Leaves<\/a>, Ristorante Paradiso<\/a>, Gente<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The rest of the Ono Journey (For those who could read some Japanese and would like to see her other works<\/strong>: Danza, Coppers, Tsuratsurawaraji, Nigeru Otoko<\/em><\/p>\n

The basso Journey (For those who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to see her wild side)<\/strong>: Orso e Intellectuale (Kuma to Interi), Amato Amaro, Gad Sfortunato, and Al to Neri to Shuuhen<\/em><\/p>\n

Extra! Extra! <\/em><\/h2>\n

For those who can read some Japanese, Morning had this lovely column between Nakamura Hikaru and Natsume Ono<\/a>. It’s basically a column where they go around different dessert shops and try out their treats (among other things that mangaka do in cafes). \u00c2\u00a0You practically ‘see’ them but you don’t know who is who. :3<\/p>\n

Another fun fact is that she used to write Naruto doujinshi for Kakashi and Gai<\/a>! This came to as a surprise when I was in Osaka last year where I crossed this said doujin being sold for 3,500 yen. Pricey stuff for a doujin but since it’s Basso it’s definitely worth its price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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