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Ikigami, Préavis De Mort #1 (2005)

by Motoro Mase(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

2849655376 (ISBN13: 9782849655375)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Kaze

series

Ikigami

review 1: I was looking for a new Manga that would give me the intensity of Death Note. This wasn't it. I won't go too much into the story but it's about a government that injects every child with a capsule that gets randomly activated at any point during there life and kills them. The person gets a notice (an Ikigami) 24 hours before they are going to die so they can live out their last wishes so to speak. Whilst the governments incentive behind this is quite weak (to ensure people value life) to base a story on, you've got to admit the potential of reading about a last ditch rampage before the person knowingly dies (because, why not?) is intriguing.However, Ikigami feels limp with its delivery. The ideas are there; revenge, hatred, melancholy but I just never cared for the charact... moreers. It never gripped me. The simple explanation of how the capsule is administered to people became so bloated and overdrawn that it became more confusing than it needes to be.The idea is there, not the execution.
review 2: This is a one of a kind manga that illustrates the obedience and loyalty of the ignorant citizens to the government itself and their system that was established for the national welfare organization, a system that vaccinate people with a deadly capsule in a very young age randomly. Thus, an ikigami, a sort of a card that informs you of your death, will be delivered to an unlucky chosen citizen 24 hours prior to their death. The plot here is extremely interesting and totally bizarre and new; however, this was not the only reason why i kept buying the volumes of this manga. Most important aspect among the other, is the story-telling technique and the amount of emotions that were exhibited by the characters and the oppressed citizens. The victims , in a way, deliver a message of liberty and enhance the important of justice as soon as they get an ikigami. The scenario and story line is tremendously deep and rich with quite enough unexpected actions among characters and events. -There were some part where maybe the personalty of characters are repetitive but it is a human personality after all so there has to be a bunch of familiar ones anyway-. The most important thing that i have to mention here is the author's true audience and his own mission that he is trying to accomplish. He is featuring some important aspects that were probably influenced by revolutions and rebellion actions. What is more, the idea of a country that is set by oppressive rules encourages rebels and to finally say ''No'' to unfair judgments. Impressively, there are those who still believe that this is the only solution that will remind people how precious live is and they are proudly willing to give their lives for the sake of the national welfare. less

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