G-9 didn't have the kind of fluid animation I was expecting, however, what it lacked in motion it made up for in style. A girl diving into the consciousness of another person, requires complete amnesia in order to destroy their monster. Loved the fight sequence ink art so much.
It has the kind of random female character design I crave:
The last episode of Kurozuka left me feeling disturbed and a little confused. There was a LOT of blood. Naked lady Kuromitsu cradling the decapitated head of her lover was a little too much for me. Another series where I enjoyed the fight scenes even if it felt a little pretentious. I hope they make more! Blood!!
So I got to wondering about the year 2008's sci-fi manga - has some translator lovingly translated something amazing? Will I spend the next decade hoping an American publisher will pick it up? Then I start to question myself. Am I so eager for a good sci-fi read that I'll start to think average series are better than they really are...I overthink things. :/
La Mosca looks ok...
...a bunch of people locked in a jungle, seeing one crushed to death by an invisible monster, quite a powerful image! Only 2 chapters out so far.
The art of Blame!2 didn't disappoint...but then, I knew it wouldn't.
Freesia hits volume 9 and I still hope upon hope that one day Dark Horse publishes it, or it gets turned into an anime. Watching one man's life fall apart in the middle of a fucked up world. That bit with the spaghetti... *eugh*. I'm looking forward to more from the Triumvirate :) I love it when I can't get enough of something and I can't put my finger on why, and I don't want to define it.
I wasn't sure what to make of The Man Who Saw Hell the first chapter from Salaryman from Hell, the train running off the tracks was interesting but I was gawping at the screen when the mother wraps duck tape around the head of her child and puts her in her room!! Fantastic stuff, horribly delightful. I'll be keeping an eye out for more chapters of this! A bit more horror than sci-fi.
Toshokan Sensou: Spitfire, reminds me I want to watch Library Wars the anime (= s it's in Backlog Hell). I'm a sucker for anything where the female protagonist has unusual strength.
I'm sure there were plenty of amazing releases from 2008, not just sci-fi, they weren't scanlated, they're just out of reach (on the other side of the planet) inside someone's imagination...
Well I'm going to watch the Jonathan Creek special and feel sorry for myself because my throat hurts. Happy New Year!
So I got to wondering about the year 2008's sci-fi manga - has some translator lovingly translated something amazing? Will I spend the next decade hoping an American publisher will pick it up? Then I start to question myself. Am I so eager for a good sci-fi read that I'll start to think average series are better than they really are...I overthink things. :/
La Mosca looks ok...
...a bunch of people locked in a jungle, seeing one crushed to death by an invisible monster, quite a powerful image! Only 2 chapters out so far.
The art of Blame!2 didn't disappoint...but then, I knew it wouldn't.
Freesia hits volume 9 and I still hope upon hope that one day Dark Horse publishes it, or it gets turned into an anime. Watching one man's life fall apart in the middle of a fucked up world. That bit with the spaghetti... *eugh*. I'm looking forward to more from the Triumvirate :) I love it when I can't get enough of something and I can't put my finger on why, and I don't want to define it.
I wasn't sure what to make of The Man Who Saw Hell the first chapter from Salaryman from Hell, the train running off the tracks was interesting but I was gawping at the screen when the mother wraps duck tape around the head of her child and puts her in her room!! Fantastic stuff, horribly delightful. I'll be keeping an eye out for more chapters of this! A bit more horror than sci-fi.
Toshokan Sensou: Spitfire, reminds me I want to watch Library Wars the anime (= s it's in Backlog Hell). I'm a sucker for anything where the female protagonist has unusual strength.
I'm sure there were plenty of amazing releases from 2008, not just sci-fi, they weren't scanlated, they're just out of reach (on the other side of the planet) inside someone's imagination...Well I'm going to watch the Jonathan Creek special and feel sorry for myself because my throat hurts. Happy New Year!
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