Mujirushi (Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams)

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Synonyms: The Sign of Dreams

Japanese: 夢印-MUJIRUSHI-

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 1

Chapters: 9

Status: Finished

Published: Oct 20, 2017 to Feb 20, 2018

Genres: Drama, Mystery

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Big Comic Original

Authors: Urasawa, Naoki (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #12708²

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Popularity: #2547

Members: 8,590

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MangaBig Comic OriginalUrasawa, Naoki (Story & Art)

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A man and his daughter meet a mysterious man who has more than a few secrets and tall tales to tell about France and The Louvre Museum. What awaits for those who dare to follow their dreams?

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Mujirushi was published in English as Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams by VIZ Media as a VIZ Signature edition on July 21, 2020.

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Nov 24, 2024

Mara2463

Recommended

Mujirushi – Spoiler Free – Recommended

TLDR
Story – 5/10 – 5 x 0.275 = 1,375
Art – 9/10 – 9 x 0.2 = 1,8
Characters – 7,5/10 – 7,5 x 0.225 = 1,6875
Enjoyment – 7/10 – 7 x 0.3 = 2,1
Total: 6,9625 -> 7

Story – 5/10
... Mujirushi is a one-volume manga by the legendary Naoki Urasawa.
It tells the tale of a father and his daughter and the hardships they face because they are poor and full of debt. In this, they know a French person with a heavy accent – known as the directeur – that runs an illegal scheme concerning works of art, and wants to steal one of the paintings in the Louvre.
As this manga was sponsored by the Museum of the Louvre itself, it's normal that there is such a big emphasis on it. We see depictions of the museum at night, the attic and other parts of the museum that visitors do not commonly access. This depicts the real-life opportunity that now Urasawa had when making this story.
There is also the parody of the former – and soon-to-be-actual – president of the United States, Donald Trump, who is, in this case, depicted as a woman. Elements such as these help make this story light-hearted and with comic relief moments.
There is one fatal flaw, however: near the end of the manga there is a serious lack of vraisemblance, which inevitably lowers the score that the story has. It also looks like it was somewhat rushed. Otherwise, and aside from that, it is a somewhat suspenseful – especially from the second half onwards – and engaging story that grips the reader through this one-volume manga.
The ending is somewhat lacking, but it successfully concludes the story.

Art – 9/10
Urasawa’s art style is flawless. The characters are able to convey their emotions, the page composition is good, the character design is excellent, the scenarios, backgrounds and landscapes are a joy to look at, and the cadence of the panels and the page flow are impeccable as well.

Characters – 7,5/10
Although this is a one-volume manga, it is fascinating how Urasawa is able to make such engaging and memorable characters. They aren't overly complex, as definitely there wasn't any space to do so, but they are nevertheless owners of their own personality and are well made. Moreover, part of the characters are absolute comic reliefs that help ease the tension and the suspense of the story.

Enjoyment – 5/10
This is a light read from Urasawa himself. It is funny and engaging; it is also a very short read. It is very easy to recommend Mujirushi, although one should not expect a Monster or 20th Century Boys out of this. For these reasons, it deserves a recommendation.

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Aug 8, 2024

TarikKabir

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I never thought I would dislike an Urasawa Naoki manga...

Until today. I decided the checkout the 200 page really short seemingly innocent Mujurushi. Now the main reason I put it so low is because of how short it is, if it was longer no doubt Naoki would have been able to work his story telling genius into making a fantastic ending and long form manga. However given the ridiculous and weird plot I doubt even more volumes would have helped. There's a lot to digest the story was not bad however by his standards it's a 7 at best and this coming from a ...

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Apr 30, 2021

CFKaligula

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* Spoilers*
I was impressed how Urasawa was able to write a complete story in only 9 chapters, with multiple welll-setup characters and a satisfying character arc. Urasawa has always been a master at having characters feel like real people, with great dialogue, and great designs and expressions. Moreover, his stories always have a great pace, also seen in the artwork that may seem less detailed and pretty than your average manga art, but it serves its purpose and always conveys the right atmosphere.

However, it seems Urasawa bit of a bit more than he could chew, the second half of the last chapters feels like ...

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