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çœȘăšçœ° A Falsified Romance
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Jan 9, 2007 to Mar 1, 2011
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The story is absolutely the same as Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment". From the dream of the dead horse to the ''perfect'' dream about the world of the protagonist. The diffenrence is probably the context and the time of the story. Dostoevsky's novel was published twelve monthly installments during 1866. Crime and Punishment is about the troubles of Raskolnikov, a young man living in St. Petersburg. He used to be a student, but he became so poor he had to stop studying. He plans to kill a selfish old pawnbroker for her money, and he acts on his plan. Raskolnikov argues that with her moneyhe can do good things, and that he was simply killing a person who was not worth anything. He also murdered her to test his idea that some people are naturally better than others and have the right to murder. Several times in the novel, Raskolnikov justifies himself by comparing himself to Napoleon, saying that murder is allowed for a higher purpose. However, after he kills the pawnbroker, questions which he cannot answer and feelings he had not expected terrify him. He feels separated from mankind, nature, and truth. Because of this, he decides at last to confess to the police and accept suffering. (Short summary from Wikipedia) I think to author of "A Falsified Romance" published it based on Crime and Punishment or he just straight out copied the idea. I think it's like an easier version of the novel so that many people can understand. If you are into deep psychological stories, this is definitely not for you.
The protagonist, a poor, moody student named Tachi Miroku, was recently recognized as the Best New Writer in a major literary competition, but the stress of living up to his family's goals of him becoming a powerful man has broken him on the cusp of greatness. Despite his tremendous potential, success does not come easy. Alone and without direction, every day is a vicious battle with his past and his moral fiber. He hasn't been to work in four months and his dreams are a total mess filled with abuse, taunting, and the strong smell of blood. And that is just the tip of the iceberg... (Source: JManga)
This is basically Crime & Punishment in a modern japanese setting. Almost everything was copied straight out of the novel, such as the plot, the characters as well. There were some parts that got changed but i wish the author had done more to expand beyond the novel. Like what will the protagonist do after he is sentenced. Just like the novel, we do not know what will happen. But the story about Sudo was interesting at least. Probably the only thing that kept me reading till the end. Honestly it's way better if you just read the novel because it captures the essence much moreabout our moral conscience, sense of guilt, and why we should atone for them. But i guess this manga could be a good starting point.
Maybe it's because I'm desensitized to these sorts of things, but this manga wasn't very well at shocking me or giving discomfort. The main character was already jaded, albeit a bit of a paranoid character. However, I do wish the author would give more depth to his reasoning of killings. it doesn't exactly surprise me when he just does it out of paranoia. It seems like an unrealistic personification of mental illness and how it delves into murder. However, it is a good example as to how you can have pent up paranoiac episodes and fear for your reasoning to kill. It just doesn't seem "shocking"or show psychological horror in any way, when it mostly depends on shock factor instead of suspense. There was a plot twist in the first killing, however the reason why isnt really realistic. I enjoy horror and suspense and realism. That's probably why this isn't as great to me as it is for others.
