#DRCL Midnight Children

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Overall, shinichi sakamoto is a really confusing man who does not ever convey to the majority, after reading 13 chapters, just like how i finished reading innocent and innocent rouge, it left me perplexed and confused, what kind of message did he want to leave i asked myself?

On one hand there's boys kissing boys and on the other hand in each of his stories since kokou no hito there's the strong aspect of "God' and religion in each of his stories, and he doesn't seem to be mocking, disrespecting or shunning one or the other, unlike in vinland saga where the author deliberately puts dirt ... in the eyes of people who are religious.

It has made me come to the conclusion that shinichi sakamoto has concluded that all europeans were secretly gay back in the day, and that he was simply trying to convey and live what he thought the european people of that era was doing behind the historical records, and i suppose he is right, seeing america today has got me impressed that he was able to guess such a thing, props to you shinichi sakamoto.

I don't normally write reviews, just because they take long if you want to be productive about what you say. It takes a real masterpiece to make me write a review. This is possibly the best horror manga that I've seen for a while. The art is absolutely stunning, to the point where I've got an entire folder dedicated to the astonishing, picturesque landscapes and much more. Diving a bit deeper into the manga, you will also see that the story is incredibly complex, even going as far as to just not make sense until you've read it like 3 times. The characters are also ... complex, with hints of ableism, feminism and LGBTQ+. It's amazing that the human mind can be so precise with an artistic object, that they can make something as amazing as this. It's up there on my manga-list for all these different reasons. I enjoyed this so much. From LGBTQIA+ to wacky visuals that feels like your in a hallucinogenic drug to heart-wrenching stories of tragedy, this manga has it all.

Overall, I highly recommend this to anybody who can understand the significance and difficulty of such exhilarating work.

Truly a Masterpiece.

twinks vs. michael jackson: the manga

good:
- the most ethereal & beautifu panels you will ever see in a manga
- the most vile & horrifying panels you will ever see in a manga
- gays

not so good:
- confusing plot
- characters actions don't quite make sense
...

review:
the manga is absolutely carried by its artwork. the plot is quite lackluster & confusing.
characters behave in insane ways & storywise this manga is not very gripping. certain story elements seem pretentious & pseudo-deep, others very cookie-cutter & generic.
the framework of bram stokers dracula seems to serve shinichi sakamoto with inspiration for breathtaking visuals & superficial guidance for worldbuilding.

conclusion:
read it, just for the art alone.

Really very disappointed by this manga. I've just finished the 2nd volume and it left me with a nasty sour taste. I was still hopeful about the series' potential, especially with the arrival of Van Hellsing, but my hopes were totally dashed by chapter XIV. I already had a lot of trouble with the characters (except perhaps Jo Suwa, who paradoxically remains the most intriguing of the group), but these last chapters confirmed that feeling.

I loathe the characters in this manga. I feel no compassion for them. Mina is barely interesting. Arthur is just a cliché of the rich, privileged white kid, petty and haughty. ... Suwa gets too little attention. And Quincey is depraved and deviant. The scene that definitively put the final nail in the coffin is unquestionably the chapel scene at the end of Volume 2. Being religious, I find this abomination blasphemous and immoral, as well as serving no useful purpose.

I may sound a bit reactionary or old-fashioned, but I'm deeply saddened by the way this story has been handled and turned out. With such sumptuous drawings, masterful direction and elaborate shots, Sakamoto's talent could have made this one of the greatest series for me. But it feels like a bad mix of Oshimi and Ito.

Sorry if I sound salty, but I felt the need to express my dissatisfaction. I'd also like to thank all those who will read these few lines. Don't hesitate to let me know if you feel like expressing an opinion contrary to mine.

Sakamoto Shinichi has truly blessed us with another timepiece masterpiece!!!

I have never read/seen the story of Dracula, so I can't say how good of an adaption/reimagined story this is. So far i'm digging the plot, it's one of those stories that makes more sense the more you read. It sort of just throws you into the story, the introduction is very brief, the action starts right away.

This goes without saying but the art is incredible. The amount of details, shading, and time spent on each panel just blows my mind. I purposely read this manga as slow as possible to visually take in all ... the aesthetics and scenes.

The characters are all a very unique bunch, neat designs and all different splashes of personality. The main girl character is quirky and I like how she's not afraid to show up the guys. To me she perfectly fits the lead role in this horror manga.

Overall i'm giving this manga ( these few chapters i've read ) a 10/10, I'm a huge fan of horror/vampires/timepieces so this is perfect! I highly suggest giving this one a try, just like the author's other works, it does not disappoint, i have 0 complaints.

I'm a huge fan of the original novel and have never found an adaptation that I thought lived up to Bram Stoker's wonderful work. As such I was really skeptical when a friend recommended this, but now I absolutely adore it!! I love how Sakamoto added LGBT and disabled representation as well as adding some people of colour and making Mina more of a feminist without taking away from the original story. Sp far he's managed to keep a lot of small details as well as larger plot points of the original novel while still making it his own work. I'm so excited to see ... where he takes our cast and highly recommend this even if you aren't a fan of the original novel.

This manga is some gorgeous, intense, confusing, disturbing, mind bending MADNESS! The art and gothic horror atmosphere are absolutely incredible. The storytelling and characters, not so much. This manga is absolutely carried by its gorgeous, ethereal, and disturbing art. The storytelling itself is a bit confusing though... and the characters are cliched stereotypes. Still the incredible atmosphere & gorgeous art more than make up for these shortcomings.

DRCL recontextualizes the story of Dracula as taking place in an elite Victorian boarding school. All the characters of the novel meanwhile are recast as students and faculty of said Victorian Boarding School. Oddly enough even in doing so ... it manages to stay true to the overall spirit of the story... while subverting U acting as a criticism of its Victorian Value fueled xenophobic classist themes. Which leads me to the what is a major source of contention/controversy for many people.

The story mixes in a LGBTQ+ & social justice themes heavily into the story. It features a cast of explicitly varied races, genders, biological sex, sexual preferences, and classes banding together to combat a vile monster/disease that threatens them all equally. What's more, it is anything BUT subtle about it. If anything it is VERY in your face and transgressive about it with some blatantly provocative & disturbing imagery. We are talking a cast that features trans characters with split personalities... closeted gay characters... a black character who's the son of a nouveau riche freed slave family... a racist, sexist/misogynistic, elitist British noble... a Japanese Exchange student Prodigy... and a Low Class red headed girl (complete with all the Victorian social baggage that entails) who openly defies gender and class expectations... All coming together to save Luke/Lucy Westenra, the Man/Women they love.

As you can imagine all this is rather out of place in a story set in Victorian Era UK. Thing is its VERY apparent that this dissonance was intentional. The manga uses that dissonance to highlight critique overly conservative, regressive, & outright bigoted social attitudes still common today. That said, a lot of it is undercut by the rather shallow stereotypical, and (at times) outright psychotic writing of the characters.

The manga also features quite a bit of shocking, provocative, prophane/blasphemous, and sexual imagery. It is NOT for for the faint of heart... and rather disturbing & upsetting at the times. It does NOT hold back or pull its punches in any way in this regard. Some of it is blatantly designed to trigger the religious conservatives, homophobes, & transphobes. So you have been warned.

Overall I still recommend it. The manga is gorgeous. The atmosphere is incredible. The atmosphere, gorgeous visuals, & social commentary absolutely make this manga worth reading, in spite of its weak writing, flat characters, & (at times) incoherent plot. The art and atmosphere are THAT good. That said, if you are in any way put off or triggered by blasphemy &/or LGBTQ+ themes... keep the FAR away from it. It's practically designed to disgust and infuriate you. Overall I give it an 8 out of 10.

#DRCL Midnight Children is absolutely insane. If you thought Innocent could get pretty out-there at moments, imagine what the same guy could do with a supernatural horror story. It might be the translation (self-professed to be low-quality) or the way it's paced, but absolutely everything comes out of left field. There is little exposition, and absurd sights are shown without buildup, leaving the entire story so far soaked in whiplash. The art is absurdly good, even with the lost detail of magazine scans, helped by the freedom of cosmic horror, and the low-page-count monthly release schedule. It's very short at the moment, and looks to ... be a worthy successor for fans of Innocent and Innocent Rouge.

tl'dr Batshit insane rollercoaster with god-tier art

4/10

very disappointing, the art style is incredible and I love the idea of ​​basing it on Bram Stocker's Dracula, but unfortunately there seems to be a certain political LGBTQ/progressive influence in it. it just doesn't fit into this type of story and doesn't belong in manga in general I think, I tried it but it was sometimes too bmuch for me,nothing agaisnt a gay charecter but a hole cast feels just out of place and that + the lgbtq influnce is just to much for me. or whatever but a little more true to the original story would have been much better. a real ... shame because the art style is great