Dai Dark, Vol. 1
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- Create Date：2021-05-17 00:16:32
- Update Date：2025-09-24
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- Author：Q. Hayashida
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Summary
NECROMANCY， SPACE ACTION， AND DARK HUMOR COLLIDE IN THIS WILDLY CREATIVE NEW SERIES FROM THE CREATOR OF DOROHEDORO！
Zaha Sanko's body has great and terrible powers--they say that possessing his bones will grant you any wish， even the desire to become ruler of the universe。 But Sanko is still a teenage dude with his own life， and he isn't about to let every monstrous lowlife in the galaxy rip him limb from limb。 He and his skeletal buddy Avakian will use their dark powers to fend off any murder attempts while they search space for whomever put this curse on Sanko's bones。。。because killing them might end the madness。 （And then Sanko can celebrate with his favorite spaghetti。） Don't miss this hilariously twisted and gruesome new series from the unique mind of Q Hayashida， creator of the manga and Netflix anime Dorohedoro！
Zaha Sanko's body has great and terrible powers--they say that possessing his bones will grant you any wish， even the desire to become ruler of the universe。 But Sanko is still a teenage dude with his own life， and he isn't about to let every monstrous lowlife in the galaxy rip him limb from limb。 He and his skeletal buddy Avakian will use their dark powers to fend off any murder attempts while they search space for whomever put this curse on Sanko's bones。。。because killing them might end the madness。 （And then Sanko can celebrate with his favorite spaghetti。） Don't miss this hilariously twisted and gruesome new series from the unique mind of Q Hayashida， creator of the manga and Netflix anime Dorohedoro！
Reviews
John
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There is a lot familiar in the plotting of Dai Dark if you have read Dorohedoro which is a little unfortunate as I love Q。 Hayashida’s goofy characters， wild backgrounds， and absurd ultra-violence。 It’s cool if unoriginal， and Seven Seas does a great job with the presentation—it’s a pretty， little book。 There is a lot familiar in the plotting of Dai Dark if you have read Dorohedoro which is a little unfortunate as I love Q。 Hayashida’s goofy characters， wild backgrounds， and absurd ultra-violence。 It’s cool if unoriginal， and Seven Seas does a great job with the presentation—it’s a pretty， little book。 。。。more
Kim
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Picked it up at my comic shop because I was interested in Q。 Hayashida after watching Dorohedoro on Netflix AND I was also impressed by the treatment it got from the publisher: spot gloss cover， color insert pages （non-glossy）， and thicker paper stock。The story involves Zaha Sanko， an immortal guy who travels around space with Avakian， a dark paggy that can speak and move around independently。 The stories aren't linear， as there's a story where he joins an academy in space and something keeps ki Picked it up at my comic shop because I was interested in Q。 Hayashida after watching Dorohedoro on Netflix AND I was also impressed by the treatment it got from the publisher: spot gloss cover， color insert pages （non-glossy）， and thicker paper stock。The story involves Zaha Sanko， an immortal guy who travels around space with Avakian， a dark paggy that can speak and move around independently。 The stories aren't linear， as there's a story where he joins an academy in space and something keeps killing the kids。 I would put this in the sci-fi fantasy genre， since he interacts with space pirates， aliens and space pirates。 We also get introduced to Shimada Death， another immortal being that kills people and eats their souls like fried chicken， who I assume will be important to the next volumes， as she's on the first chapter color spread。 We still have to meet the last person in that spread mentioned in the last chapter， The Hateful Four: Hajime Damemaru。 Overall， I really enjoyed this and look forward to the next volumes！ It was lettered by Phil Christie， who replaced all the SFX with the English equivalent （which is rare with this English publisher）。 Translation by Daniel Komen was also fairly good with adaptation by Casey Lucas。 They typically added small translation notes where the names meant something important。I would highly recommend stocking this in a regular comic shop as a crossover appeal to The Walking Dead and Image Comics fans who want to read stories where they don't skimp on the gore with high intensity fights and world-building。⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ （4。5 stars） 。。。more
Jeremy Kazimer
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Coming off the heels of Dorohedoro， I don't think I enjoyed this as much as I could。 The character designs are fairly similar， although there's not enough story yet to speak on the characterization。 Still， the art is fantastic。 Further， I'm not really sure what the plot is supposed to be other than bones， and a lot of them。 I wish some of the backstory was pushed back so there was a clear path to start with。 That being said， I still enjoyed it。 I just felt as if it wasn't as strong as， say， the Coming off the heels of Dorohedoro， I don't think I enjoyed this as much as I could。 The character designs are fairly similar， although there's not enough story yet to speak on the characterization。 Still， the art is fantastic。 Further， I'm not really sure what the plot is supposed to be other than bones， and a lot of them。 I wish some of the backstory was pushed back so there was a clear path to start with。 That being said， I still enjoyed it。 I just felt as if it wasn't as strong as， say， the first volume of Dorohedoro。 Overall， a 3。5/5。 。。。more
Benjamin Bauer
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A comic that screams for a raw black metal soundtrack。 Mistress of the Macabre Q。 Hayashida is back with a delectably weird scifi-something-or-other that's an easy must-read if you're already a fan of Dorohedoro。The plot， such as it is， plays a bit like a riff on Doro。 Teenage dude Zaha Sanko is burdened with an awful curse: purportedly his bones can grant any wish。 As such every scumfuck in the dank universe he inhabits wants a piece of him。 Not one to let this interfere with his life， Zaha wan A comic that screams for a raw black metal soundtrack。 Mistress of the Macabre Q。 Hayashida is back with a delectably weird scifi-something-or-other that's an easy must-read if you're already a fan of Dorohedoro。The plot， such as it is， plays a bit like a riff on Doro。 Teenage dude Zaha Sanko is burdened with an awful curse: purportedly his bones can grant any wish。 As such every scumfuck in the dank universe he inhabits wants a piece of him。 Not one to let this interfere with his life， Zaha wanders the universe with his dark paggy Avakian （think a skull-headed schoolbag that breathes fires。。。and can transform into a Geiger-esque skeleton！） seeking whomever it is that can grant wishes with his bones。 Since clearly if they kill them， Zaha will be free。 Or so the beleaguered spaceling hopes！I lost count of how much I cackled while reading this manga。 Be it because someone was meeting a gory demise， or because of the nonchalance Hayashida's heroes display while meting out gory demises。 The macabre humor， as in Dorohedoro， is relentless。 Bones， bodily fluid， and organic growths are the order of the day in Hayashida's vision of inhabited outer-space。 All while leaving room for corporate-owned elementary school starships， videogame-like powerups Zaha buys with bones he collects from fallen foes， black holes， and mystic darkness-powered spaceship AIs。 Oh my。Zaha and Avakian are a likeable enough duo。 Hayashida doesn't answer much about their shared past， but the two are bloody， and bloody hilarious。 They were a bit overshadowed for me however by the introduction of Shimada Death， Zaha's one friend outside of Avakian （Whom I guess is more like。。。a parent？）。 I can't really bring myself to say much about Shimada。。。their introduction， and a later chapter full of badassery kinda need to be seen to be believed。 Suffice to say， the scene wherein they explain why they have no wishes to make was enough to cement a place for them in my ichorous heart。If there's any weakness to the mad proceedings， it may simply be that there's less of a driving narrative going on here than there is a number of introductions and set-ups。 It in fact reminded me more than a bit of the earlier chapters of Soul Eater。 Or， once again， like Dorohedoro， which some accuse of being pretty meandering narrative-wise。 I don't speak from experience， having only watched the anime and read the first two or three volumes of that series。 I can only hope that Hayashida manages to drum up at least some sorta satisfactory arc for Zaha and Avakian。 This volume does manage to pull a cliffhanger that gives at least some impression of where things are heading。Buuut I can't even really feel the above misgivings too too much。 I loved reading this in a way I rarely feel with manga nowadays。 It brought me back to the days of reading Berserk， Hellsing， and Gantz as a teen。 Back when there was a more-than-usual illicit thrill in reading foreign comics about aesthetically pleasing ultra-violence。 Maybe I'm just a simple dude who likes his comics slimy， dark， and spewed forth from a black hole。 I don't wholly know， but I do know I fucking love Dai Dark 01， and am excited to open Volume 2's sticky， darkness-exuding pages whenever it finally drops out of the atmosphere like some blighted cosmic insect。 。。。more
Alis Franklin
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… this series is so bizarre and I love everything about it。
alice
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DOPEST
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