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KamikazePotato 11/15/19 11:40:59 PM #319:	Monster Manga Series "Doctor Tenma, for you, all lives are created equal. But you've finally come to realize it now, haven't you? Only one thing is equal for all, and that is death." Another manga by Naoki Urasawa. Have I mentioned before that he's a genius? Monster follows Dr. Kenzo Tenma, whose life is flip-turned upside-down when he performs lifesaving surgery on a child who was next in line for surgery, instead of pre-empting the child in favor of a wealthy and politically important figure who also needed it. The figure dies, and then...well, go read it. Monster's initial hook is one of the strongest I've ever read, and I don't want to ruin it for those who are unspoiled. It brings with it the same qualities that make Urasawa's other works special: expressive character art, deliberate-but-perfect pacing, and excellently-written characters that feel like real people. There's a distinct 'feel' you get from reading one of his manga that nothing else manages to capture. The smallest actions/words feel important. Violence is used sparingly, and thus feels far more dramatic when it happens. While the concept of the story is 'unrealistic' in the sense that it would be exceedingly unlikely to see outside of fiction, everything still feels grounded. The characters are put through an emotional wringer and it's extremely easy to get invested in them. And perhaps most impressively of all is the consistency; Monster has no low points. How many times making this list have I gone "this work is great, except for..."? I have no flaws to point out this time. Monster is simultaneously fascinating and engrossing. There's a lot of themes it tackles, but if I had to summarize, I think about it as a story about the nature of cruelty and kindness. Kindness is the way the world should be, and cruelty is a disease that can spread at an alarming rate. Cruelty inflicted on a single person is cruelty inflicted on ten others. An excess of cruelty can even create a monster...and just what defines a monster, anyway? Truly an excellent story that I can recommend to literally anyone. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:930204241] in Top 35 Sto... [t:78130001]...</cite> <quote>Monster Manga Series "Doctor Tenma, for you, all lives are created equal. But you've finally come to realize it now, haven't you? Only one thing is equal for all, and that is death." Another manga by Naoki Urasawa. Have I mentioned before that he's a genius? Monster follows Dr. Kenzo Tenma, whose life is flip-turned upside-down when he performs lifesaving surgery on a child who was next in line for surgery, instead of pre-empting the child in favor of a wealthy and politically important figure who also needed it. The figure dies, and then...well, go read it. Monster's initial hook is one of the strongest I've ever read, and I don't want to ruin it for those who are unspoiled. It brings with it the same qualities that make Urasawa's other works special: expressive character art, deliberate-but-perfect pacing, and excellently-written characters that feel like real people. There's a distinct 'feel' you get from reading one of his manga that nothing else manages to capture. The smallest actions/words feel important. Violence is used sparingly, and thus feels far more dramatic when it happens. While the concept of the story is 'unrealistic' in the sense that it would be exceedingly unlikely to see outside of fiction, everything still feels grounded. The characters are put through an emotional wringer and it's extremely easy to get invested in them. And perhaps most impressively of all is the consistency; Monster has no low points. How many times making this list have I gone "this work is great, except for..."? I have no flaws to point out this time. Monster is simultaneously fascinating and engrossing. There's a lot of themes it tackles, but if I had to summarize, I think about it as a story about the nature of cruelty and kindness. Kindness is the way the world should be, and cruelty is a disease that can spread at an alarming rate. Cruelty inflicted on a single person is cruelty inflicted on ten others. An excess of cruelty can even create a monster...and just what defines a monster, anyway? Truly an excellent story that I can recommend to literally anyone. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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