Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
Cossette House/Aniplex, . . Tokyopop, $9.99 (194pp) ISBN 978-1-59816-530-2
While working at an antique shop, a young man named Eiri discovers the portrait of Cossette, a beautiful young woman shrouded in sorrow. He quickly becomes obsessed with the painting, while ignorant of its tragic past: everyone who has owned Cossette's portrait has died. Shortly thereafter, Cossette's spirit appears to Eiri, begging him to save her. The two embark on a harrowing quest of redemption, as they search out Cossette's cursed possessions, objects she once owned that are now bringing pain to the living. The real tragedy however, is the flatness of the story. In its attempt to be poetic,
Reviewed on: 07/24/2006
Genre: Fiction