Author: Keiji Nakazawa
Publisher: Last Gasp
When I start to read Barefoot Gen, I knew very few things about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. I knew a little about Manhattan project, I learned in school that the B-29 plane that carried the bomb was named Elona Gay and that somehow the two bombs helped to end the war; I saw on TV that a nuclear explosion causes a huge mushroom cloud, that radiations are terribly bad for all live forms. That was about it. (more…)
November 23rd, 2007
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Author: Masashi Kishmoto
Publisher: Shueisha
Uzumaki Naruto is with One piece, one of the two more popular manga and even graphic stories in the world.
Since its first publication in 1999, there are approximately 6 new volumes of Naruto each year. So even if I am great fan and I read the whole adventures so far, I will not review every single volume, but do a more general critic. (more…)
November 6th, 2006
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Author: Katsuhiro Otomo
Publisher: Kodansha Ltd. Tokyo
First published in Japan in the 80’s, the 6 volumes of Akira are a masterpiece of the manga culture and have influence many popular manga authors. The animated film version encountered a huge worldwide success. Akira is often compared to the Blade Runner of Ridley Scott, notably because of his futuristic vision of the city.
The story takes place (more…)
November 3rd, 2006
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Author: Junji Ito
Publisher: Shogakukan Inc. Tokyo
When it comes to Japanese horror culture, I am always tempted to make connection. Why is that?
I remember some years ago, having read an interview of Shinji Mikami, the creator of the Resident Evil videogame series, and he was telling that he was really inspired by the work of a middle of the 20th century writer, Edogawa Rampo. (more…)
October 31st, 2006
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Born in Gifu, Japan in 1963, Junji Ito is a popular Japanese Horror manga artist / writer. His passion for Manga was inspired partly by his older sister who is also a drawing artist. He initially had a dental technician career and manga was only a hobby. Thanks to the success he encountered, he progressively dropped in 90’s his dental activity. (more…)
October 27th, 2006
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Author : Aurelia Aurita
Publisher : Les Impressions Nouvelles (FR, BE)
Copyright: © 2006 Les Impressions nouvelles
Note: Special notice ! Novel for mature audience only.
Literal translation: Strawberry & Chocolate
Additional Information: Not currently available in English.
Fraise & chocolat is definitely a story about a real love and passion. Aurelia arrived in Japan to see Frederic, they met once in Paris but they wrote each other for the last 4 months. That is the starting point of the travel in the intimacy of two people where the exploration of physical love have a large part. The narration is very fresh and I got the feeling sometimes that the heart of Aurelia is to big and will explode if (more…)
October 12th, 2006
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