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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ha sido muy interesante comienzo. Me gusta el enfoque que le da Urasawa a la ciencia ficción y el tratamiento de la inteligencia artificial. Se nota mucho que al autor le encanta Alemania y las historias policiales, y yo no tengo ningún problema con eso.
Como siempre, las expresiones de los personajes a veces parecen más reales que las de las personas, y lo gracioso en este caso es que muchos de los personajes son robots.
Como siempre, las expresiones de los personajes a veces parecen más reales que las de las personas, y lo gracioso en este caso es que muchos de los personajes son robots.
I've been reading Manga since I learned how to read but not until yesterday that I started to notice the amazing wonderful mangaka Naoki Urasawa. This is the first manga of him that I read and hell it is sooooo good. It's been a long time since I read such high quality one. I'm not the kind of person who into robots and mechanical stuffs but THIS sci-fi manga is truly an exception. The plot is so well-written, the characters are all amazing and real, the drawing is sophisticated. I'm so excited to read other works by him!!!
In the future, someone is killing the seven greatest robots of the world. Gesicht, the top detective in Europe, is assigned to catch the killer. The one catch is, he is one of the killer's intended victims, placing him in a race against time.
This is a brilliant manga that draws inspiration from Tezuka's Astro Boy. The murder mystewry also deals with what it means to be human, and how we treat those that we feel have less value than us.
This is a brilliant manga that draws inspiration from Tezuka's Astro Boy. The murder mystewry also deals with what it means to be human, and how we treat those that we feel have less value than us.
In the future, someone is killing the seven greatest robots of the world. Gesicht, the top detective in Europe, is assigned to catch the killer. The one catch is, he is one of the killer's intended victims, placing him in a race against time.
This is a brilliant manga that draws inspiration from Tezuka's Astro Boy. The murder mystewry also deals with what it means to be human, and how we treat those that we feel have less value than us.
This is a brilliant manga that draws inspiration from Tezuka's Astro Boy. The murder mystewry also deals with what it means to be human, and how we treat those that we feel have less value than us.
My first graphic novel! I'm aware that it's a weird choice. Consider me a reluctant reader in this medium - I just am not a visually oriented person. But, hey, futuristic robot noir is bound to keep my interest! And it did! I really adored the humanized robots, especially North No. 2, the music-loving war-hero-robo-butler. Not sure I care enough to read any further, though.
As for the format itself, I dug the world-building of the art, especially the way Urasawa sets up and break our expectations. Like the scene where the protagonist appears to be having an intimate conversation, but in the final panel is revealed to be a holo-chat. But I felt that I couldn't always follow the detail of the small action panels. I have trouble visualizing action scenes, and it seems to hold true even when it's well, already visualized for me. Natalia recommends I try something with more traditional narration next time. Sounds like a plan.
As for the format itself, I dug the world-building of the art, especially the way Urasawa sets up and break our expectations. Like the scene where the protagonist appears to be having an intimate conversation, but in the final panel is revealed to be a holo-chat. But I felt that I couldn't always follow the detail of the small action panels. I have trouble visualizing action scenes, and it seems to hold true even when it's well, already visualized for me. Natalia recommends I try something with more traditional narration next time. Sounds like a plan.
A great start to the series. Interesting worldbuilding. A lot of likable characters so far.
No tenía muy claro qué esperaba de Pluto, pero esto, desde luego que no. Ha sido una grata sorpresa.
In a couple of hours, I'd burned through this volume; it'd that good. The art, the story--it's just... Fantastic. Undoubtedly getting the follow up volumes and of course going to be looking up MONSTER when the new printing comes out.
