Stigma (manga) explained

Stigma is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura. It was serialized in Shinshokan's Wings magazine in 2000 and published in a single volume.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura, the series was serialized in Shinshokan's Wings magazine in 2000.^[1] It was published in a single full color Japanese: [[tankōbon]] volume on December 15, 2000.^{[2] [3]}

Drama CD

On April 28, 2001, a drama CD was released by Shinshokan.^[4]

Reception

Brigitte Schoenhense of Splash Comics praised the mood of the story and the artwork's use of color.^[5] Manga Sanctuary praised the use of color to show dialog instead of speech bubbles.^[6] Mickaël Géreaume of Planete BD praised the artwork, though he felt the story was unoriginal and paced too slowly.^[7] Manga News felt it was presented more like a graphic novel than a manga. They praised the contrasting colors in the artwork and the characters.^[8] Jeanne of Aestheticism.com praised the manga as strange with a violent and alien story, along with some classic allegorical themes and full of love.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stigma vo. Manga News. September 7, 2023. fr.
2. Web site: stigma. Shinshokan. September 7, 2023. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20140730021858/https://www.shinshokan.co.jp/comic/4-403-67007-5/. July 30, 2014. dead.
3. Web site: Basara's Yumi Tamura Starts Iromen Manga Series. Anime News Network. Loveridge. Lynzee. July 29, 2012. September 7, 2023.
4. Web site: ドラマCD「stigma」. April 28, 2001. Shinshokan. September 8, 2023. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20220724101149/https://www.shinshokan.co.jp/book/b569531.html. July 24, 2022.
5. Web site: Comic-Besprechung - Stigma. Splash Comics. Schoenhense. Brigitte. November 17, 2002. September 7, 2023. de.
6. Web site: Critique Manga Stigma. Manga Sanctuary. Damss. May 21, 2007. September 7, 2023. fr.
7. Book: Géreaume, Mickaël. Stigma. Planete BD. May 28, 2007. September 7, 2023. fr.
8. Web site: Stigma. Manga News. February 25, 2008. September 7, 2023. fr.
9. Web site: Stigma. Aestheticism.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20071121215638/http://www.aestheticism.com/visitors/manga/minekura_stigma/index.htm. November 21, 2007. dead.