It is very pleasing to the eye, but story wise, I feel like it was lacking.
The art is very unique, the artist is one of my favorite.
There wasn't really a plot or a story, in that sense, it was weird.
I guess that in the original language it must have been very poetic and it probably made more sense.
I still recommend reading those few (10 ?) pages if you like the art of the artist!
It is sometimes hard to see what is going on in this manga, because the panels are sometimes overcharged with the drawing. So, since they are black and white, it creates a
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Towards the Darkness, AX: A Collection of Alternative Manga Japanese: 闇の方へ More titlesInformationType: One-shot
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: 1
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 30, 2002
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Horror
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AX Authors:
Yamamoto, Takato (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #187932 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #8215
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Sep 23, 2021
The synopsis does point out that there is the incorporation of "Heisei Estheticism", however, this entire one-shot is the literal embodiment of "Heisei Estheticism".
It's basically the Aestheticism art style but uses characters from the Heisei era. For some reason, a ton of bondage, death, and other grotesque stuff imposed on love is to be found within the art style too. Whether that is due to Heisei era or Aestheticism is something I will never know (I just searched this info now). This one-shot firstly looked very detailed and I can see where the engagement into Heisei Estheticism from some can come from. It not only looks ... |
