空っぽの少女と虹のかけら // The Empty Girl and the Rainbow Fragment
Natively: Level 23
Full furigana: Yes
Summary
Poyoko, a girl unwanted by anyone, followed a mysterious voice into another world where strange creatures live. There, wandering, she encountered a boy wearing a peculiar mask… Thus began their dark fairy tale, as they sought the fragments of a rainbow.
Availability
Physical: Amazon JP, Kinokuniya, CD Japan
Digital: Rakuten, Bookwalker
Personal Opinion
If you liked ロジカとラッカセイ, this was written by the same author! To paraphrase Legato’s Natively review: “If ロジカとラッカセイ is Adventure Time, then からっぽの少女と虹のかけら is Alice in Wonderland.” Some side characters speak in Kansai dialect. The first time I tried reading a manga with Kansai dialect, it was the main character speaking it, and that was way too hard. I think this is a much easier introduction.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Familiar author! Familiar art style! (For some)
- Alice in Wonderland, apparently
- Into to Kansai dialect
Cons
- If you go in comparing it to ロジカとラッカセイ you’ll probably be disappointed
