The Green Eyes

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SS Review – The Green Eyes
(Short and Sour)

Well…it seems I have the pleasure of finding this manga when no one else has, as well as the pleasure of being the first to review it. How unlucky are you right now :D

You’ll have to bear with me, it’s been a while since I’ve read this. Let’s dive right in. The story centre’s around a man who lives in the uncharted area of the amazon rain forest, a crew of archaeologists learn about a type of mutagen which was originally being transported via plane. Unfortunately that plane crashed while going over the amazon rain forest in an ... uncharted territory thus the mutagen was lost forever…or was it? The crew I was talking about decide to enter the uncharted part of the forest to find said mutagen and recover it. But will it be that easy? They soon find out that the mutagen has had an effect on the forest and things are very different from what they expect…

Okay that’s pretty much a summary without really spoiling anything. Art is stunning, reminds me of a mix between Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure and Fist of the North Star. How the story and events play out make me think of Jojo, so if you’re a fan of Jojo you’ll more than likely enjoy reading this. Kouji Maki has some other works that I plan to read at some point, he’s a pretty unknown author. Most of his manga’s no one has heard of. I love the main character, he reminds me of a Joestar. The right amount of cockiness and flare that a Joestar has, the fights are really good as well. Some of the two page spreads are stunning with the kind of detail you’d expect from someone like Kentarou Miura. I don’t know what else to say, I love this series, unfortunately what holds it back is the fact that it’s so short. You can clearly see this was axed from the magazine, but I can see the potential of it being great. Clearly something the editors at the Weekly Shounen Jump didn’t see.

So the only thing that holds it back for me is the chapter count, wish it was longer. But I enjoyed it and if you like Jojo or shounen manga’s that are a bit gorier than the standard then you will too.

7/10

(Also this series is available in English fully on Comixology if you’re interested in reading it)

I'm so glad I suddenly stumbled upon this very entertaining piece of work while browsing through manga section on MAL.

I'll skip over the story/plot part because you can get most of it from reading the manga's synopsis and previous review.

The Green Eyes is a good example of why the 80s were the golden age of Weekly Shounen Jump. From the bizarre powers and excelent art to over the top violence, The Green Eyes has it all.

This manga is full packed with action scenes that are so captivating and intense, you'll just have to keep reading it, and before you even realize, you already read ... the whole 21 chapters.

Art is a classic 80s art, marvelous, and has a lot of dark colors and details.

The only problem I had with this manga is that it's too short hence some parts felt kinda rushed and some characters didn't really get the time to shine/develop.

All in all, if you can get over that or if you're just looking for something fun to read with no serious plot, definitely check this one out.