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ε€’ε°-MUJIRUSHI-
9
1
Finished
Oct 20, 2017 to Feb 20, 2018
8.0/10
Average Review Score
100%
Recommend It
6
Reviews Worldwide
** IF YOU HAVE READ 20th century boys don't read the review because urawasa is the author .. !! AS ALWAYS URASAWA HAVE THE BEST MYSTERY STORIES EVER! this is one of the short manga that urasawa published. the story was MASTERPIECE same as arts. you like this manga for the art and the mystery on it, and trust me you will enjoy it same as all of his manga. i think if you have read 20th century boys you will love all urasawa's work so what you are waiting for man read it! i loved how he made fun of trump lol i laughed at this ch. so much. i don't wantto talk so much so i won't spoiler !! but MAL WANT A LONG REVIEW SO I AM WRITING A LOT! and again sorry for my bad grammar .
Kamoda will do anything to earn a quick buck, even if it means skipping out on his taxes to take his wife on a luxury cruise. But when a random tax audit bankrupts his family, Kamoda soon discovers his wife has taken that cruise after allβonly without Kamoda or their daughter Kasumi. Desperate to provide, Kamoda invests in a scheme to mass-produce masks of controversial American presidential candidate Beverly Duncan. But a lackluster election kills their sales potential, burying Kamoda under a mountain of masks and debt. On the verge of despair, Kamoda discovers a sign that leads him to the Director, an art fanatic who vows he can make all of Kamoda and Kasumi's dreams come true. (Source: VIZ Media)
* Spoilers* I was impressed how Urasawa was able to write a complete story in only 9 chapters, with multiple welll-setup characters and a satisfying character arc. Urasawa has always been a master at having characters feel like real people, with great dialogue, and great designs and expressions. Moreover, his stories always have a great pace, also seen in the artwork that may seem less detailed and pretty than your average manga art, but it serves its purpose and always conveys the right atmosphere. However, it seems Urasawa bit of a bit more than he could chew, the second half of the last chapters feels likean exposition dump basically solving all the mysteries. That part felt very rushed, similarly with the Mujirushi symbol. From the title, cover and first chapter, you would think that the symbol would have some large meaning or maybe connect everything, but it really does not. Especially the last reference to it seems very forced how Michel supposedly has always dreamt of becoming a certain tier of firefighter who wear a badge with the Mujirushi symbol... Billy Bat did the reoccurring symbol a lot better, and I think this manga would have been much better without it.
This could possibly be one of the best manga I have ever read, I worry that I will overhype this, but I just really enjoyed it. I think that a big part of my enjoyment came from the fact that I purchased this with no prior information as to what the story was about and didn't even open it up to check the inside, so when I actually sat down to read Mujirushi, it shocked me at every turn. I think that the twist and turns and shocking and unexpected, the story is interesting and the characters are deep and interesting, there really isn't adownside to this story.
I never thought I would dislike an Urasawa Naoki manga... Until today. I decided the checkout the 200 page really short seemingly innocent Mujurushi. Now the main reason I put it so low is because of how short it is, if it was longer no doubt Naoki would have been able to work his story telling genius into making a fantastic ending and long form manga. However given the ridiculous and weird plot I doubt even more volumes would have helped. There's a lot to digest the story was not bad however by his standards it's a 7 at best and this coming from aguy who gave Pluto and 20th Century Boys a 10 (masterpieces please read them). Iwami is up there with Jar Jar Binks as characters that can somehow ruin an entire story beginning to end with his horrific character design and dialogue befitting a horror movie where I die of cringe. Other than that stupid French wannabe the rest of the plot and characters are decent I enjoyed the father daughter dynamic and I enjoyed how intelligent the young girl was. The whole factory plot and then the sudden twists that occurred in the later chapters remediates the story and the firefighter guy was by far the standout good guy of the story overall it's not bad but it is disappointing coming from Naoki. I still say check it out. Oh and I've always been a critic of Naoki's art, it's his story telling that transcends the medium of manga and turns every comic he makes into a novel series. Spoilers section: I can't understand why the father would take her back till I remembered this shit is normal in Japan apparently. I would play devil's advocate and say he did it for his daughter either way throw that hoe wife away. Iyami was really goddamn annoying ruined the entire manga for me with his disgusting character design.
Mujirushi β Spoiler Free β Recommended TLDR Story β 5/10 β 5 x 0.275 = 1,375 Art β 9/10 β 9 x 0.2 = 1,8 Characters β 7,5/10 β 7,5 x 0.225 = 1,6875 Enjoyment β 7/10 β 7 x 0.3 = 2,1 Total: 6,9625 -> 7 Story β 5/10Mujirushi is a one-volume manga by the legendary Naoki Urasawa. It tells the tale of a father and his daughter and the hardships they face because they are poor and full of debt. In this, they know a French person with a heavy accent β known as the directeur β that runs an illegal scheme concerning works of art, and wants to steal one of the paintings in the Louvre. As this manga was sponsored by the Museum of the Louvre itself, it's normal that there is such a big emphasis on it. We see depictions of the museum at night, the attic and other parts of the museum that visitors do not commonly access. This depicts the real-life opportunity that now Urasawa had when making this story. There is also the parody of the former β and soon-to-be-actual β president of the United States, Donald Trump, who is, in this case, depicted as a woman. Elements such as these help make this story light-hearted and with comic relief moments. There is one fatal flaw, however: near the end of the manga there is a serious lack of vraisemblance, which inevitably lowers the score that the story has. It also looks like it was somewhat rushed. Otherwise, and aside from that, it is a somewhat suspenseful β especially from the second half onwards β and engaging story that grips the reader through this one-volume manga. The ending is somewhat lacking, but it successfully concludes the story. Art β 9/10 Urasawaβs art style is flawless. The characters are able to convey their emotions, the page composition is good, the character design is excellent, the scenarios, backgrounds and landscapes are a joy to look at, and the cadence of the panels and the page flow are impeccable as well. Characters β 7,5/10 Although this is a one-volume manga, it is fascinating how Urasawa is able to make such engaging and memorable characters. They aren't overly complex, as definitely there wasn't any space to do so, but they are nevertheless owners of their own personality and are well made. Moreover, part of the characters are absolute comic reliefs that help ease the tension and the suspense of the story. Enjoyment β 5/10 This is a light read from Urasawa himself. It is funny and engaging; it is also a very short read. It is very easy to recommend Mujirushi, although one should not expect a Monster or 20th Century Boys out of this. For these reasons, it deserves a recommendation.