Sweet Poolside by Shuzo Oshimi
Middle school is hard enough without problems like these...Toshihiko Ota is mocked by his peers for his smooth, hairless body, but his life changes forever when he meets a young woman in swim club with the opposite problem- Ayako Goto, poised for swim-meet glory but too ashamed of her body hair to compete. After Ota happens on her trying unsuccessfully to shave in the locker room, she comes to him with an astonishing request...!
Can they help each other find the confidence to embrace their own bodies?
This sweet yet erotic early work from psychosexual auteur Shuzo Oshimi (Blood on the Tracks, Flowers of Evil) is not your average tale of puppy love. A quiet story of budding sexuality, self-exploration, trust, and friendship, Sweet Poolside is ultimately one of Oshimi's most focused and sincere works, as well as the basis for the live-action movie of the same name.
Shuzo Oshima, who is just in his mid-thirties, is already regarded as a seasoned veteran of the Japanese comics scene. Oshima has been writing amusing slice-of-life stories for big manga publishers like Kodansha for for a decade, winning the most prominent comics honors for rookies, the Tetsuya Chiba Award in 2001. Following nine series, Oshimi's star began to grow in 2008, when his first hit, Drifting Net Café, was released. Drifting Classroom, a horror-themed homage to famed Kazu Umezzo's work, was transformed into a live-action series, propelling Oshimi into the international arena. In 2009, with The Flowers of Evil, he would soar to new heights. The property quietly landed on various must-read lists in 2010 and 2011, helping to reinvigorate the shonen genre.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781647291907 |
| ISBN 10 | 1647291909 |
| Title | Sweet Poolside |
| Author | Shuzo Oshimi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vertical Inc. |
| Year published | 2023-02-21 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |