“Early Mizuno one-shots featuring dance and fantasy, centered on magical red shoes and their impact on characters' lives.”
The Red Shoes
赤いくつ
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Early Mizuno one-shots featuring dance and fantasy, centered on magical red shoes and their impact on characters' lives.
A collection of some of the earliest one-shots done by Hideko Mizuno, with shared elements of dance and the fantastical. The Red Shoes (赤いくつ, Akai Kutsu, story by Chiaki Saeki): The tale of Nais and Ruby, a brother and a sister who face turmoil when tragedy strikes close to home, and the titular pair of red shoes, said to give anyone who wears them flawless dancing ability. Something for Misa (ミサにあげるもの, Misa ni Ageru Mono) Night of the Blue Star (青い星の夜, Aoi Hoshi no Yoru): Toshiko, a girl in poverty, has always longed for the pair of red shoes at her local store. On the day of her town's star festival, Toshiko encounters a puppy being harassed by some children. This puppy takes an unusual liking to her...
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A Manga Publication
- Format 3 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 24m approx
- Published Jan 1957 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M80039 catalog