Innocent, Vol. 3

イノサン [Innocent] #3

by Shin'ichi Sakamoto, Gemma Tarrés Guasch (translator)

El campesino Damiens es condenado a ser ejecutado por desmembramiento por haber atacado al rey Luis XV con un cuchillo. Se organiza un buen revuelo entre los Sanson ante una ejecución de tan gran calibre, que no se daba desde hacía 147 años. Nicolas, tío de Charles, acude a París para tomar las riendas. Sin embargo, las disputas de “sangre” del clan no sirven más que para avivar la locura del ajusticiamiento, tornado en todo un festival nacional...

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

212 pages, Paperback

First published December 19, 2013

About the author

Sakamoto Shin'ichi (坂本眞一) is a Japanese mangaka.
He is mostly famous for his series Innocent and Innocent Rouge.
He is currently working on #DRCL midnight children based on the classic by Bram Stoker.

Reviews

[daph pink ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't felt this way for such a long time. My entire mind is on the manga. I'm in such love with it that it's even appearing in my dreams. Everything about the artwork—the characters, the parallels—is exquisitely detailed.

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐

There really wasn't anything going on in this volume except for showing us readers the brewing tension between the 3rd estate (peasants;98%) and the upper 1st and 2nd estate (2%) which led to the eventual French Revolution.

Vol.3 explores the aftermath of the attempt assassination of the King, by which our dear executioner Charles-Henri Sanson must once again go against his inner instinct to perform one of the most brutal execution of Robert-Francois Damiens through dismemberment.

[juls ˚⊹♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

₊⊹♡ 4 stars ⋆˙⟡

‘’Monsieur Damiens. i am no longer afraid to perform these steps… now, won’t you dance with me?’’

they weren’t talking about dancing .

[Angie Ospino · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mientras más avanza la historia, más me engancha.

[annie · Rating 4 out of 5]

alright i like this series, but don’t love it. I’m going to stop here for now. I’m open to continuing but am in no rush to do so.

[Casper Paaske · Rating 3 out of 5]

It starts confusingly, but then gets pretty interesting when it starts delving into a singular execution.

[dania♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review en ESPAÑOL
Espectacular. El dibujo tan impresionante como siempre. Ya no me sorprende o extraña, simplemente me maravilla la belleza del mismo. Incluso en las partes escabrosas me retorcía por lo incómodo de la escena y podía apreciar la técnica. Demasiado fuerte. Lo que se viene es aún más fuerte ¡no puedo esperar!

Review in ENGLISH
Spectacular. The drawing is impressive as ever. I am no longer surprised or startled, I'm just delight at the beauty of it. Even in the rough parts I was writhing because of the uncomfortableness of the scene and I could appreciate the technique. Too hard. What's coming is even harder, I can not wait!

[Monsour · Rating 4 out of 5]

I NEVER INTENDED TO KILL THE KING!!!
I just wanted to learn what color his royal majesty's blood was. It's red.
His royal majesty wasn't no god or anything..When he got hurt, he acted hurt.
When he was scared he cowered. He was a human just like us...

There's no reason for us commonfolk to have to wait to bread for guys like that!!!!

It's true that I stabbed the king-- But it wasn't for money and it wasn't hired by somebody either

I did it for god- and for the future people of France !!!

Manly tears had been shed

[小さな N (.❛ ᴗ ❛.)⊃ [_|_] ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always I'm struggeling with the rating. While I find the story very fascinating, the depictions of torture and execution are so vivid it often turns my stomach, and to think that this actually happened and others watched these executions...
I've read this a while back and I can only vaguely recall what happened, I mostly remember how cruel this volume was.

[selden · Rating 5 out of 5]

i don’t quite know what i’m reading but it’s drawing me in, i feel like i have to finish it bc wtf am i reading, but ya know, ya. wtf is the grandmas issue and also Nicholas ??? this family is fucked up

[dilara · Rating 5 out of 5]

The art, the story, the historical references, the character studies, the dense symbolism...everything about this is so terribly mesmerizing. I almost cried too ugh wtf

[nica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I migliori dialoghi di questo volume:
“se ci si abbandona al proprio destino si finisce per perdere tutto quanto in un attimo. Bisogna prendersi da soli ciò che si vuole!”

“Non vi dirò la verità perché, in fondo, è qualcosa che le persone distorcono a proprio favore”

“Io non volevo uccidere il re, volevo solo verificare il colore del suo sangue! Sua maestà non è un Dio… quando fa male soffre…quando ha paura trema… è un essere umano come noi, non ce nessun motivo valido per cui noi, gente comune, dobbiamo privarci del pane per dare la precedenza ad una persona del genere”

“Mio zio mi ha detto che una volta iniziato il ballo, non può più essere interrotto.” “Una volta trovato il ritmo è più semplice per chiunque seguire dei passi prestabiliti… su dottore… balliamo anche noi”

due persone completamente diverse, due ceti opposte, due ideologie differenti ma entrambi con lo stesso sogno improntato nel futuro! Emozionante, crudo e spietato.

[meru · Rating 4 out of 5]

no puedo explicar los niveles de LOCO en los que me encuentro como vas a comparar el desmembramiento por caballos con el vidrio soplado me caigo de culo mis glóbulos rojos se regeneran con cada caracolillo así que es posible que sea inmortal

[çağla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ne diyeceğimi bilemiyorum, çok ağır ve kalp kırıcıydı.

[isa · Rating 4 out of 5]

vou dizer que é uma serie de mangas muito consistente, até agora não caiu ou diminuiu a qualidade nem um pouquinho

[Ostrava · Rating 2 out of 5]

There was definitely an improvement in this volume. Nothing spectacular, maybe a bit too overly sentimental, but the execution was quite nice.

The artwork continues to be stunning at times...

Edit: unfortunately I had to lower the eating because the rest of the manga wasn't it 😔...

[47Time · Rating 4 out of 5]

More politics and more graphic torture scenes is what you can expect here. The latter turned my stomach a tiny bit, but I expect that it's pretty faithful to the real-life event. To think that people were entertained by that kind of thing.

Charles again steps off the beaten path. He intends to refuse to carry out the execution of Damiens who attacked the king, but his grandmother convinces him to reconsider. Her son Nicholas the executioner of Reims doesn't see eye to eye with her, but he intends to help Charles make the execution memorable, at the expense of Damiens' suffering. Meanwhile the grandmother has the 7 year old Jean Baptiste officially be declared the next Monsieur de Paris.

Charles discovers why Damiens attacked the king, but he must keep it to himself, lest he discredit the Sanson name. Damiens resigns himself to his fate, even encourages Charles who reluctantly begins the execution, partly to satisfy the crowds and thus be recognized as the true Monsieur de Paris, but also to satisfy his manipulative grandmother. He retains hope that the future will not have brutal scenes as this one.

[Sabīne Ozoliņa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Family bonds, honor, pride and duty that slowly eats away the main protagonist and those around him is portrayed in such vivid yet dark and disturbing imagery it is absolutely mervelous while simultaneously nauseating.

[PuniPoli · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars ⭐️

[pareidolia]

Sakamoto really spent a whole volume on the preparation of an execution. It didn't even feel drawn out, given the tension between Charles and Nicolas.

[Peachy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really thought Charles-Henri was going to have another moment of strength in Conflict of Blood Relatives (ch 21), but his father and grandmother once again stole the show with a rare and perhaps twisted display of vulnerability.

For the life of me, I cannot figure out why Charles-Henri expressing his reluctance to kill annoys me so much. He comes off as weak and self-righteous rather than defiant and kind. I know it's not his being so emotional and constantly close to tears that bothers me though.

I was excited to meet Nicolas in Jet Black Tunnel (ch 22). I wonder if he will be more sympathetic towards Charles than his older brother and mother, or if he will dissuade him from his decisions and dreams of an execution-less world.

I am suddenly intrigued by the torturer-executioner politics. Torturing suddenly seems like, for the lack of better terms, a craft- an exact science. Torturers want to inflict pain but not so much that the victim would succumb to it. Executioners, meanwhile, are just going to kill the victims anyway. I would not think that the victim's grace, dignity, or comfort are things that matter to them; so the worst that a botched execution can do to them is perhaps tarnish their reputation.

Broad Daylight Interrogation (ch 23) was nothing too remarkable. It dropped some hints regarding the torturer-executioner politics, and revealed hidden motives. Subyss and Nicolas reminded me of Hisoka and Illumi.

Agape for Mother (ch 24) provided such gorgeous and grotesque imagery for Anne-Marthe, who also piques my interest more with each devious appearance and scathing remark. She really did seem to live up to her nickname, the "iron law". She reminds me of a gardener with giant shears pruning and tending to their family tree.

Vow of Carnage (ch 25) painted a lovely image of Anne-Marthe. I am quite confused by Nicolas though. He was clearly trying to usurp the title of Monsieur de Paris. I initially thought he was trying to sabotage the écartèlement in order to make Charles look bad, but it turned out that he thought he knew what the people wanted and would steal Charles's fame. I suppose it does make sense that a slow and drawn-out dismemberment would make for a fine spectacle unlike a botched and brutal decapitation.

Yellow Fever Festival (ch 26) was just hype.

Dignity and Tragedy (ch 27) actually was tragic...

Anguish was etched in every line of Crimson Scream (ch 28).

I personally found Steps of Purity (ch 29) quite dragging, but the ball scene was just so elegant and beautiful that it more than made up for it. Charles's smile was so lovely!

Glistening Future (ch 30) allowed me to appreciate Charles more since he seemed well on his way to becoming the character I like: one who sacrifices their humanity for humanity's sake, one who dirties their own hands so others would not have to do so.

I do not understand how Charles could suddenly stomach all those pain and blood in Noble Memento Mori (ch 31)... this chapter would have been more fulfilling had he been shown slowly overcoming his queasiness or at least trying...

[Dancing Booklion · Rating 4 out of 5]

Toujours aussi violent et perturbant, toujours aussi bien dessiné, avec le sens du détail et certaines cases et astuces artistiques qui laissent deviner la véritable nature de certains personnages. C'est agréable de voir l'oncle de Charles-Henri arriver et en apprendre davantage sur la famille Sanson. Charles-Henri continue à évoluer pour devenir le véritable bourreau de Paris. Il est intéressant de voir le contraste entre ses rêves, ses principes moraux, et le rôle qu'il s'est décidé à endosser.

J'ai particulièrement apprécié le résumé des tomes précédents et l'arbre généalogique des Sanson avec les visages de tous, c'est bien pratique quand on n'a pas lu la série depuis des mois et qu'on ne sait plus qui est qui ni ce qu'il s'est passé.

[Clodjee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Le récit suit son cours en restant égal aux volumes précédents. (…) Ce qui rend ce manga intéressant c’est son thème historique, qui semble bien documenté et qui nous fait découvrir un aspect négligé de l’histoire de France, et aussi le trait superbe, incroyablement détaillé et réaliste, de l’artiste (réalisé grâce au dessin par ordinateur, à l’intégration de photographies et la complicité d’une demi-douzaine d’assistants). Toutefois, le récit — plutôt bizarre et lugubre — est très inégal et manque de fluidité. De gros plans excessifs et un enchaînement déficient entre les cases rendent souvent difficile la compréhension d’une scène. Un manga à lire par curiosité, si l’Histoire vous intéresse.

Lire mon commentaire complet sur http://clodjee-blog.com/2024/07/29/in...

[Camilo Guerra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eso de atacar con un cuchillo al rey no termina bien, termina en una torura de dos meses, azufre caliente, hieeros al rojo vivo, la ayuda de un tio que Cahrles quiere, una ontriga dentro de la misma familia y un espectaculo para todo Paris.

LO BUENO: La intriga se mantiene, el personaje del Tio es poderoso y le da poder a la trama, y el arte, como de costubre es la perfección misma.

LO MALO: El primer tomo fue una maravilla, el segundo la perfección y aca...la historia se resiente, pasa muy poco y parece que pasara mucho, pero todo un tomo para la ejecución trastoca la historia, Charles pierde mucho protagonismo y el principal personaje es el mismo Paris y situación, sinque se agradezca.

[Dai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Si bien el ritmo decayó un poquito, la ambientación es cada vez mejor.

Una cosa es haber estudiado la revolución francesa y conocer sus causas, otra es ver la realidad de esa gente que a nadie le importaba y que no dejó tantos registros más allá de su pobreza, a diferencia de los que portaban un buen apellido.

En este tomo se expresa toda esa miseria cada vez más inaguantable, y cómo los personajes no tienen muchas opciones para intentar iniciar un cambio; el autor sabe manejar muy bien estos conflictos.

Las diferencias de clases están cada vez más marcadas. Es el tomo con el que más impotencia sentí por la realidad de aquella Francia del siglo XVIII.

[Dani Wladdimiro · Rating 5 out of 5]

No tengo palabras para expresar el tremendo desconsuelo y repudio que es el desmembramiento de una persona por el supuesto crimen que es atacar a un rey, quién en sus comodidades se encuentra alejado de la realidad. No son más que palabras vacías sobre un heredero de Dios, quién poco y nada tiene de celestial, con un pueblo oprimido por la desigualdad. El discurso que da Monsieur Damiens sobre por qué quizo atacarlo es increíble, la chista que prendará lo que más adelante entenderemos domo la revolución francesa.

[Tamara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buff, te rompe el corazón lo cruel que puede ser el ser humano. En este tomo nuestro protagonista llega a la conclusión que no puede alcanzar su objetivo sin sacrificios y el primero es sus principios. Tendrá que convertirse en lo que más aborrece para poder lograr un cambio en la sociedad en la que vive, dónde la justicia es una excusa y el morbo es lo que reina en la mente de sus espectadores.

[Alessia Saulle · Rating 4 out of 5]

due persone completamente diverse, due ceti opposte, due ideologie differenti ma entrambi con lo stesso sogno improntato nel futuro!
emozionante, crudo e spietato.

“io non ho altro che artigli per lacerare la carne delle persone e desiderare di proteggere qualcuno mi sembra qualcosa di distorto..”

[Constanza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muchísimo mejor que los dos anteriores, tiene un arco argumental muy bueno que al final sorprende, no se preocupa solo de los verdugos sino de demostrar más acerca de la época, costumbres y pensamientos.

[Beatrice Penco Sechi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sakamoto sempre bello da sfogliare. Il protagonista sta pian piano maturando e sta iniziando a piacermi. Anche la struttura narrativa sembra tenere ritmi più solidi e comprensibili.
Nota negativa: in alcune pagine i background sono davvero TROPPO riconoscibili come manipolazioni fotografiche.