A book a day: VV.AA.: Ephemeral island

The ephemeral island He is a Taiwanese Manhua written by Li Shang-Chiao and illustrated by Evergreen Yeh. It takes place in the post-demo-critical future in which the Earth is divided into insular cities and resources are scarce. Inquires mainly around the relationship of the human being and the environment (although it also emphasizes the interactions of its protagonist cast).

The aspect that highlights first of The ephemeral island It is his drawing, which combines graphite pencil with watercolor. And, although the character design is quite simple and I would even dare to say that something generic, both the scenarios and the chromatic section of the work are remarkably beautiful.

For its part, the script of The ephemeral island It is somewhat linear. However, its structure enhances (those self -clusive stories as well as intercontacted) and their “worldbuilding” (barely outlined, but quite intriguing). It also gives the set of a theme and a tone (very reminiscent to those who characterize Studio Ghibli) that balance the serious with an endearing children’s aroma.

So, The ephemeral island will delight those who like movies like Nausicaä del Valle del Viento o The castle in the skyand also those interested in seeing how the manhua differs from other Asian comics such as Japanese manga or Korean manhwa.