Old boy. Vol. 1

This is about the series, not this volume. It's more likely that you've seen the 2003 Korean movie Oldboy than read this, so I suppose we must compare the two. For disclosure, I read this having not seen the movie, and then watched the movie the day after finishing this manga series. I didn't particu Leggi tutto

I recently came across this series in an online auction, and I just had to grab it. Although I hadn't seen any of the "Old Boy" movies, I figured there was no better way to dive into the story than by starting with the original material. This edition is quite poor. The paper quality is like that of a Leggi tutto

I've never read manga and I never had an urge to read any but I thought maybe I should try and see what it's like. I tried this because it happened to be available to me and I had liked the movie. This is awful, to call it one dimensional is almost a compliment. A kind of moronic morose male fantasy Leggi tutto

I don't think that I've ever read such a blatant male power fantasy in my life. Spoilers ahead because I just don't care: so the guy is trapped in a "private prison" aka a locked apartment for ten years with nothing but Chinese takeout and a tv. He gets incredibly jacked and doesn't lose his mind, o Leggi tutto

I know it’s not Garon Tsuchiya’s fault that basically the most iconic revenge thriller ever is based off his manga, but yes, I did just re-watch Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy, and yes, I did immediately read this after. Extremely “of its time”. I think the subtle emphasis on the pitfalls of gambling is int Leggi tutto

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