Originally appearing in the underground/alternative manga magazine Garo in the 1980s and adapted for television several times, the Japanese pop culture sensation Minami\'s Lover is the story of two high schoolers\' romantic relationship when one of them shrinks down to six inches tall.
Please note: This book is a traditional work of manga and reads back to front and right to left..
Uchida uses the conceit of a teen couple literally learning how to take care of one another to examine gender dynamics and intimacy.
But in addition to learning how to navigate logistics, jealousy, and the cat, they\'re also growing up (if not taller).
After some silly sequences of trial and error, they even figure out a sex life.
As depicted in Uchida\'s clean, loose line and Zip-a-Tone textures, the two soon adapt to the unusual circumstances, devising ways for Chiyomi to use the toilet, brush her teeth and hair, attend classes, and more.
But after inexplicably finding herself in such a state, Chiyomi moves in with him.
Everyone thinks Chiyomi has disappeared, and suspicion naturally falls on Minami, identified as her boyfriend in her diary.
Originally appearing in the underground/alternative manga magazine Garo in the 1980s and adapted for television several times, the Japanese pop culture sensation Minami\'s Lover is the story of two high schoolers\' romantic relationship when one of them shrinks down to six inches tall
