Ill Boy & Ill Girl 1

Shonen Shojo - Sick Boy/Sick Girl #1

by NisiOisiN, Akira Akatsuki

Seorang anak muda menderita penyakit aneh. Di matanya, wajah semua orang terlihat seperti dicoret dengan spidol. Bahkan nama mereka pun seperti dicoret. Tapi dia tidak merasa menderita. Sebaliknya, dia justru sangat bersemangat memikirkan bahwa dia adalah orang satu-satunya dengan penyakit yang tak dikenali. Dia akan menjadi orang yang sungguh istimewa di dunia yang semua orang tak punya kekhasan individunya sendiri.

Genres: Manga

208 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2019

About the author

Nisio Isin (西尾維新 Nishio Ishin), frequently written as NisiOisiN to emphasize that his pen name is a palindrome, is a Japanese novelist and manga writer. He attended and left Ritsumeikan University without graduating. In 2002, he debuted with the novel Kubikiri Cycle, which earned him the 23rd Mephisto Award at twenty years of age.

He currently works with Kodansha on Pandora, the Kodansha Box magazine, and Faust, a literary magazine containing the works of other young authors who similarly take influence from light novels and otaku culture. He was also publishing a twelve volume series over twelve months for the Kodansha Box line; Ryusui Seiryoin was matching this output, and the Kodansha Box website stated that this is the first time in the world two authors have done twelve volume monthly novel series simultaneously from the same publisher.

In February, 2008, his novel Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases was released in English by Viz Media. Del Rey Manga has already released the first volume in his Zaregoto series. His Bakemonogatari, Nisemonogatari and Katanagatari novels have been adapted into anime series. Nekomonogatari (Kuro) has been adapted into an anime TV movie, and Kizumonogatari will be release in theaters this year. Monogatari Series: Second Season, adapted from 6 books in Monogatari Series will air in July 2013. Another of his works, Medaka Box (manga), has been adapted into a two-season anime series.

Reviews

[Olly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Particolare, leggero e originale. Come tutto ciò che ho letto di NisiOisiN trovo che sia sia molto intelligente come opera, e i personaggi sono tutti bizzarri e unici. consigliatissima per chi vuole leggere un bel manga che esca dai soliti canoni e stereotipi.

[Aravena · Rating 1 out of 5]

(*ulasan untuk keseluruhan seri, yang tamat di vol. 3)

Salah satu judul yang punya konsep unik, tapi eksekusinya bermasalah.

Terpusat pada dua orang anak berpenyakit misterius yang akan menyebabkan kematian mereka saat berumur 12 tahun, komiknya mengangkat tema seputar individualitas dan mortalitas dengan gaya filosofis yang mengawang-awang. Penjelasannya membingungkan dan bertele-tele, gambarnya kerap mengumbar kesadisan pada tokoh anak-anak, dan kepribadian maupun interaksi antara si Anak Laki-laki dan Anak Perempuan (ataupun semua tokoh sampingannya) menjurus absurd. Ada beberapa sentuhan visual simbolik seperti wajah karakter yang dicoret-coret atau panel yang dibolak-balik atas bawahnya, tapi semua ini lebih terasa menjengkelkan alih-alih menimbulkan efek dramatis yang menarik.

Entah, mungkin saking jeniusnya pengarangnya, apa yang mau disampaikan benar-benar tidak sejalan dengan logika berpikir saya. Perkembangan ceritanya sampai akhir memang tidak klise, tapi kejutan-kejutan yang banyak terjadi pun terasa menjemukan. Otak saya terlampau dibuat jungkir balik dan perasaan saya sama sekali tidak tersentuh dengan kisah dua anak-anak (yang sama sekali tidak terasa seperti manusia nyata, apalagi anak-anak) penyakitan di penghujung hidup mereka ini.

[47Time · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first few pages display a gruesome scene that might turn people off, but the premise is interesting. A deadly disease, two patients, a legacy left behind by the first to die by the disease. Most importantly, human nature is behind it all. Killing yourself is hard enough, but it's a cake walk compared to killing another. Is there going to be death or perhaps love? Why not both?

What initially seems to be an extreme form of cynicism, turns out to be a new disease that will kill the main character by age 12. His only symptom so far is that he doesn't perceive human faces. He agrees to let doctors research the cause, convinced that the disease will be named after him and he will be remembered through history. He meets the only other person who has the same disease - a girl who greets him in a disconcertingly friendly manner. His is the first human face she has ever seen. She is older than he is, so she is likely to die sooner from the disease. This mean the disease will be named after her. The boy won't have this. His name must be on that disease. He intends to kill her before the disease does - this seems to be the outcome based on the first few pages in this volume.

The boy gets himself transferred to her location to be close for the coming kill. She again greets him warmly, but confesses she only deserves to die alone because of her parents - a serial killer and serial arsonist (birds of a feather, I guess). She relents to keep him close, but asks the nurses to monitor her closely to not have HER kill HIM. Meanwhile, the boy starts looking for the best place to kill HER. This should be interesting.

The boy meets a doctor who hands him poison to use if he doesn't want to wait until the disease takes him. Instead he secretly spikes the girl's coffee. Fortunately, she hates coffee and spits out all of it. This is followed by intense vomiting which is a symptom of their disease. While she is in intensive care, the boy overhears the doctor who handed him poison speak to someone about the girl's death at the boy's hands. The boy suspects a conspiracy.

[Blanketbooktea · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5/5