WARNING! This volume contains graphic violence, implied rape and a ton of gore.
Okay, I think I've seen the title that could possibly compare to the bloody roller coaster called Batlle Royale.
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit Volume 1: A country (most likely Japan) passed a law that randomly selects one person a day; between the ages 18-24, to die in 24 hours after receiving an Ikigami (Death Papers, documents that notify a person that he has 24 hours left to live). This law is to get people live healthy and happy lives. If people think that their life is short, they become more productive with their time.
The story is about a man who delivers Ikigami's to the person who is going to die; Kengo Fujimoto. He doesn't side with this law 100% and he still questions this law. Is this job really honorable? It must be! It's for the best of the country! But after a few months, he starts to get used to it somehow.
Art: The art is very good and it complements the story so well. To get the scare factor, you have to draw it as realistic as possible. You can definitely say that it truly belongs to Viz Media's Signature series. The details and expressions on peoples face are accurate.
It's gory and graphic, like it should be. It instantly clicks.
Story: I'm in the halfway mark of the volume which finishes the first story of the first Ikigami recipient in this title. I like how the plot, incorporates the Ikigami recipient's past into the story. It felt the same like when I was reading Battle Royale, as it highlights each "victim" as a main character. I like that kind of story telling: introduction, backstory, present day. How did each character come to be? Will the past factor in the person's actions within his/her last 24 hours?
The pacing is good and it doesn't waste space on useless action. It skips time of inactivity but sometimes, it feels like it jumped over some details that I want to know. Overall, it's a nice page-to-page experience.
Bottomline: Read it. If you want some realistic action and some inhumane rule/law/act, this is for you. I warn you though, I don't want novices to be reading this yet. This is a dark manga that presents a realistic plan to make people do what you want them to do. This is Machiavellian stuff right here.
The story is about a man who delivers Ikigami's to the person who is going to die; Kengo Fujimoto. He doesn't side with this law 100% and he still questions this law. Is this job really honorable? It must be! It's for the best of the country! But after a few months, he starts to get used to it somehow.
Art: The art is very good and it complements the story so well. To get the scare factor, you have to draw it as realistic as possible. You can definitely say that it truly belongs to Viz Media's Signature series. The details and expressions on peoples face are accurate.
It's gory and graphic, like it should be. It instantly clicks.
Story: I'm in the halfway mark of the volume which finishes the first story of the first Ikigami recipient in this title. I like how the plot, incorporates the Ikigami recipient's past into the story. It felt the same like when I was reading Battle Royale, as it highlights each "victim" as a main character. I like that kind of story telling: introduction, backstory, present day. How did each character come to be? Will the past factor in the person's actions within his/her last 24 hours?
The pacing is good and it doesn't waste space on useless action. It skips time of inactivity but sometimes, it feels like it jumped over some details that I want to know. Overall, it's a nice page-to-page experience.
Bottomline: Read it. If you want some realistic action and some inhumane rule/law/act, this is for you. I warn you though, I don't want novices to be reading this yet. This is a dark manga that presents a realistic plan to make people do what you want them to do. This is Machiavellian stuff right here.
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