Replica 01

Replica #1

by Karakarakemuri

Manji, a bodyguard for hire known as "Akainu (Red Dog)," is hunting a job when he meets Karu who works for "CARDS." When he discovers that Karu's mission is to exterminate the deadly "TOYs," mindless dolls that attack any living thing, Manji can't help but butt in and tag along to relieve his boredom...

Genres: Manga, Graphic Novels, Comics, Supernatural

Unknown Binding

First published April 10, 2008

About the author

Japanese Name (唐々煙)

Reviews

[Nanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entah dibagian mana,, ceritanya masih belum greget... sedikit membosankan (?)
Tapi art-nya keren!

[Mir · Rating 4 out of 5]

The MC Manji's weird temperament is the most inexplicable part of this story.

[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 3 out of 5]

Preso di seconda mano perché costava poco... Non avevo ideo di cosa si trattasse perché ogni tanto mi piace andare all'avventura.

Ammetto che ci ho messo un po' a entrare nell'ottica della storia però da metà volumetto in poi fila che è una meraviglia.

Ragazzetto un po' strano e spaventoso incontra un gruppetto di personaggi ancora più particolari di lui che sono in missione per distruggere tutti i Toy che incontrano per strada. Vagamente ispirato ad Alice nel paese delle meraviglie però piuttosto originale.

Vediamo come continua.

[Miss Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

So this worked out way better than the last time I picked up a manga because one of the main characters looked like someone else I liked! :) Pseudo Winri I still mourn your betrayal. But anyways. This is a manga about two dudes! One is Manji, a professional bodyguard. He's a decent guy, it's not his fault he has this terrifying reputation for being a crazy killer (I mean. Well. Probably that's because of all the killing but hey, generally for good guy reasons). The other is Kal. Kal is a big believer in utilitarian ethics which btw, I still haven't seen a particularly good argument against despite Every Narrative Ever's insistence that such things inevitably lead to villainy. Greatest good for greatest number sounds like a good operating principle to me! We can talk in twenty years and see if it's turned me into an evil overlord yet.

Manji and Kal team up to kill these monsters called Toys. Manji does not get along great with Kal. Mostly because: 1) dude keeps trying to take his pain and that is his and 2) but what about the civilians????? It's possible Kal is too quick to consign people to the lesser side of greater good. I like them both and look forward to reading more. 4 stars

[Robyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an awesome graphic novel! I love the character manji. Even though he goes out of control, is a bit of a handful, and looks like a filler, in truth he actually has a good heart. Although, it may be hard to tell when he always seems carefree and wants to do anything just to kill time. Especially fighting, one of the reasons why he's a body guard. However, his boredom is quenched when he meets Kal and the Cards. The are fighting against the creator of toys, AAA. Just who is AAA and why does he create toys murder people? There's a lot of twists like how fun loving toys are now bloody killers and it seems to have some references to the story of Alice in Wonderland.

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great action, funny characters! Lots of secrets to be revealed slowly.

[Morbus Iff · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring characters killing boring toys with boring good and evil ringleaders. Moving on.

[Jage · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars