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2001 Nights
Comic
64 pages, Comic
First published January 1, 1999
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Yukinobu Hoshino
197 books27 followersYukinobu Hoshino (in Japanese, 星野之宣) is a Japanese manga artist. In 1975, after dropping out of Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, he debuted with Kotetsu no Queen (鋼鉄のクイーン). In the same year, he won the Tezuka prize for an outstanding manga with Harukanaru Asa (はるかなる朝).
He is known for using the gekiga style to create detailed and serious science fiction stories based on American and European SF novels but creating a completely different storyline. He had also drawn various works based on ancient and pre-historic histories. Amongst other things, he is known for his graphic novel series, 2001 Nights (2001夜物語).
His work is acknowledged by the British Museum and was on display during 5 November 2009 to 3 January 2010.
He is known for using the gekiga style to create detailed and serious science fiction stories based on American and European SF novels but creating a completely different storyline. He had also drawn various works based on ancient and pre-historic histories. Amongst other things, he is known for his graphic novel series, 2001 Nights (2001夜物語).
His work is acknowledged by the British Museum and was on display during 5 November 2009 to 3 January 2010.
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November 9, 2018
Como muy bien indica el título, se trata de un manga de relatos de cf sobre "la historia del futuro", la exploración y expansión del ser humano por la galaxia, muy influenciadas por el estilo, atmósfera y estética del clásico de Stanley Kubrick (distintos elementos de la película, escenarios, personajes y tecnología hacen aparición en varios momentos de las primeras historias). El tono es de cf más o menos hard al estilo de Clarke o Asimov con unas gotas de humanismo, acercándose a lo emotivo en muchas ocasiones. Según va avanzando la narración y salimos del Sistema Solar a la Via Láctea, las historias se inclinan algo más hacia la exploración y colonización de planetas exóticos, culminando en un relato en dos partes sobre la exploración de un planeta tropical en Begelteuse que, acercándose un poquito a Lem, consigue invocar el sentido de la maravilla que se echa de menos en la mayoría de relatos.
Por otro lado Hoshino es un gran y elegantísimo dibujante cuyo realismo estilizado recuerda a todo un José Luis García López pero en japonés. Al principio resulta un pelín clasicote pero según avanzan los números su dibujo mejora tanto en recursos expresivos como en imaginación visual hasta llegar a momentos espectaculares en la mencionada historia de Betelgeuse. Para mí su trabajo gráfico es lo mejor de un tebeo que es correcto, pero, por un tema de gustos personales, me ha parecido pelín soso, incluso aburrido en alguna ocasión. Cómo explicarlo mejor...., aquí hay una historia sobre un planeta infernal de antimateria que amenaza con destruir la Tierra, pues entre esta historia asimoviana escrita al estilo de la cf clásica con moraleja conciliadora entre ciencia y religión y la enloquecida versión de un argumento similar que ofrece Junji Ito en "Hellstar Remina", me quedo sin dudarlo con la segunda. En este sentido creo que "2001 Nights" es un manga muy al estilo occidental, recomendable para quien, por lo general, no pueda con el tebeo japonés y sus "particularidades".
Por otro lado Hoshino es un gran y elegantísimo dibujante cuyo realismo estilizado recuerda a todo un José Luis García López pero en japonés. Al principio resulta un pelín clasicote pero según avanzan los números su dibujo mejora tanto en recursos expresivos como en imaginación visual hasta llegar a momentos espectaculares en la mencionada historia de Betelgeuse. Para mí su trabajo gráfico es lo mejor de un tebeo que es correcto, pero, por un tema de gustos personales, me ha parecido pelín soso, incluso aburrido en alguna ocasión. Cómo explicarlo mejor...., aquí hay una historia sobre un planeta infernal de antimateria que amenaza con destruir la Tierra, pues entre esta historia asimoviana escrita al estilo de la cf clásica con moraleja conciliadora entre ciencia y religión y la enloquecida versión de un argumento similar que ofrece Junji Ito en "Hellstar Remina", me quedo sin dudarlo con la segunda. En este sentido creo que "2001 Nights" es un manga muy al estilo occidental, recomendable para quien, por lo general, no pueda con el tebeo japonés y sus "particularidades".
May 7, 2019
"2001 Nights" на Юкинобу Хошино е много добра (на моменти изключителна) твърда научна фантастика, от средата на 80-те на миналия век. Трите тома на мангата представят постепенната експанзия на човека в Слънчевата с-ма и отвъд, и нещата, които печели и губи по пътя. Хошино отдава почит на класиците в жанра, особено на Артър Кларк: Одисеята му присъства не само в заглавието, но и в илюстрациите, а текстът създава същата атмосфера на умерен оптимизъм и меланхолия, като в творчеството на великия британски фантаст.
January 25, 2024
This review serves for the whole 10 volume series.
I originally read the Viz published books in the early '90s. This 2024 reading was more cohesive and it didn't end the same way that I remember from 30 years ago.
Even so, I really like this series. It chronicles the rise of human space exploration from current (1980's) to several centuries into the future. The stories focus on specific missions and cases and the people involved in what seems a scattershot means. However, the medium and the length of the books does limit the number of stories and how much depth can be delved into. There are some weird circumstances that occur and decisions that were made in some missions that one would think a space mission would have taken precautions against. This is one of the pitfalls of reading SF many years later than it was originally published as current technology makes plot points taken in the story seem silly or dumbfounding.
The length of individual episodes increases as the series progresses. In fact, some of the stories, IMO, could be made into feature films.
One thing I found confusing was the final chapter. There were two characters that looked similar (as did many characters throughout the series, which seemed to be a feature of the style of manga at the time) and their fates/motivations were very different. I had to re-read the chapter to figure out who was who and why they did what they did. Once I did, it made great sense and became a good finale to the series.
I originally read the Viz published books in the early '90s. This 2024 reading was more cohesive and it didn't end the same way that I remember from 30 years ago.
Even so, I really like this series. It chronicles the rise of human space exploration from current (1980's) to several centuries into the future. The stories focus on specific missions and cases and the people involved in what seems a scattershot means. However, the medium and the length of the books does limit the number of stories and how much depth can be delved into. There are some weird circumstances that occur and decisions that were made in some missions that one would think a space mission would have taken precautions against. This is one of the pitfalls of reading SF many years later than it was originally published as current technology makes plot points taken in the story seem silly or dumbfounding.
The length of individual episodes increases as the series progresses. In fact, some of the stories, IMO, could be made into feature films.
One thing I found confusing was the final chapter. There were two characters that looked similar (as did many characters throughout the series, which seemed to be a feature of the style of manga at the time) and their fates/motivations were very different. I had to re-read the chapter to figure out who was who and why they did what they did. Once I did, it made great sense and became a good finale to the series.
February 5, 2023
10-частина - фінальна в циклі і можна підсумувати, що увесь цикл 2001 nigth достойна штука. Тверда наукова фантастика родом з 1980-х, трохи меланхолічна, трохи песимістична і трохи зпрощуюча (майже немає інформації, що собою уявляє, людство на Землі протягом 400 років подій циклу - усі події позаземні) але в кінці у людства все ж є шанс на розвиток та еволюцію посеред байдужого і безмежного космосу (при чому, багато хто з песонажів у фіналі по своєму розуміє, що таке щасливе майбутнє для людства).
August 29, 2019
The conclusion of the series ties the thread of the laser propelled spaceship’s story to its alien origin. Furthermore, the final act of the short stories deals with a future exploration fatigue and how humanity splits into spacefaring and traditionalist societies. An amazing series that deserves a huge credit for being so visionary and prophetic in 1985.
May 12, 2013
Delightful ending of all of the story arcs some of which I didn't even know existed :)
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