Old Boy, Vol. 2

オールドボーイ [Old Boy] #2

by Garon Tsuchiya, Nobuaki Minegishi (Illustrator), Kumar Sivasubramanian (Translator)

Deciding that he must know the truth, the man who calls himself "Yamashita" follows a trail of clues that lead him back to the mysterious building where he was imprisoned and kept incommunicado for ten years. There, with the help of violence and a brutal imagination, he will try to find answers to the questions that haunt him. However, he will discover that his opponent will not yield to him so easily, and that his ordeal is far from finished.

Genres: Manga, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Mystery, Crime, Seinen

208 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1997

Reviews

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I usually like to space out my reading between volumes, but with this one, I just couldn’t wait.

Old Boy is an incredibly gripping read that keeps you flipping through the pages at a rapid pace.

While it doesn’t rely heavily on action, the real draw is the mystery surrounding the protagonist’s incarceration and his past. That mystery keeps you on edge, eager to discover what happens next.

It’s a fantastic series, and I’m glad I picked it up, though I wish the physical edition’s quality was better.

[Marcos GM · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review conjunta en el Volumen 3, ya que es una historia única y no la puedo valorar por separado.

[Himanshu Karmacharya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Old Boy has sort of a "show, don't tell" policy, which makes it easier to read, as there aren't many dialogues or narrations. But this doesn't take away anything from the book, because the story and the artwork never fails to express itself. This is what has made Old Boy so fun to read, so far.

[Dragana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Još bolje od prošlog dela

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story continues as the imprisoned man tries to find out why he was locked up for ten years. He's slowly discovering more things about his past, and the slow burn makes this story very interesting.

[Essareh · Rating 4 out of 5]

میل به انتقام این مرد واقعا برام جذابه.

[Vladimir Veškovac · Rating 4 out of 5]

Odličan i ovaj broj, uživanje. 😎

[Adrian · Rating 4 out of 5]

For 10 years I was locked up in a room, something like a "private prison". Who'd believe such a thing? Anyway, tonight... for the first time in ten years, I've breathed the air of the world...

While I wait for the remaining volumes of Judge to arrive, I thought I'd start reading my volumes of Old Boy which have been sitting on a shelf for far too long.

Shinichi Gotō was kidnapped, by forces unknown, and kept in a small cell with only a television for company. Mysteriously released after 10 years he now has a singular focus. To find those responsible and to discover the reason for his incarceration.

For anyone who has seen the film, there will instantly be obvious differences, including the duration of his captivity. I look forward to finding out where the original story takes me!

[Parteno · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guapardo

[Bailey Renalds · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5⭐️

[Nouru-éddine · Rating 3 out of 5]

::انطباع عام::
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تستمر القصة في التصاعد وزيادة الحماسة والجذب، في سعي البطل لمعرفة السبب وراء احتجازه عشر سنوات ومن الذي فعلاً أراد كسره لهذه الدرجة. ومشاهدة الفيلم الكوري هي لازمة على الرغم من تواجد بعض الاختلافات الطفيفة بين المانغا والفيلم. لاحظتُ كذلك أن المانغا معروضة بطريقة شبيهة بالواقع، وبعيدة عن المبالغات التي توجد في عالم المانغا كالعادة، مما يجعلها قصة شبه واقعية وتحمل خلفية تاريخية عن اقتصاديات اليابان وتنظيمات العصابات.
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[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I probably need to not read manga when I'm tired. A couple of times I started reading the wrong way and got confused. Oops.

I picked up this and the third after reading the first and I enjoyed this one as much. The story seems to be progressing at a pace I feel good about, and I already hate one of the characters with a fiery passion. In other words, it's all good.

[Cookie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as good as the movie.

[Ghiomara Beov · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este libro es más pesado pero aun así tiene toda la intriga, a lo mejor si no hubiera visto la película estaría más enganchada

[libro_tsundoku · Rating 5 out of 5]

👉 Ha sido uno de los primeros mangas que leí, ya hace un tiempo de ello, y la tensión, furia e historia se mantienen durante los tomos de la obra.

👉 El guión en mi opinión es muy bueno, te va mostrando la inteligencia del protagonista y cómo no se deja llevar por el ímpetu una vez lo liberan. Poco a poco va labrando un plan para conocer quiénes han sido sus captores y hacérselo pagar.

👉 El dibujo con fondos definidos y oscuros, acompañan perfectamente la narración. Aunque el guión para mí está por encima.

👉 La película que si bien no es totalmente fiel al manga, transmite su tensión y tiene sin duda su hueco en el apartado de psycho thriller.

[Jhoseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

La primera mitad del tomo parece seguir el mismo ritmo que el anterior, pero llegados a la mitad las cosas cambian, teniendo así una nueva forma de jugar este juego, con nuevas situaciones y personajes y rompiendo ciertas normas establecidas en un principio, generando un desconcierto al protagonista y al lector por igual.
No tengo ninguna queja ya que la narración, el dibujo y el las viñetas están muy bien hechas, cuando tenga un poco de tiempo libre sin duda leeré el ultimo tomo.

[Hibikiyume · Rating 5 out of 5]

Avis intégralité : Découvrez une saga captivante qui vous emporte dès les premières pages ! Après avoir dévoré les extraits lors du festival de la BD en 2023, je suis devenu accro à cette histoire palpitante. Les premiers tomes m'ont totalement immergé dans leur univers, mais le troisième m'a laissé sur ma faim. Malgré cela, l'intrigue reste passionnante et le développement psychologique du personnage principal est remarquable. Un manga à ne pas manquer pour les amateurs de récits captivants !

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Continuing to roll on, this manga is very much "pages packed with detailed panels and almost no dialogue" until suddenly it drops a full conversation and puts away the letters for another 20-30 pages

Protag has a gig job now, zeroed in on his "prison" location and bothered to find an old acquaintance to give the story that next boost

[JackWilliamRtF · Rating 3 out of 5]

alright the train has left the station. goto's coming into focus as a Real Person instead of a very flat "guy who was in prison" so that's nice.

but from what i can tell, it really seems like all of the best, most memorable elements of the movie were invented entirely for the movie. which is a shame because that's a fuckin hoot and a half.

[Robin Burton · Rating 3 out of 5]

3-3.5 stars.

It’s getting slightly better, but I think I’m more a fan of the film (so far.)

My only other complaint is that I feel like the characters aren’t especially likable. Gotō comes across as rigid and all of the women portrayed in this manga are air-headed and oblivious.

[Gavin McHugh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alright, now we're starting to get somewhere! The tangled Web is starting to be shown, piece by piece but however close Yashimoto/Goto thinks he's getting, his nemesis is one step ahead and out of reach.

[Stephen Gillespie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some cool moments and I still like the style of it. Rather drawn out and the characters, especially the women, are very shallow. Certainly more interested in narrative concealment than anything else; however, it’s certainly involving.

[Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

На відміну від фільму, в манзі історія розвивається дуже повільно. Тут Гарон знайшов місце де його тримали, вийшов на викрадача та зустрів старих друзів. Трошки втомився читати японською, але лице цей факт надихає більше чим десятки прочитаних підручників.
Манга супер, читаю далі.

[Ali · Rating 3 out of 5]

7/10

[DeAnna Knippling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review of series on Vol 1.

[Ücra Takibi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harika bir eser.Çizimler ve konu sürükleyici.

[Priscila · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5

[Felipe Sarmiento · Rating 4 out of 5]

The mystery keeps deepening, and the book still does a good job keeping me invested.

[Gustavo Moreira · Rating 3 out of 5]

No quiero sonar como uno "de esos", pero... la película es mucho mejor.

[Avery · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.25

Aggressive thumbs down huge downgrade from the first volume