APOSIMZ, Vol. 7

人形の国 [Ningyou no Kuni] #7

by Tsutomu Nihei

As the Rebedoan Empire continues to increase its ranks of Regular Frames, Etherow and his companions disguise themselves and sneak into Rebedoa proper. Emperor Nichiko Suou has the ability to see the future, making him a formidable opponent. But Etherow realizes that every time an AMB is fired, the future itself is altered. Does this mean he has a chance to take down the Emperor...?

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Comics

164 pages, Paperback

First published November 9, 2020

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

[47Time · Rating 2 out of 5]

Aw, such pretty drawings! Crap story, though. Again with the regular people nobody cares about. I'm not reading this thing to learn about the struggle of regular folk to survive in a harsh environment. I want spectacular battles, superhuman abilities, death and destruction. The heroes of the story are wasting time too. Planning has its place, but this is outright slacking. They started the volume heading for the emperor and ended it no closer to their goal.

Etherow, Keisha and some new girl named Wasabu make it into the empire. They want to kill the emperor. Jate's offer to just give up is refused by Etherow and a surprisingly confusing battle commences. Though it was pretty fun to see Etherow use a foe's own sword as a projectile for an effective headshot.

The True Core Church is doing its own thing, whatever that is. I think they want to conquer the planet too. Its leader, the now-insane lord Kajiwan, tortures his faithful minions in ways even I find disgusting (which is saying something).

[Katharine · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

God, I feel like this series cannot make up its mind about plot points. It has something large happen, only for the end before the chapter is even over. Also, what is with the mini side stories with the random villages? Some of them are interesting concepts, but they fly past so quickly, they seem pointless. I really don't understand what the hell is up with the section where they infiltrated the city. They managed to sneak into the Capitol, only to get into a battle almost immediately, and then just leave the city. Why the hell did they bother sneaking in in the first place? Too many events that feel like they should be more impactful just go flying past, so they end up feeling meaningless. Also, I don't like Wasabu. He's clearly supposed to be comic relief but the whole way he's written is just irritating, not funny. Ajate, the giant clone is another character that I dislike. She's literally the "Born Sexy Yesterday" trope, with her constantly showing up naked. WHY is she constantly naked? What the hell is the point of her constantly ending up naked?

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read as individual chapters (37-42).

[Ocean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Same criticisms apply here as previous volumes. I do like the cute little monster though.