| Title | : | Naoki Urasawas Monster, Volume 1 (Naoki Urasawas Monster: Kanzenban, #1) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 8467476605 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9788467476606 |
| Language | : | Spanish; Castilian |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1994 |
Naoki Urasawas Monster, Volume 1 (Naoki Urasawas Monster: Kanzenban, #1) Reviews
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I got this whole set for my bday!! I hope I love them all as much as this first volume!!
Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
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*4.5 STARS* First read for the cramathon! This was absolutely thrilling! Can't wait to continue on with the series!
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Kenzo Tenma is a brilliant neurosurgeon from Japan who works in a high profile Düsseldorf hospital. Just like any good doctor, he puts the life of his patients first and foremost, and he deeply believes that every life has equal value. But one day, without knowing it, Kenzo saves the life of a heartless killer, an elusive monster who takes people's lives seemingly for his own amusement. Even worse, he leaves no trace of evidence that would point to his existence, and poor doctor Tenma ends up dragged into his vicious game as the only person who knows about the killer and is capable of stopping him. This is Naoki Urasawa's Monster.
So let's get my criticisms out of the way first, because I really liked this book otherwise. It really comes down to over the top characterisation and suspension of disbelief required to get into the story. Take the beginning of Monster, for example: the book starts out with a conflict between Kenzo and his hospital's director. Kenzo is an incredibly talented surgeon, so much so that he seems to save every patient's life, 100% of the time. It is also shown that every patient in this hospital who gets the misfortune of being handled by another doctor ends up dying, also seemingly 100% of the time — like, it's not clearly stated so in the book, but every time Kenzo is shown operating on one patient instead of the other, the other one ends up dying. Every time. So this gets to the point where his director starts reassigning Kenzo to 'more important' cases, like operating on the mayor or a famous opera singer. That happens even when he's already in the process of operating on someone else. The director is always depicted as this cartoonishly villainous person, he doesn't care about people's survival, he only cares about money, power and recognition, and he even says these things out loud. He also makes Kenzo ghost-write scientific papers in his name, cancels important medical researchers at the whim, and at one point literally steals candy from a child in a coma. There's no room for shades of grey here — Kenzo is a pure hero, a martyr, the only good person in the entire hospital, and his superiors are irredeemably shitty humans who don't deserve empathy. I'm not saying that hospitals never prioritise patients, or that hospital directors don't care about money, or that there aren't brilliant surgeons with 100% success rate, but this level of exaggeration of every aspect is just too much all at once, and it creates this clash of tones between overly serious parts of the story and the ones that are overinflated for dramatic purposes, the feeling similar to watching a daytime soap opera where easy drama is more important than the illusion of realism. If you are spoiled by prestige cable shows or even handfuls of half-decent broadcast medical procedurals like me, you will probably have a hard time suspending your disbelief trying to get through the initial chapters of Monster.
So why did I enjoy the book? Well, first of all, this initial level of non-realism is what helped me disassociate and get through the book in the first place, because, as I recently touched on in
my review of Lady Killer 2, I generally have a hard time with realistic stories about serial killers. Thankfully, Monster is pretty tame in that regard, not showing a lot of graphic violence and telling the story mostly from the hero's perspective. Secondly, once the story gets past the hospital-centric intro, the characterisation really improves, and Urasawa stops dwelling on this caricaturish conflict between an evil employer and a good employee. As soon as the killer aspect kicked in, I forgot all about that and started to enjoy quite a thrilling ride of mind games, unexpected twists, traps and turns. Monster is an absolute page turner — once it gets going, it never slows down and holds your attention until the very last page. When I stopped expecting a realistic gritty crime-noir drama (which is what I initially and wrongfully expected from it), I started to enjoy the book for what it is — a really entertaining and well-crafted pulpy action/thriller.
I also have to note Urasawa's brilliant artwork. His style is very distinctive and looks quite different than most other mangas. His characters are very expressive, and you can see every tiny change of emotion on their faces. It's really something else, to the point where artwork adds just as much to the story as the writing. This particular omnibus edition also features a gorgeous soft paper stock with a slightly yellowish tint that also does wonders both with black and white and coloured pages, making the book look even better than it already does.
So yeah, despite my big rant before, I got a lot of enjoyment out of the first volume of Monster. It's not a perfect book by any stretch, nor is it a high-brow masterpiece of crime fiction that manga fans made it out to be over the years, but it's definitely a fun ride, one that can go both ways from here — either falling into complete ridiculousness, or building towards genuine greatness in later volumes. For now, I am definitely willing to find out, as I can't wait to get my hands on the second volume. -
Wow
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THIS STORY. This is is so intriguing, mysterious, and gripping. I forgot how much I love psychological mysteries.
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Hay tanto para elegir de Naoki Urasawa y me he decantado por la más popular de ellas y me ha resultado fascinante. Monster me ha dado en un principio seres humanos corruptos, parecidos a los parásitos y por consiguiente me ha llenado de odio, de muchísima rabia y luego me ha dado miedo como si nada.
Misterio, suspenso y mucha tensión en cada capítulo, todo casi rosando en el terror. Me encanta como puedo palpar cada escena y sentirla tan orgánica sin necesidad de ver el anime (que lo voy a hacer). Han aparecido muchos personajes y todos se sienten igual de reales. Monster promete mucho. Ya quiero ver como el ser de luz que es el doctor Tenma se va oscureciendo y debatiendo sus futuras desiciones y acciones... porque hay mucho juego entre su profesión y todo lo que tendrá que hacer en su persecución por el m-o-n-s-t-r-u-o y limpiar su nombre. O por lo menos, acabar con el peligro que anda suelto por algún lugar del mundo. -
Oh, moral dilemma, why must you be so sticky?
Like blood.
We just got this giant-ass compendium of Monster and I'd never heard of it so was all, "Huh? Vas ist das?" because it takes place in Germanyland.
So here's the gist and you might find this a tad spoilery so maybe don't read if you're worried. I mean, it becomes clear what's going on fairly quickly and this tome is more about introducing all the elements that will move forward in the next tome, but maybe you don't want to know anything at all in which case stop reading now.
In the 80's, Dr. Tenma of Japan was on the fast track to success at Eisler Memorial Hospital in Dusseldorf, Germany. He owed it all to the Herr Hospital Director; Tenma, whose father owned a private clinic back in Japan, had gone to Germany to study medicine and had expected to return to his native land to work in a general hospital only he read some of the amazing papers coming from Herr Director's hospital and got a job there and flourished under the copious amounts of support he received. He'd become a golden-child neurosurgeon who practically worked miracles. He was engaged to the boss' hot daughter and everything was coming up roses. But then a split decision derailed him from his track and people wound up dead and life sucked. But then it stopped sucking and there was balance.
Only, the thing is, it's now the 90's and mysterious murders have been happening among Germany's childless couples. They show up dead all over the place for no reason. After the fourth set of bodies is found in the span of two years, a chain of events pulls Dr. Tenma back to his past as he realizes the split decision that temporarily ruined his life nine years back is now ruining, literally, the lives of innocent people.
The story unfolds and builds, there's not much mystery but the ethics and conundrums of modern medicine, the foibles of human nature, the question of the value of life, and more, they're all on the page, feeding thought. It starts out black-and-white and obvious (figuratively. Literally, it starts out in color!), almost silly (Herr Director wants fame and fortune and could give a rat's ass about the common folk and his snotty daughter espouses the "Some lives are worth more than others" philosophy while Tenma represents the school of thought that hospitals are there to help patients and all patients' lives are equal) but then lines begin to shift. Only subtly, but still, they move until, by the end
Is this the best, most suspenseful manga out there? No. But that's fine because the story is good and the characters are interesting and I plan to read the other four huge tomes here on my cart.
This has an original copyright of 2008 but it takes place in 1995, I think, and the cool thing about that is the art reflects the time; it looks like 90's manga. I was charmed by that touch. -
Okuduğum en sürükleyici çizgi romanlardan. İlk cild oldukça saf, basit ama akışkan, heyecanlı başladı. Büyük ihtimalle kendime zevkle okuyacağım bir seri buldum. Japon kültürünü alıp Almanya'ya getirmek ve orada kendine has bir gerilim, polisiye, gizem yaratmak iyi fikir. İşliyor. Marmara Çizgi Yayınlarını özellikle tebrik ediyorum.
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Amazing!!! Perfect story telling and amazing art. This is a must read
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It's been a while since I've read any manga, but by being thought-provoking, gripping and atmospheric, the opening of this series is a wild success.
Set in Germany in the 90s, Monster follows the brilliant surgeon Kenzo Tenma who works at a renowned hospital in Düsseldorf. Amidst people who all seem to care only for success, he finds himself torn between good and evil forces where it becomes increasingly harder to stay true to your own moral compass.
The story tackles the big question of morality and "what's right". The story begins with Kenzo getting ready to perform a critical surgery when he suddenly receives orders from the director to tend to a famous opera singer who has only just arrived at the hospital. Obedient, he does as he is told and saves the opera singer's life – but at the cost of the other. He is later confronted by the widow of said average man, who is fully aware that Kenzo abandoned her husband in order to prioritise a case that would bring the hospital more prestige.
Kenzo, who is so desperately trying to make the right decisions and help others, is left deeply affected and only now realises what big moral decision he was facing. When a similar situation occurs a bit later, he instead follows his own sense of right and disobeys the higher orders, but is later personally shunned and defamed for it. And then weird things start to happen that involve several murders and Kenzo seemingly being the only person to profit from it...
My only complaint is that a couple of characters felt stereotypical. They can be so easily split into good and bad that it gives everything an unrealistic touch. There's the beloved and morally perfect Kenzo, his fiancée Eva who is the typical gold-digger with her pearls and lack of brains (a particular shame because she's the only female character we've got at this point in the plot) and the cruel director who's willing to do anything to make his hospital profit. We're still at the beginning of this otherwise very engaging story though, which is why I'm still very curious about where this whole thing is going to go. -
Monster is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was published by Shogakukan in their Big Comic Original magazine between 1994 and 2001, with the chapters collected and reprinted into 18 tankōbon volumes. The story revolves around Kenzo Tenma, a Japanese surgeon living in Germany whose life enters turmoil after getting himself involved with Johan Liebert, one of his former patients, who is revealed to be a psychopathic serial-killer.
I'm currently in the process of rereading this series, as it was one of my personal faves from 2016. I have forgotten much of its plot and how the mystery will be resolved in the end, but I know I am in for a mindfuck. The first volume does an excellent job at setting the story up and introducing the main players of this story. I remember that the story used to have me on the edge on my seat, and even the second time around, it was just as suspenseful. There are certain panels that just have me fucking shook.
However, I had to lower my rating from 5 to 4 stars (for this first volume), as I found certain characterisations too stereotypical and cheesy. Dr. Tenma is set up to be this amazing doctor, flawless human being with an impeccable moral and trustful fiancé. I found it beyond cheesy that all of the patients were over the moon for him and wouldn't stop saying "you are an awesome doctor" or "we need you here". I know quite a few people who work in hospitals here in Germany, and let me tell you, as a doctor you certainly don't have the time to fly kites with your patients or pick up gifts for them. Just no. The daily routine in a hospital is beyond stressful and most of the time you don't have the possibility to form a close relationship to short-term patients.
On top of that, I didn't enjoy the superficial and vile nature of Eva's character, as she is the only woman in this narrative. But I know that she'll have a greater character arc, that doesn't constantly revolve around men and their money, so I am able to look past that for now.
Apart from that, I was immediately sucked back into the story and I cannot wait to finish it up before my trip. Johan creeps me the fuck out!
I'm so glad I am able to fly through this series. It isn't always easy to keep track of what's happening because the pacing is kind of off (there are many jumps in time) and the vast variety of subplots is rather complex, but reading Monster is always so much fun and you cannot help yourself but try to figure out the murder and how everything is related.
In the second volume, Tenma is confronted yet again with the boy that kept haunting his dreams. After one of his patients is held at gunpoint, Tenma decides to investigate the scene of the crime and realises that the killer is Johan. Johan spares Tenma, as he had saved his life nine years ago, and tells him that he killed the hospital's director and the other doctors to do Tenma a favor.
Tenma is suspected by the police, particularly BKA Inspector Lunge, and he tries to find more information about Johan. He soon discovers that the boy's sister is living a happy life as an adopted daughter; the only traces of her terrible past are a few nightmares. Tenma finds Anna, who was subsequently named Nina by her foster parents, on her birthday; he keeps her from Johan, but is too late to stop him from murdering her foster parents.
Except for some pacing issues and again overly cheesy moments (in particular the young girl who was taken in by the man who taught Tenma how to use a gun), the second volume of Monster was rock-solid and I cannot wait to dive further into my favorite manga series again. -
4,5 *
Um excelente manga, o melhor que li até hoje!
(de notar que apenas conheço três mangas incluindo este :))
Um thriller muito interessante e bem construido, com excelentes personagens. Estou a adorar. O único problema é que para ler o resto da história tenho de comprar ainda vários outros volumes :).
Fiquei com a certeza de que os outros mangas que estava a ler vão ficar para trás até à conclusão deste! -
Después de varios años de búsqueda y envíos internacionales logré reunir todos los tomos Kanzenban de este manga que tenía leído a la mitad pues la editorial Larp lo dejó inconcluso en Argentina.
No recordaba demasiado del comienzo de la historia, pero sí que me había atrapado desde la primera página por el ritmo vertiginoso que tiene.
La trama gira en torno al siguiente nudo: El doctor Tenma es un neurocirujano japonés de habilidades excepcionales que va a probar suerte a Alemania. A punto de conseguirlo todo, su carrera se ve transformada porque decide salvar a un niño, hijo de refugiados políticos, y no al alcalde de la ciudad. Este evento desata todos los acontecimientos que estructuran el relato.
Para quienes gustan del suspenso, aquí encontrarán dosis a granel sin que el autor se guarde nada en el saco. Una vez que nos adentramos en la historia, no podemos detenernos, se vuelve adictiva y las cuatrocientas páginas se acaban rápidamente.
Descubrir al "Monstruo" en el relato nos deja heladas,y por más que hagamos fuerza para que no avance, éste despliega toda su perversidad para que nadie logre develar sus secretos.
¿Qué puedo decirles sin develar acontecimientos importantes?
Sólo bienvenidas y bienvenidos queridos lectores a un sacudón de adrenalina pues el primero de los nueve tomos es realmente bueno y shockeante y nos obliga a correr desesperadas y desesperados hacia el número que sigue.
La edición de Planeta DeAgostini es muy buena también.
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Un comienzo espectacular con una trama que te mantiene pegado y unos personajes perfectos. Urasawa es un genio. Si adaptaran esto a película seria algo tan bueno como "seven"
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Been so long since seen first few episodes of Monster that I completely forgot about. Picking up the perfect edition I was excited to hop back in.
This is the story of a doctor named Tenma, and his life changed the night he decided to save a boy's life. This is the work of any doctor, their whole job is to help those who need helping. Tenma didn't know that the day he choose to do the operation on the boy instead of the mayor would change his life in more ways than one. Since he gave up on a big case and the mayor died, he got demoted and basically dragged by the hospital head chief as a nobody for choosing to save a child's life over an important icon. However, that boy grows up to me a major serial killer as he goes through his childhood and teen years. Tenma decides he must find this killer before he keeps slaughtering people.
I really enjoyed this one. It's a slow burn without a doubt so it takes a bit to get warmed up to. Urasawa never will never shy away from having more human moments for the characters to let them grow. His build on their life and persona in public and in their own thoughts is all well done. The villain in here is both frightening and devious. I can't wait to see more of him. The political nature of a job is also a interesting world that anyone who works or worked in corporate places knows how it goes.
I'm eager to continue the series. It has slow moments, and some things like everyone seems to die if Tenma doesn't do the operation, is a bit odd. But overall it's a great read and well worth the title as one of the best manga ever. A 4.5 out of 5. -
wow , this is amazing
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Čudovište Urasave je prva manga koju sam uzeo da čitam posle izvesnog vremena, prvenstveno zato što ne mogu da se bakćem sa sto i kusur epizoda anime serijala. I prilično sam se oduševio njenom sadržinom. Atmosferično, sa debelim osloncem u moralu i moralnim dilemama. Jedino što zaista mogu da zamerim jeste malo nastrano shvatanje japanskog autora nemačkog stanovništva (što je razumljivo, s obzirom na njihovu gotovo hermetičku zatvorenost) i čudnjikav art stil. Svakako nastavljam sa čitanjem – ali čim prevazidjem svoj mentalni blok čitanja stripova u digitalnom formatu. I ovog ima puno, devet ovakvih u narodu poznatih voLJuma od četristo-petsto stranica, a moj novčanik hropće li hropće.
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Ein wahnsinniger Manga. Im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. Der Zeichenstil mag auf den ersten Blick nicht besonders schon, mindestens gewöhnungsbedürftig sein, aber die Story hat es sowas von in sich. Zunächst geht es um moralische Fragen des Ärztetums, was wahrscheinlich mein Lieblingsaspekt der Reihe war, dann um die Frage nach gut und böse, bis es in Richtung Thriller und Polizeiverschwörung geht. Diese ganze ernste und harte Story ist an vielen Stellen so wahnsinnig rührend, denn der Mangaka schafft es immer wieder, Figuren einzuführen, die vielleicht nur ein Kapitel lang vorkommen, einem aber so heftig ans Herz wachsen. Ich bin trotzdem etwas zwiegespalten, ob ich die Reihe weiterverfolgen will. Sie ist 1. relativ lang, 2. kostet ein Band 20 € und 3. bin ich gar nicht unbedingt ein großer Thrillerfan... Aber die Qualität der Geschichte ist herausragend. Super komplex, wahnsinnig gut gezeichnete (auch wortwörtlich) Charaktere, spannende Handlung und heftige Wendungen... Ich muss mir das ganze noch einmal durch den Kopf gehen lassen.
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This was my 1st manga and i'm in love!
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MONSTER was really good I thought.
It is obviously setting up the story and does it in a way that filled me with intrigue and a sigh of disappointment when I got to the end.
I loved some of the stereotypes, like the evil Director stealing from his brilliant protege and his daughter, the heartless social climber and gold digger. They added a nice stable framework around which the weirdness slowly crept its way into the story.
If you are looking for a break from the usual fighting big sword blasting mecha type of Manga and want a deep and dark psychological thriller then MONSTER is for you. Just be warned that it really is just a taster on the tip of the tongue and you will be left feeling hard done by because you want to know what happens next.
By awarding MONSTER four stars I mean only one thing, it was really good and you should read it. -
Vlog/Review:
https://youtu.be/3LtrFimU5g0
THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!
Thank you, Bre, for introducing me to this series. I am in love.
For the first half of this volume things were moving really slowly compared to other mangas I've read. That made me think I wouldn't like it. But out of nowhere, I was hooked. I don't even remember the moment I got invested. It snuck up on me and grabbed me by the throat.
I highly suggest giving these a read. I'm on volume 4 now and am thoroughly obsessed. -
Read for Booktubeathon 2017
This manga was crazy and good! I was so shocked by the turnout and I'm completely speechless. I loved it so much and I can't wait to start the next volume. I will be doing a full review. -
Maravilloso comienzo, Urasawa sabe crear expectación y misterio como nadie. Estoy especialmente enamorada de la historia del mercenario y la niña.
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Used as the ending theme for the anime TV series Monster, which is based on Naoki Urasawa's manga, there is a key line in "For the Love of Life" by David Sylvian: "How can the right thing be so wrong?" This is at the core of this epic story about a Japanese neurosurgeon working in a German hospital, where he ignores his superiors' orders and saves the life of Johan Liebert, who he and his twin sister Anna were witnesses of a massacre resulting in the death of their parents.
Years later, after the disappearance of the twins, the boy has grown up to be a psychotic serial-killer, who has randomly committed a series of recent murders, causing Dr Kenzo Tenma to realise that he has unleashed this great evil and hope to correct that mistake. Essentially what you have is an epic chase between these two men, both of which are the yin and yang in their views of life and death. Tenma's purpose as a doctor is to save as many lives he can, something he realises after being taken for granted by his former fiancee and her father formerly his boss, the former of which states that "some lives are worth more than others."
For most of the first volume, it's all about setting up the journey for Tenma hunting down the "monster" and like a lot of Urasawa's other manga, the story is told in a slow pace as he is less concerned about action than he is about drama with nearly every panel showcasing the artist's mastery of his facially expressive characters. Urasawa also presents an ensemble of characters that will expand during the remaining volumes, all of which whether they're good or bad, there is a monster within everyone as Urasawa takes the title both literally and metaphorically.
Although the central story is brilliantly compelling, there are times where we take a break from the narrative as we get to spend time with rather incidental characters. In the last chapter "The Girl and the Seasoned Soldier", in which Tenma undergoes firearms training with a former army veteran named Hugo Bernhardt, who is taking care of an orphaned girl whose mother the veteran shot. Initially you may think that these characters have no importance, but actually they are all pieces of a great big puzzle as even though we don't a glimpse of the terrifying Johan, these incidental subplots arguably have great emphasis of the author's themes.
One down and eight to go, beginning a masterpiece that Urasawa has provided before. -
Grandi implicazioni morali messe sul piatto in questo primo volume. Le vite umane hanno tutte lo stesso valore? Cosa significa salvare e uccidere gli altri? Quanto ci responsabilizza l'effetto farfalla?
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Ah no - Lo loco que quedé con esta historia 👀! Encima tengo que esperar dos meses a que salga el segundo volumen 😭
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nothing was shocking to me which is why it's a 4 not a 5, but im living the storyline overall so far! i bought the boxed set so im here for the whooolleee ride 🤘🏼
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Тепер я чітко розумію, що Наокі Урасава - жанровий автор. Він добре розуміє як працювати у тому чи тому форматі, максимально використовуючи основні виражальні прийоми. "Монстр" - чи не найбільш відома манґа автора, де Урасаві вдається розкрити низку важливих тем у жанрі психологічного трилеру .
Успішний лікар Кензо Тенма швидко й впевнено просувається сходинками кар'єри в Німеччині. Він робить надскладні операції з мозковими судинами, рятуючи пацієнтів навіть у тих ситуаціях, коли, здається, вже нема кого рятувати. Однак кожна операція для нього не тільки виклик у фаховому, але й етичному плані, адже потрібно часто обирати кого врятувати, а кого ні. Так він робить доленосний для себе вибір, рятуючи маленького хлопчика зі складною вогнестрільною раною у голові, а не впливого політика, який суто прагматично більш потрібний адміністрації і суспільству. Здається, що Тенма зробив правильний вибір відповідно до його морального компасу, але він стає згубним для його кар'єри. Тенма втрачає роботу й підтримку колег. Минають роки й виявляється, що врятований хлопчик стає жорстоким, холоднокровним убивцею, мотиви якого не зрозумілі. Тенму гризуть сумління щодо цього, усвідомлюючи наступну річ: усе ж його вина теж є у народженні Монстра. Усе підсилюєтсья наявністю сестри-близнючки, яка також може змінити як долю Тенми, так і свого брата.
Урасава уміє тримати в напрузі усю історію, змушуючи буквально ковтати сторінки, бігти очима від панелі до панелі, очікуючи несподіваного повороту в сюжеті й ламаючи вибудовуючи ріщноманітні теорії. Це блискуче володіння саспенсом і ритмом історії, балансуванням між відомим і невідомим. Також Урасаві вдається також додати на макрорівні філософські питання щодо особистої відповідальності за іншого, свободи вибору й взаємопов'язаності наших життів. Ще помітив одну спільну річ між його творами, а саме неминуче особисте зростання героя. Йдеться не про глибинну психологічну трансформацію (усе ж Урасаві не завжди вдається розкрити характери саме через швидкий темп історії), а про власне трансформацію із буденного персонажа у небуденного героя, який володіє додатковими можливостями. Це було у "20тилітніх пацанах" (мій авторський переклад з 20th Century Boys), і також є у "Монстрі". Підозрюю, що це далі відбуватиметься з іншими героями теж.
Ще мені імпонує м'яка, не різка манера малюнку, який то загострюється у динамічні моменти, то завмирає у спокійні, набуваючи деталей й контрастів. Обличчя не є надто виразними, але легко запам'ятовуються після декількох сторінок. Загалом, Урасава добре володіє лініями, чітко обрисовуючи як людські фігури, так і предмети. Така чіткість присутня і в оповідній манері Наокі Урасави. Таким чином, читати Урасаву - це забезпечити собі години нестримного й вельми цікавого дозвілля, де з розважальним компонентом присутні також невеликі паузи для роздумів. -
8/10 stars
Very good. Starts slow, but then picks up the pace and becomes unrelentingly fascinating. I started reading and couldn't stop ;)
A psychological horror, at least partly inspired by Frankenstein. What is the responsibility of the one who gives life to and for the one who is given life? What should you do if the person you sacrifice everything for turns out to be a stone-cold serial killer, a lethal threat for everyone they meet? What is the value of life? Is every life equally sacred?
One of the great things about this manga is that it poses these and many more questions but doesn't declare any answers as definite. It just follows the main character and shows his decisions and how they affect the world around him and himself.
Some characterization of secondary characters comes off as a bit heavy-handed and satirical, but this is mostly limited to the very beginning.
All in all, recommended. I'll be definitely reading the rest.
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Edit review: Lo siento pero esto tiene que subir a 5 estrellas....!
4.5 Estrellas!! me gustó mucho, la serie animada me encanta claro, pero lograr leerlo en manga fue muy bonito, espero conseguirme los otros libros.
Para el que no sepa sobre este libro, está ambientado en la Alemania año 1925 mas o menos? antes de la guerra mundial, muro de Berlín etc etc, sin embargo cuenta la historia de Tenma, un medico cirujano muy talentoso y joven que se cansa de la política que rige su vida y su trabajo y cuando tiene que decidir entre salvar la vida de un niño que recibió una bala en su cabeza o salvar al alcalde? por una operación, Tenma intenta hacer lo correcto sin saber que esto cambiaría drásticamente su vida.
No se escucha (lee) muy bien pero no podría comentar nada más sin spoilear, puede que indicar la fecha y ambiente está de más pero tampoco podría ignorarlo por lo que sé por el animé.
Pero lo recomiendo mucho mucho, está muy bueno el manga.
