In the west, many women as children are sold as prostitutes in the towns that dot the arid desert. Each of them is forced to satisfy the desires of men, and each of them falls in love. Prostitutes are not free to choose who they love despite having several men at their disposal . “What is more important? Love or life?” They repeat themselves, and they answer that love is the most important thing but “You can’t live in love if you’re dead.” Is there any way for these women to survive in a world full of lust and violence?
The story of Buffalo 5 Girls (Buffalo Gonin Musume) begins with Candy and Suzy, two women who decide to escape from the brothel to go in search of their freedom. Along the way they will meet other women who will seek the same thing and together they will undertake a dangerous journey to escape their pursuers and begin their freedom.
The manga was written by Moyoco Anno from 1999 to 2008 and published by Shodesha. The manga has a duration of 10 chapters compiled in 1 volume. The author is known for her marriage to Hideaki Anno, director and creator of Evangelion . The curious thing is that her last names are not the same but are spelled differently, being homophonous with each other. This difference can only be seen in Japanese.
This manga, like all the other mangas by the author, is of the Josei genre , one of her mangas called Happy Mania was adapted to an anime in 1999 and another manga Hataraki Man was adapted to an anime in October 2007. The author has different awards important.
The Buffalo 5 Girls manga was adapted into a video clip called Pink Spider , performed by singer Kumi Koda known for making music for Final Fantasy X-2, Total Eclipse , among others.
Candy and Susie are the two main protagonists of this manga, later they will meet with 3 other women, with whom they will end up forming the group of 5. The protagonists will be pursued by different men. Each episode will tell a little about each of them’s past and the story will develop different conflicts that they will have to overcome to find their freedom.
Although short, the manga is novel in dealing with an unusual topic: prostitutes as protagonists of a manga. The genre is Josei and for some sequences it is not suitable for all audiences but it is worth reading for its plot and handling of the characters.
The only legal way to find it since it has not been distributed by any publisher outside of Japan is through the Crunchyroll platform , although in English, it is available for all regions. It should be noted that another manga by the same author, Memoirs of Amorous, is on the same platform
If you are looking for a manga that is out of the ordinary and is short, give this manga a chance. It can be read quickly and enjoyed in the same way. On the other hand, to pay attention to every detail, I would reread it a couple more times.
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