Kurozuka

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When Genetic manipulation , Technology , Military , Utopia , High technology weapons, Immortality , Myths and legends , Samurais , Vampires and Sex mix up , in just a perfect ammount , You`d probbably get Kurozuka.
As i said , the storyline is not exactly something extravagant, but rather a perfect mix of scenarios already seen. The Graphics is pure perfection , such attention brought to details , and plenty of scenery , is just amazing. I admit i haven`t read many manga`s but this is certainly the best drawing i`ve seen . The fights are very well depicted , you can easily get ... a clear vision of what is happening.
The characters are "standard" , with few icons of great power , and a whole hierarchy underneath , well grouped into sides depending of their goals.
..And yeah , lot of sex , censored though , but it gives the characters "a human touch" :)
The length is just perfect , so you don`t get the feeling that some of the parts are too much , or that some of the story is cut, it`s all perfectly woven into a nice above-average speed development.
I recommend it strongly.

When I first stumbled upon Kurozuka, I thought I found a piece of gem. After reading it, I come to realise how wrong I was.

The first few chapters were great, the characters were believable, the anticipated relationship development with our hero and heroine leaves you wanting for more, and the art promoted a sense of mystery and suspense which perfectly fit the story.

Fast forward a few chapters and I’ll guarantee that you will be utterly confused, in fact I’ll even be willing to bet my secret porn stash that you will be confused right till the end. The time skips, the introduction of ... random characters, the flash backs, I’ll assure you that no normal person can navigate through them without trouble on their first reading.

Leaving that aside, the characterisation has a lot to be said. What I disliked the most is the radical change of personality of our hero, even if it’s intended as part of the story it still feels that as a reader I was betrayed, since part of the reason why I picked up this manga was because of the authentic feelings that the characters radiated at the start of the manga. Really, the only character development or relationship development occurred just at the start of the manga.

Ironically, the only thing improved as the story progressed was the art, every other aspect of the manga pretty much degenerated.

I’ll acknowledge that the story is complex underpinned with great themes, however I feel that is no excuse to confuse us audience to this extent.

Honestly, it’s quite disappointing to see a manga that had so much potential at the start to end up like this. If only the story telling were executed better and the radical personality change were avoided, this would’ve been a GREAT manga.

I read this after being starved for some ultra violence after reading gants while the violence is there. And I really enjoyed the first volume the tartintino style story telling can be a bit jarring and some of the charcters i found to become less likeable as the story went on. And I love tarintino but it got confusing trying to figure out what era I was reading. By the second volume the time jumps got too much for me ill return to it eventally just not just yet. I found the art beautiful and but the story was a little to out there for ... me at the time.