Ranked #12122

Kasutoro Shiki (Manga)

through the whole thing the only thing i could say/think was "wow".
after reading a lot of the negative opinions on this story(bad, confusing, didn't make since, had no point, disturbing, etc), all i could think then was "wow". i mean really. this story is meant to be complex but simple at the same time. its abstract! of course it'll be out of the ordinary. it probably gives different meanings to different people, but to me, i dont think there is a meaning to it. the fact that this story is so unique and magnificent and was only 16 pages long, is pretty amazing. yea there was some "mature" scenes, but for those who thought it was disturbing, then why the hell are you reading manga that are clearly labeled as "mature" anyways? and besides, its ART. its not really meant to be perverted. in all honesty, ive never read anything like this, but im really glad i did. i cant explain it, but its like it opened my mind to something i didnt know before, something ive never seen. it broaden my horizons i guess you could say. yea it couldve been a little less crude but none-the-less i say this story is genius. read more

Creatively distorted art style mixed with a dose of insanity. KAGO is a force to be reckoned with. In Abstraction he displays his idiomatic style more impeccable than in any other work of his -- by neglecting the story, and experimenting with the visual presentation. Is there any message in this ? Perhaps the never ending continuity of events, one event causes another, various possible outcomes, or just his message to not be limited by mainstream boundaries and be unique.