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Saint Young Men (Manga)

Saint Young Men

Alternative Titles

English: Saint Young Men
Synonyms: Saint Oniisan, Saint Youngmen
Japanese: 聖☆おにいさん

Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: 2007 to ?
Authors: Nakamura, Hikaru (Story & Art)
Serialization: Morning 2

Statistics

Score: 8.061 (scored by 1129 users)
Ranked: #7372
Popularity: #574
Members: 3,275
Favorites: 98
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top manga page.

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comedy seinen

Synopsis

What if Jesus and Buddha were living on Earth in modern times? What if they shared an apartment in Japan? Saint Young Men is a humorous manga about the daily lives of Jesus and Buddha, with each chapter focusing on some element of modern life, such as Disneyland, rush hour on the train, Christmas, the public pool, carnivals, and more. (Source: Mangafox)

Characters

 Jesus
Jesus
Main
 Buddha
Buddha
Main



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Nov 22, 2008
Archaeon
DO NOT READ THIS MANGA IF YOU ARE:

a) Easily offended
b) Studiously religious in either Christianity or Bhuddism
c) Consider any humour about religion or religiousicons to be blasphemous
d) An idiot who won't get the joke

Moving on swiftly......


WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. That's what this manga is. Very, very, wrong, but in such a deliciously divisive, amazingly anarchic, furiously funny, and exceptionally entertaining way.

Saint Young Men is a manga by Nakamura Hikaru that was serialised in Kodansha's Morning 2 manga magazine in 2007.

Okay, the basic concept is that after the turn of the millenium, Jesus and Buddha decide to take a break from the heavenly lifestyle (and read more
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Jun 16, 2009
Sethward
Actually, as someone who considers himself a Christian theist, I thoroughly enjoy[ed] this series. 'Suspension of belief' is required, but this is the way for most books/movies regardless.

Do I find this manga offensive?
Not in the slightest.

Perhaps quite the contrary, this is a very enjoyable, and rather lightweight .. story [used loosely] about Jesus and Buddha sharing a apartment. Other than the obvious religious themed jokes [i.e Buddha winning a giant statue of Buddah at Disneyland, Jesus being afraid to swim (hence walking on water)], it manages to develop a interesting relationship between the two.

It's religious deity buddy comedy manga at it's finest.
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User Recommendations

When I read Arakawa under the bridge the surreal humour striked me as quite pecular.
I felt like I got a similar feel from another manga before. I checked the author/artist and ... yep... It's the one from Saint Young Men! Both have similar humour. In good kind of way.
The similarity in these two series arises from their exploration of holy beings. In the case of Kamisama Kazoku, we are introduced to a family of god and his angels. In the case of Saint Young Men, we follow Jesus and Buddha in contemporary Japan.

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