While entering graphic novels, mangas, and comics, I´m permanently having vivid flashbacks to reading tons of science fiction and science fantasy and the big, open question. This is combined with taking ridiculously huge amounts of speech notes, cobbling them together into reviews, and comparing genres, subgenres, and authors. This part is irrelevant drivel: My reading highly depends on listopia, meta user ratings, old school literary prices, etc., let´s just say that I like to do my homework research as a security measure to make sure that just the best stuff enters my shelves as second hand paperback. Trying to find comparisons and „Who inspired who“ pedigrees in sci fi and manga/graphic novels Thereby, a complex and credible character evolution is compared with the badass abilities to ensure the anticipated overkill mega disaster, no matter how invulnerable one is. The protagonists have to struggle with the mental and physical consequences of their actions A step back down on the hierarchical storytelling level Is played to make everyone, government, organized crime, freedom fighters/terrorists, protagonists/antagonists, etc. Thereby, the sheer action level is lifted to some sophisticated commentary about human society, history, and ideology in general. More and more destruction and troubles are linked to the abilities, secret military research and development, politics, and economics There´s something for everyone, because thanks to the grain of fantasy in a mainly violent and tech centered universe, each reader will find something perfect for her or him.

It´s outstanding for the reason that Otomo can dance at all these weddings without offending any of the guests, not even one genre savvy mother in law.

Science fantasy post apocalypse cyberpunk In this exceptional case, it´s also mixed with some Asians just know how to fish and also hold the attention of an audience. A manga milestone, showing the postapocalyptic genre flexing its musclesĪ great open question, just like the origin of the behemoths in Attack on Titan.

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