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REVIEW: Erased [Hardcover] GN 1




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residentgrigo



Joined: 23 Dec 2007
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Location: Germany
PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 7:35 am Reply with quote
Oh, i reviewed this one on MU / amazon:

How come this manga is actually good? 8/10
Sanbe Kei´s only selling point is his memorable art and all his previous series were either awful exhibitionism hentai or dumb pseudo-shounen horror with an exhibitionism focus. I thus wouldn't have given this series a second glance if it hadn´t been nominated for an award this week and i could believe my eyes. The moody art wasn´t a surprise, but the lack of dumb fan-service and the engaging mystery writing were.
I am not sure how the time travel plot is supposed to be resolved and thus hope the narrative won´t fall apart or drag along, as the mangaka is showing actual promise for the first time in his "career". The series may not be an Urasawa grade masterpiece but the only genuine criticisms i have are the out if place genki female love interest in the present time-line and that all the characters look too similar in age. The more messy Montage (WATANABE Jun) (7,5/10) and the reviewed Spirit Circle (9/10) are somewhat similar recent tales and are further recommendations.
Update: The ending is solid but nothing special, the one-off epilogue manga is plot essential and the anime is well done but the 2nd half is greatly rushed.
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gedata



Joined: 04 May 2013
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 11:07 pm Reply with quote
So they even changed the name to Erased for the manga too?

Meh.
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Dessa



Joined: 14 Jul 2004
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 12:44 am Reply with quote
IIRC, from when the anime came out, "Erased" is the official English-language title, as chosen by the Japanese licensor.

Also, the title works perfectly, especially later in the story, when the title-drop of the Japanese title is made.
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