If you've read Dorohedoro you should have an idea of what you're getting into.
Ultra-creative, ultra-violent combination of horror, comedy and sci-fi.
This mangaka has a style that is so idiosyncratic and bizzare that it's almost hypnotizing.
This new adventure shows that she is hitting her stride and it's been a blast so far.
We've only scratched the surface of what I'd wager will become an awesome story.
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Big Dark, Great Dark Japanese: 大ダーク More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Mar 12, 2019 to ?
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Hayashida, Q (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #12742 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #463
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Jul 24, 2019
I noticed that at the time I am writing this, no one else has reviewed the artistic genius that is Dai Dark--and so I have come to answer the call. This is also the first review I've written on MAL despite the fact I've used it for like 2 years.
Anyways, to summarize the manga in a few words: beautiful, dark, and morbidly funny. The concept of Dai Dark is so weird and out-of-nowhere, but the worldbuilding is fantastic and it makes you want to learn more. This really is a refreshing, original manga with its own unique balance between horror and comedy. Are you a ... 
Apr 13, 2021
Ah! Where to start? Dai Dark is the second full-fledged manga from Q Hayashida, the zany mangaka behind Dorohedoro. It's a deeply imaginative take on far-future space travel seinen with all the over-the-top violence and low stakes that make Dorohedoro great. If you've read Dorohedoro, read this. If you haven't, well...
Art: What can be said? Q Hayashida simply kills it. There's no one like her. Both her charming character design and mindboggling background work demand a 10. The story notwithstanding, this one of those mangas you can read just to gawk at the gorgeous, uber-distinctive art. I'd put it up there with Hellper, Blame!, and CSM. ... 
Nov 29, 2019
Great manga so far, very promising.
If you like Hayashida Q's previous work you will likely enjoy Dai Dark. Imagine the same kind of unique macabre atmosphere of Dorohedoro but in a sci fi future setting instead that sort of feels influenced by Blame's mangaka Tsutomu Nihei a little, but has the unique lighthearted charm that Hayashida's writing and style are known for. I look forward to following this I think it might even turn out better than Dorohedoro if it maintains this quality which im sure it will. I love the way the characters have been introduced and how you're just in the middle ... 
May 3, 2020
(First MAL review boysssss)
Extremely promising manga thus far, and is being CRIMINALLY under-read. Q Hayashida doing amazing work, as per usual. The macabre, zany, and comedic elements of Hayashida's work shine through superbly in Dai Dark, and I hope more people will check it out. Story - 8 An intriguing premise so far, and is similarly set up to Dorohedoro in the early chapters, as both have a relatively simple "goal" in mind (Kaiman's head, Sanko's freedom). I'm enjoying the wacky Sci-Fi setting, and the world (or should I say dimension?) building has great so far, I'm eager to learn more about it. I'm super ... 
Dec 30, 2020
Bleak, grotesque, chaotic, lighthearted. Q Hayashida's craft is embodied by these traits and excellently incorporated them into the seinen cult classic known as Dorohedoro. Turning the clock back to 1997, Hayashida's debut one-shot, Sofa-chan, already laid the ground work for and implicated her distinctive style. A bizarre narrative, surreal personifications of mundane objects, a murky, heavy use of black, and an equilibrium of lightheartedness and horror.
And today, this style has earned Hayashida to be one of the faces on the non-existent seinen Mount Rushmore. Seinen is often viewed as an umbrella term for anything gore, violent and dark. Which Dorohedoro and Hayashida's other work unapologetically ... 
Apr 26, 2020
q hayashida marry me
anyway this shit is real good. if u liked dorohedoro ur in luck bcuz many of the character designs, cute lil faces, food obsessions, extreme body mods, wanton but not heartless cruelties toward poor beings lower down on the big old scala naturae, extremely heartless cruelties toward the same, are basically lifted straight from it, not in a bad way, its very early but 10/10 why not. i think Q Hayashida's art gets really underrated because people want nice clean lines and neatly ordered architectural panoramas pointing to a complex and organic communal life, not brutal slave societies and lines that constantly ... 
Jan 12, 2021
Alright, to be honest, you really can't write a conventional review about Dai Dark, its a monthly release, by the same author as Dorohedoro. But none of that matters, Dai Dark, is all about not caring, Q Hayashida, threw the "how to make manga" book on the ground, stomped it, shred it, and threw it inside a volcano. The art is outstanding, the characters have great potential, world building rivals all time greats, and the comedy is up there. Doing all of this, in a style anybody but Q, would have been unable to. So far story wise, we know nothing, there is the basic
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Jul 21, 2020
If you have read Dorohedoro, expect the same craziness or wackiness that you get when reading Dai Dark. At the time of writing, there's only 12 chapters translated. So far, I've enjoyed reading the story.
The story started slow since it wanted to establish the world and get you familiar with the characters. The series already give a hint on the end goal at early chapter so its good that you are able gauge the end of the series. The one thing that may throw you off a bit that some of the chapters feel like a filler chapter. Art is great, as expected from Hayashida-sensei. The ... 
Dec 12, 2020
Im really disappointed because Dorohedoro is one of my favorite mangas of all time, this has none of the charisma that made Doro great. I have no investment in any of the characters, the way i can describe them is meeting people at the waiting room of your dentist office, you genuinely couldnt care less about these people. The plot has no direction whatsoever, I tried giving it 10 chapters before dropping it since i was Hooked by the 5 chapter of Doro. the gore is decent at best but the comedy feels kind of dry.
If we can recall why the ending of dorohedoro was ... |
