人形の国 5 [Ningyou no Kuni 5]

人形の国 [Ningyou no Kuni] #5

by Tsutomu Nihei

天候調整装置・ウメが落下したことにより、北合成スラブ地方は更に寒さを増した。ケーシャとタイターニアは帝国の捜索から身を隠しつつ、瀕死の重傷を負ったエスローの回復を待つ。一方カジワンは、「真地底教会」という組織を立ち上げるが、その構成員は意外なところから集められていた･･････。無機質で過酷な異世界での戦いは、新勢力の登場で新たな局面へ――！

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Comics, Graphic Novels

164 pages, Paperback

First published November 8, 2019

About the author

See also 弐瓶 勉.

Tsutomu Nihei (弐瓶 勉 Nihei Tsutomu, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. He has a relatively large community of fans in Germany where his manga Blame!, NOiSE and Biomega were published by Ehapa. Blame! was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop and in Italy by Panini Comics.

At first he studied architecture and later it is shown up in his manga works with drawing huge structures. This became one of his general theme that makes his manga unique. His works are usually in black and white. He is also an avid fan of the video game series Halo, as he mentions in his commentary section in the Halo Graphic Novel.

Taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_...

Reviews

[Drew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thought I'd get used to the art style after 5 volumes but honestly it just lacks substance. The story is alright but the fact I can barely make out what shapes the wispy lines are trying to form makes it hard to tell what's even going on on the page; I find myself squinting even with my contacts in.

[Katharine · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
Every time a volume starts with color illustrations, I'm struck by how much the art loses by being purely black and white. The color really adds to the art and makes it feels just better overall. I know a full-color manga isn't really feasible, but I think it would be amazing if they released a full-color edition of this series at some point. This volume introduced a new major contender, The Church. The people who make up the Church are very bizarre, and I'd say they're more like a cult. (cough cough) Is it really a weird sci-fi epic if there isn't some type of weird religion jammed into somewhere? Having Keira's brother be the head of this cult was a good plot move. I'm still curious about what the hell the automaton thing he "birthed" truly is. She's bizarre and we only see her use her powers every so often. Like, WHY is she using her powers like she is? Hopefully, this is expanded on later. This volume mostly has the main characters on the run, and trying to rebuild their strength. Etherow is completely out of commission and Titania is helping him heal by...peeing on him. I think it's meant to be a joke, it just feels really bizarre and a bit gross. I know it's not "actually urine" like Titania states, but still. Also, was the clone of Jute being naked really necessary? When she comes outside, the art makes a point of drawing motion lines around the clone's breasts to indict they're jiggling. Paired with the fact that this manga has only had women fully naked, and never men, it feels really weird. It's one of those "Yeah the person who wrote this is that kind of a man" moments. This volume does suffer from the "Way too much talking, not enough doing" like previous volumes. But it's not as bad as it was in volume one.

[47Time · Rating 2 out of 5]

The good guys are on the run. This includes the regular people that I couldn't care less for. They have their own thing that is basically made up of running away from explosions and death. Totally boring stuff that reinforces in my mind the idea that manga often overextends its plot with useless chapters. A church is introduced, a trio of frames, a giant naked clone. Basically, the plot gets too complex to be enjoyable.

Kajiwan is killed by Tosu. Even Etherow gets his ass handed to him, so Titania is peeing nutrients on his head that help him regenerate the rest of his body. I know how that sounds, but it's not a joke. The giant naked girl is a clone of Jate that is transformed into a frame. The story was exaggerated before, but at least it was fun. This mess reaches way too far.

[Ocean · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this a lot more than the previous volumes. We're now doing a little more exploring of the world. Incapacitating the main character has brought out some more interesting worldbuilding and now there's multiple factions in play. The introduction of a zealous church is also very cool. There's less action in this volume but I think the story benefits from that.

[Sophie Townsend · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!!!! Keisha has to carry on the fight against the empire by herself for now. Meanwhile her brother has gone crazy and is leading a cult of infected followers and makimg new androids. Also the empire has created something wild to fight those who oppose them, and its really sexy.

[Brittany Manga · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like this series could have been really good but it reads like an abridged version. Everything happens so fast you don’t even remember or care about character names. It had some great plot twists and it’s been worth reading but it just feels like the meat of the story was looked over.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read as individual chapters (25-30).

[DonutKnow · Rating 3 out of 5]

King Kajiwan has just become an evil dictator. It showed me how much power can amplify a person’s character traits to show you who they truly are. 🤔😡