Mujirushi - Il Segno dei Sogni
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bayu
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Manga one-shot karya Naoki Urasawa， menceritakan sepasang ayah dan anak yg diutus melakukan misi pencurian di Museum Louvre setelah usahanya mengalami kebangkrutan。 Manga Naoki Urasawa pertama yg kubaca， cukup menarik tapi g terlalu special。 Berekspektasi terlalu tinggi diawal， aku kira ceritanya bakal berat， penuh misteri， detektif2 an， tapi ternyata cukup ringan & masih bisa diikuti。 Ada sedikit twist jg di akhir cerita。"Mimpi yang tidak divisualisasikan， tidak akan pernah terwujud。 Hanya mimp Manga one-shot karya Naoki Urasawa， menceritakan sepasang ayah dan anak yg diutus melakukan misi pencurian di Museum Louvre setelah usahanya mengalami kebangkrutan。 Manga Naoki Urasawa pertama yg kubaca， cukup menarik tapi g terlalu special。 Berekspektasi terlalu tinggi diawal， aku kira ceritanya bakal berat， penuh misteri， detektif2 an， tapi ternyata cukup ringan & masih bisa diikuti。 Ada sedikit twist jg di akhir cerita。"Mimpi yang tidak divisualisasikan， tidak akan pernah terwujud。 Hanya mimpi yang diharapkan， yang akan terwujud。" 。。。more
Renee Farrell
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Don't you just love stories that all work out in the end？ ❤ Don't you just love stories that all work out in the end？ ❤ 。。。more
Claire Kreutzberger
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Endearing。
Rebecca
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A good story and I liked the US political humor thrown in there as well。
Nanang Stiawan
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Khas urasawa naoki sensei。 Bener2 pengalaman membaca cerita yang sangat menarik。 Campur aduk dan endingnya sangat diluar dugaan。 Layak koleksi
Willie
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The pacing on this graphic novel is strange。。。 I felt like every part either felt rushed or too slow， like all the wrong parts were given the attention。 Overall the art quality was amazing though and I did enjoy the read。
Nanang Stiawan
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Endingnya bener2 diluar dugaan。 Sebuah cerita jenius yang dibalut dengan bumbu khas perancis， museum dan politik。 Wajib dikoleksi
tianiita
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Endingnya ga ketebak， rada lucu sih。 Manga Naoki-sensei yang saya beli pertama kalinya， format bookpaper dari Level Comic udh keren banget pokoknya。 Kisahnya sendiri tentang seorang bapak yang punya pabrik tapi selalu tertipu hingga suatu hari dia dan anaknya bertemu gagak yang di kakinya ada secarik kertas。 Dari kertas itu si Bapak dan si Anak bertemu pria misterius yang selalu bilang Zansu diakhir kalimat dan sangat mencintai kebudayaan Perancis， tak terkecuali Louvre Museum。 Awal baca sendiri Endingnya ga ketebak， rada lucu sih。 Manga Naoki-sensei yang saya beli pertama kalinya， format bookpaper dari Level Comic udh keren banget pokoknya。 Kisahnya sendiri tentang seorang bapak yang punya pabrik tapi selalu tertipu hingga suatu hari dia dan anaknya bertemu gagak yang di kakinya ada secarik kertas。 Dari kertas itu si Bapak dan si Anak bertemu pria misterius yang selalu bilang Zansu diakhir kalimat dan sangat mencintai kebudayaan Perancis， tak terkecuali Louvre Museum。 Awal baca sendiri saya agak bingung sama arah ceritanya， tapi lama-lama plotnya nyambung dan lucu， bukan yang bikin ketawa lepas tapi lucu aja pokoknya。 Bisa ya endingnya begitu XD 。。。more
Akane Emi
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cukup bagus dan sempat bikin bertanya-tanya kenapa ini bisa begini， terus kelar baca juga masih dibuat penasaran sama si tokoh villain ini sebenernya gimana。 tipe cerita yang villainnya abu abu deh pokoknya， bagus！dan ngga nyangka juga ada selipan romancenya yang sangat manis。 aku baca ini di hari valentine bersama orang yang sangat spesial， jadi feelnya semakin dapet！ >。<♡buku pertama yang aku baca di 2021 sekaligus buku terakhir penutup kenangan aku bersama dia。
cindy
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Aku syuuuka sekali nuansa yang dibawa manga ini。 Rasa misterius si Fukken， perencanaan heist di Louvre， rasa penasaran pak polisi tua， drama si bocah dab ayahnya， komedi nenek penyanyi dan idealisme si pemadam kebakaran， juga tempelan jurnalis dan gambaran politis gak lucunya seorang kandidat presiden。 Semuanya berpadu dengan sangat apik dan nyaman。 Aku juga suka bagaimana twistnya menggiring balik semua cerita menjadi janji cinta sederhana antara dua sejoli puluhan tahun lalu。 Setelah muter-mut Aku syuuuka sekali nuansa yang dibawa manga ini。 Rasa misterius si Fukken， perencanaan heist di Louvre， rasa penasaran pak polisi tua， drama si bocah dab ayahnya， komedi nenek penyanyi dan idealisme si pemadam kebakaran， juga tempelan jurnalis dan gambaran politis gak lucunya seorang kandidat presiden。 Semuanya berpadu dengan sangat apik dan nyaman。 Aku juga suka bagaimana twistnya menggiring balik semua cerita menjadi janji cinta sederhana antara dua sejoli puluhan tahun lalu。 Setelah muter-muter seperti membingungkannya sebuah maze， penyelesaiannya sangat grounded， seperti mimpi di pagi hari yang menyisakan tanda tanya tapi juga senyuman。#fav2021 。。。more
Woowott
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I have no cultural reference for one of the characters in this book。 BUT that doesn't matter。 Just。 If you haven't， do yourself a favor and read Urasawa-sensei。 He is amazing。 I have no cultural reference for one of the characters in this book。 BUT that doesn't matter。 Just。 If you haven't， do yourself a favor and read Urasawa-sensei。 He is amazing。 。。。more
nur'aini tri wahyuni
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awalawal ga nyambung banget sama apa mau penulisnya， mana tokohnya nyebelin， sempet mikir untung aja ini bukan series jadi ga akan ngerasa bersalah ga bakal beli lanjutannya saking sebelnya （（karena saya ga nyambung sama cerita awalnya））。tapi final third nya， oh， so beautiful。 love it。 beautiful。dan ujungnya jadi penasaran kalau ada karya lain dari penulis yg sama。
Adrian Quiros
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Dolores
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Kasumi's father keeps making bad decisions， and they have lost everything。 But one little painting might fix it all--if they can figure out how to steal it。 Kind of weird--but in a good way。 Kasumi's father keeps making bad decisions， and they have lost everything。 But one little painting might fix it all--if they can figure out how to steal it。 Kind of weird--but in a good way。 。。。more
Valérie
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Je ne suis d’habitude pas une fan des Mangala mais cette BD est très bien。 Je ne connaissais pas le personnage de Iyami mais je le trouve intéressant dans cette Bd en tout cas。
Eric Rutledge
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I'm always a fan of Urasawa's work， and this was no exception。 Starting in Japan with a family in debt， it quickly changes focus to art stealing and a traveling to a whole new country for the father and daughter。 The cast of quirky characters is always a delight and I enjoyed this as the short read it is。 I recommend it if you enjoyed some of his other work， especially Master Keaton。 I'm always a fan of Urasawa's work， and this was no exception。 Starting in Japan with a family in debt， it quickly changes focus to art stealing and a traveling to a whole new country for the father and daughter。 The cast of quirky characters is always a delight and I enjoyed this as the short read it is。 I recommend it if you enjoyed some of his other work， especially Master Keaton。 。。。more
Sulhan Habibi
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Awalnya agak membingungkan， tapi makin lama makin asyik sih。 Aku menikmatinya。 Komik yang menyenangkan。
endang cippy
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Quote: Mimpi yang tidak divisualisasikan， tidak akan pernah terwujud。 Hanya mimpi yang diharapkan， yang akan terwujud。 Waktu baca di awal-awal， aku gak ngerti cerita ini tuh mau dibawa kemana。 Ketika sudah sampai di pertengahan cerita。 Aku baru bisa menikmatinya。 Dan sampai akhir halaman banyak kejutan-kejutan tak terduga。 Dan bikin puas banget ketika sudah membacanya。 Ternyata seperti itu 。。 Kadang-kadang kita harus menerima kesusahan-kesusahan terlebih dahulu sebelum menikmati kebahagiaaan di Quote: Mimpi yang tidak divisualisasikan， tidak akan pernah terwujud。 Hanya mimpi yang diharapkan， yang akan terwujud。 Waktu baca di awal-awal， aku gak ngerti cerita ini tuh mau dibawa kemana。 Ketika sudah sampai di pertengahan cerita。 Aku baru bisa menikmatinya。 Dan sampai akhir halaman banyak kejutan-kejutan tak terduga。 Dan bikin puas banget ketika sudah membacanya。 Ternyata seperti itu 。。 Kadang-kadang kita harus menerima kesusahan-kesusahan terlebih dahulu sebelum menikmati kebahagiaaan di ujung jalan kehidupan。 Akibat review dari Mas Tezar BBI。 Aku pun ngebut untuk menyelesaikan komik ini。 。。。more
Desya P。
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Menyetujui review dari Viz Media: inilah yang terjadi when meminta seorang Mangaka mengerjakan komik tentang Museum Louvre （makanya ada logo Louvre Edition di komiknya）， tetapi malah jadi semi-fanfiction & spin-off dari karya lain berlisensi （yang bahkan bukan karyanya Naoki Urasawa）。Ceritanya disampaikan dengan brilian khas Urasawa-sensei。 Turunkan ekspetasi ini akan ber-genre thriller， karena jauh lebih ringan dan menghibur dengan bumbu komedi khas Sensei。 Setiap karakter punya ceritanya masin Menyetujui review dari Viz Media: inilah yang terjadi when meminta seorang Mangaka mengerjakan komik tentang Museum Louvre （makanya ada logo Louvre Edition di komiknya）， tetapi malah jadi semi-fanfiction & spin-off dari karya lain berlisensi （yang bahkan bukan karyanya Naoki Urasawa）。Ceritanya disampaikan dengan brilian khas Urasawa-sensei。 Turunkan ekspetasi ini akan ber-genre thriller， karena jauh lebih ringan dan menghibur dengan bumbu komedi khas Sensei。 Setiap karakter punya ceritanya masing-masing yang dikemas apik untuk saling terhubung。Menunggu jilid keduanya diterjemahkan。 Masih ada misteri lain belum terungkap！ 。。。more
Mark
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A fascinating art heist story at the Louvre which started across an ocean away， that kept me guessing how it would unfold until the very last chapter which revealed a satisfying ending。
Tezar Yulianto
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Menyenangkan baca komik ini sebagai buku pertama di 2021。
Raymond Brooks
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An exceptional read。 Stands on it's own in the many brilliant Urasawa works， but also a great companion to his short story collection Sneeze （recently collected）， but whereas the short stories are set throughout his career， Mujirushi released in （2017-2018） and shows that he's still got that magic touch that made me love his previous works， regardless of genre。Heartfelt， thoughtful and uses an unbelievable character crossover that makes this book unique， even in Urasawa's outstanding library of An exceptional read。 Stands on it's own in the many brilliant Urasawa works， but also a great companion to his short story collection Sneeze （recently collected）， but whereas the short stories are set throughout his career， Mujirushi released in （2017-2018） and shows that he's still got that magic touch that made me love his previous works， regardless of genre。Heartfelt， thoughtful and uses an unbelievable character crossover that makes this book unique， even in Urasawa's outstanding library of works。 Essentially a 9 chapter mini-series， so the tone does shift a bit （early chapters are somewhat subdued）， but while I was bracing for something like "Monster" it artfully pivoted to be more like "Master Keaton" （my favourite of Urasawa's works）。 The overall plot is more interconnected than I gave it credit for and it's various story threads tie together beautifully。 In terms of humour， it takes the zany and hilarious to new heights with some political prodding （this was released in 2017-2018）， but whether that angers or upsets you， is only because you don't want to be reminded of the political turmoil of the last few years。 Fortunately， it's very quick and doesn't distract from the strengths of the book。 Besides， it's hard to have anything but a smile when seeing a character like Iyami on the page， and while I've never tried the series he's from （Osomatsu-kun）， but it's not needed。 Here he's given depth and connection to the narrative which make him more fleshed out than any description I've read of him。 Could even be a completely different backstory， but it still leaves it open to interpretation （Hint: Note the Norse story of Hunin and Munin）。If you've enjoyed this please try his other works: Master Keaton， Monster， Pluto， 20th Century Boys， Sneeze: Short Story Collection and recent Asadora！。 Next up for me is his previous crossover/revival of Tezuka's Pluto， to see if his care for other creator's characters holds true。 。。。more
Rory Wilding
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I haven’t read as much manga as I have with western comics， but if there is one manga artist that I would consider as my favourite in the field， Naoki Urasawa reigns supreme。 From Monster to Pluto to 20th Century Boys （the latter of which I’m currently reading）， Urasawa is known for ongoing narratives that often explored the darker aspects of humanity and yet is able to create a tone that isn’t always dour。 Urasawa has certainly shown a lighter side as seen in Sneeze， his collection of short sto I haven’t read as much manga as I have with western comics， but if there is one manga artist that I would consider as my favourite in the field， Naoki Urasawa reigns supreme。 From Monster to Pluto to 20th Century Boys （the latter of which I’m currently reading）， Urasawa is known for ongoing narratives that often explored the darker aspects of humanity and yet is able to create a tone that isn’t always dour。 Urasawa has certainly shown a lighter side as seen in Sneeze， his collection of short stories。 So what tone does Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams presents？Luck is not on young businessman Kamoda’s side， especially when he decides to cheat on his taxes in order to save money to take his wife on a luxury cruise， only for a surprise audit costs him both his business and his wife。 On the brink of suicide， Kamoda and his daughter Kasumi are led by a crow and a mysterious symbol to the France Research Institute， where they meet the flamboyant Director， a man who claims he can change Kamoda's fate with a daring painting heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris。More in the realm of a crime caper， Urasawa aims for something lighter， though he doesn’t negate the sad situation that Kamoda and Kasumi are in from the beginning。 Kamoda， in particular， is in a depressed state and is willing to take his own life， leaving behind his young but strong-minded daughter。 However， with the sudden appearance of the Director， a possibility of hope shines upon Kamoda， though Kasumi suggests otherwise。The Director himself is actually the character Iyami from Fujio Akatsuka's classic comedy manga Osomatsu-kun， hence this manga crediting Akatsuka's Fujio Productions Ltd。 with cooperation。 This was a character who was so popular and influential in the mid-sixties in Japan， but despite my long interest in Japanese pop culture， even thus guy flew by me。 In the context of Mujirushi， the Director is a mixture of mystery and flamboyance， and whilst he is not the main focus， his presence represents a recurring strange warmth that has been throughout Urasawa’s work。There are elements that are reminiscent of Urasawa’s previous manga， such as an old-timer policeman who is edging towards retirement and the author’s continuing fascination towards Europe。 However， despite the stakes of the heist as well as some strong characterisation towards the international cast， the story itself for all its silly extravagance， is somewhat flimsy where everything seems weirdly resolved too quickly， including a subplot involving the female American president looking a lot like the current actual one。As always， Urasawa’s artwork is just as exquisite as the art displayed in the Louvre， of which he takes artistic advantage， from the various paintings to the objects from numerous periods of history。 As rich his backgrounds are， my favourite aspect of Urasawa’s illustrations is the expressive characters that look distinct from one another， not just through their respected nationalities。 As random as the President Beverly Duncan subplot is， Urasawa finds humour in drawing the Trump-like sensibilities of this character。Although this doesn’t rank among the brilliance of Urasawa’s most significant work， Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams is a fun crime caper that is all about fulfilling one’s dreams under intense pressure。 。。。more
Nanna
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4 bintang untuk karya pertama dari Naoki Urasawa yang kubaca ✨✨Ermm。。。 Sebagai karya pertama yang kubaca， apa ya。。 Ada kesan-kesan yang susah dijelaskan saat baca， tapi saya sangat menikmati nya。。 Alurnya ngalir， dan tokohnya ada yang lucu。。。 Dan saya tertawa di akhir bukunya， karena twistnya itu。。 Still。。 Unbelievable aja sih。。。 （view spoiler）[Sudah jatuh tertimpa tangga， tertimpa duren， tertimpa batangan emas pula。。。 Tapi ga nyangka aja kalo semua itu berhubungan。 Kebetulan atau sudah direncan 4 bintang untuk karya pertama dari Naoki Urasawa yang kubaca ✨✨Ermm。。。 Sebagai karya pertama yang kubaca， apa ya。。 Ada kesan-kesan yang susah dijelaskan saat baca， tapi saya sangat menikmati nya。。 Alurnya ngalir， dan tokohnya ada yang lucu。。。 Dan saya tertawa di akhir bukunya， karena twistnya itu。。 Still。。 Unbelievable aja sih。。。 （view spoiler）[Sudah jatuh tertimpa tangga， tertimpa duren， tertimpa batangan emas pula。。。 Tapi ga nyangka aja kalo semua itu berhubungan。 Kebetulan atau sudah direncanakan？ Pokoknya ketawa aja 😂 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Nur Jayadi
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Komik berikutnya dari Urasawa sensei yg saya baca， satu volume saja serinya karena aslinya ada seri pendek yg terdiri dari dua volume dan merupakan sebuah karya kolaborasi dgn pihak Louvre dan Fujio Pro （karena meminjam tokoh Iyami （hanya tebakan saja ketika melihat adanya keterlibatan Louvre dan Fujio Pro）） Sebagai one shot komik ini memiliki sesuatu yg menarik mengenai ide gila pinjam barang dari sebuah tempat dgn tingkat keamanan yg luar biasa dan bagaimana trik-trik yg akan mereka lakukan u Komik berikutnya dari Urasawa sensei yg saya baca， satu volume saja serinya karena aslinya ada seri pendek yg terdiri dari dua volume dan merupakan sebuah karya kolaborasi dgn pihak Louvre dan Fujio Pro （karena meminjam tokoh Iyami （hanya tebakan saja ketika melihat adanya keterlibatan Louvre dan Fujio Pro）） Sebagai one shot komik ini memiliki sesuatu yg menarik mengenai ide gila pinjam barang dari sebuah tempat dgn tingkat keamanan yg luar biasa dan bagaimana trik-trik yg akan mereka lakukan untuk memuluskan rencana itu。 Hanya saja bagian penghubung cerita yg berkaitan dgn Michel terasa janggal meski itu mungkin sebuah kebetulan （view spoiler）[ bagaimana bisa rentang waktu 20 tahun dari paket yg dikirim dari Jepang bisa dgn mudahnya digunakan ketika rencana dijalankan dan juga， bagaimana mungkin ada kemungkinan Beverly mencalonkan diri sebagai presiden AS di masa mendatang sebelum topeng karet itu dibuat dan dipaketkan ke Prancis （hide spoiler）]Tapi memang formula kebetulan seringkali muncul dalam beberapa cerita komik selain di komik ini， tapi tetap saja rasa janggal itu tak mau hilang。Namun secara keseluruhan komik ini memiliki keseruan yg sama yg dimiliki karya Urasawa sensei yg lain yg mengandalkan unsur misteri dan detektif， serta beberapa lainnya untuk menggerakkan plot。 。。。more
Rod Brown
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This is a bit odd， almost sinking under the weight of all the things going on here。First， this is part of the Louvre collection of graphic novels， which commissions artists from around the world to create stories inspired by the French museum and/or its contents。Having taken up the baton， Naoki Urasawa decided to combine his Louvre tale with a homage to a 1960s Japanese manga series， Osomatsu-kun。 I at least had a passing familiarity with Astro boy when he did a similar thing with PLUTO: Urasawa This is a bit odd， almost sinking under the weight of all the things going on here。First， this is part of the Louvre collection of graphic novels， which commissions artists from around the world to create stories inspired by the French museum and/or its contents。Having taken up the baton， Naoki Urasawa decided to combine his Louvre tale with a homage to a 1960s Japanese manga series， Osomatsu-kun。 I at least had a passing familiarity with Astro boy when he did a similar thing with PLUTO: Urasawa x Tezuka， Volume 001。 This time though I had never heard of the series or the side character， Iyama， who is featured here， so that whole aspect was lost on me。 Also， it's weird and discomforting that Iyami's character design looks exactly like the offensive and racist caricatures from World War II comic books and propaganda that we routinely condemn today。Homage is also paid to Maria Callas， the opera singer， just because， in a way that will be lost on non-Japanese speakers until it is explained in the back of the book。Finally， for a villain， Urasawa horrifically decides to mash 2016 rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump together， giving us orange-skinned， pant-suit-wearing U。S。 President Beverly Duncan。 Brrr。In between all this baggage， he does manage to squeeze a sweet story about a little Japanese girl trying to help her father navigate a midlife crisis as his business verges on bankruptcy， his wife leaves him， and his only way out seems to be an outrageous art heist plot being offered by a mysterious stranger。 It's confusing at times， but if you lay a Coen brothers vibe over it， it sort of works。 。。。more
Joano
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A one volume story with a dash of family， crime and art。 There isn’t much plot in this story but the artwork is done very well with all the great facial expressions and an array of characters。
Retno
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Dari awal bikin menduga-duga， mengira-ngira arahnya akan kemana， apakah cerita mistis atau bukan。 Akhirnya tidak terduga， eksekusinya bagus sampai kita akan ber "oohhh。。" ria sambil mengangguk-angguk。Salah satu komik worth to read sih ini。 Dari awal bikin menduga-duga， mengira-ngira arahnya akan kemana， apakah cerita mistis atau bukan。 Akhirnya tidak terduga， eksekusinya bagus sampai kita akan ber "oohhh。。" ria sambil mengangguk-angguk。Salah satu komik worth to read sih ini。 。。。more
S。Q。 Eries
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In SummaryI’m not familiar with Fujio Akatsuka’s Osomatsu-kun franchise， but if you are， you might get a kick out of this tale about a manipulative Francophile and a desperate family。 Otherwise， Iyami “The Director” is visually dissonant and somewhat confusing against Urasawa-sensei’s art style。 The flip side is that you get a lot of wonderfully rendered illustrations of the Louvre and its works as a bunch of amateurs attempt an art heist。The ReviewThe story begins in modern-day Japan with Kasum In SummaryI’m not familiar with Fujio Akatsuka’s Osomatsu-kun franchise， but if you are， you might get a kick out of this tale about a manipulative Francophile and a desperate family。 Otherwise， Iyami “The Director” is visually dissonant and somewhat confusing against Urasawa-sensei’s art style。 The flip side is that you get a lot of wonderfully rendered illustrations of the Louvre and its works as a bunch of amateurs attempt an art heist。The ReviewThe story begins in modern-day Japan with Kasumi Kamoda， a little girl whose father has gotten into dire financial straits。 Due to a string of terrible business decisions， he’s drowning in debt， and his wife ran off with another man。 His assets are about to be seized， and he’s on the brink of committing suicide。 That’s when father and daughter encounter a crow carrying a note with a strange symbol and the words: the sign of dreams。It’s an ominous opening。 The kind that made me anticipate a dark story like Monster。 So it’s completely jarring when Kasumi and her father follow the crow to a creepy Western-style house and end up before Fujio Akatsuka’s Iyami。For those unfamiliar with Iyami， he’s a character from the 1960s Osomatsu-kun franchise， which has recently found new life in the Osomatsu-san anime。 Characterized as a flashy Francophile and opportunist， Iyami was， according to Urasawa-sensei’s afterword， quite popular in mid-sixties Japan。If you are a fan of Iyami， his sudden appearance might add an element of fun to Mujirushi。 But if you’re like me and have no background on him， the buck-toothed character just comes off as weird， especially from a visual sense。 Urasawa-sensei’s character designs tend to be more realistic while Fujio Akatsuka’s are decidedly cartoony。 As a result， I kept feeling like Iyami was an inside joke Urasawa-sensei was constantly referencing that I wasn’t privy to。Anyway， Iyami， who only introduces himself as “The Director” to Kasumi and her dad， tells a rather sketchy tale about himself， the Louvre， and the Vermeer painting “The Lacemaker。” He concludes by proposing a rather dicey plan to restore the Kamoda family fortunes by selling a counterfeit painting。 Kasumi， who is the voice of logic and reason in her family， tries to talk her father out of it， but he’s fallen under the Director’s sway so the next thing you know they’re in Paris。By the way， this is the second recent manga I’ve read that prominently features the Louvre （the first being the somewhat incomprehensible Cats of the Louvre）。 Both manga were published by Shogakukan， which makes me wonder if someone in that publishing house has some connection with the Paris museum。 At any rate， Urasawa-sensei’s illustrations of European artwork and architecture have always been top-notch， and he doesn’t disappoint with his depictions of the Louvre and its iconic exhibits。As the narrative proceeds， Urasawa-sensei throws in a bunch of disparate elements， including a Trump-esque American president， an aged French singer and her Japanese fluent firemen grandson， a couple of journalists， and two detectives on the hunt for art smugglers。 And， as in many Urasawa works， all those pieces combine into a final culmination that shifts the fortunes of the protagonist。 However， the conclusion felt abrupt， and the President Duncan scandal revelation felt especially shoehorned in。 Moreover， the Director is presented as the mastermind pulling the strings behind the curtain， but there are key things he couldn’t have been privy to， such as the journalists’ secret photos。 As such， I’m not sure if the Director is supposed to be viewed as superhuman or if this is meant to be interpreted as a chain of coincidences。 Or perhaps that ambiguity is the point of the story？Extras include thirteen pages printed in color， afterword， sound effects glossary， and translation notes。For more manga and book reviews， drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon！ 。。。more
Katja
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