Nouka Suitai no Kikairon-teki Sekaikan ni Kansuru Ikkousatsu

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Synonyms: An Inquiry Concerning A Mechanistic Worldview of the Pituitary Gland

Japanese: 脳下垂体の機械論的世界観に関する一考察

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Type: One-shot

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: 1

Status: Finished

Published: Sep 2002

Genres: Avant Garde, Horror, Sci-Fi

Theme: Gore

Serialization: None

Authors: Kago, Shintarou (Story & Art)

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Score: 5.34¹ (scored by 676 users)

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Ranked: #20397²

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Popularity: #12415

Members: 1,446

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One-shotKago, Shintarou (Story & Art)

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Synopsis

This is a short comic by Shintaro Kago that portrays a dystopian future where human beings are mostly manufactured instead of born, except for in ghettos where they are mostly abandoned at birth. The story starts with a woman complaining to her doctor/therapist that her husband won't have sex with her and then it goes off on a tangent explaining what happened to her husband and how it came to pass. Involves a car accident that sets loose a dangerous breed of genetically engineered hyper-intelligent killer babies.

(Source: Brolen)

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Background

Nouka Suitai no Kikairon-teki Sekaikan ni Kansuru Ikkousatsu was originally drawn in April 1994, but was unreleased due to the magazine it was intended to be published in being discontinued. The story was first released in the 2002 reissue of the anthology Ningen Ijou.

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Reviews

Jul 10, 2013

Polyphemus

Recommended

This is a short one shot created by the great Kago Shintaro, a mangaka who has arguably created the single most creative and disturbing body of work in this form of media. He attracts a lot of negative criticism by people who expect his work to be serious business, or simple eroguro, or people who are just biased towards the kind of manga he creates in general. He is very unappreciated by fans and critics alike. The problem with the detractors of this manga in particular is that they read the confusing description, take it it seriously, and read the manga expecting Ghost in the ... Shell, or something similar. Despite what the description sounds like, it is not deep societal commentary à la Brave New World. It's more of a parody of that. It deals in absurdity à gogo, with a lot packed into 16 pages that will need to be digested rather slowly for full appreciation. The ridiculously pretentious and meaningless title really should have clued you into its parodic nature even if the content didn't.

It seems to be a satirical criticism and/or commentary on abortion and the dehumanization of the fetus, eugenics, genetic modification, alternative fuel, pointless disclaimers and the nanny state, sexual desires, transhumanism, the education system, gender relations, contraception, artificial insemination, Freudian psychology, children being judged as adults, social phobias, social programs such as welfare, human experimentation, general drug use, and euthanasia, among other things. Like I said, a lot is packed into this short manga even if not all of it is the focus of the entire thing. This ridiculous density contributes greatly to the grand absurdity and humor of the manga. Again, it is not an incredible and profound commentary on all of those things (that would be impossible in 16 pages,) it is more of a parody of them and things that do attempt serious commentary on them. It accomplishes this goal very effectively and only if read as a parody can it be properly appreciated.

It would be stupid to dislike this manga because you disagree with the beliefs it seems to support, seeing as it is an astounding satire regardless. It seems to poke a lot of fun at dense dystopic works of media, with its lengthy dialogues, general pretension, and ridiculous amount of footnotes talking about various laws in the future. When it comes to Kago Shintaro's futuristic manga, this stands as his coup de maître, but it is overlooked due to the fact that it (comparatively) lacks the supremely grotesque, scatological, and gory nature of some of his more popular works, which makes the reaction less polarizing and immediate, despite it still being extraordinarily disturbing in its own right. This manga is very clever and is not something the average mind could come up with. I found it to be very impressive and entertaining, with hilarious art and backgrounds, even if the characters are just means to an end. I would recommend it to anybody, and I think reading it can help the average consumer of manga understand what makes a work truly quality, and help them appreciate more off-kilter and unconventional manga, as well as discourage mindless droning against misunderstood things. I think an impartial and objective reader will find this manga to be very good. I certainly did, and I rank it among the best and most entertainingly multifaceted one shots I've ever read.

Story: 9/10
Art: 7.5/10
Character: 5/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Bonus: 8/10
Overall: 39.5/50 or 79%

We'll round that to an 8.

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May 12, 2015

Shioxus

Mixed Feelings

Ah, Kago Shintaro. I hate this man's work, but infuriatingly enough I can't call it bad, because it isn't. Kago actually has a rather imaginative mind into the possibilities of mankind and our future. So why do I hate his work? He doesn't care one bit about taste. Almost all of his work is tasteless, just like the one I will be writing about today.

Nouka Suitai is a one shot about a dystopian future possibility of mankind. And it is actually rather interesting. Kago does not skimp on information, and he goes into very in depth analysis of what he thinks laws and regulations would ...

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Jul 10, 2013

purin_oO

Not Recommended

All I can really think of An Inquiry Concerning A Mechanistic Worldview of the Pituitary Gland is ???????????????????????????????

I'm 100% sure the only thing that made me read this oneshot was the synopsis. The synopsis sounds very intriguing, like it might be a good read, doesn't it? Do not be fooled. This piece made 0 sense as there was literally no real "plot" to follow and I say that because it didn't make any sense it being all over the place. There was not even a shred of enjoyment while reading this either, only an uneasy feeling sat in the pit of my stomach as I ...