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RedHotFunk
Joined: 08 Apr 2008
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Location: Ontario
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Kurosagi is an excellent series thus far. I'm really glad that my friends just randomly gave me the first two volumes as a gift. I don't know how many people actually read the manga, but in the scenario that it's not all that popular, I myself would highly recommend it  |
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Agent355
Joined: 12 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:05 pm |
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I recently read volume 7, and while I still love the series (and the editor's notes! Other publishers should take note--illuminating editor's notes that elucidate Japanese history and culture as well as vocabulary and slang increase the overall value of a manga in my mind) I hope the authors can keep the over-arching plot relevant within the story.
I'm upset that the 2 (yes 2!) cliffhangers that ended volume 6 were thus far never mentioned. Discounting those plot threads in favor of monster-of-the-month fluff could hurt the series long term.
But I haven't lost out all hope; overall, it's an excellent story, and it's still ongoing in Japan, so Kudos to Dark Horse---keep those volumes coming!  |
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ScottGreen
Joined: 04 Feb 2002
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:12 am |
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I'm commenting a couple days late because I just recalled what I thought of this particular volume.
I'm not entirely sure, but I had the impression that volume eight marked one of the times that Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service changed anthologies. It seemed like Otsaku was re-introducing the characters and getting the engine re-primed.
It's a very interesting manga and really caused me to become a fan of Otsuka. There's rare liberal arts voice to the series , where the characters are over-educated, under-employed, and interested. A lot of the subtext seems to be about keeping on open eye towards what's happened an its implication. It's a neat trick to make horror scary and not about hiding or running away, but Eiji Otsuka pulls it off with whit and irreverence. |
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