Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 2
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (519 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1421501120 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Brilliant, but a Little Slow Antonio D. Paolucci (This review was written solely for vol. 2 of Monster, not vol. 3, where this review is also posted. I had no control over this; it was mistakinly posted as a review for vol. 3 by Amazon.com.)Once I finished this second volume of Monster, I was amazed at how such a simple manga could achieve what this one did. The multi-tiered plot continues to get thicker, and the tension builds as the characters interact. Plus, the simple art style seems to add rather than take away, and in many ways legitimizes this story by taking away some of the exaggerate. Nanette Zuniga said Monster: the most epic manga in existence. Naoki Urasawa is a genius. Monster is one of his latest works and is nothing short of amazing. Seriously, it's shocking how good this manga is. It has a suspenseful and intriguing plot unlike any other manga I have ever read. It starts out in Vol. 1 *SPOILERS HERE*with a surgeon named Tenma who saves a boy's life from a bullet wound to the head. The boy grows up to become a murderer and Tenma is the suspect for these murdersand that's only the waaayy beginning. *END SPOILER* His art style is more realistic than other manga art and each character. Urasawa kicks it into gear here. Naoki Urasawa, Monster: Surprise Party (ViZ, 1995)Urasawa really kicks Monster into gear in Surprise Party, its second volume. It's nine years after the events of the first book, and Tenma has stopped practicing medicine in order to track down Johan, the monster who gives the series its name. As the story opens, we're introduced to a law student in Heidelberg, Nina, who aspires to be a federal prosecutor. She starts getting anonymous love-notes via email, and her friends are convinced it's the cute new guy in class. But Nina's email address is o
Born in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa debuted with BETA! in 1983 and hasn't stopped his impressive output since. Urasawa has also become involved in the world of academia, and in 2008 accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University, where he teaches courses in, of course, manga. Well-versed in a variety of genres, Urasawa's oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects, such as a romantic comedy (Yaw
Brilliant doctor Kenzo Tenma risks his reputation and promising career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy. Conspiracies, serial murders, and a scathing depiction of the underbelly of hospital politics are all masterfully woven together in this compelling manga thriller.. Unbeknownst to him, this child is destined for a terrible fate
About the Author Naoki Urasawa's career as a manga artist spans more than twenty years and has firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of Japan. Born in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa debuted with BETA! in 1983 and hasn't stopped his impressive output since. Well-versed in a variety of genres, Urasawa's oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects, such as a romantic comedy (Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl), a suspenseful human drama about a former mercenary (Pineapple ARMY; story by Kazuya Kudo), a captivating psychological suspense story (Monster), a sci-fi adventure manga (20th Century Boys), and a modern reinterpretation of the work of the God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka (Pluto: Urasawa x Tez