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フールナイト [Fool Night] #5
愚者之夜 5
在陽光照不進來的絕望世界裡，人們寄望於「轉花」——
一種把人變成植物的技術。
接受轉花手術的十四郎，打算在完全變成植物「靈花」之前的這２年努力活著。
然而在他面前卻出現即使完全變成「靈花」仍然能持續活動的ＩＶＹ。
ＩＶＹ的存在讓轉花制度遭受質疑，社會陷入嚴重分裂。
轉花院的十四郎和詠子等人，賭上自己存在的意義，嘗試揭穿轉花反對派的陰謀。
但這樣做真的對嗎？
十四郎等人找不到答案，持續掙扎……
一種把人變成植物的技術。
接受轉花手術的十四郎，打算在完全變成植物「靈花」之前的這２年努力活著。
然而在他面前卻出現即使完全變成「靈花」仍然能持續活動的ＩＶＹ。
ＩＶＹ的存在讓轉花制度遭受質疑，社會陷入嚴重分裂。
轉花院的十四郎和詠子等人，賭上自己存在的意義，嘗試揭穿轉花反對派的陰謀。
但這樣做真的對嗎？
十四郎等人找不到答案，持續掙扎……
192 pages, Paperback
First published November 30, 2022
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October 26, 2024
The volume begins with a touching introduction to Kananeo and her relationship with Akira. It's a nice breather before the political/thriller intrigue kicks in again. Blood flows and we discover a Yomiko much tougher than she appears...
A series that's still excellent, with careful narration and drawing.
A series that's still excellent, with careful narration and drawing.
October 1, 2025
3.5
In this last couple volumes, the story seems to be going a different direction; or maybe it was always intended to be that way, but what it started like mostly a sci-fi and mystery story, is now turning more into sorts of a political intrigue thriller much heavier in action, and maybe not as much in feelings anymore.
As such, I'm personally finding the series a little bit less interesting, and the art that looked original at first is also starting to feel a bit tired to me, especially when it comes to character depiction. I'll just say that, for a long while, I thought Akira was actually a girl... duh.
So even though this is still quite a original story, it is not holding as well as it did at the beginning for me.
In this last couple volumes, the story seems to be going a different direction; or maybe it was always intended to be that way, but what it started like mostly a sci-fi and mystery story, is now turning more into sorts of a political intrigue thriller much heavier in action, and maybe not as much in feelings anymore.
As such, I'm personally finding the series a little bit less interesting, and the art that looked original at first is also starting to feel a bit tired to me, especially when it comes to character depiction. I'll just say that, for a long while, I thought Akira was actually a girl... duh.
So even though this is still quite a original story, it is not holding as well as it did at the beginning for me.
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October 12, 2023De momento esta serie es 10 de 10
September 6, 2023
Alors que la série s’achemine vers sa fin au Japon, c’est un tome encore plus politique et plus complexe qu’Hasumi Yasuda nous livre.
Il faut donc rester concentré au cours de cette lecture pour suivre les liens entre l’enquête de nos héros sur Ivy, l’être transfloré qui joue les serial killers, et la politique de ce monde post-apo sous soleil artificiel qui joue sur les peurs des uns et des autres. Je dois reconnaître n’avoir peut-être pas tout suivi, tout enregistré, cela nécessitera une relecture en profondeur quand la série sera terminée. Heureusement ça n’empêche pas de prendre vraiment plaisir à la lire.
Il faut dire que l’univers sombre et dégueulasse de ce monde pourri de corruption, pauvreté et injustice est toujours aussi bien travaillé et exposé, que ce soit au détour de l’histoire de personnages à peine croisés racontant un bref moment de leur vie, ou lors de l’exposition de systèmes plus généralisés. J’ai une préférence pour les premiers car les anecdotes du genre sont ce qui va le plus droit à mon coeur, à l’image de l’enquêtrice cherchant le fantôme de son frère décédé dans son coéquipier ou de ce politique véreux qui se rappelle l’origine de ses engagements qui ne sont pas si mauvais que ça, bien au contraire. Rien n’est simple, rien n’est réellement blanc ou noir ici.
Cela donne au récit une tension permanente, une noirceur étouffante, une peur omniprésente, portées par des dessins aux noirs puissants et aux looks très pulp façon K.Dick. On est vraiment presque dans un cyberpunk avec firme mafieuse mais à dimension florale ici et non câblée, les lianes remplaçant les câbles.
Saga sombre, mélangeant humain et politique autour de questions de survie classique dans le fond mais original dans la forme, Fool night s’achemine vers un final qui sera rude et âpre, je n’en doute pas. Ce tome, plutôt de transition, permet de creuser le volet politique avec une tension permanente, mais j’avoue que la dimension plus humaine de l’enquête et la proximité d’Ivy m’ont manqué, j’ai eu le sentiment d’être loin mais loin parfois…
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Il faut donc rester concentré au cours de cette lecture pour suivre les liens entre l’enquête de nos héros sur Ivy, l’être transfloré qui joue les serial killers, et la politique de ce monde post-apo sous soleil artificiel qui joue sur les peurs des uns et des autres. Je dois reconnaître n’avoir peut-être pas tout suivi, tout enregistré, cela nécessitera une relecture en profondeur quand la série sera terminée. Heureusement ça n’empêche pas de prendre vraiment plaisir à la lire.
Il faut dire que l’univers sombre et dégueulasse de ce monde pourri de corruption, pauvreté et injustice est toujours aussi bien travaillé et exposé, que ce soit au détour de l’histoire de personnages à peine croisés racontant un bref moment de leur vie, ou lors de l’exposition de systèmes plus généralisés. J’ai une préférence pour les premiers car les anecdotes du genre sont ce qui va le plus droit à mon coeur, à l’image de l’enquêtrice cherchant le fantôme de son frère décédé dans son coéquipier ou de ce politique véreux qui se rappelle l’origine de ses engagements qui ne sont pas si mauvais que ça, bien au contraire. Rien n’est simple, rien n’est réellement blanc ou noir ici.
Cela donne au récit une tension permanente, une noirceur étouffante, une peur omniprésente, portées par des dessins aux noirs puissants et aux looks très pulp façon K.Dick. On est vraiment presque dans un cyberpunk avec firme mafieuse mais à dimension florale ici et non câblée, les lianes remplaçant les câbles.
Saga sombre, mélangeant humain et politique autour de questions de survie classique dans le fond mais original dans la forme, Fool night s’achemine vers un final qui sera rude et âpre, je n’en doute pas. Ce tome, plutôt de transition, permet de creuser le volet politique avec une tension permanente, mais j’avoue que la dimension plus humaine de l’enquête et la proximité d’Ivy m’ont manqué, j’ai eu le sentiment d’être loin mais loin parfois…
Avis complet : https://lesblablasdetachan.wordpress....
April 10, 2026
They gave no idea what's going on lol. I just hope no one talks about Toshiro. Or that they don't have his special abilities in his file.
Fool Night Review
5/5 stars
This will be a spoiler free review. Onto the review!
I am so excited to tell you all about this manga series. I discovered it on a whim and it was really good. It’s set in a future version of earth where we’ve nearly run out of clean air due to pollution. In response to this, the government has decided that if you are terminally ill or very old and going to die soon, you can choose to have this medical procedure done that will turn you into a plant. It doesn’t happen instantaneously. You gradually transform over a few months until you eventually lose your ability to walk around and then your consciousness as well.
Our main character is a boy in high school who is trying to hold down a full time job in order to afford his mother’s life saving medication. I don’t remember if it ever says what specifically she has, but some of the symptoms include memory loss and anger, which will get worse if she doesn’t have her medication. This kid’s job doesn’t even come close to covering her medication’s cost, plus rent and food, so he’s had to make a lot of sacrifices to try and support both of them.
After running out of money and losing his latest job because they don’t want to keep a teenager employed who is skipping school to work, he is forced to resort to drastic measures. Typically, you can only sign up to be turned into a plant if you are dying, because doing so comes with a huge payout, similar to how doctors will pay people to test new medications and experimental surgeries.
He lies about his health and somehow manages to get scheduled for the operation, which provides just enough money to cover his mother’s medication for a little while. After that, he’s going to have to figure out what to do, because eventually he’ll become a plant and won’t be able to work to support her.
It’s at this point that the medical company that performed his surgery discovers that there is a plant going around killing people. The main character ends up getting wrapped up in all this, because he discovers that he can understand the thoughts of plant people that are so far gone that they are no longer able to speak. At first, he’s just working with clients, helping them identify their loved ones who had gone through the plant transformation process, but then once the killer plant starts to become more active, he ends up getting involved in that.
I’ve only read the first four volumes of this series, because it’s very new. I cannot wait to see where this series goes. I’m not sure how long the mangaka is planning on making it, but I hope it goes on for a while. There are a lot of great themes in here that deserve to be fully explored. I think the people who would most enjoy this are people who really like the movies made by Satoshi Kon. I recently watched Perfect Blue for the first time and it reminded me of the storytelling style of this series a lot.
Have a nice day/night everyone!
Fool Night Review
5/5 stars
This will be a spoiler free review. Onto the review!
I am so excited to tell you all about this manga series. I discovered it on a whim and it was really good. It’s set in a future version of earth where we’ve nearly run out of clean air due to pollution. In response to this, the government has decided that if you are terminally ill or very old and going to die soon, you can choose to have this medical procedure done that will turn you into a plant. It doesn’t happen instantaneously. You gradually transform over a few months until you eventually lose your ability to walk around and then your consciousness as well.
Our main character is a boy in high school who is trying to hold down a full time job in order to afford his mother’s life saving medication. I don’t remember if it ever says what specifically she has, but some of the symptoms include memory loss and anger, which will get worse if she doesn’t have her medication. This kid’s job doesn’t even come close to covering her medication’s cost, plus rent and food, so he’s had to make a lot of sacrifices to try and support both of them.
After running out of money and losing his latest job because they don’t want to keep a teenager employed who is skipping school to work, he is forced to resort to drastic measures. Typically, you can only sign up to be turned into a plant if you are dying, because doing so comes with a huge payout, similar to how doctors will pay people to test new medications and experimental surgeries.
He lies about his health and somehow manages to get scheduled for the operation, which provides just enough money to cover his mother’s medication for a little while. After that, he’s going to have to figure out what to do, because eventually he’ll become a plant and won’t be able to work to support her.
It’s at this point that the medical company that performed his surgery discovers that there is a plant going around killing people. The main character ends up getting wrapped up in all this, because he discovers that he can understand the thoughts of plant people that are so far gone that they are no longer able to speak. At first, he’s just working with clients, helping them identify their loved ones who had gone through the plant transformation process, but then once the killer plant starts to become more active, he ends up getting involved in that.
I’ve only read the first four volumes of this series, because it’s very new. I cannot wait to see where this series goes. I’m not sure how long the mangaka is planning on making it, but I hope it goes on for a while. There are a lot of great themes in here that deserve to be fully explored. I think the people who would most enjoy this are people who really like the movies made by Satoshi Kon. I recently watched Perfect Blue for the first time and it reminded me of the storytelling style of this series a lot.
Have a nice day/night everyone!
February 6, 2026
And again we're slowly unraveling more clues in this thriller of plants and human and what not.
To be honest I don't have too much to say about this installment as nothing really stuck out to me besides a very few things.
I'm adoring the determination Hourai has for protecting Torshiro, to her irrational degree of wanting to leave Ivy to Kunibes torture, all the while Torshiro just wants to put them at peace. I'm excited to see how this is going to make them bump heads in coming volumes.
Hourai has been growing on me a lot, I also thought she was very interesting and she shines a little bit in every volume, I just wish she shined a little bit more. This volume handles Hourai pretty good and I love her interaction with Toshiro about if she should stop the train, as she battles into conflict within herself, her job, the greator good, and so on.
Nothing too much to note about the volume, nothing we really haven't seen yet in the series so far. Art is still amazing, plot is still going at an ample pace, some characters could use a little more air to breathe, but overall still excited to read more 👍
To be honest I don't have too much to say about this installment as nothing really stuck out to me besides a very few things.
I'm adoring the determination Hourai has for protecting Torshiro, to her irrational degree of wanting to leave Ivy to Kunibes torture, all the while Torshiro just wants to put them at peace. I'm excited to see how this is going to make them bump heads in coming volumes.
Hourai has been growing on me a lot, I also thought she was very interesting and she shines a little bit in every volume, I just wish she shined a little bit more. This volume handles Hourai pretty good and I love her interaction with Toshiro about if she should stop the train, as she battles into conflict within herself, her job, the greator good, and so on.
Nothing too much to note about the volume, nothing we really haven't seen yet in the series so far. Art is still amazing, plot is still going at an ample pace, some characters could use a little more air to breathe, but overall still excited to read more 👍
July 10, 2025
I really am liking this series. This is the latest book to come out in my native English. So I'll have to wait to continue reading this. I like the premise. I like the detective like story, the dark imagery, and the idea of people becoming plants to fight off becoming poor is sad that it doesn't feel too far off from the real world where the wealthy watch the poor die, even when the sun is gone.
The only thing that hit me finally reading this book. "The Sun is gone" mentioned several times in the series... but how do the plants grow? I didn't piece that together until today. "The people are feeding them" you could argue, but the problem is plants need Photosynthesis to stay alive and healthy. Maybe I missed that part but seems like kind of an important detail with a sun not existing or being blocked out or whatever it is that plunged the world into darkness.
The only thing that hit me finally reading this book. "The Sun is gone" mentioned several times in the series... but how do the plants grow? I didn't piece that together until today. "The people are feeding them" you could argue, but the problem is plants need Photosynthesis to stay alive and healthy. Maybe I missed that part but seems like kind of an important detail with a sun not existing or being blocked out or whatever it is that plunged the world into darkness.
January 3, 2026
The hunt for a special genetically altered goldfish gives us some tragic backstory info for a character.
But the real part of the story is the hunt for Dr. Kudai, the man who created Ivy, and evidence to connect him to Hikasa, the man who is leading the anti-transfloration movement for... reasons unknown, because without transfloration, there's no oxygen and everybody dies. Unless I'm just dumb and forgot.
But the real part of the story is the hunt for Dr. Kudai, the man who created Ivy, and evidence to connect him to Hikasa, the man who is leading the anti-transfloration movement for... reasons unknown, because without transfloration, there's no oxygen and everybody dies. Unless I'm just dumb and forgot.
July 2, 2024
I literally can't stop reading this series. Just when I think it can't get better, it does. I can't recommend this manga enough.
March 8, 2025
畫風粗看不習慣，但越看越好看，作者很喜歡在背景或服裝畫上精緻又規律重複的花紋，仔細想想阿基拉味就是這樣來的吧
July 13, 2025
4.5 stars.
preorder got delivered early by accident and it felt like a personal gift because this continues to be a favourite
preorder got delivered early by accident and it felt like a personal gift because this continues to be a favourite
August 13, 2025
I like the series overall premise, but I find that the story did not advance enough in this volume.
October 5, 2025
I need the next one NOW.
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February 22, 2026was deze vergeten af te vinken
March 15, 2026
I may have a little crush on kanaeno because daaamn 👀
January 24, 2026
god idk why im starting to get stressed. they are starting to put some of these plans to motion and they have ideas... but i know shit is not going to go their way. these massive groups going against each other... please be safe LOL. loving all of it tho omg
September 6, 2024
Este ha sido un poco flojito, pero bueno, aún así siempre hay algún elemento que me hace querer seguir con la serie.
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