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kimberly3838's review against another edition
3.0
Its a nice, unique world with very nice art. But all the characters and the world is a bit confusing as there is barely any texts.
iljaneausten's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Blame! Vol. 1' by Tsutomu Nihei is a massive 408 page story of a man trapped in a huge city, and this is only volume 1!
In a book that has more visual than narrative, we meet a man named Kyrii that is travelling through a strange environment. We eventually learn that he is living in a huge city that seems to have grown out of machines. No one knows what land is. Kyrii has a gun called a Graviton Beam Emitter that can take out the threats to him. He is looking for the Net Terminal Gene, though I never felt like I knew why.
It's a vast sprawling city, but after 400 pages, I felt a bit weary of it all. Sure the main character is interesting, and the environment and cybercreatures are horrific and strange, but I felt like there was just a lot of the same. I did like the art quite a bit. I'd also like to find out what happens to Kyrii.
I received a review copy of this manga from Vertical Comics, Kodansha Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manga.
In a book that has more visual than narrative, we meet a man named Kyrii that is travelling through a strange environment. We eventually learn that he is living in a huge city that seems to have grown out of machines. No one knows what land is. Kyrii has a gun called a Graviton Beam Emitter that can take out the threats to him. He is looking for the Net Terminal Gene, though I never felt like I knew why.
It's a vast sprawling city, but after 400 pages, I felt a bit weary of it all. Sure the main character is interesting, and the environment and cybercreatures are horrific and strange, but I felt like there was just a lot of the same. I did like the art quite a bit. I'd also like to find out what happens to Kyrii.
I received a review copy of this manga from Vertical Comics, Kodansha Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manga.
syoumilk's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
whitecat5000's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
1.0
DNF. This had almost no dialogue or written words. It made it too hard to follow the plot.
bendebec's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The art in this book is quite good, bit the best I've seen, but quite strong. The book also focuses on the art a lot, as there is very little dialogue or exposition.
But I think that plays to its strengths, there is a lot of mystery in trying to understand how this unusual and cruel world works. I would maybe like a smidge more explanation however.
I do love the art for when the character fires their weapon. That sounds immature, but it's true.
For this first volume, it suffers a bit from feeling like random, barely connected violence, characters appear, and are almost immediately killed, and there isn't any kind of goal that we can see.
Near the end of this volume, we are introduced to another character, who might stick around, so I have good hopes that further volumes will have a bit more story to help tie things together.
But I think that plays to its strengths, there is a lot of mystery in trying to understand how this unusual and cruel world works. I would maybe like a smidge more explanation however.
I do love the art for when the character fires their weapon. That sounds immature, but it's true.
For this first volume, it suffers a bit from feeling like random, barely connected violence, characters appear, and are almost immediately killed, and there isn't any kind of goal that we can see.
Near the end of this volume, we are introduced to another character, who might stick around, so I have good hopes that further volumes will have a bit more story to help tie things together.
impalingheaven's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0