ホムンクルス（９） (ビッグコミックス)

ホムンクルス [Homunculus] #9

by Hideo Yamamoto

●主な登場人物／名越進（34歳。新宿の車上生活者だが、かつては外資系エリート銀行員だった。頭蓋骨に穴を開ける手術を受けて以来、左目に変なモノ＝ホムンクルスが映るように）、伊藤学（22歳。名越に「頭蓋骨に穴を開ける手術」を施した医大生で、金持ちのボンボン）
●あらすじ／いくつかのホムンクルスとの対決を経て、自分の歪みと向き合う覚悟を決めた名越は、右目を縫い妄想の世界へダイブ。最大の敵である人体実験の雇い主・伊藤のホムンクルスと対峙する。2人に共通する「心の歪み」とは一体？　次第に、伊藤は性の歪みを抱え、名越は整形していた事実が判明するが…！？
●本巻の特徴／お前の心の闇に、本当の俺がいる。ついに伊藤の、そして名越の核心へ…！！

Genres: Manga, Comics, Seinen, Horror, Fiction, Comics Manga, Drama

216 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 29, 2008

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

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

This volume is pretty heavy, but I think it's my most favorite.

Homunculi are distortions of the mind and the suffering of the heart.

It was revealed that Nakoshi went under plastic surgery after high school to change his uneventful life. He thought everything will finally work out if he was handsome. But he realized, going back to volume 7 revelation, that nothing really changed. His life remained the same despite having tons of girls, money, and a job. He couldn't feel anything; the sincerity, and warmth—that in the end, he was still living a lie.

On the other hand, Ito (finally! I learned the pierced guy's name, it's kinda familiar though, I might have forgotten after he introduced himself to Nakoshi back in the first volume) used to wear these rings, faux nails, and makeup as his fashion statement, but goes presenting himself decently and timidly-looking when he visits his father. In the end, the fake appearance is what links Nakoshi with Ito... and Nakoshi just thought of something to break this homunculus.

[Dhia Nouioui · Rating 4 out of 5]

projector projecting projection. shit turned from psychological horror to romcom real quick. parkour.

[Cristhian · Rating 5 out of 5]

¿Quién eres?

Lo que dice tu familia.
El trabajo.
El dinero
La sociedad.
El éxito.

No. No eres eso. No eres nada, o quizá sí, pero lo has negado siempre.

[Alitzel Altamirano · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
Creo que este ha sido el tomo más interesante hasta el momento.

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 5 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😻👌😁

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Psicologico.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now we're finally going somewhere!
There was a big evolution in character here, both in Ito and Nakoshi, or at least some big revelations and steps further. There are some lines that are still being crossed and I'm uncomfortable with what they're forcing each other to do but I guess they don't have other options.

[daph pink ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some might interpret this as implying that the manga is 'deep.' That is absolutely true, but in my opinion, it is also a clumsy approach to be profound. A manga that tries hard to be deep and profound is fine, but when you have to wrack your brain almost every page because practically everything you see appears to be a subtle point by the author to express something, reading becomes a huge effort, and the author's message is more likely to be lost.

[Serban Noodle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Please, Ito is so beautiful

[Alo ★ · Rating 4 out of 5]

PASADO D LANZAAAAAAAA, me lo devoré, no podía dejar d leer ‼️

[smallwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

雖然風格奇幻
可是探討內容怎麼有點拉岡 :P
幾乎就像是把鏡像場景理論實作在整部作品上

[Luis Angel Razo · Rating 5 out of 5]

soy yo??

[LopaShoqjaIme · Rating 5 out of 5]

E kam qef Iton edhe pse duket weird, i want him to be happy, ishalla eshte njeri i mire.

[Stas Samar · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you got here, congratulations you v got lots of delusions on your own i suppose
Literally the volume where this manga starts to bring physical discomfort along with emotional insanity that just increases. Here it becomes very unsetteling to read to extent when you physicaly get nauseous.
All i could think reading this is just "help me"
Gotta go throw up and lie on the floor trying to deal with depression this manga brought to me
I suppose that on the next volume i ll just go crazy
This thing is insane
5 stars

[Met · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sto amando questo manga. Questo volume mi ha fatto volare – per fortuna che l’ho trovato su Amazon, dopo il finale del n. 8 non ce l’avrei fatta ad aspettare! – sono troppo, troppo, affamato di sapere come si risolverà l’intimo di Manabu, e come questo arricchirà l’indagine che Susumu sta facendo di sé stesso.

[Ed Blake · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a series that has been all about weird turns, this volume has been an especially weird turn.

[47Time · Rating 2 out of 5]

Susumu's lead during the debate gets turned on its head when Manabu reveals that the former has his own demons and hidden past. Then the two visit Manabu's father in hospital - this scene seems shoehorned in as I can't tell what it adds to the plot. The really fun part is when Susumu's dialect turn into a hillbilly's. Nah, I tell ya, tha' sho' is funnier than anyfin'. Not...

The story makes little sense by this point. Susumu concludes that Manabu is his polar opposite. Yep, that sure helps me understand what's going on. The two of them have some sort of connection or other. What's the best way to explore this connection? Why, it's by cross-dressing. Duh, obviously. As Susumu applies makeup to Manabu's face, the latter becomes in sync with his inner self, represented by a guppy that sometimes has feminine features. See? Everything is falling into place. No confusion here.

With Manabu all dressed up, Susumu takes him/her to a restaurant. Dare I say that this is a new brand of senseless and stupid? So then why am I still reading?!?!

[Elysa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This manga series is about a homeless man, Nakoshi, who has trepanation surgery and can see homunculi. As the reader, we aren't sure yet if these are real representations of a person's inner heart and shown through the sixth sense, or if these are all an illusion. It becomes quite complex up to this point.

In Volume 9, we begin to learn more about Ito, who had administered the surgery. We delve more deeply into his relationship with his father and see changes in his homunculus. A very well-written volume with haunting artwork. This is my favorite one so far.

[Shin Donghae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pada jilid ini beberapa fakta terkait masa lalu Susumu terungkap seiring dg penyelidikan thdp Manabu.Ya, sy akui, sy cukup penasaran untuk mengetahui bagaimana hubungan homunculus Manabu ini akan berakhir dengan sendirinya, dan bagaimana hal ini akan memperkaya penyelidikan yang dilakukan Susumu terhadap dirinya sendiri :)

[nu41 · Rating 4 out of 5]

en verdá 3.5 pero me decanto más por 4 que por 3. me parece una locura en general el cómo está redactada ma historia, me fascina el no saber exactamente como coño va a desarrollarse cada trama de ma historia. recuerden, mentir es malo y compraos un pececito para satisfacer vuestro vacío existencial.

[Eikichi Oniibazuka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume immenso, ha catturato il mio interesse tanto quanto il vol. 4.
L' 8 l'avevo percepito lento rispetto ai precedenti, ma qui ci si riprende alla grande senza comunque perdere in spessore di trama.

[labibliotecadichecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

la cosa si inizia a fare più introspettiva, c'è una nuova scoperta di personalità per manabu ed è una cosa che ho amato, più che scoperta un ritrovo di se stessi, mentre susumu sta acquisendo più manualità riguardo la gestione degli homunculus, non delude mai

[Samantha Pinazza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Questo manga è come un tango tra i due protagonisti che si avvicinano sempre di più alla soluzione. Ci sono risvolti inaspettati e non riesco a immaginare cosa possa essere ad accomunarli. Sono in fibrillazione e le domande si accumulano.

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is probabaly my favorite so far, the main reasone probably would be deep dive through Nakoshis character, I can't even blame him for what he did (i don't mean when he raped girl), i mean how he was victim of soceity and wanted new freash start.

[Sophia Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

god their dynamic is so interesting and him fully seeing this world thru his one eye and talking to piercing guy and getting to who he is. what he has done. and what he is trying to become. this is such a rich and complex story and i have no idea where it is going to go next

[kaatyane · Rating 3 out of 5]

~momento reflexivo~

O enredo está se aprofundando ainda mais no autoconhecimento dos personagens, além de desenrolar ainda mais a história.

Mas, ainda há alguns pontos que não consigo entender. Espero que, até o 15º volume, tudo fique mais claro!

[Elle · Rating 4 out of 5]

well this is going in directions I couldn't possibly predict

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Come on baby have a drink.

[Siraa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Surprisingly that was good twist 😆

[Shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

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