| Well it's been licensed by Viz. |
| Yah, I bought a Jump mag yesterday and read the first chapter. It starts off nice, but the whole thing behind her praying and reviving him was a negative, imo. Not a bad one though, gonna read more of this. |
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| Awful. This manga tries to trivialize art, playing on the popular culture aspect (like da Vinci). Would've respected him more if he'd said he wanted to be like Cezanne, or even Dali. As an artist myself, his drawings are average..they don't stand out very much to me. He uses a typical sketching style, and the lack of difference between his drawings and the mangaka's shows a lack of originality. The manga itself's art is mediocre, nothing special. Overall, as one who is very much into art, I didn't appreciate his sellout of it. It felt like he didn't really know anything about fine arts themselves, just a high schooler's cliched, anime-weaboo interpretation of them (which I personally detest because of its closed-mindedness). It would've helped if he included some artist in-jokes, but I didn't see any except for the french curves in the title. But that doesn't really count. |
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| Honestly, I thought this one sounded interesting, but not very original. I didn't have very high hopes for it, but I guess it fooled me. The artwork is fairly unique. The only character that I didn't like in volume 1 was Kana, and I expect that she'll grow. I like Picasso, Akane, and Sugiura alot! Fantastic read, and I hope I like volume 2 even half as much. 9 |
Well one thing I've learned from this experience, is that a princess is still a princesss even when she is naked. |
| I needed to get used to the drawing style, but I'm totally hooked now. (I gave it a 9) The story is a one of a kind, and each chapter is dedicated to a new character. I can't wait for the next volume!! (feb 2011) |
| I just finished Genkaku Picasso this morning. Never once did it let me down. 10 |
| Well one thing I've learned from this experience, is that a princess is still a princesss even when she is naked. |
| Throw me into the 9/10 group. I 7/10'd it, back when I read the first volume, but after reading everything in one sitting I ended up loving it. I can't wait to buy No Longer Human (same mangaka) later this year, now--his artwork is pleasing for my eyes to look at. List comment: A superably drawn, surreal exploration of psychologically disturbed individuals. Struck me as repetitive prior to the variation of the artistic problem-solving and strong supporting cast impressing. Sad fairy-love finish. Style, substance + romance. |
| I thought it was a fantastic read! Furuya-sensei is amazing. His art is one of a kind, and his storytelling is so genuine it feels like you're reading an autobiography. (And, he pretty much confirms that is was a loose autobiography in the afterword.) This is my first Furuya-sensei series, but I've already ordered "Lychee Light Club" and will be pre-ordering "No Longer Human" soon. I can already tell he's gonna be one of my favorite mangaka. This is a definite re-read. I will never get rid of this series, it will have a special place on my bookshelf forever! 9/10 Urahara Out!! |
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| I have just finished reading it and I'm truly impressed. The story seemed to me not very original at first, but I really liked the way it was presented. Also the ending was just perfect to my mind. Speaking of the art it was really something special. I'm definitely going to read more of Furuya-sensei's works! |
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| I thought most of the manga was just meh stuff. But my God the last chapter had me in tears. Beautiful end. The ending made the manga get an 8/10. |
| Holly... this ending... crying... Marsterpiece! |
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| The surrealist exploration of the characters' psyche was well-executed. As a sucker for happy endings, this one was near perfect. Overall a regrettably obscure, but great manga. For a point, Saffy said: ...trivialize art... Only as much as so many manga trivialize science. Art here is about as relevant as art in any other manga. Picasso wasn't creating masterpieces, just sketches. It was but a gateway to the psychological domains. I dread the day when authors don't venture out of their expertise. |
MissileSoupJun 17, 2013 11:59 PM
| really a piece of genius - touching story with gorgeous and very original art style - usamaru-san deserves much more recognition! |
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| Furuya is a genius |
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| It's okay, interesting enough to kill time, but not special. Each vision is the same, you get characters you don't care about, because you haven't had time to care about, and then their problem gets easily resolved and most of them are forgotten. |
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