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5.0 out of 5 stars
Dark and Modern,
By tami "pinkboxcutter" (chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bus Gamer 1999-2001 The Pilot Edition (v. 1) (Paperback)
For people familiar with Kazuya Minekura's most famous series, Saiyuki, what a surprise- in Bus Gamer (It really should be "Biz Gamer," as "Business") fantasy-ancient-legends-of-demons are no where in sight. This fairly dark story is set in modern Tokyo and has three young men playing a dangerous game with vague rules and high stakes. The jist of it; teams steal or defend data disks of Fortune 500 companies for thier sponser company, using any means necessary. Those who lose, tend to die. The one that wins in the end, gets 3 million each member. The main characters make up one such team. Nobuto and Toki, who are street-saavy and self-concerned, make up the muscle. Brilliant but green Kazuo handles the technicals. No one's motives are clear.
Minekura is a master at weaving scenes wrought with complexity and shadow;but unlike her previous works, darkness pervades Bus Gamer in every grimly funny comment, every clash between teams. Call it mystery, call it suspense, call it foreboding--Nabuto, Toki, and Kazuo are caught up a "game" that pulls them in deeper with every cryptic challenge. More consistantly than Saiyuki, in Bus Gamer Minekura explores the disturbing possibilities of humanity--such as what it's worth, what it does to itself. The overall feeling is more mature, and the characters seem to hold thier demons closer and dearer--and trust between them isn't a give-in, either. Bus Gamer thrills in part, haunts in another. Minekura's style, both in writing and art, is easily recognizable. But somehow, in street clothes and against the clean, static lines of a cityscape, things seem a little more suffocatingly, misleadingly calm. Expressions aren't exaggerated; there's use of negative space. It keeps you apprehensive and tense throughout. This is only the pilot edition, meaning it's on hiatus, but even though it'll leave you aching for more (which won't be forthcoming anytime soon), Bus Gamer should not be passed up. Bus Gamer sucks you in completely, and even fans of minekura's "saiyuki" will have thier expectations surpassed.
3 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Tokyopop strikes again...,
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This review is from: Bus Gamer 1999-2001 The Pilot Edition (v. 1) (Paperback)
...with a terrible translation. I consider myself pretty hardened to most of your typical anime/manga profanity, and it doesn't generally bother me overmuch, but this is not even funny. Every other word out of the characters' mouths is the f-word, and it just gets ridiculous. Also, as is usual with Tokyopop, several of the pages are cropped so that you miss a bit of the outside edge (including text). Even their translation of the Saiyuki and Saiyuki Reload series weren't this bad.
Needless to say, I would NOT recommend it. The art is beautiful, and the storyline is interesting, but you'd be better off buying the original Japanese version and reading the fan translations online.
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