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19
2
Finished
1998
8.2/10
Average Review Score
80%
Recommend It
5
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Let me get this stuff out of my chest; you know what! Suehiro's works is breathtaking, period! I always wanted to make a review for Warau Kyuuketsuki but I'm not sure on how I would start and I don't wanna make a butchered review for this manga because its one of the few manga's that massively influenced the way I draw and it's in my favorite list. I guess I'll try, here it is.. If you do not like vampires, and people getting mutilated then you SHOULD read this one, it might change your mind, why? because I just told you! this manga is about crazy assvampires mixed with unhiged characters and after you're done reading, you will end up thinking, wtf was that? My point is it's a kind of manga that doesn't want your good side, it's more like I-want-you-to-get-disturbed-and-never-tell-your-parents-you-read-it. The story is simple, the evil takes the good, the good becomes evil, and BOOM! shit's about to go down. It's a short read, it's probably why every turned of page was illustrated in a very detailed, precise a ton shit of work, the art style is almost alluring at the same time horrifying. You will feel like whoever created Warau Kyuuketsuki really took the time to actually make something out of passion, if you like macabre you know what I'm talkin' about. I don't wanna be a spoiler, so yeah! thats it.
Volume 1 : The Laughing Vampire. While a young boy, just resurrected as a vampire, commits acts of awful ferocity, the city around him shows all its perversion. The adults abuse their power, the boys degenerate and use all the available means to achieve their goal to give vent to their low instincts. Whoever can't understand and make opposition is doomed to change or becoming crazy. So which is the real horror? The vampire who kills in order to feed himself or the crawling disease hidden in society, which slowy corrupts without being noticed? Volume 2 : Paradise. Following the events narrated in the first volume, Luna and Konosuke are now living together with the old woman vampire as fellows, as lovers, in a diabolic innocence, killing for quieting their thirst for blood, joining death and love under the dream of eternal youth. Meanwhile, a young boy named Makoto is looking for his lost sister Miko, who disappeared years ago in mysterious circumstances. But what really happened to that girl who liked eating grubs and dreamed of becoming one of them? And is there really a terrible secret that someone is hiding? The paths of all the characters will dramatically collide, bringing unexpected consequences after the things are gradually revealed. A story suspended between weirdness and decadence, showing a clear nostalgia for German cinematography and Federico Fellini, where blood is used to trace a great and only apparently amoral story. (Source: MangaUpdates)
I would say that Laughing Vampire is not horror story, but an adventure story with very dark ambience. On the sliding scale of Dracula versus Twilight, Laughing Vampire is all the way in the Dracula camp. It plays up many tropes related to the monstrosity of vampires. Death is very common and the lifespans of side characters are short. While the story itself is exciting, it is difficult to follow. Events don't flow smoothly from panel to panel, and the numerous psychedelic scenes confuse things further. Sadly, many things are left unexplained by the end, mainly regarding the nature of vampirism. The art is expressiveand vivid; the gritty style lends itself perfectly to the dark atmosphere. The character design is interesting, with several rarely used archetypes, such as the hag and the foreigner. It also changes subtly over time along with the characters themselves. The above mentioned psychedelic scenes are marvelous, as well. There's a lot of blood, but no gratuitous gibs. There are also many sexually loaded scenes, some of which don't quite fit with the rest of the ambience. I liked the characters cast, because it's quite varied. While most of the individual characters don't develop smoothly, the dynamics between them make up for it. Those who enjoy Dracula will find that the vampires have been done properly - a bit over the top, even. Their ferocity and derangement is what drives the plot. Laughing Vampire is recommended to anyone who enjoys classic vampires, or generally dark stories about humans that turn into monsters.
Warau Kyuuketsuki isn't about plot, and it's important that you go into this manga without expecting some sort of genius story or touching character development. The brilliance of this manga is the art. Every page arranged panels in the most delicately calculated position, and within each panel, you'll find an absurd amount of detail. Suehiro Maruo's genius lies in the way he guides the eye across a page, the way he alters an image's message just by drawing an extra line somewhere. There's not a single centimeter of wasted space in this manga; there's not a single drop of ink unaccounted for. And the scenes arelike an art movie. The characters' poses, the movement in their hair, a slight fold in the curtains, everything is so elaborate and deliberate. It sets the stage for some pretty incredible drama. Ero-guro is about sexual corruption, hedonism, and evil. I'd say that the primary function of Warau Kyuuketsuki is catharsis, and what a decadent feeling Maruo creates. I might as well address the story and characters here. They're one-dimensional because they're supposed to be simple and shallow, blank mannequins for Maruo to butcher. That's pretty much what he does: take a dull axe to the classic archetypes of a hero story. And by "butcher" I also mean that they meet pretty gruesome ends. It's probably clear by now that I'm not an artist, since I don't have the words to describe exactly what I'm seeing, so I highly recommend you take a look for yourself. It almost has historical significance, as Maruo's magnum opus, a landmark contribution to the world of horror manga.
boy oh, BOY is the art so so viscerally good. my favorite part of this manga is just how nice the art is to look at. so high-effort. the story veers into slightly-too-much territory for me. I read this for the first time as a child and that terrible (from a 'wow, that's disturbing' perspective) scene with the girl and the clown stuck in my head for weeks, I swear to god. I don't really care for vampire horror or child protagonists who act like adults. maybe? some kids? are like that? but I never knew any child like that. tanks the believability a little bit,but eh whatever. check it out if you like good art and (perhaps nowadays turned typical) subversion of the sparkling vampires trope.
So I found out about this story through Joeyās video he uploaded recently (Some Great Horror Manga To Read This Halloween is the title on YouTube, check it out!) and I am literally in a state of confusion right now cause my bros, this story made my reading experience like a floor trip hazard that kept on going through the very end lol! Yet I donāt know how I feel about the ending lol. I like the vampire genre so this story is pretty unique in a sense where it didnāt need the signature fangs and the cloak, but it had just the vampires smilingand chewing people with their pearly whites (that sounds odd from me but ok). Itās messed up but thereās a lot going on so Iām 50/50 with this story. The animation was really greatly detailed, I wasnāt spooked at all, I was so memorised instead haha. Definitely check out if you like the vampire genre and want to get lost without worrying about the plot!