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Originally Posted by sukreih
Afganis-Tan(Afganistan), a little girl who is bullied by other kids(they're actually conturies such as the US) decides to stand up to them. But she has to go a long way cuz well, she's much of a clumsy girl and falls down and rolls a lot.
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Originally Posted by Srin Tuar
If anyone has read it, I would be interested to know if this manga a serious attempt at entertainment, and educational thing, or more of a political statement ??
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Originally Posted by zalas
I think it's a bit of each. It's presented 4koma style, with around 26 "episodes" I think. Each 4koma is based on some real situation in Afghanistan's history and there's a little side column that talks about the actual history. You can read it from the author's website, as it was a webcomic before he published it. It would be cool if someone would translate it, hehe
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You can see thi pictures here:
http://www.yukai.jp/~timaking/COMIC/01af/menu-af.htm
Episode 1:
http://www.yukai.jp/~timaking/COMIC/01af/ep01.htm
Frame 1
Afuganisu-tan is always getting picked on
Everyone always bullies her
//Note: the two other girls in the first frame represent Russia and England
Frame 2
One day, she decided
That she should stand up for herself
SFX: Gu -- clenching fist
Frame 3
SFX: zuru zuru -- dragging sound
Frame 4
SFX: gakin -- chiing
SFX: zubushi -- crashing down
Afuganisu-tan: (Afu!)
//note: it is common for anime/manga characters to use an exclamation or word suffix that is all or part of their name.