No. 5, Vol. 1
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- Author：Taiyo Matsumoto
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Summary
A powerfully imagined vision of the future from Taiyo Matsumoto， creator of the Eisner Award–winning Cats of the Louvre and Tekkonkinkreet。
In a world where most of the earth has become a harsh desert， the Rainbow Council of the International Peacekeeping Forces has a growing crisis on its hands。 No。 5， one member of a team of superpowered global security guardians and a top marksman， has gone rogue。 Now the other guardians have to hunt down No。 5 and his mysterious companion， Matryoshka。 But why did No。 5 turn against the council， and what will it mean for the future of the world？
In a world where most of the earth has become a harsh desert， the Rainbow Council of the International Peacekeeping Forces has a growing crisis on its hands。 No。 5， one member of a team of superpowered global security guardians and a top marksman， has gone rogue。 Now the other guardians have to hunt down No。 5 and his mysterious companion， Matryoshka。 But why did No。 5 turn against the council， and what will it mean for the future of the world？
Reviews
Chad
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Taiyo Matsumoto is so good at making comics it makes me sick。 His art style， （which is unconventional， especially for manga） is right on my wavelength， his lines are loose and expressive， his use of warped perspective and pacing of action is unparalleled。 No。 5 is filled with dreamlike buildings and psychedelic landscapes， fantastical animals and sci-fi gadgets。 If I was trying to sell you on reading this book， I’d say its a surrealist mashup of Moebius and Watchmen， drawn by， in my opinion， one Taiyo Matsumoto is so good at making comics it makes me sick。 His art style， （which is unconventional， especially for manga） is right on my wavelength， his lines are loose and expressive， his use of warped perspective and pacing of action is unparalleled。 No。 5 is filled with dreamlike buildings and psychedelic landscapes， fantastical animals and sci-fi gadgets。 If I was trying to sell you on reading this book， I’d say its a surrealist mashup of Moebius and Watchmen， drawn by， in my opinion， one of the best comic/manga artist alive today。 The plot is opaque at times （with Matsumoto sprinkling in relevant background information at his own leisurely pace） but it revolves around a core focus: A 9 man global superhero team， maintained by the government largely for optics/propaganda reasons， has had one of their members （No。 5） go rogue， and the remaining members， one by one， are sent to try and track him down and kill him。 Along the way Matsumoto utilizes nonlinear storytelling， psychic connections， magical illusions， dream sequences and hidden motivations that elevate the visual and narrative complexity of this core focus， making it hard for the reader to keep up。 But the challenge is worth it， because Taiyo Matsumoto is one of a kind。 。。。more
Matty Dub
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This is so good， the story in equal parts interesting， bare bones， simple and beautiful and it’s filled with promise in regards to where it will go。 What makes this book is the art and the sense of style shown by Matsumoto， it’s incredible！ It’s so beautiful to look at， it’s always moody but alternates between highly detailed to rougher and more economical line work， I know this doesn’t scream excellence but it’s a huge part of what make this a page turner， the loop， that cadence is addictive an This is so good， the story in equal parts interesting， bare bones， simple and beautiful and it’s filled with promise in regards to where it will go。 What makes this book is the art and the sense of style shown by Matsumoto， it’s incredible！ It’s so beautiful to look at， it’s always moody but alternates between highly detailed to rougher and more economical line work， I know this doesn’t scream excellence but it’s a huge part of what make this a page turner， the loop， that cadence is addictive and every panel is drawn perfectly for what it needs to tell the reader。 There is also great moments where he does his best Moebius and Tezuka impression and if I’m honest， he kind of outdoes them at their own game。 The man’s a genius 🤷♂️This is my first Taiyo Matsumoto， it won’t be the last！ 。。。more
Whimsy Dearest
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Visionary and richly imagined， No。 5 Vol。 1 by Taiyo Matsumoto paints a dystopian future where Earth is now mostly desert and an elite group of engineered superhumans called the Rainbow Brigade acts as international peacekeepers。 However， when a member of their group， No。 5， goes rogue and runs off with a mysterious woman， the other members try to hunt him down。 I think I need to start off by saying， this is not a straightforward read。 This is a surreal， phantasmagorical fever dream。 I found mys Visionary and richly imagined， No。 5 Vol。 1 by Taiyo Matsumoto paints a dystopian future where Earth is now mostly desert and an elite group of engineered superhumans called the Rainbow Brigade acts as international peacekeepers。 However， when a member of their group， No。 5， goes rogue and runs off with a mysterious woman， the other members try to hunt him down。 I think I need to start off by saying， this is not a straightforward read。 This is a surreal， phantasmagorical fever dream。 I found myself having to reread the first volume multiple times for me to start piecing the story together and to figure out what the heck I just read， but the payoff is profoundly rewarding。 Matsumoto poignantly dives into heavy themes like climate change， human nature， and social responsibility。 It’s a tad early for me to gauge， but I have a feeling that we have a who watches the watchmen sort of deal on our hands。 To top it off， the artwork is dripping with atmosphere and charm。 The psychedelic， almost 70s-esque art style perfectly matches its eccentric cast and the dream-like quality of the story。 Lastly， I do want to point out that， although this is my first-time experience with the series， this is technically a reprint since Viz had earlier published the series in the early 2000s。 I’m glad to have finally discovered this series though because it’s one bizarre， fun romp that I look forward to continuing。 Thank you， NetGalley and Viz， for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Geoff
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This is a beautiful fever dream of a manga。 I will read anything Matsumoto creates for his panel and page layouts alone， but this volume also includes interesting fantastic art， an intriguing post-apocalyptic society， angsty super-soldiers， and almost no backstory whatsoever making the plot and world interesting puzzles to try to figure out。 Did I understand everything？ Heck no！ Was it a dizzying thrill ride？ Heck yeah， and I can't wait for the next volume。Thanks to the artist， publisher， and Ne This is a beautiful fever dream of a manga。 I will read anything Matsumoto creates for his panel and page layouts alone， but this volume also includes interesting fantastic art， an intriguing post-apocalyptic society， angsty super-soldiers， and almost no backstory whatsoever making the plot and world interesting puzzles to try to figure out。 Did I understand everything？ Heck no！ Was it a dizzying thrill ride？ Heck yeah， and I can't wait for the next volume。Thanks to the artist， publisher， and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Rebecca
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Taiyo Matsumoto is a hit-or-miss creator for me， and I feel like this was more of a miss。 Taking place in a dystopian future that has overtones of Animal Farm mixed with elements of insanity， the story portrays humans as the instruments of their own problems。 That's hard to argue with as a premise， but the story's unfolding feels more convoluted than it needs to， and on the whole， the volume left me going， "huh？" while still somehow appreciating the way that it gave me a headache。 Taiyo Matsumoto is a hit-or-miss creator for me， and I feel like this was more of a miss。 Taking place in a dystopian future that has overtones of Animal Farm mixed with elements of insanity， the story portrays humans as the instruments of their own problems。 That's hard to argue with as a premise， but the story's unfolding feels more convoluted than it needs to， and on the whole， the volume left me going， "huh？" while still somehow appreciating the way that it gave me a headache。 。。。more
Diane Hernandez
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In No。 5， Vol 1， the Peace Corps Commandos are an elite caste of superhumans on a future Earth。 Their first mission is to shoot the mythical elk， Ashiro。 Meanwhile， sharpshooter number 5 is romancing his superior’s wife。 He runs off with her。 The superior sends his staff to kill number 5 and return his wife。 First， number 9 fails to capture number 5 before being killed by him。 Number 5 is then targeted by number 8。 And so on。The plot is the nobles of ancient England squabbling among themselves f In No。 5， Vol 1， the Peace Corps Commandos are an elite caste of superhumans on a future Earth。 Their first mission is to shoot the mythical elk， Ashiro。 Meanwhile， sharpshooter number 5 is romancing his superior’s wife。 He runs off with her。 The superior sends his staff to kill number 5 and return his wife。 First， number 9 fails to capture number 5 before being killed by him。 Number 5 is then targeted by number 8。 And so on。The plot is the nobles of ancient England squabbling among themselves for land， riches， and women。 However， it is set in the far future when Earth is rebuilding。 I needed more world-building。 There was little explanation of how the Earth reached this point and how survival in this culture has changed from our own （or the middle ages for that matter）。Another issue was that the characters had no personality other than a one-word description—number 8 was a teacher and number 5 was a sharpshooter。 I didn’t really care what happened to them。 Also， the wording is pretty anti-religious about civilizations having to invent a higher power。 It’s very Marxist。 Some readers may find that offensive。I usually never give out only 1 star ratings due the author and artists taking the time to write the book。 But this book was a confusing mishmash。 So， unfortunately No。 1， Vol 1 earns a 1 star from me。Thanks to VIZ Media and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Cay
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Thank you to NetGalley and Viz Media for a free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。Taiyo Matsumoto combines rich storytelling and detailed art in No。5， Vol。 1。 I was excited to hear Viz planned on rebooting this series after its original print run in the early 2000s， and I'm glad I was able to read this copy。 The text is a little dense at times， and it took me longer than expected to read through the first part of this volume， but once I got into it， I enjoyed it very much。 Thank you to NetGalley and Viz Media for a free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。Taiyo Matsumoto combines rich storytelling and detailed art in No。5， Vol。 1。 I was excited to hear Viz planned on rebooting this series after its original print run in the early 2000s， and I'm glad I was able to read this copy。 The text is a little dense at times， and it took me longer than expected to read through the first part of this volume， but once I got into it， I enjoyed it very much。 。。。more
Marcy Thomas
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DNFThis is too avant-garde for my tastes。 The plot was hard to follow and while some of the art is gorgeous， I can’t care for the plot when I had no idea what was going on。
Shae
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So， if I'm honest， I think I am just too stupid to truly understand what the mangaka was trying to do with this particular manga。 The art is lovely， and I could follow the base plot。 All of the nuance and the political feel to the story just didn't stick， and I'm a bit sad。 I adore Cats of the Louvre， another work by this mangaka， so I was excited about another story。 This one is just a little too out there for me。 I think I would have to read it 3-4 times to really understand it， so the process So， if I'm honest， I think I am just too stupid to truly understand what the mangaka was trying to do with this particular manga。 The art is lovely， and I could follow the base plot。 All of the nuance and the political feel to the story just didn't stick， and I'm a bit sad。 I adore Cats of the Louvre， another work by this mangaka， so I was excited about another story。 This one is just a little too out there for me。 I think I would have to read it 3-4 times to really understand it， so the process of reading it wasn't as enjoyable as reading their other title was。 。。。more
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