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Urasawa Naoki - Monster, vol. 13-15

Jul 12, 2007 15:23

I thought this series was boring up till around vol. 5, and now I cannot stop reading it. I think I've said this several times already, but the more I read, the more impressed I am with how solid Urasawa is, both as an artist and as a writer. I've been trying to sell him to other people (hi vom_marlowe, victim recipient of my latest attempts!) because he does ( Read more... )

manga, manga: seinen, sequential art, a: urasawa naoki, manga: monster

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thomasyan July 12 2007, 23:36:38 UTC

One question I have is: When did Tenma become so moral and grow a backbone? Because when we first see him, he is not so honorable. Plus, he cheated on his exams! :)

oyceter July 12 2007, 23:47:28 UTC

Oh, that's a good point! I was reading back on people's vol. 1 reviews, and I'm a bit startled to see how much has changed. I wonder if his decision to save Johan was the major deciding factor of his life; after that, maybe he continued with the backbone? Alas, it's been a while since I've read the first few vols, so I'm not sure.

thomasyan July 13 2007, 00:21:42 UTC

Oh yeah. Things we were clearly coming to a head. He was getting fed up with all the moral compromises he was making, and Johan versus political bigwig crystallized things for him. Then, Johan killed the director and cleared the way for him. He was able to live his life according to his morality, and gain self-confidence and self conviction. So by the time Johan reappears, it is realistic that we would have matured and grown.

I had forgotten there was that time skip, without which his changes would have been much too sudden.

oyceter July 14 2007, 17:52:14 UTC

Yeah! I was so surprised by the mention of the time skip; I had completely forgotten how much time had passed between the supposed ruin of Tenma's career and the reappearance of Johan.

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mystickeeper July 13 2007, 19:07:31 UTC

I never know what to say, but I get really excited whenever I see your posts about Monster because.....SO. GOOD. It's cool that the manga is so similar to the anime, because I still know what you're talking about.

And yes, OMF, NINA! So awesome.

oyceter July 14 2007, 19:20:40 UTC

I'm so excited about watching the anime after reading the series! It'll be neat having voices for the characters!

OMG! Have you read 20th Century Boys too? It is so awesome!