Nekomaki
2014
190
Paperback
Manhwa/Cartoon
Bought Copy
Language: Korean ~ Book Type: Manhwa/Cartoon ~ Usage: Reading practice
This edition's blurb:
‘큭’ 하고 웃음을 부르는 귀여운 개그콤비 전격 등장!
사박사박 연필 드로잉으로 그린 아날로그 감성의 고양이 만화
사랑스런 두 아기 고양이의 우당탕탕 오늘의 사건사고!
귀염둥이 두 아기 고양이가 등장하는 《콩고양이 : 팥알이와 콩알이》에는 다정다감한 의리파 내복씨, 까칠한 마담 북슬, 수수께끼의 집동자귀신, 오덕오덕한 안경남, 주인인 줄 알지만 알고 보면 집사 처녀 등, 개성만점 가족들과 찰떡궁합 고양이 콤비의 꽁냥꽁냥 동거 라이프가 유쾌하게 펼쳐진다.
일본의 최대 모바일메신저 ‘라인Line’의 인기 고양이 스탬프의 원저작자이자 평소 애묘인으로 유명한 부부 일러스트레이터 유닛 ‘네코마키’의 연필 드로잉은 심플하면서 부드럽고 담백하면서 위트가 넘친다. 스물네 꼭지의 귀여운 에피소드들이 대한민국 곳곳에서 오늘도 부지런히 고양이 집사로 살고 있는 남녀노소는 물론, 한 번쯤 이름 모를 길고양이에게 눈인사를 건넨 적 있는 모든 이에게 흐뭇한 휴식을 선사할 것이다.
I picked up this book in Kyobo on my last trip to Seoul. It is originally a Japanese publication, but I bought the Korean edition for language practice. It is an adorable manhwa/cartoon tale of two kittens moving into their new home. The drawings are minimalist but super cute and I enjoyed following the two kittens' adventures. As a language-learning tool, though, it was a bit of a mixed bag.
This is the second time I have picked up an illustration-heavy book thinking that would make it easier, only to be disappointed. Unlike last time, when the specialised language of the picture essay's topic made it hard, this time the level of the language was okay and I could understand what was going on without any difficulty. I didn't know all the words, but when I checked unknown ones, most were not highly useful to learn. As you might imagine, given the nature of the story, a lot of the action focused on the cats running around, playing and exploring. Thus, much of the vocabulary was for actions and sounds e.g. 'pad pad' or 'rustle rustle' etc. Nothing complex, but I also couldn't see myself needing to say 'rustle rustle' very often in conversation or writing, so a bit pointless to focus on learning such things. There was also a little bit of 'cutifying' of the language going on, so it wasn't always 100% correct Korean -- not useful for foreign learners.
Overall, I think this book could be understood even by a beginner Korean learner as there is not a lot of text, the illustrations give you context, and you can look up any unknown words. However, it really is mostly sound-related vocabulary, so you won't see a lot of grammar points/sentence structures, and the vocabulary is not particularly worth memorising for everyday use. Because of that, I would really only recommend it for beginners wanting a cute tale and a little exposure to Korean reading. For anyone intermediate and above, I do not think it would have any learning benefits, though if you like cute cat illustrations, you could skim through it just for that.
Recommended for: Mid-level Beginners who can already read in Korean without difficulty and know some grammar and vocabulary. (Or epic cat lovers at higher levels.)
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