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Kyrgyzstan

Oops I almost let January slip by without posting any reviews. Since the new year started I haven’t quite gotten back into the habit of reading and reviewing, here’s one I drafted in November (in my mind I thought it was a page long) and I’ve got another for Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo posting in February. Happy 2021 everyone :)

A Bride’s Story Volume 2 by Kaoru Mori

I don’t think I’m going to write a long review for this one, I don’t think I need to, when I reviewed volume one I talked extensively about why this manga is so great and what are some of its problematic issues. By the end of volume two I decided that this series was good enough for me to continue to buy and read.

Volume two wraps up some of the plot points from volume one. We’re introduced to a new female character who is both headstrong and outspoken and yet conscious of not fitting in -I’m looking forward to her character development. We also learn about the importance of embroidery in this culture and how embroidery is not only a valuable and functional object but is also an expression of individual creativity and a record of family ancestry.

I’m very much looking forward to volume three, in it we’ll be introduced to a new town and a new cast.

Parade of Nations - Kyrgyzstan

French: Kirghizistan // English: Kyrgyzstan // Japanese: キルギスタン (Kirugisu)

    Kyrgyzstan formed its National Olympic Committee in 1991 and participated in its first Olympics as a country at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics. They haven’t hosted any Olympic Games, but they’ve participated in 6 Summer Games and 7 Winter Games. The Olympic sports in which Kyrgyzstan has medaled are Judo and Wrestling.

Kimono Maker: Hitoshi Maida/ 毎田 仁嗣

    “The pattern of the Kyrgyz dwelling, the many flowers blooming in the prairie, the towering Tianshan Mountains, the beautiful sky and clouds, the clear stream, the red of the Kyrgyz color, and the contrast of the blue of the sky and water shine. The essence is the scenery that the author visited the site and the scenery that he saw with his own eyes and the air that he felt with his skin.”[1]

Obi Maker: Hattori Orimono Co., Ltd./ 服部織物

    “The traditional Kyrgyz pattern, which is the stage of the Silk Road trade, is beautifully woven on the deep ground color.” [1]

Bibliography

Source 1 – Kimono Project for Kyrgyzstan

(https://kimono.piow.jp/nation/013.html)