20th century boys. Ultimate deluxe edition. Vol. 11

Ever since I watched the anime Monster , I have been fascinated by its creator, Naoki Urasawa. His style of storytelling, his ability to create great mystery and suspense, his deep character development, psychological analysis of villains, symbolic storytelling, philosophy, and use of surrealism—all Leggi tutto

A partir de la mitad del octavo tomo (formato kanzenban), el manga cambia en muchos aspectos. Se vuelve aún más complejo, aunque pierde parte de ese trato tan cercano que se daba a los personajes; un efecto que, en realidad, viene perdiendo desde el cuarto tomo. Dejan de ser el dependiente, el cocin Leggi tutto

WHAAAAT?! It’s not over! So now I HAVE to get 21st Century Boys and find out but the last volume of 20th Century Boys was pretty lit. This was such a long and intricate story I really wasn’t sure that the ending could wrap up in an epic way but really it did. I loved how everyone was involved too, e Leggi tutto

The end is near as Kenji survived the horror that was Bloody New Year’s Eve all those years ago and is now heading towards Tokyo to settle the score with the Friend, now the president of the world. Meanwhile, his allies – from his childhood buddies to his niece Kanna – are rallying to put a stop to Leggi tutto

Tutto si chiude, tutto ha un senso, tutto… EHI, COSA SONO QUESTE DUE ULTIME PAGINE?!? Che storia incredibile, che scrittura stupenda.

Urasawa is a master of the manga medium and this is an amazing series that mixes a sweet coming of age tale with the horrors of biowarfare, political conspiracies, robots, and space aliens. (Really?) I have been going at the volumes of this “perfect edition” which have been released one volume at a Leggi tutto

”Everything’s always been exactly as I prophesied, hasn’t it? The world never recognized my genius. I am necessary…But this world is not. The “prophecies” were all lies. I did it. I did all of it.” the way that every character either minor or main all connect and have their roles to play is so great. Leggi tutto

Powiem wam tak, większego arcydzieła nie czytałam. Jak ktoś mi powie, że nie przeczyta tego, bo jest dla "mangoz*ebow", to przepraszam ale się nie dogadamy. To jest więcej niż komiks, manga czy powieść. Żadne słowa nie opiszą, jakie to było dobre, jak zżyłam się z bohaterami i jak wpłynęło to na moj Leggi tutto