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In a chilling picaresque of evil, the godfather if Japanese manga explores the darker side of man through religion, sadism and bestiality from the perspective of a twisted man who is bent on destroying the world. Steering clear of the humour and design that enliven many of Tezuka's better known works, MW explores a dark modern reality where neither divine nor secular justice seems to prevail. This wilfully ''anti-Tezuka'' achievement from the master's own pen is as bracing today as it was 30 years ago and is a must-have for any fan.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great slice of Tezuka's storytelling brilliance. This was written in his later years, veering away from the more child-oriented early works of Astro Boy and Kimba. Though other works of his such as Buddha contain some graphic violence and ideas about human existance, this gives them a more modern context, incorporating the feelings of those living in post-war Japan. The story focuses on two survivors of a biological catastrophe, Yuki and Garai, which wiped out an entire island community and was subsequently covered up by the government. Yuki is a young man changed by the effects of the weapon, MW, turning him into a psychopath incapable of controlling or rationalizing his urges. The other, Garai, is a priest conflicted by his feelings for the beautiful, feminine Yuki and his duty to God. As Yuki schemes to obtain the MW for himself, Garai has to choose between his faith and stopping Yuki.
A great example of how graphic novels can be as powerful and poignant a medium as film or script.
A great example of how graphic novels can be as powerful and poignant a medium as film or script.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is great. The plot is gripping and devious, if a bit unlikely sometimes (but hey, it's a comic!) But the real joy for me is the artwork. I can just open it and look at how Tezuka rendered the different foliage, or how he suggested a whole cityscape. And then there's the masterful way he visualises a scene, with a mixture of realism and manga-style exaggeration. From the opening, dialogue free pages, which remind you of Hitchcok's pure cinema approach, the book is a joy to look at. Definitely a master at work, at his most mature and capable.
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Not only is Osamu Tezuka's 1976 graphic novel MW a remarkably different kind of story from the Japanese master of comics, but challenging his country's political infrastructure, the corruption behind election string-pulling, the government connections with rich and influential businessmen and the thorny question of US involvement in Japan, it's a daring and challenging work of great relevance.
More than that, Tezuka explores the human, or perhaps more accurately, the inhuman impulses that lie behind such actions. At the centre of the story is an unusual love affair between a priest, Father Garai, and a morally corrupt young man, Yuki. The two of them have in the past survived the accidental release of a deadly experimental virus called MW that wiped out the entire population of a small Japanese island. Only a child at the time, the experience and exposure to a smaller dose of the virus has however has deeply affected Yuki, the effeminate young man now a quite dangerous and ruthless kidnapper and murderer. His actions seem random, striking out at authority but also showing up in cruel behaviour towards Father Garai and anyone who comes into close contact with him, but they all have a connection to what happened 16 years ago on that small island.
As well as the interesting questions that Tezuka raises in regard to US wartime actions, their influence in Japan and their impact on the psychology of the individual (are the actions of Yuki any less harmful to society than what has been perpetrated by the respective governments?) - Tezuka's layouts and artwork techniques as always remain fascinating, the writer-artist's style still cartoony, but finding other appropriate means in the line work and the arrangements to express the dark elements that underlie the story.
More than that, Tezuka explores the human, or perhaps more accurately, the inhuman impulses that lie behind such actions. At the centre of the story is an unusual love affair between a priest, Father Garai, and a morally corrupt young man, Yuki. The two of them have in the past survived the accidental release of a deadly experimental virus called MW that wiped out the entire population of a small Japanese island. Only a child at the time, the experience and exposure to a smaller dose of the virus has however has deeply affected Yuki, the effeminate young man now a quite dangerous and ruthless kidnapper and murderer. His actions seem random, striking out at authority but also showing up in cruel behaviour towards Father Garai and anyone who comes into close contact with him, but they all have a connection to what happened 16 years ago on that small island.
As well as the interesting questions that Tezuka raises in regard to US wartime actions, their influence in Japan and their impact on the psychology of the individual (are the actions of Yuki any less harmful to society than what has been perpetrated by the respective governments?) - Tezuka's layouts and artwork techniques as always remain fascinating, the writer-artist's style still cartoony, but finding other appropriate means in the line work and the arrangements to express the dark elements that underlie the story.
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Possibly my favourite Tezuka yet
Possibly my favourite Tezuka yet, Possibly because of the sheer difference between this and all of his other works that I have read so far, or maybe that's just me. Read more
Published 2 months ago by deldel2
A Great Read!
Osamu Tezuke' darkest work, very dark and sometimes explicit not for the easily offended. Awsome characters and the story is truly one of a kind! Youd be mad not to pick this up. Read more
Published 10 months ago by ross brocklesby
Far-fetched, yes, but astonishingly good
You can read this graphic novel on a number of levels. You can see it as a damning examination of government and corruption, in the cover-up of the appalling gas attack, the deadly... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Roland Cassard
Original story
The book is about a gay priest who is in love with a psychopatic crossdresser. The priest gets involved in the psychopat's evil plans. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2008 by P. Rö
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