Henjin Henkutsu Retsuden
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Henjin Henkutsu Retsuden

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Eccentrics, Chronicles of the Bizarre and Eccentric, Bizarre Lives of Eccentric People, The Lives of Eccentrics
Japanese: 変人偏屈列伝


Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 7
Status: Finished
Published: Jun 1989 to Sep 2003
Theme: Historical Historical
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Ultra Jump
Authors: Araki, Hirohiko (Story & Art), Onikubo, Hirohisa (Art)

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Score: 6.951 (scored by 12611,261 users)
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Ranked: #96272
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Popularity: #6905
Members: 2,967
Favorites: 11

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Sep 2, 2010
I read this manga by chance، I was looking for a short historical manga that deserve reading. so when when i saw the the author i said " this is a famous one، you must give it a try". In addition، the plot was very interesting. so I start reading and what can I say? it is very enjoyable.

this manga is a Collection of short stories or let’s say " mini biography" of famous character who were known to have bizzare Attitude، habbit، behaviour. like the the violent behaviour of the baseball legend، or the weird ideas by the genious tisla ...etc. different poeple from ...
May 23, 2011
Lives of Eccentrics (or Henjin Henkutsu Retsuden) delves on the common theme of eccentricity and weirdness of humanity in Hirohiko Araki's works, this time through a series of small biographies about different famous eccentrics like the severely neurotic genius inventor Nikola Tesla and several other bizarre individuals that have left their mark in our history.

The art varies greatly through the course of the manga seeing how the gap between the release of the chapters has been so long. The series starts with the style Araki used in his early career while drawing Phantom Blood and is therefore a great example of the author's artistic evolution. ...
Jan 20, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Similar to Araki's Rohan one-shots, these are a fairly disturbing set of exaggerated stories. Unlike with Araki's Jojo work, however, these stories are pseudo-realistic based in part on various historical figures. Much of what makes these interesting is the part that is made up, often times betraying the source material drastically. Whether that makes for exactly interesting reading is likely personal, but for me I did not enjoy warping stories meant to be realistic to the point they no longer feel believable. In the context of Jojo, that exaggerated style works quite well, but displaced from that universe they tend to feel like bad fanfictions ...
Sep 6, 2024
The Lives of the Eccentrics is a compelling collection of short stories, and I highly recommend checking out the Typhoid Mary tale at the very least.

Overview
As the title suggests, this collection delves into the lives and minds of individuals who defy societal norms. The selection is diverse, featuring a sports star, a scientist, a businessman, and characters affected by a mental disorder (hoarding) and a physical ailment (typhoid). There’s also a story about the Winchester house, which feels somewhat out of place.

I’ll discuss each story in order of my enjoyment.

Typhoid Mary
The Typhoid Mary story is genuinely fascinating, exploring the essence of civil liberties and the ...