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Jun 27, 2021
In terms of overall feel to this manga you can think of a Japanese equivalent to a Wes Anderson/Lynch hybrid drama containing a weird sense of humor, either deadpan or pure.
Storywise, there's this eccentric doctor doing research on Hashi who can't help but say out loud everything he thinks and feels, mostly vile stuff. Hana on the other hand has unexpected orgasms anytime, anywhere. Mari cannot perceive the people around her, isolating herself from reality. Hideo claims to have superpowers and can get in touch with aliens and God. There's also a Napoleon Dynamite clone thrown in there with some kind of Alzheimer's. The rest
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of the non-linear unraveling of the story makes for a pleasurable reading experience.
As usual in Minetaro's manga, I'm drawn to his art work. In my subjective opinion I find it soothing, neat and quirky done to minimalistic perfection.
I would recommend reading it while listening 90's indie rock, perhaps Pavement, Unwound or Failure. But everyone has their manga reading music preference I guess, that's just my take on it.
If you are remotely interested in themes regarding psychology or a work of art that makes your mind wander in a good way go ahead and give it a read. It saddens me that authors like these are so underrated, while I also enjoy the average well done Shonen or thriller manga there's a lot of room for more recognition for this type of Seinen in this database.
"There's no remedy for idiots."
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Mar 15, 2021
Guessing from the lack of reviews, I will assume this series was a sole phenomenon in Portugal, and maybe Spain?
The Dogtanian "Dartacão" opening song was such a hit here that every kid and adult knew how to sing it or as least hum the melody. The opening YouTube video in Portuguese has 712,378 views, and it's only one of the many ones.
The series was created by Claudio Biern Boyd. The 26 episodes were produced in 1981 by the Spanish international BRB and the Japanese Nippon animation.
It's a faithful adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Three Musketeers", although it has some different details such as the
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protagonists being dogs or the protagonist's beloved being called Juliet instead of Constance. One can be sure that this series inspired many cartoons and was highly influential to the now famous "Beastars". Nah, just kidding.
This series premiered in Portugal in 1983 on Saturday mornings. It quickly became a success, being repeated several times in a public main channel. In the beginning of the 90s, it was repeated and also on another private channel in 1995.
All in all it was a light-hearted and very entertaining series with a classic good vs evil theme.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Dec 28, 2020
It's a mostly contemplative, harsh and bleak story, sort of in the vein of Blame! which means little dialogue and loneliness abound. It will make you react emotionally whether you like it or not, it's abrupt and brutal in it's approach for sure in regards to the relationships within The Horizon. By no means it conveys schadenfreude, you will root for the characters like you're there.
I recommend witnessing for yourself this tragic story has humans are portrayed like merciless survivors, hopelessly clinging to life when all hope is gone. It has a beautiful depth to it and is, in my opinion, deserving of the highest
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rating. It may be a short manhwa and to the point, it may even be simplistic in it's art style, but surely has a magic of it's own.
One of the things I particularly enjoy when reading manga (contrary to anime) is that I can read while listening to a suitable soundtrack of my choosing, that definitely heightens the mood. I would go for something more dark ambient, or even something heavier and doom-ish.
And yes.. it will make you want more development, context and explanation by the end. That's never a bad thing, it means it lingers in your mind, like all the stuff you experience intensely and makes an impression on you, and that itself can be considered "good art". The Horizon, is one of those works of art, and I fully recommend it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Feb 27, 2018
Don't let the different approach in the animation put you off, just forget about the pointy noses and get ready for the ride of your life. "Kaiji" is not for the faint of heart. Not in terms of physical violence but for the sheer psichological violence in it. You'll feel like your in Kaiji's shoes and every ounce of feeling - despair, fear and desire - will fill your mind. You can't rationalize it because Kaiji's always in a "no way out" situation, and no matter how hard he tries to find a logical solution he ends up in a stalemate which he must overcome
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by finding something like an hidden strenght, will or personal meaning so the painful struggle can ride him towards a new life, a life with no debts, as you watch the story develop you'll feel Kaiji's wish to be reborn.
The overall feel to the anime is something to the likes "society got you cornered yet again": the pressure to be a better person, to crush our own so called soul and obliterate our flaws, how very dependable we are when it comes to money and why this affects our very sanity often blinded by unthought greed. The so called system, no, the actual reality we all live in, make our very wishes, the deepest ones, be meaningless when confronted with the walls and obstacles that are put in front of us everyday, it's a struggle to free yourself from the shackles that constrict us from outside and from inside. I could show the philosophy behind "Kaiji" by pointing out some famous thinkers like Kierkegaard: "The individual has the sole responsibility for giving one's own life meaning and with living life passionately and sincerely, in spite of many obstacles and distractions including despair, angst, absurdity, choice, boredom, and death." or Nietzsche, whom in the 19th century was already afraid of how society will end up teaching and raising new generations of kids to be materialistic to the point that money would mean more to one person than life itself. You study for money, life revolves around money, you can't live without it. Some of you will identify with the problems Kaiji is put through, as the show reflects situations that resemble our deepest worries and dreams.
Those who say "it's nor for everyone" is dead wrong, while you can dwell on it as a more complex piece of media it's also a rather accessible anime centered around gambling with cliffhangers in every episode that leave you on the edge of your seat.
~zawa~
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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