Sep 7, 2022
Seems getting an English translation in the late 80s only made it harder to find this manga, as nobody bothered with a fan translation i could find, and the official publication by Viz only contains about 40% of the work. Anyway there are two things that characterise the manga Justy: good art and heavy melodrama. The art is good, no doubt about it, the artist has a good understanding of both the human anatomy and technical drawing, and knows how to exaggerate for dramatic effect while maintaining a high level of detail. However the story is obviously crafted in a way that maximises the melodrama
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and underlines the ridiculous levels of power held by the characters, primarily Justy. It is not a badly written story, just formulaic to a high degree. Also I have to wonder how much the story was altered by Viz, as the names were changed. And always the Japanese with their incest - I haven't seen this chestnut since reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: a found family scenario where a man and a woman pine for each other romantically but never pursue the romance just so we can ponder the tragedy of the situation, well that is dated. But yeah there is a lot of extreme esper action in space, i find value in Justy as an action adventure manga, and as I said the art is very good.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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