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Velveteen & Mandala (English Edition) Kindle Ausgabe
These two teens are the last line of defense for a nation in ruins. Armed with a fully-operational tank the pair must fight off the zombie hordes while they catfight each other for food, entertainment and maybe even the affection and attention of the opposite sex. They have nothing to lose in this world except their humanity, but then again who are the zombies in this world? Are they the undead or are these two teens who must live among them even still human?
- Seitenzahl der Print-Ausgabe344 Seiten
- SpracheEnglisch
- HerausgeberVertical Comics
- Erscheinungstermin6. Oktober 2020
- Dateigröße548575 KB
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“Velveteen & Mandala is as disturbed as its protagonists, and maybe that’s because it manages to be both fun and sad… Just like the way Mandala obsessively shouts ‘Tape recorder!’ at the top of her lungs, Velveteen & Mandala will stay in your head and beg to be reread. Here’s hoping Vertical, or an equally gutsy publisher, pumps out more material like Matsumoto’s in the direction of an otherwise unsuspecting North American audience.” —Otaku USA
“It is funny, but in the black, ghastly way that something like Catch-22 or M*A*S*H (the original film, at its most embittered) was funny: you laugh, along with the storyteller, that you may not cry… The most significant development over the course of V&M is how it slowly trades the outré, non-sequitur black humor of its opening chapters for something a lot sadder and more expansive. There’s a surprising amount of emotional punch in the conclusion, enough that it invites a second reading of the book…” —Genji Press
"The key in appreciating this genius manga would be to just look deeper. The manga gives focus on how harsh life can be that people would be forced to sacrifice what they have. While this manga isn't recommended for teens, as it contains a lot of disturbing content, it definitely should be read." - Review Stream
Über die Autorenschaft und weitere Mitwirkende
While Matsumoto has penned numerous short-stories over the past two decades his first major success was the sci-fi thriller FREESIA. Published by Shogakukan's IKKI magazine since 2001, FREESIA would come to redefine indie comics in Japan when it was adapted into a live action film in 2006.
Velveteen & Mandara will be Matsumoto's first book in English.
Produktinformation
- ASIN : B0893ZHC73
- Herausgeber : Vertical Comics (6. Oktober 2020)
- Sprache : Englisch
- Dateigröße : 548575 KB
- Text-to-Speech (Vorlesemodus) : Nicht aktiviert
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- Seitenzahl der Print-Ausgabe : 344 Seiten
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.460.362 in Kindle-Shop (Siehe Top 100 in Kindle-Shop)
- Nr. 6.374 in Science Fiction Graphic Novels (englischsprachig)
- Nr. 16.210 in Mangas (englischsprachig)
- Nr. 56.018 in Fremdsprachige Comics & Mangas
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It is the focus of many of his stories to talk about mental illnesses in a very imagery-ful and symbolic way, and this is no different.
This is full of gore, violence, sex, weird humor and world-ending themes. Nothing is meanigless and exists solely for shock value, but as always, it's required quite some effort to scratch the message of the work.
Aside from what was mentioned already, the artwork is splendid. Jiro Matsumoto has an awesome style unique to him, so it's a good take to buy this even if you just want to forget a little the generic cookie-cutter moe-esque style most manga have.
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The thing that brought everything all together was that it didn't take itself too seriously, the characters few times making fun of the author or the zombies talking amongst themselves about playing a game of mahjong brought a comedic element to the story while not taking away from the story and theme.
A fun one-shot that is rarely seen in English translation due to the adult content and should be read even if you aren't a fan of the genre.
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It's not included in the Amazon description, but the back of the manga mentions it and it's definitely in the manga - it also wasn't something I wanted to see, not does it help the story in any way.
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Velveteen, the protagonist, lives by the riverside and from the get-go it's unclear if she's alive or dead and if the world that we see through her eyes even exists. She and her frenemy Mandala trek through a microcosm of spirits, the undead, vicious high school girls, and air raids.
I'm not particularly drawn to stories with violence and nudity (which Velveteen and Mandala has in spades), but have a weak spot for things that are unique. Velveteen and Mandala are not the typical moe school girls that pop up again and again in manga. They are apathetic, strong willed, cruel, addicted to drugs, and literally insane. I like that the writer didn't pull punches. He created two twisted heroines who live in the underbelly of Wonderland.