Title: A Girl on the Shore IS NOT a Manga OR Movie Joey: A Girl on the Shore *IS* a *Manga* and a *live action adaptation*

You can't help but to give a manga a try, when Joey talks about it. Even if you haven't even heard of it before.

Glad to see Joey putting up his more niche interests in this channel. The girl on the shore manga is definitely hard to recommend and read just like Oyasumi Punpun. To me it evokes similar feelings to when listening to japanese 80's city pop music cuz that shit evokes emotion that you can't explain entirely.

A girl on the shore is my least favorite manga out of all Inio Asano's works and for a long time I couldn't put my finger on why. Now I understand why: it's purely emotionally driven, not plot driven story. I haven't experienced anything like that in my teen years and there isn't enough exposition of the characters for me to reject the disbelief. But at the same time I greatly appreciated Downfall. Even though I haven't experienced midlife crisis yet, I could understand MC's frustration in life because I've been in the similar state of mind before.

As a writer the Girl on the Shore does make me wish I can portray sexuality as not a means to entertain or pleasure my audience, like many manga writers tend to do, but have it be core to the central themes at play in my work. I've read several novel and visual novels in fact that dive into these themes without making it feel like erotica or porn. The Girl on the Shore is that for me, there are explicit scenes, a lot more explicit than seinen dare to go, but the work definitely doesn't feel like porn. I'm reminded me of my early sexual explorations through the characters and what it means to be connected to someone. How the main protagonist goes back and forth if she really likes the guy she's with or is just with him for sex, and how frustrated the guy is because of this. It's a fascinating read.

A girl on the shore was the first Inio Asano manga I ever read and I fell in love with his type of writing. It's hard to do a movie adaptation and also as imagine didn't work.

I love A girl on the shore but I wish I was prepared for it "contents" before I read it.

This is how Joey is preparing us for Oyasumi Punpun, easing us in.... And im still not ready.

Inio Asano to me exemplifies the adage that "the more specific the story is, the more universal it becomes." His work is so specific, so singular, and yet the meaning and the emotions are so relatable. We will probably never find ourselves in the exact spot in life that Koume and Isobe were in, but we do understand being confused teenagers, exploring identities and sexualities, confiding closely with someone, being left behind by certain family members. And it's atmospheric and slow and personal and internal and I am not surprised a movie was not able to do it justice. Some stories should remain in the medium they were intended for, for a reason.

I feel like the first page explains the themes and the "point" of A Girl on the Shore pretty well. In town, there's a tiny beach that's never busy, not even in the middle of summer. I used to like walking there, looking for stuff. Like old fireworks. Or kelp. A hat knocked off someone's head by the wind. *you basically never find what you were expecting to. And maybe you weren't expecting to find anything right from the start* it's not necessarily about the plot, but about the things we find and discover about ourselves along the way. The plot is just a way to show this.

Joey, seriously, I almost wish you had put this on the main channel so more people could see it. This was such a good evaluation of a manga, it was just compelling listening too. It pulled me in so hard. I just went and ordered it and I so can't wait to read it.

I saw girl on the shore read the first few pages, saw the art, checked the author and promptly looked at my schedule for the week and decided. No i will not be depressed for the week.

I literally just finished the manga hours ago when Joey tweeted he's about to make a video about this manga.

The rain scene in the manga legit felt like a movie.

Dude I'm so happy you're recommending this, I read this manga at least once every few years because of how cathartic the events it portrays are. And despite reading it over and over, the turning in my stomach never stops, it's incredibly powerful.

Here before the guy without a moustache takes over the comment section

Joey is often the one we hear the least on Trash Taste but I love it when he speaks up and shares something he likes! whether it is on the podcast or in these "unedited" videos.

Girl on the shore is my favorite manga of all time. There’s something so beautiful in the blatantly awful people he writes , the power comes into the fact that they aren’t good people. Can’t forget to listen to ‘gather the wind” when reading bc now every time I hear that song I sob

Love the second channel uploads!

One day, I'm gonna set a "depressed" week and read and watch all the sad and depressing stuff on the list. That list just got bigger.

I just read this Last Month and reread again yesterday and I'm happy that Joey talk about this Manga. I will totally check out the Live Action I'm really curious to see how they adapt it.

I actually purchased AGOTS on Aki's recommendation a few months ago and it's one of my favourite mangas now. It definitely is a manga that I was initially a little shook by with the explicit art portrayals, but when I did finally finish it - those scenes didn't matter overall. The feelings/thoughts I experienced after finishing the manga were those of reminiscing on my own childhood and how I treat those around me now. It really makes you think about yourself as a person and how you can affect others, and how that can shape a person. Granted - when I re-read it now, I skip those scenes lol.

Btw the way you make videos on this channel feels a lot more personal. Like it.

this manga has been sitting on my shelf for years, this may have been the thing that motivates me to finally open it up

Love this mangaka. Solanin, Dededededestruction, Punpun, Girl on the shore. They're all special to me. Punpun was the first work I've read that Inio made. Which is also the most popular. Do yourself a favor and give them a shot

I've just read the manga yesterday and now this video comes out, damn that's crazy

Really digging the content on this 2nd channel. Feels a little more personal and it's a nice change of pace to the main one!

THIS WAS A MANGA I COULD NEVER FORGET ABOUT. Thank you for the video, Joey!

Love these kind of videos that concentrate on a specific title / theme (esp. dark / psychological stuff!). And I also think that a story does not necessary need a plot / a certain structure. Sometimes it's enough that you just watch / read 'things' happening... More, please.

This channel feels nice and personal. I love it.

It's so satisfying to see a video on my all time favorite manga

I remember reading this manga many years ago when I was in my late teens. This manga left me feeling so conflicted. I liked it but I also felt horrible at the end of it. This really shows how Inio Asano can make such an impactful story in such a short manga. Might have to re-read it now.

When ever u make a video it completely makes my day

i definitely have to give this series a read! great video joey :))

When I recommend Inio Asano’s works I always give caution that they are very dark and mature, and that the characters and the story are portrayed very raw and unfiltered, almost as if his style is indeed to try and make you hate them, feel uncomfortable, or put off. It’s part of the beauty of his works because you could both hate some of its content but love it all the more and the reading journey it has taken you

EDIT: loving this channels laid-back and almost raw vibe. Gonna have to check out A Girl on the Shore when I get some more time (and punpun also). Yo Joey, referring to your office video for music recommendations (I'll leave a comment there too). Based on your mad collection I got a few recommendations. You should check out Ryo Fukui, Funky DL (especially "life after Dennison"), Cise Star, Bill Evans, MF Doom (especially the song 'Sorcerers'), All That Jazz, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Fujii Kaze, Lone Catalysts, Kenichiro Nishihara, Dave Brubeck, Pete Rock, Marcus D, Ahmad Jamal, Kazumi Tateishi Trio, and Gang Star. Whew.. you might not like all of them but there should be something in this big mix. Mostly jazz and hip-hop and things inbetween those (no classic rock - haven't dove into that yet haha). Love your videos as always and inspiring me to give KZfaq a shot. Thanks Joey :)

Loved this Joey , you can post what you can't on main chanel and this is great because we can't see this if this chanel didn't exist.

Thank you for talking about a girl on the shore manga! I relate to this manga to a personal level. Its just so raw, dark and real.

I was curious to see how the movie would stick that .. ASANO energy, while I still need to see it for myself, I’m kinda not surprised that the ball got dropped in a sense.

Finally the video we've been wanting for years has finally come!

YO m8 you said you always welcome music recommendations, give 倉橋ヨエコ - 婦人用 a listen, probably one of my favorite albums of all time and pretty underground too, jazz fusion memes with a great vocalist

Ive been waiting years for this video!

The title: It's not a manga. The video: It's a manga. Naruhodo. Ja, mata ne.

Happy to be that early and I also love Inio Asano and your taste.

I dunno, this can be made into a casual section of a main channel show. It feels as good as the usual ones. Sure it isn't any fancy backgrounds but you know, it feels also refreshing to see a break in between for all the already high quality productions of the main ones

tbh in my reading session I was like *is that it how it ends ?* but objectively it's a nice ending , the charecters has overcome what they need to overcome , what more do we need.

I actually read this in middle school. I've read so many manga including Goodnight Punpun but even this manga kinda turned me off and I never got to finish it but now that you bring it back up again, I'll finish it this time

I honestly have struggled for quite some time with trying to find a way to describe what reading that manga felt like, and I think you are right in saying that the story isn't the important part at all. In a way it paved the way for my current taste in entretainment

I loved girl on the shore, binged the whole thing in a day. It got me into more Seinen manga, and theres so much good Seinen stuff out there. Have you read any Ojiro Makoto stuff? I feel like they give of the same sort of vibe as a story that isn't really a story, but a lot less depressing.

This video format is a throwback to Joey's first ever video upload

I've never seen a writing style like Inio Asano, just pure emotion and feelings that are appendaged throughout his works. I have no words to say.

Will have to give this manga a try... when my depression leaves

I read it in my high school and damn, I forgot the Manga name but always rememberd the story till date, just goes to show you how good it is.

The conclusion felt as if you were going to say something else after saying it was just okay. It felt like a long comma over a period. Thanks for the video. I will check out A Girl on the Shore.

Thank You Joey "TheMangaMan" for Another Manga Recommendation...

I love acting so it's sad to hear that the acting of the two main characters are bad since it's supposed to be a character study film. It heavily relies on emotional beats and character depth to tell it's story. That's probably why it's so hard to do character study films cuz the actors gotta be hella good.

I love all his stuff too. It’s beautiful art. Have you read downfall?

I'm starting to really like this channel

This was literally me when I read this like how tf do u recommend this to someone

I read that manga 6 years ago after a break up, I don't know if it helped me to understand that situation or just made me feel really miserable at that time. I just love it.

I remember reading A Girl on the Shore in a mental hospital having never read it before so I didn't know how explicit it was and I am surprised I didn't get in trouble for bringing it.

Why does this sound like an apology Joey.

Can only think of the AKFG song for Soranin. Vaguely remember the show is about some girl wanting to be a rock star or something? This Girl on Shore, I don't know though.

I seen so much about this suddenly this week. Sad I have hundreds of chapters to catch up to on other manga cause I took a few weeks off reading. But then I hate endings like joey described. Domestic gf ending makes me upset to this day

Well...I guess I have to go read this now XD Anyways keep up the amazing videos Joey

man i want more inio asano videos by joey, i fucking love inio asano man

Damn, I didn't know that Solanin got a movie adaptation, I love the manga, will definitely check out the movie, thank you Joey

Let’s go new Joey vid

Inio Asano is the best manga artist ever. I really love his works. They leave me in shook for days and i can't stop thinking about them. Every one of them!

My first Asano manga. At the time I wanted to read some dumpster fire chaotic shit and the plot really served it. It’s so hard to put the emotion i felt as a reader into words. Idk. Just read it it’s heart wrenching.

I read a Girl on the Shore with no knowledge. I saw it in the shelves and thought "Oh, I like the art of the cover" and bought it. I left being quite depressed and questioning if I wanted to continue owning the book.

This was the first manga i read from Inio Asano and it was crazy af. I have never felt the same way finishing a manga than a girl on the shore. I decided his stuff wasn't for me but I bought all oyasumi punpun even tho I haven't read more than one book and it's been 2 years. I bought it out of respect for the mangaka for giving me such a different experience than i am used to. Don't know if punpun is more depressing but it seems like it def will be by the end from what I read and I just can't finish it the inner optimist in me can't take another one of this mans stories lmao.

Just finished reading, dope video and agreed on everything

Inio Asano just hits different. First started collecting manga while reading Punpun, had to force myself to stop reading digitally and order the rest of the volumes on Amazon to experience it fully. Loved Solanin and Girl on the shore, I’ve owned Downfall for months but can’t get into the mindset to read it because I know it’ll fuck me up.

I read the manga a few years ago and loved it. Didn't know a movie was being made. I wanna see it now...

Haven´t read this manga yet but from how the author´s writing style was described, I think that maybe there isn´t really a storyline because it´s emulating life in a way? Like there isn´t a straightforward, cohesive storyline of one´s life but rather a random chain of events etc without a proper, conclusive ending, if that makes sense?

As uncomfortable the manga made me feel, I genuinely liked it. A lot of people can relate and understand the need to cope with loneliness and insecurities.

The Manga Man back at it again

finally an inio asano manga review

I got a very serious vibe from this video which is different from what I'm used to seeing out of Joey. He's made serious videos in the past but I feel like the very large majority of them were announcement videos. This one seemed more along the lines of his video towards Logan Paul in the way the you can tell that he is genuinely upset. It makes for an awkward but extremely human mood and it's interesting to get to see that part of Joey.

Also Joey if you've ever read sundome will u ever make a video on it?

Joey always does Inio Asano justice so amazing

Love the video. Maybe upload more niche recommendation here you know. Something that’s not mainstream.

Really want to see the movie hope it is obtainable legally soon

Please give your thoughts on Scissor 7, a Netflix anime series, even though it's a Chinese anime and not Japanese. It's quite a show and I (and many others I guess) would love to know your thoughts on it, just like Avatar the last air bender.

I really should read it... Somehow I never got around to it, although I love Inio Asano's work.

I remember reading this on a whim and didn't expect it to be what it was.

i read it 4 years ago and the only thing i remember it was being pissed about middle schoolers fucking

My waiting list of manga to read just got increased

You should do more movie reviews

This manga is amazing as well as fucked up to the core at the same time. So reader beware.

One of the greatest manga I've ever read. Asano is my all time favorite manga artist

Most of the manga I read was all recommended by Joey haha all of them are sooooo good!!

Found this video the same day I finished the manga, gotta love the algorithm sometimes.

Maybe the explicit content stopped him, but this explanation was definitely main channel-worthy.

the manga made me cry i can relate to the main two characters in some way its rlly depressing

I have not read it but I feels like damn good so looks like something on the list to read

Joey sounds like my pretentious English teacher but for manga this time around.

just finish the manga because of this video, I desperately need him to talk about it more in depth

I much more appreciate this style of video than the kind you do on your main channel: 1. you are far more relaxed and serious 2. the video has focus (on a topic) Despite me beeing fan since a long time, this channel is new to me. I really like it. And I hate saying this, but this channel does a disservice to my distaste toward this parasocial relationship thing. I do not watch streams or follow people on twitter etc., but what you say here gives me the feeling, that you are some kind of soulmate. I do not write this in a pm, because it would be even more creepy, I guess :P I guess the fact that you praised Asano and Worlds End Girlfriend in one video just gave me the feels :D