Suehiro Maruo, Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show (Blast, 1992)
Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show was the first of Suehiro Maruo's manga to be translated into English, and it's pretty easy to see why he developed a cult following among extreme horror fans almost overnight. From the opening panels of this twisted, disturbing graphic novel, Maruo is going to go for the gut. You're probably going to like it for the images alone. Which is good, because the story is told in impressionist form, to the point of losing a good deal of the story (an old folk tale about a girl tricked into becoming the slave of a sideshow) in the process. Granted, some of that could be happening in the translation, but I doubt it; pages of panels would have to be intercut for a truly faithful retelling of the folk tale.
Still, it's a very pretty thing, as long as extreme gore fits your definition of pretty. *** ½
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Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show Paperback – January 14, 1993
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Suehiro Maruo
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Yoko Umezawa
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Laura Lindgren
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Print length160 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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PublisherBlast Books
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Publication dateJanuary 14, 1993
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Dimensions10.25 x 0.5 x 7.25 inches
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ISBN-100922233063
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ISBN-13978-0922233069
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- Publisher : Blast Books; 1st edition (January 14, 1993)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 160 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0922233063
- ISBN-13 : 978-0922233069
- Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 10.25 x 0.5 x 7.25 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2016
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Great Manga - Definitely not for the queasy. The Anime short follows the book to a T. So if you have already seen it, it's still worth getting if you'd like to read it, too.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2015
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Amazingly weird and twisted! Beautiful art and thank you for the fast shipping! the book was in great condition.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2015
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love it!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2015
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a bit hard to fallow i dont think it was set up well
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Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2015
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one of the best contemporary graphic novels
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Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2015
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It's so sad and impressive.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2015
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It really just doesn't explore it's own ideas enough. Kinda falls flat.
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A classic masterpiece. Maruo at his best
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Amazing :)
Reviewed in Canada on January 19, 2016Verified Purchase
I liked the story and artwork. Price is good for this hard to find manga.
Definitely for adults.
Definitely for adults.
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Guter Manga, leider beschädigt
Reviewed in Germany on April 7, 2016Verified Purchase
Ist leider beschädigt angekommen obwohl ich extraein neues Exemplar bestellt habe. Aber der Manga an sich ist großartig und subtil gestaltet, ein Geheimtipp mit fast schon künstlerischem Anspruch.
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