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[Josef]

Be careful with most of his work, the word disturbing perhaps is not the the best way to sum up all that he does, go for the ones with more comedy and satire than the ones that are a bit more darker. But his works you are stepping into the surreal no matter what, so it is kind of pointless. xD

 

[Totilas]

You're welcome

Shamo is another good one, always glad to see more fans. Hopefully volume 27 is scanlated soon.

Yay! That would be amazing, became more and more thrilled about it, so can't wait to see what happens next.

Be careful with most of his work, the word disturbing perhaps is not the the best way to sum up all that he does, go for the ones with more comedy and satire than the ones that are a bit more darker. But his works you are stepping into the surreal no matter what, so it is kind of pointless. xD

Hmm, everything that is dark, disturbing and weird would have my interest, so I'm excited to get started on Abstraction!

EDIT: (!!!) Just read it, and (OMG) what was that?!?! That was weeeeird!!!!
I actually thought it was a "normal" manga, so I got a bit surprised there
I will have to tjeck out more of his work, that was interesting and so weird at the same time!

 

[Josef]

You are in uncharted territories now. If you like surreal and weird stuff but a little less disturbing, try Matsunaga, even though he has his fair share of weirdness, he does offer a more humane take with his manga. Paperakyu, Bakune Young, Ryuuguuden, all masterpieces if you ask me.

 

[scav]

gunnm last order is no more on hiatus i made a thread http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showt...-angel-alita-last-order?p=2876641#post2876641

 

[Josef]

gunnm last order is no more on hiatus i made a thread http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showt...-angel-alita-last-order?p=2876641#post2876641

Damn! You sure picked the manga with one of the best drawn manga out there, the art is so cyberpunky~ I think the character is just so wonderful plus she is god like. I also can not believe there was not thread for it.

 

[baboysai]

yay new chapters of Saint Young men have been scanlated. ^^ or... they're old releases but just scanlated now? I can't tell :/

 

[scav]

Damn! You sure picked the manga with one of the best drawn manga out there, the art is so cyberpunky~ I think the character is just so wonderful plus she is god like. I also can not believe there was not thread for it.

ah, i thought i was the only one who read gunnm here
yeah i also love the art. but it take some time to get used with the author's style

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You're welcome

Shamo is another good one, always glad to see more fans. Hopefully volume 27 is scanlated soon.

wow i' m surprised shamo is still on going. i read it first 5 or 6 years ago. but it became weird when he found his sister, the manga took another direction.

 

[Josef]

Anyone have a suggestion for a a manga that deals with pregnancy? It is something I rarely bump into when reading manga, and I want to see how it is portrayed, Thanks.

 

[baboysai]

There was one I read about two sisters, the other one (18 years old) recently gave birth and it's a cute manga- but I think I only read one chapter and I'm not sure if it's being scanlated still. I checked it out just now and apparently there are 4 chapters out- but it's been like a year ago since. The title is Digopuri

 

[Crude]

I heard that Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance has been licensed. Is that true? I loved reading the series up until the Edited Mangas stopped so reading the rest would be awesome! I also heard it got either a movie or a drama.

 

[baboysai]

What is that? I never heard of that- but I am familiar with the book (the classic one- currently reading it) how are they related?

 

[Kaiten]

I heard that Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance has been licensed. Is that true? I loved reading the series up until the Edited Mangas stopped so reading the rest would be awesome! I also heard it got either a movie or a drama.

It's on the JManga website, but there does not seem to be any plans to release it in book form.

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What is that? I never heard of that- but I am familiar with the book (the classic one- currently reading it) how are they related?

The manga is (very) loosely based on the novel.

 

[Josef]

To be honest, compared to the book, I was a bit disappointed in the manga, I do not know, perhaps it was a bit too much to chew for the mangaka? I think visually he did not capture how I viewed the book.

 

[Crude]

But the story gradually deviated from the book did it not? The series definitely got me interested in reading the original work (now that think about it, why am I not reading it now? )

 

[Josef]

But the story gradually deviated from the book did it not? The series definitely got me interested in reading the original work (now that think about it, why am I not reading it now? )

I think the manga lacked the psychological tension that is common in the book, thanks to the writing style, though some things were done good visualization of:

Spoiler

The murders that Raskolnikov did were done good. The atmosphere was not because that is a key elements in the psychological structure and the setting(place) of the novel.

Still a good read, because it gets you interested in the novel.

 

[baboysai]

if that was the mangaka's intention then it certainly worked.

Most manga adaptations of classics tend to fall short. There are reasons why works are called classics in the first place, and it is always a great task to rewrite or adapt them. Bold, if anything.

 

[Kaiten]

I've been really into the works of Maruo Suehiro recently, reading two of his short gekiga, Warau Kyuuketsuki and Shoujo Tsubaki, last night. His work mix surrealism, violence, sex, and decadence as commentary on the strange, perverse nature of modern life. His artwork is gorgeous, with incredibly innovative panel work, often reproduced as lithographs in Japan. Much of his work borders on ero-guro, and are not for the faint of heart. Highly recommended for anyone not easily offended, looking for something of the highest artistic quality. Compare to the works of Nishioka Brosis or Kago Shintaro.

 

[MattC302]

^He did 'The Strange Tale of Panorama Island', right? I've been wanting to buy that for a while now, but I think the release date keeps getting pushed back or something. I'm looking forward to it even more after sampling the art of some of the manga you mentioned in another thread.

 

[Kaiten]

Yes, Panorama Island is one of his manga. As of right now the release date is August 12, but Amazon does not yet allow for pre-order. As soon as they do, I am planning on buying it. From what I understand while Panorama Island still has an outsize amount of adult content, it is not borderline guro, like his older, Serindo published works.

 

[Josef]

As with all art, perverse stuff, nudity is common even in the more older stuff, with the new modern art it is no question it is the main. Though the mix of murder, violence and stuff is kind of a double edged sword. I do not know if it holds much value apart for being there just for gore fan-service. It is truly amazing that art has that far to display the utmost expressionistic aspects of life. It seems expressionism developed mostly out of all of the modern art styles. As his work can be seen on the evil human nature that is common in today's society, I think generally evil as an aspect of art has always been there, the display of it, it is better to see what is evil than to do it. I think it goes back to tragedy being there to get rid of the passions of man, said by Aristotle, though because today we can actually see these things more clearly, in a modern communications age, we slowly get used to them. But I think as far as it goes it can emotionally harm those who are not prepared. Still worth a try to at least see what it is.