大ダーク 1 [Dai Dark 1] by Q. Hayashida

大ダーク 1 [Dai Dark 1] Reviews

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  VICTORIA EDWARDS

  Dai Dark volume 1 was a gritty, humorous, bloody introduction into an incredibly-designed necromantic world that I’m so eager to explore!
  
  I can’t even begin to put into words how much I adore this unique and wildly creative cast of characters that go along with this world. So much thought is always put into Q Hayashida’s work and you always can see it reflected on the page. Already I’m intrigued by all three protagonist introduced: Zaha Zanko, Avakian, and Shimada Death.
  
  In an nutshell, it was worth every single star 😍.
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  Benjamin Bauer

  A comic that screams for a raw black metal soundtrack. Mistress of the Macabre Q. Hayashida is back with a delectably weird scifi-something-or-other that's an easy must-read if you're already a fan of Dorohedoro.
  
  The plot, such as it is, plays a bit like a riff on Doro. Teenage dude Zaha Sanko is burdened with an awful curse: purportedly his bones can grant any wish. As such every scumfuck in the dank universe he inhabits wants a piece of him. Not one to let this interfere with his life, Zaha wanders the universe with his dark paggy Avakian (think a skull-headed schoolbag that breathes fires...and can transform into a Geiger-esque skeleton!) seeking whomever it is that can grant wishes with his bones. Since clearly if they kill them, Zaha will be free. Or so the beleaguered spaceling hopes!
  
  I lost count of how much I cackled while reading this manga. Be it because someone was meeting a gory demise, or because of the nonchalance Hayashida's heroes display while meting out gory demises. The macabre humor, as in Dorohedoro, is relentless. Bones, bodily fluid, and organic growths are the order of the day in Hayashida's vision of inhabited outer-space. All while leaving room for corporate-owned elementary school starships, videogame-like powerups Zaha buys with bones he collects from fallen foes, black holes, and mystic darkness-powered spaceship AIs. Oh my.
  
  Zaha and Avakian are a likeable enough duo. Hayashida doesn't answer much about their shared past, but the two are bloody, and bloody hilarious. They were a bit overshadowed for me however by the introduction of Shimada Death, Zaha's one friend outside of Avakian (Whom I guess is more like...a parent?). I can't really bring myself to say much about Shimada...their introduction, and a later chapter full of badassery kinda need to be seen to be believed. Suffice to say, the scene wherein they explain why they have no wishes to make was enough to cement a place for them in my ichorous heart.
  
  If there's any weakness to the mad proceedings, it may simply be that there's less of a driving narrative going on here than there is a number of introductions and set-ups. It in fact reminded me more than a bit of the earlier chapters of Soul Eater. Or, once again, like Dorohedoro, which some accuse of being pretty meandering narrative-wise. I don't speak from experience, having only watched the anime and read the first two or three volumes of that series. I can only hope that Hayashida manages to drum up at least some sorta satisfactory arc for Zaha and Avakian. This volume does manage to pull a cliffhanger that gives at least some impression of where things are heading.
  
  Buuut I can't even really feel the above misgivings too too much. I loved reading this in a way I rarely feel with manga nowadays. It brought me back to the days of reading Berserk, Hellsing, and Gantz as a teen. Back when there was a more-than-usual illicit thrill in reading foreign comics about aesthetically pleasing ultra-violence. Maybe I'm just a simple dude who likes his comics slimy, dark, and spewed forth from a black hole. I don't wholly know, but I do know I fucking love Dai Dark 01, and am excited to open Volume 2's sticky, darkness-exuding pages whenever it finally drops out of the atmosphere like some blighted cosmic insect.
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  Kesa

  Bizarre gory sci-fi horror by the author of Dorohedoro Q. Hayashida with lots of comedic sensibilities.
  Have absolutely no idea where this going to but I'm ready for the ride through Kahiya in Hyperdrive.
  
  Creative and gore-filled artwork. Not something you'd see somewhere else.
  
  
  
  
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  Ondřej Halíř

  Nádherný space road trip o přátelství, laskavém humoru, svlíkání lidí z kostí, střev, podivných mimozemských postav a to v krásném vizuálním kabátku.
  
  Tenhle příběh o hrdinovi který má jako pomocníka mluvícího kostlivce kterého nosí jako baťoh- a samotného hrdinu se snaží všichni zabít, jelikož když někdo sebere jeho kosti tak se mu splní jakékoliv přání- vás prostě jen tak nepustí. Tohle je fakt parádní jízda, která nejenže nabízí černý humor a nějaký ten góre, ale zároveň je to tak hravý, i milý zároveň že to není možný.
  
  Navíc kresba má skvělý komediální timing a chemie mezi hlavní dvojkou je výborná. Tahle manga mě fakt bavila natolik že po dočtení objednávám dvojku. Jestli hledáte hravou jízdu s tunou fakt zábavných nápadů a hlavní bromance dvojkou, tak nehledejte jinde. Dai Dark je prostě překvapení roku!
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  alice

  DOPEST
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  DeathReye

  Wack space adventures, a lot of set up.
  I love it
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  Loay Mohammed

  Dai Dark is a Action, Horror and Sci-Fi Manga, Which Follows Zaha Sanko Who has been fighting for his life. As legends says, if you posses the bones of Zaha Sanko, you will be granted any wish.
  
  Q, Hayashida Does a Good Job Introduction Her Story and Building a Mystery around the main cast to take us in a journey in unavailing that Mystery. Also, Hayashida Does a Great Job in Terms of Her Art Work, in Both Dai Dark and Dorohedoro (her previous work)You Can Feel The Mustiness, Darkness and Strangeness of her Worlds. All The Gore and Violence Presented in a Way That You Can Enjoy Without Being Disguised.
  
  Overall, The Story is Interesting, Art Work is Great. Main Cast Seems a Bit Amusing. The World is A Mystery That I Would Love To See More of it and What Could Hayashida Bring To it.
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  Jill

  This was bonkers and I loved it
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  Artur Coelho

  Uma bizarra, mas menos interessante do que esperava, mistura de ficção científica com horror. Sanko é um adolescente que viaja pelo espaço na companhia de Avakian, uma entidade que se manifesta através de ossos. Há um constante saltitar entre dois mundos, o aparente real, povoado por personagens de moralidade muito duvidosa, e um de trevas, onde os devoradores de ossos se congregam. Criaturas essas que apesar do aspeto tenebroso e propensão para o horror, são no univero de Dai Dark forças curiosamente bondosas.
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  Cat

  I just love Q Hayashida with all my heart. She rapidly became my favorite mangaka with Dorohedoro.
  
  I was really nervous about Dai Dark because glancing through I noticed a lot of the characters look like they came directly from Dorohedoro and I was hoping we weren't going to be lacking for originality.
  
  So far I love it. I love that he had to go through school with the alias Meatball Spaghetti and everyone's just like "yeah, cool". I love his and Avakian's humor. Oh and obviously I would die for Shimada Death.
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  Connor Foley

  Loved Dorohedoro, so had to check this out. Absolutely bonkers start to the series, over the top gore, surprisingly reasonable characters, a ridiculously detailed and singular style, a constant flood of creativity, a space story done in a way I’ve never seen before and just an overall absolute blast of a time. Highly recommend.
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  Des Fox

  I loved this! This series is so dark in aesthetic, but has a lot of heart and humor that makes it a breeze to read. Far less grimdark than the cover might suggest. Dai Dark is wildly inventive and fills me with creative energy and joy. I'll likely be keeping up with this one until it concludes, and am also now recommitted to finishing Dorohedoro!
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  Cal

  It's really interesting to see Q Hayashida's take on scifi, I like how organic so much of it is. Already intrigued by the plot and felt like as chaotic as the story is, Hayashida still does a good job at giving you enough context to hold on to so you don't feel completely lost.
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  Yaroslav Chernovol

  Малюнок якзавжди відпадний, сетинг хороший. Єдине тимчасова проблема, треба пам'ятати що тут вже немає Шіна та Нікайдо, то різні персонажі 😂
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  Savannah Holland

  This is Gideon the ninth vibes
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  Julian

  Humorous and dark! Loved it! The art is the best out there!
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  Tika Reads Books

  THIS IS SO GOOD??? THE ART ???
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  themnemovore

  He conocido pocas horas a Zaha Sanko pero matar��a por él.
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  Mustakim

  2.5/5
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  Romain

  ドロヘドロが恋しい 😔
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  Emma

  A la fois extrêmement premier degré et totalement dans l’espace, c’est très drôle (et un peu gore aussi mdr)
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  Ostrava

  A decent enough start. The exposition is bad at times, and there's not an awful amount of things going on so far, but the main duo is okay and I really like the necromantic art.
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  Yuiko

  I loved this
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  Fay

  Wow, that was a lot of fun! I’m enjoying a younger protagonist from Q, and the world she’s put together here. Full of gore, wit, and wonder, this first installment is a promising start to a new series!
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  Leland Goodman

  Q Hayashida is so fucking funny and cool and talented it makes me emotional
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  Julie

  Content warning for, well, lots of gore. Like, spines ripped out of bodies kinda stuff.
  
  ANYWAY, very cute?? I was smitten with the protags almost immediately and love this weird, space horror world they inhabit. Also surprisingly funny!! I'm definitely swooping up vol 2 and might need to go back and actually finish Dorohedoro.
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  M. J.

  A beautiful mess of weird genre tropes, eccentric sense of humor and imperfect, but lovable characters. The story of Dai Dark is set in space, a typical science-fiction environment, in this case though, space is a dystopic hellhole of savage capitalism, violence and necromancy; Hayashida's rough art style lend a distinctive griminess to the spaceships, black holes and alien planets all around; the action scenes are gory and glorious and the character designs are exquisitely creepy as one might expect from
  Hayashida. I just love her
  art.
  
  Humor is a strong element in Hayashida's storytelling. Despite the dark looks and scenarios, there's a joyful and fun feel to Dai Dark, which really worked to make me engage and root for the characters, even when they're graphically killing everyone around them, mostly in self-defense I must say.
  
  As the main character, Zaha Sanko, is a mysterious (and goofy) guy wanted in all the universe for the power hidden in his bones, the themes of death and mortality are present throughout the story. Death itself seems to be a recurring character, as she's the one person not interested in killing Sanko.
  
  As it usually happens with first volumes, this book was mostly an introduction for this fantasy/sci-fi universe, yet the needed exposition to move the plot forward felt natural and many questions are left to be answered in upcoming volumes, which I'll make sure to read. Overall Dai Dark is a book with sinister aesthetics, inventive concepts, a goofy sense of humor and fun action scenes. Highly recommended for people who'd love to watch a graphically violent version of Adventure Time.
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  Christina Gardner

  Good stuff
  
  Q Hayashida somehow takes us on the grossest, most-violent and disturbing adventures while simultaneously delivering uniqueness, laughs, and wonderful characters. I am obsessed and can NOT wait to get my hands on the next volume.