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Peepo Choo 1

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I just got Peepo Choo Vol. 1. AND I'M JUST LOVING EVERY INCH OF IT! LOVING IT! It's the same guy, Felipe Smith, that made "MBQ"; which you should read! I really love his art and story.

If you read "MBQ", it does have a lot of raunchy stuff in it, as well in Peepo Choo. But the raunchiness in Peepo Choo is really up there compared to MBQ. And when I say "Its really up there", oh boy, Smith really push his limits; by humor, violence, and sex.

As for art, it really pops out, it's all in your face. But, Smith's art has character in it.

As for plot, as always, its something new and different. It's a classic story of "West meets East; East meets West". But, by pop culture view point. What the West see from the East, and what the East see from the West. Yeah, the plot does give the "Finger" to these pop cultures from both sides, but it has meaning to it. Just because the art is very raunchy and the plot does make fun of both pop cultures, but it all has meaning to it. By reading this manga, you can tell Smith really cares about making a good story and having great characters to tell it. So don't let the cover full you.

If you really want to know the man himself that made this manga, here's an interview of him: [...].

If your getting sick and tired of reading the same old manga series, want something new, and want to have an insane ride, read "Peepo Choo"

Was expecting something a little more thoughtful about the differences between the 2 cultures, but instead got this vulgar piece of excrement.

There's way too much appeal to senseless violence and sex. I can enjoy something like Berserk/Blade of the Immortal, where the violence while plenty are at least placed within contexts, but as someone already noted, the violence/sex here just feels out of place.

The humor appeals more to kindergarten, pre-school level intellect. It's not funny, is gross, and plain stupid. If you are looking for a witty, clever humor/satire that's usually more suitable for decent adults you won't find it here.

The art quality is inconsistent. Shows the artist lacks practice and professional experience in the field. While I understand manga is a stylized form of art, it's still based and grounded on a good understanding of human anatomy. Pasting giant circles onto stick figures do not turn them into girls, much less attractive ones. One Piece is butt ugly, but at least the artist managed to keep it consistent so far so he could rightly defend it as being personal style and not flukes. That's not the case with Peepo Choo.

To sum it up, this book is not appropriate for adults because the content is too dumb. It's not appropriate for children because it's ultra-violent and hyper sexualized. It's like an answer to a question none is asking. In one word: EPIC FAIL! Do NOT buy, save your money. If you did, burn it, and save your time.

It's the comic you wished you could have made as a kid. Over the top in the best possible ways.

Every year I try to read comics and manga. I do. I really do. I just don't get the whole manga appeal. It is not my cup of coffee. This one did not do much for me. The story lines kept shifting all the time and I felt like it was just after shock value. I was rather disapointed in reading this after reading quite a bit of hype for this manga. Maybe I am just one of these old people in the comic store in the manga that don't like this type of comic. The violence was very violent. I had a hard time following why certain people were being killed. I could not really follow the storyline to know why things were happening. I could follow the story of Milton, but not the rest. There is an overexposure of violence and sex that I felt was not needed. I am open to many things, but this one was just too much. If I see this in my school I would take it from the kids. This is a manga for adults or possibly high school, but nothing lower.

I found this to be tasteless. Nothing against the author and illustrator, but I was not converted to a fan. Once again I will probably be done with manga for another year until I find the urge to try another one.

At least I can say I gave it a try. I ventured out of my comfort reading and look forward to going back.

May I repeat that this is not one for kids or students.