Algiers - APS
After Fella Matougui’s first attempt entitled \"Nahla et les Touareg,\" Z-link editions enriched their manga collection intended for female readership with a new collective album entitled \"Loundja\" by author Amir Cheriti and talented cartoonist Yasmine Boubakir. This female version manga tells the daily life of a charming secondary school student called Loundja suffering from a rare illness which reflects the sadness and joy expressions on her visage, exposing her to the mockeries of her schoolmates and excludin her gradually from social life. Through her meticulous style and aesthetic concern, Yasmine Boubakir used with a particular art the \"Shojo\" genre of manga intended for young female readership. Recognized for her talent in illustration, Yasmine Boubakir was the first cartoonist to join the team of the specialized magazine \"Laabstore\" in 2008 before publishing her first album \"Dz-Shojo\" entitled \"Une geisha, un destin\" (a geisha, a fate).