Starting from now, I will be posting short stories from Urasawa Naoki’s “Monster.” Inside “Monster” series, Urasawa also write down several stories, mainly for children storybook featured in the plot. This one is the main story that bind all the events together. Said to be written by the sole author with many alias. As for this book, he uses one of his alias, Emil Scherbe. Obluda is dark, leaving a disturbing aftertaste, but I would say this one is rather soft than ‘that one’ I’m getting hard to forget. Tell you later. So I hope you enjoy the stories, whatever it means 🙂
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urasawa naoki’s monster
Now I’ve just finished reading “Another Monster”: Chapter 19 & “The Awakening Monster” which Urasawa recommend to read only after we finished read the whole “Another Monster” chapters. I really wish there would be someone who will offer me a translation of “Another Monster” Chapter: 20-final. Been curious to death! At least after reading all “Monster” series & half of the supplements, I still think it is a magnificent story. Even all side story is oddly beautiful. A story that wont get too old to read. Complex but entertaining in certain ways. I wouldn’t dare compare it to “Silence of The Lambs” but they actually bear the same aftertaste. Dark and bitter all the same. A little shake & fear was dragging me when I read “Another Monster” in solitaire silence. Maybe what Urasawa Naoki’s recite that the most powerful weapon is words is indeed true afterall…
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