Homunculus 14

ホムンクルス [Homunculus] #14

by Hideo Yamamoto

Dopo aver trascorso una giovinezza grigia e avvilente, Susumu Nakoshi decide di cambiar vita: lascia il paesino dove è nato e cresciuto, si trasferisce a Tokyo e si sottopone a un intervento di chirurgia plastica. L’avvenenza gli regala il successo e le attenzioni che aveva sempre cercato. Dopo aver sperimentato quella vita materialmente ricca ma sentimentalmente arida, un trauma emotivo fa crollare il castello di menzogne che si era costruito costringendolo a vivere come un senzatetto alla ricerca della sua vera identità. In questa sfida è aiutato da grottesche visioni, gli homunculus, proiezioni della psiche delle persone con cui condivide qualcosa.

Genres: Manga, Comics, Seinen, Horror, Comics Manga, Fiction, Graphic Novels

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 25, 2010

About the author

山本英夫 Yamamoto Hideo , is a Japanese manga artist best known for the manga series "Ichi the Killer" (which was adapted into a live-action film in 2001) and the series, Homunculus (manga).
Recurring themes in his manga are crime, sexual deviations, and psychology.

Reviews

[Dhia Nouioui · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was scared that he would smash the mirror. Anything is possible at this point.

[Keiko, the manga enthusiast ♒︎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

What the heck? This penultimate volume is making me emotional as hell!

[Cristhian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Harsh.

Olvidé el nombre del homeless. Uno no le daba importancia en lo más mínimo, hasta que con una pequeña historia dentro de este volumen lo hicieron relevante y hasta se sentía feliz con que él pudiese encontrar un buen final.

Nope. :(

[Sergio S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Que buena historia la de uno de los vagabundos del parque. Este manga pasa de escenas bizarras y absolutamente extrañas a conectar con el lector. Sólo queda un tomo y aún siento que falta bastante para que tenga un buen cierre la historia la verdad.

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty awesome manga, one of the best Psychological manga’s I’ve read! Great/interesting and exciting art and pretty great story😻👌😁

[LopaShoqjaIme · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vez.

[Sand D · Rating 5 out of 5]

:(

[47Time · Rating 2 out of 5]

Does Nanako have a missing front tooth? That's somewhat less than presentable for a high class escort. This volume is as slow as the previous 6 or so. Barely anything happens, instead it focuses on making Susumu understand what he did wrong in his life up to this point. Nanako and her missing tooth are instrumental in helping him.

So anyway, Nanako brings her missing tooth strainght in Susumu's car. He goes on a rant about beauty standards and how women are shallow and go for good-looking or very rich guys. Wake up, snowflake! They're called gold-diggers. No, duh, they look at your wallet, not your heart. Does this guy know how the real world works?

Nanako turns the tables on him. She tells him that instead of complaining about people not seeing his soul, he should stop being superficial first. Then Susumu sees an inverted face on Nanako's head. Huh, that escalated quickly... She runs away (my God, that run, though), while he tries to remember who that face belongs to. He gains a better understanding of the importance of seeing people's hearts when he helps a homeless person go through their own trauma.

[Paige Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

So is he supposed to be the banker with glasses? But that guy is very cute, not ugly like he claimed. Or is that just a parallel of how she treated him? We really coulda lost a ch or book's worth of repetition and made his childhood backstory more sprinkled.

When we get to the egg, the drawings can come off goofier and uglier than scary or...otherworldly? It also seems like a different artist drew some of the last quarter.

I always wonder if these manga artists know the logic of their stories from the get-go, because it always seems like they make it up as they go along, and a close examination would probably make the timelines/actions look off just to supply a few cheap twists. This is all decent, exciting at points and then slightly disappointing at others in its incessant complexity.

Also, I never liked the homeless characters because they were usually kinda filler/said obvious stuff, so I extra don't like seeing them near the end instead of anyone from his more distant past. Halfway through that bit, I kinda figure what it'll mean. Again, everyone's connected but blah.

[Elysa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This manga series is about a homeless man, Nakoshi, who has trepanation surgery and can see homunculi. In the last couple of chapters, Ito and Nakoshi have been investigating a woman with a face-changing homunculus while Nakoshi grapples with who he was and who he has become.

Volume 14 is a deeply emotional read. We are given bigger hints about whether or not the homunculi are real representations or mere illusions. We also get to see how Nakoshi is changing as he attempts to help a homeless man out get of his mirror shell (homunculus) and back into the world. Where does he go next?

[Esmeralda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hasta que por fin alguien encara lo hipócrita que son los reclamos de Nakoshi. El tipo se re victimiza argumentando que nadie lo quería por feo y pobre, cuando él tampoco mostraba interés por otras personas más allá del aspecto.

Espero que ya le baje a su intensidad con las mujeres, no todas son superficiales ni interesadas.

[Sophia Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

HES GETTING THERE. HES STARTING TO SEE HIMSELF AND UNDERSTAND HE NEEDS TO TALK TO HIMSELF. this was such a good volume we are getting more of him - both thru the woman and the chef in the park. its moments like these i feel like maybe he is trying to do good and help these people and not just be his normal self...

[Shin Donghae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Berkebalikan dg volume sebelumnya, nomor ini cukup menarik dalam pembawaannya. Akhirnya, Yamamoto sensei memberikan penjelasan terkait penampakan homunculus telur Pak Ita itu. Ini memberikan kepuasan tersendiri begitu membaca "solusi" yang dikeluarkan Nakoshi.
Lanjut ke volume puncak!!

[daph pink ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yamamoto twists a standard post-modern dilemma in such a way that it feels contemporary, yet if he just told the narrative plain without all the hallucinatory madness, it would be cliched po-faced junk.

[Cal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit repetitive at the beginning (which is kinda an issue with the manga as a whole), but definitely ends strong. There are some pages here that are breathtaking. This one and the first two volumes are my favorite so far.

[nu41 · Rating 4 out of 5]

ya tardaban en hacer más uso de los vagabundos. es un capítulo tristísimo pero me alegra saber que ya está llegando al final sea cuál sea el final que vaya a tener. es un tomo que siento que es un puente de el resto de la historia hacia el final ya. me fumo el último tomo y vuelvo a hacer review.

[Elle · Rating 4 out of 5]

14 issues in and I can say that this one has left me incredibly emotional. Heartbreakingly beautiful in so many ways. going to be so sad to read the final one.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really great.

[Spencer Sengmanyvong · Rating 5 out of 5]

All I gotta say is this manga is amazing, Hideo Yamamoto did such a good job on this. Overall this manga is a huge W

[El retrato de Ari Sama · Rating 4 out of 5]

Al fin, puta madre, al fin le dieron una explicación al homunculo del huevo.

Después de varios tomos regulares, al fin traen algo bueno. Ya me siento satisfecha.

[Raven Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you read just the first couple of volumes you'll definitely find it creepy ; I know many people who drop it for that reason but if you keep reading you'll see how amazing this is!

[Siraa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Best chapter so far

[Juli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Esse volume pegou em lugares muito específicos meus, um dos melhores de todo o mangá.

[tomi · Rating 5 out of 5]

we're all the same

[Alma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Increíble, sobretodo el ritmo de las viñetas y de cara al final.
Veremos como se desarrolla el último tomo ... Qué intriga con Nanako!

[Met · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ultimo confronto con un homunculus, per chiudere definitivamente il cerchio sull'analisi di Susumu. Tanta roba anche qui!

[Queer Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obra de arte

[Mustakim · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5/5

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Drammatico. Solo per adulti.

[⋆୨୧⋆ anniesmu ⋆୨୧⋆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

dopotutto si tratta del penultimo volume, non si può dire non sia stato intenso