For comics, which are suprisingly demanding in this regards, he achieves the perfect balance of detail and abstraction. Yumiko is feminine and pretty but has an ordinary, slim body which conveys feminity though posture more than curves, It is the hardest possible body type to draw, and Obata gives himself no respite by drawing her throughout in light clothing. Literally (and rarely true) every line is perfect, and never a mark more or less.
I look at any single image and am astonished with the elegance and simplicity with which Obata conveys a pose or expression.
Start with the art, though, because that is what gets four stars: watercolours ( a very hard medium to work with) and stunningly assured brushwork that is entirely suitable for the Japanese theme.
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