Title: BLAME!Creator: Tsutomu Nihei
Format: Right-to-Left
Original Publisher: KODANSHA
US Publisher: Vertical Comics
Release Date: 9/13/16
Pages: 408
ISBN: 1942993773
MSRP: $34.95
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rated: OT (Older Teens)
Description: In a future version of Earth, there is a city grown so chaotically massive that its inhabitants no longer recall what "land" is. Within this megastructure the silent, stoic Kyrii is on a mission to find the Net Terminal Gene—a genetic mutation that once allowed humans to access the cybernetic NetSphere. Armed with a powerful Graviton Beam Emitter, Kyrii fends off waves of attacks from fellow humans, cyborgs and silicon-based lifeforms. Along the way, he encounters a highly-skilled scientist whose body has deteriorated from a lengthy imprisonment who promises to help Kyrii find the Net Terminal Gene, once she settles a score for herself...
Contains Logs 1-9:
- Log 1: Net Terminal Gene
- Log 2: The Memory of Land
- Log 3: Technomads
- Ex Log
- Log 4: The Administration
- Log 5: Escape
- Log 6: Silicon Life
- Log 7: The Builders
- Ex Log: Abandoned Nest
- Log 8: The Cluster
- Log 9: Bio-Electric, Inc
Review:
Cover: The cover uses a white background with our protagonist, Kyrii, standing among the broken pieces of one of his enemies. The series title is across the top in big letters, with the volume number on the left side and the Master Edition label on the right.
The spine from top to bottom contains the Vertical Comics company logo, the series title, the volume number, the mangaka, and a label for Toha Heavy Industries.
The back cover has the same background as the front cover. We have the backside of Kyrii, standing among the ruins of his enemy.
I absolutely love this cover as a whole. Seeing Kyrii on cover to cover in a way that he can be seen from all sides was a very creative idea. One of the biggest things I also love is the font used for the series. BLAME is such a cool title name, and the way that the mangaka chose to write it on anything related to this series is done in a very powerful fashion. All around, the cover really does show what we will kind of be expecting within the series.
Artwork: If anything, one of the only reasons you should buy this is entirely for the artwork; it is brilliant! Being a very futuristic sci-fi series, and having such a dark tone, the art is gritty as it can get without becoming to grotesque. Being a Seinen series, don't expect a lot of mood changes at all. This series has a theme, which is survival and the artwork truly shows that fluently.
Translation: Not much to really show through translation in this volume. Everything has been left intact. What there was interms of actual dialouge it remains true to the original manga.
Extras: There are two Extra logs, but neither of them really advance the story much.
Content (Warning: May Contain Spoilers): This is probably going to be short, and I know I have reviewed a few of the original volumes of this series back when I first started reviews (I will probably end up posting those as well one day), the series still has a great concept, but truly not much to go off of.
This volume deals with our protagonist, Kyrii who is on a endless mission, climbing this huge structural building, world, not really sure yet... His mission - to find the Net Terminal Gene. Does he get remotely close to it? Probably not since this is going to be a total of 3 Omnibus volumes.
Along the way he does encounter many obstacles and enemies who make sure to try to end him before he gets closer to the truth, but the biggest thing I would say that he comes across is a female, broken scientist, Cibo, who agrees to help Kyrii reach his goal if he helps her finish her mission.
I really can't say much else about the content; its also because there really isn't a lot to talk about with plot. There is very little dialogue and character development at all. Its just a massive tower climb by a single man and the things he encounters on the way. If your looking for something with a bit more fluidity in terms of plot, BLAME might not be something for you. You have to read between the art if you want to get deep into the story. If you can't do that, its an extreme disappointment and you might want to avoid this series.
This volume deals with our protagonist, Kyrii who is on a endless mission, climbing this huge structural building, world, not really sure yet... His mission - to find the Net Terminal Gene. Does he get remotely close to it? Probably not since this is going to be a total of 3 Omnibus volumes.
Along the way he does encounter many obstacles and enemies who make sure to try to end him before he gets closer to the truth, but the biggest thing I would say that he comes across is a female, broken scientist, Cibo, who agrees to help Kyrii reach his goal if he helps her finish her mission.
I really can't say much else about the content; its also because there really isn't a lot to talk about with plot. There is very little dialogue and character development at all. Its just a massive tower climb by a single man and the things he encounters on the way. If your looking for something with a bit more fluidity in terms of plot, BLAME might not be something for you. You have to read between the art if you want to get deep into the story. If you can't do that, its an extreme disappointment and you might want to avoid this series.
Objectionable Content:
- Language: Yes
- Violence: Yes
- Nudity: No
- Sexual Situations: No
Score:
- Cover: 10/10
- Artwork: 10/10
- Translation: 10/10
- Extras: 1/10
- Story: 2/10
Overall Rating: 7/10
Where Purchased: Barnes and Nobles
Original Review Date: 11/11/16
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