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オールドボーイ [Old Boy] #5

新装版 オールド・ボーイ 5

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敵の正体を見抜けぬ五島に、仮名・堂島は重要なヒントを与えた。それは、小学校時代の恩師に会いに行くこと。恩師は、直感的に仮名・堂島の正体を特定した――。2003年に韓国で映画化され、カンヌ国際映画祭でグランプリを受賞した。2014年には、前年アメリカで公開されたハリウッド版映画が日本公開される。「漫画アクション」連載作品。

212 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

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Profile Image for Himanshu Karmacharya.
1,155 reviews114 followers
May 17, 2020
Perhaps the best book in the series, so far. With twists and turns in almost every page, it keeps the readers at the edge of their seat, as they dwell deeper and deeper in this maze of mystery.
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Author 34 books178 followers
December 19, 2025
The plot thickens as we find out the situation goes all the way back to elementary school. We get an identity, but we don't get a reason yet.
Profile Image for Stephen  Gillespie.
121 reviews2 followers
April 24, 2023
This is stupid.

It’s funny that a major character is just called Yayoi Kusama. I kind of enjoy that the ‘villain’ is constantly setting up new games to trap our protagonist… But they are all very stupid.
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178 reviews
November 17, 2023
Цей том мені було найважче прочитати.

Головний герой погоджується на гру, нав'язану антагоністом. З ініціативи Доджіми, Гото зустрівся зі своєю вчителькою з молодших класів, щоб дізнатись реальну особистість Доджіми. І майже весь том - це великий розтянутий діалог між цими двома персонажами, де Гото здебільшого майже нічого не каже, лише дивується певним відкриттям.

Особистість Доджіми розкрита, але чи правда це? Адже Доджіма кулуарно вплинув на вчительку та її письменницьку кар'єру. І можливо всі розсудження героїв також не вірні.

Найгірше не те, що сюжет майже не просунувся, а потім відкотився до стартової точки. Найгірше те, що ця книга дуже важко написана з абстрактними філософськими роздумами та безліччю довгих канджі. Але я впорався.
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44 reviews8 followers
February 10, 2022
👉 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.
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360 reviews1 follower
May 13, 2024
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 !
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29 reviews
January 25, 2024
it's pretty safe to say that this is fully divested from the plot of the movie at this point, but i'm still enjoying it. i expect we'll circle back to the movie at some point but this has been an interesting detour.
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215 reviews2 followers
April 10, 2021
That was the best volume yet. Intrigue layered on doubt layered on doubt and game playing. Goto is always playing catchup to Dojima and I'm all there for it!!
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718 reviews14 followers
April 16, 2024
This one had some good reveals in it. I like how this story is slowly unfolding - I am definitely still interested in how it will all play out.
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1,993 reviews102 followers
August 29, 2024
Shinichi Gotō is finally starting to piece together his past, but the full picture remains elusive.

An incredible manga thriller.
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300 reviews
January 16, 2016
This volume continues the drama between Alias Dojima and Goto. Nothing much really happens in this volume. Alias Dojima sends a man to Goto to inform him that he is to be the arbitrator of the game between them --- to insure fairness. And this same arbitrator has the authority to answer some questions. In particular he tells Goto when Alias Dojima and him met: in Grammar school. Not only that, but he even helps him locate the Grammar school teacher of the time. It almost appears as if Alias Dojima --- who was so eager to keep his secret --- is practically giving all that Goto needs to discover it. The rest of the volume is given to Goto and his old teacher trying to find the identity --- and they guess it --- of Alias Dojima as well as his motive for lacking Goto up for 10 years.
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Profile Image for Lucy.
59 reviews1 follower
November 10, 2008
I read the whole 8 volume series this weekend - not a fan of manga-style backwards pagination, incidentally. It's gripping and good - but the twisted mentality of the movie is much more effective story-telling than the repetitive moral riddles the main character has to solve in the graphic novel.
Profile Image for Bill Fletcher.
129 reviews
August 27, 2013
Amazing. Really amazing. I can't understand why the 8 volumes haven't been collected into an oversized volume, but it's only a matter of time. The story is incredible and the artwork matches. So different (and so much more compelling) than the movie.
Profile Image for Víctor Segovia.
210 reviews18 followers
February 4, 2015
Al urgar en su pasado y con la pista correcta, Goto ya sé da cuenta de que clase de alimaña sé ha metido en un retorcido juego y más ahora considerando la participación de un árbitro y su profesora de primaria.
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176 reviews12 followers
February 7, 2017
Compartir la desesperación es una razón suficiente para confiar en alguién?
Esa pregunta me dejó un mal sabor de boca tras la lectura de este tomo, se vale que empatizar con la desgracia ajena sea un motivo de confianza? en verdad hay honor en tanto egoísmo?
Profile Image for Noah Soudrette.
538 reviews43 followers
December 9, 2007
Wow, some major twists here. The story gets turned on it;s head and a major new player appears. This is one amazingly good manga.
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Author 1 book
March 5, 2015
I just do not know what to believe anymore. I just don't know.
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749 reviews18 followers
August 18, 2013
Now the game is improving (and is far from the movie). To be honest, I'm liking this.
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