Fraction

The first half of the book is made up of the titular story Fraction; a serial killer thriller that gets all kinds of meta and crazy as it progresses. The second half of the book consists of a short interview with Kago (and Ryuichi Kasumi, a Japanese crime fiction writer) and a number of short storie Leggi tutto

This is my first manga by Shintaro Kago. I have been in search of straight up horror/gruesome murder mangas and one of my friend recommended Fraction to me. Kago is an excellent manga artist. If you're reading this review, then I assume you have a pretty strong stomach. By any chance you're a squeam Leggi tutto

Horrifying O_O

The main story is probably one of the most genius things Kago has ever written. The other short stories are ok, but 2 of them have already been collected in previous volumes... All boring when compared with Fraction.

7/10 I like the art style of Kago. It's both elegant and slightly unsettling. I am referring to how things are drawn, i.e., the line work and figure drawings. As for what he draws, well, that's way more that 'slightly unsettling'... that's just brutal. All that dismemberment and body horror would not Leggi tutto

Una historia que se presenta como si fuera inteligente pero en realidad es sumamente estúpida. Lo único interesante/rescatable es la explicación metanarrativa de los trucos narrativos de distintos medios audiovisuales. Las historias cortas de la parte final son sumamente intrascendentes, dicho como Leggi tutto

شینتارو کاگو به عنوان مانگا آرتیستی در ژانر ارو گورو ( اروتیک گروتسک) شناخته می‌شود. اما نابغه‌ای مانند او را نمی‌توان با عنوان‌هایی از این قبیل برچسب‌گذاری کرد. قسمت عمده‌ی کتاب را داستان فرکشن تشکیل می‌‌دهد. داستان کسانی را که به زیباشناسی بدن‌های دفرمه، تکه شده و دل و روده‌های آویزان علاقه‌مندند Leggi tutto