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The Heart of Thomas

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/May 5, 2021 by Gog the Mild (talk) 12:20, 25 April 2021 (UTC)



The Heart of Thomas is a 1974 Japanese shōjo manga (girls' manga) series by Moto Hagio (pictured). Originally serialized in the manga magazine Shūkan Shōjo Comic, it follows the events at a German all-boys gymnasium following the suicide of student Thomas Werner. The series draws inspiration from the Bildungsroman genre, the novels of Hermann Hesse, and the 1964 film Les amitiés particulières, and is one of the earliest manga in the shōnen-ai (male-male romance) genre. The Heart of Thomas was developed and published during a period of immense upheaval for shōjo manga, characterized by the emergence of new aesthetic styles, more narratively complex stories, and a new generation of artists collectively referred to as the Year 24 Group. Initially poorly received by readers, by the end of its serialization The Heart of Thomas was among the most popular series in Shūkan Shōjo Comic. It significantly influenced shōjo as a medium, and has been adapted into a film, a stage play, and a novel.
 * Most recent similar article(s): None; the last manga/anime-related TFA was Naruto in March 2020
 * Main editors: Morgan695 and Lady freyja
 * Promoted: March 24, 2021
 * Reasons for nomination: To commemorate the 47th anniversary of the series' release on May 5, 1974.
 * Support as nominator. Morgan695 (talk) 23:04, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Support Aoba47 (talk) 05:31, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Support Japanese comics, (especially shojo comics) are under represented on the front page.Harizotoh9 (talk) 22:08, 20 April 2021 (UTC)