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サーチアンドデストロイ [Search and Destroy] #2
Search and Destroy Vol. 2
Dans un monde où des robots appelés "creech" et des humains coexistent, une enfant répondant au nom de Hyaku s'est vu dérober quarante-huit de ses membres et organes par autant de créatures. Après avoir survécu grâce à l'implantation de prothèses mécaniques, elle lutte aujourd'hui avec l'aide d'un jeune orphelin nommé Doro afin de récupérer son corps de chair. Mais à travers ce combat pour se retrouver, Hyaku découvre aussi la faiblesse et la laideur inhérentes à la condition humaine. Et tandis qu'elle progresse dans sa quête, chez les créatures exploitées comme des bêtes de somme, la révolte commence à gronder…
220 pages, Paperback
First published October 5, 2019
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Atsushi Kaneko
62 books28 followersAtsushi Kaneko (カネコアツシ, Kaneko Atsushi) es un mangaka japonés nacido en Sakata, prefectura de Yamagata.
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August 8, 2025
PT Tudo aquilo de que gostei no primeiro volume mantém-se aqui — sem tirar nem pôr.
A protagonista prossegue a sua vingança. É curioso observar que, à medida que vai recuperando as partes de si que lhe tinham sido roubadas, se torna mais humana... mas também menos letal. As suas componentes humanas não possuem a mesma eficácia das mecânicas, o que introduz uma nova camada de dificuldade precisamente quando os seus objectivos começam a ser alcançados.
Um manga distópico bastante interessante, que se aproxima agora do desfecho — falta apenas mais um volume.
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EN Everything I liked in the first volume is still here — unchanged.
Our protagonist continues her quest for revenge. It’s interesting to see that as she recovers the parts of herself that were taken, she becomes more human… but also less lethal. Her human components don’t have the same efficiency as the mechanical ones, which adds a new layer of difficulty just as she begins to achieve her goals.
A very interesting dystopian manga, now nearing its conclusion — with only one volume left to go.
A protagonista prossegue a sua vingança. É curioso observar que, à medida que vai recuperando as partes de si que lhe tinham sido roubadas, se torna mais humana... mas também menos letal. As suas componentes humanas não possuem a mesma eficácia das mecânicas, o que introduz uma nova camada de dificuldade precisamente quando os seus objectivos começam a ser alcançados.
Um manga distópico bastante interessante, que se aproxima agora do desfecho — falta apenas mais um volume.
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EN Everything I liked in the first volume is still here — unchanged.
Our protagonist continues her quest for revenge. It’s interesting to see that as she recovers the parts of herself that were taken, she becomes more human… but also less lethal. Her human components don’t have the same efficiency as the mechanical ones, which adds a new layer of difficulty just as she begins to achieve her goals.
A very interesting dystopian manga, now nearing its conclusion — with only one volume left to go.
August 8, 2025
This second volume lags a bit in places as we spend too much time with side characters and explore the politics of this dystopia, but things pick up whenever Hyaku and Doro get back on the page.
Between the first volume and this one, I actually read the original Osamu Tezuka Dororo, and I have to say that Atsushi Kaneko has improved on it dramatically. For instance, his Hyaku actually has to deal with emotional aspect of recovering her original body parts. It gives the closing pages of this book more heft than the entirety of Tezuka's run.
It's a bummer that the conclusion doesn't come out until the spring of next year. I wish I had waited to read all three volumes at once.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Chapters 7-12 -- Afterword / Peach Momoko
Between the first volume and this one, I actually read the original Osamu Tezuka Dororo, and I have to say that Atsushi Kaneko has improved on it dramatically. For instance, his Hyaku actually has to deal with emotional aspect of recovering her original body parts. It gives the closing pages of this book more heft than the entirety of Tezuka's run.
It's a bummer that the conclusion doesn't come out until the spring of next year. I wish I had waited to read all three volumes at once.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Chapters 7-12 -- Afterword / Peach Momoko
February 17, 2022
Petit chef-d'œuvre cyberpunk d'un mangaka qui est rapidement en train de monter au top de ma liste d'auteurs favoris.
July 25, 2025
With its stark black and white art, this book seems more like a Western-produced comic than a manga. Kaneko's layouts are fluid and frenetic with minimal dialog, sometimes to the point of not easily being understood. It's a modernization that is right for the moment, taking Osamu Tezuka's feudal-based Dororo into the 21st Century. It's a violent cyberpunk dystopia that addresses the pros and cons of robots vs. humans. The protagonist, Hyaku, is gradually getter her original human body parts back, but she realizes that now she can't see as well, feels cold, and can be injured. A stark trade-off, indeed. Phil Christie's lettering needs to be highlighted: his sound effects help embellish and propel the story. The entire design of the book is excellent, better read on paper than electronically.
October 28, 2025
A cyberpunk revenge saga, "Search and Destroy" follows a teenage cyborg with a knife arm looking to claim back the body parts that were stolen from her as a baby. Set in a post-war Japan populated by humans and human-like robots, the manga is also an exploration of the corrupt power structure that exploits both groups.
The story is dark, with a particularly nasty bit of blackmail set in a robo-bordello. It introduces some tension by having our protagonist, Hyaku, grow weaker as she regains her original body parts bit by bit. That rehumanization makes it more difficult for her to face off against the meatbag wannabes who have stolen her stuff. (Indeed, I didn't buy the twists that let her walk away from the last showdown in this volume.)
Hyaku is a tough character to cheer for. She's undeniably wronged, but she's also feral and wild, half-crazed after a childhood spent off the grid. Kaneko's art is amazing throughout--there's plenty of shadowy scenes and hyper-detailed black-and-white action, all of it incredibly skilled without being showy. But I guess I wish the character at the heart of the series were more human, even as I look forward to the finale.
The story is dark, with a particularly nasty bit of blackmail set in a robo-bordello. It introduces some tension by having our protagonist, Hyaku, grow weaker as she regains her original body parts bit by bit. That rehumanization makes it more difficult for her to face off against the meatbag wannabes who have stolen her stuff. (Indeed, I didn't buy the twists that let her walk away from the last showdown in this volume.)
Hyaku is a tough character to cheer for. She's undeniably wronged, but she's also feral and wild, half-crazed after a childhood spent off the grid. Kaneko's art is amazing throughout--there's plenty of shadowy scenes and hyper-detailed black-and-white action, all of it incredibly skilled without being showy. But I guess I wish the character at the heart of the series were more human, even as I look forward to the finale.
January 21, 2025
My thanks to NetGalley and Fantagraphics Books for an advance copy of this graphic novel that updates a story by a renowned manga creator into a cyberpunk thriller about a future city in beset by corruption, hatred, and criminal behavior, a place where a young woman seeks revenge for acts committed to her long ago.
I was late to manga and anime, thought I have been reading comics and enjoying science fiction most of my life. I grew up in a time where one had to not only physically seek out things, but do the research, and even finding the the sources to do the research was hard. I would see odd ads for things in the back of Starlog, and occasionally in Comic Buyer's Guide, but I was not a regular reader of both. My first big comic convention in New York City was a revelation to me on many levels. Hardcover graphic novels from Europe, different stories about my favorite heroes from all over the world. And more manga and anime than I knew existed. Having no idea where to even start I grabbed somethings randomly, and that is how I enjoyed tales from Japan for the longest time. Piecemeal, or if something was discussed, I would do my best to try and find it. Many classics, many cornerstones to manga history have escaped me, and I am doing my best to keep up. After reading this collection I am eager to start making deeper dives into both past and current stories, for there is some amazing things still happening. The second volume in a reimagining of a story written by a classic manga creator, Search and Destroy Vol. 2 is written and illustrated by Atsushi Kaneko, based on the story Domeo by Osamu Tezuka, and translated by Ben Applegate. The story takes place in a future city, a mix of Soviet-style and good old fascism, dealing with a young woman finding much about the life she never knew, and the path of vengeance she needs to take to make her body whole.
In a city that is full of snow, Hyaku is colder than anything around her. A young woman whose past was stripped from her, Hyaku has learned that not only her memory but her body parts were taken away, and used by assorted types for murderous reasons. Hyaku is the daughter of the city's mayor, one who has his own secrets, and his own police force to find Hyaku, who is making scene and a mess killing all over town. As this is happening strange things are happening the lowest forms of life, including a new messiah who is promising change. Different groups are fighting for power, using blackmail and murder as their tools. Hyaku herself is not immune to the changes happening around her. As Hyaku succeeds in gaining her body back, strange feelings begin to fill her brain. Emotions like fear, for losing what she has fought so hard to get back.
A very well done story, with much going on, and a lot of kinetic storytelling and art. I found this one easier to read than the first one, maybe it was the familiarity of the story that helped. As I said a lot is going on, but it is not hard to follow, and with a few plots running, nothing gets bogged down or lost. The art is amazing. The backgrounds are really strong, a mix of Soviet Propaganda, with a Japanese aesthetic. There is one section that takes place in a holo-room which constantly changes the background, from castle, to space, to Blade runner, to field, and the ocean, that really stands out. The characters are rendered well, and stay consistent.
This is the second volume, and while I found it easier to get into the story than the first one, I think it was the fact that I had read the first volume. One could probably start here, but why. Read the first issue, be happy, than read this one and enjoy. A really good series that makes me not only want to read more, but read more manga, and try and catch up with all I have missed over the years.
I was late to manga and anime, thought I have been reading comics and enjoying science fiction most of my life. I grew up in a time where one had to not only physically seek out things, but do the research, and even finding the the sources to do the research was hard. I would see odd ads for things in the back of Starlog, and occasionally in Comic Buyer's Guide, but I was not a regular reader of both. My first big comic convention in New York City was a revelation to me on many levels. Hardcover graphic novels from Europe, different stories about my favorite heroes from all over the world. And more manga and anime than I knew existed. Having no idea where to even start I grabbed somethings randomly, and that is how I enjoyed tales from Japan for the longest time. Piecemeal, or if something was discussed, I would do my best to try and find it. Many classics, many cornerstones to manga history have escaped me, and I am doing my best to keep up. After reading this collection I am eager to start making deeper dives into both past and current stories, for there is some amazing things still happening. The second volume in a reimagining of a story written by a classic manga creator, Search and Destroy Vol. 2 is written and illustrated by Atsushi Kaneko, based on the story Domeo by Osamu Tezuka, and translated by Ben Applegate. The story takes place in a future city, a mix of Soviet-style and good old fascism, dealing with a young woman finding much about the life she never knew, and the path of vengeance she needs to take to make her body whole.
In a city that is full of snow, Hyaku is colder than anything around her. A young woman whose past was stripped from her, Hyaku has learned that not only her memory but her body parts were taken away, and used by assorted types for murderous reasons. Hyaku is the daughter of the city's mayor, one who has his own secrets, and his own police force to find Hyaku, who is making scene and a mess killing all over town. As this is happening strange things are happening the lowest forms of life, including a new messiah who is promising change. Different groups are fighting for power, using blackmail and murder as their tools. Hyaku herself is not immune to the changes happening around her. As Hyaku succeeds in gaining her body back, strange feelings begin to fill her brain. Emotions like fear, for losing what she has fought so hard to get back.
A very well done story, with much going on, and a lot of kinetic storytelling and art. I found this one easier to read than the first one, maybe it was the familiarity of the story that helped. As I said a lot is going on, but it is not hard to follow, and with a few plots running, nothing gets bogged down or lost. The art is amazing. The backgrounds are really strong, a mix of Soviet Propaganda, with a Japanese aesthetic. There is one section that takes place in a holo-room which constantly changes the background, from castle, to space, to Blade runner, to field, and the ocean, that really stands out. The characters are rendered well, and stay consistent.
This is the second volume, and while I found it easier to get into the story than the first one, I think it was the fact that I had read the first volume. One could probably start here, but why. Read the first issue, be happy, than read this one and enjoy. A really good series that makes me not only want to read more, but read more manga, and try and catch up with all I have missed over the years.
September 19, 2025
Volume II of the Search and Destroy trilogy deepens both its world-building and its philosophical narrative threads. The artwork is stunning, with beautifully detailed depictions of monumental architecture and statues from the Soviet era - the Motherland Calls statue in Volgograd, the Juche Tower, the Buzludzha Monument, the Riga Freedom Monument, and fleeting glimpses of historical Tudor castles, Chinese pagodas, and Indian palaces. These haunting structures dominate the dystopian urban landscape and the holograms illuminating brothel interiors.
Thematically, the volume channels Orwell’s 1984 with its authoritarian undertones, while also touching on current political trends like xenophobia and the treatment of refugees. The struggle between humans and part-human, part-machine “immigrants” feels like a powerful allegory for how societies dehumanize the other.
What struck me most in this volume was the deepening of Hyaku’s transformation. As she regains her stolen human parts, Doro’s question - why she would willingly exchange machine strength for human vulnerability - adds a layer of emotional complexity. It forces you to think about what it truly means to be human, and whether frailty is part of the bargain that makes humanity worth reclaiming. This is emphasized with flashbacks of hunting (from Vol I) in the backdrop of the meat processing plant.
A visually brilliant and thematically rich sequel that leaves me eager to see how the trilogy concludes.
Thematically, the volume channels Orwell’s 1984 with its authoritarian undertones, while also touching on current political trends like xenophobia and the treatment of refugees. The struggle between humans and part-human, part-machine “immigrants” feels like a powerful allegory for how societies dehumanize the other.
What struck me most in this volume was the deepening of Hyaku’s transformation. As she regains her stolen human parts, Doro’s question - why she would willingly exchange machine strength for human vulnerability - adds a layer of emotional complexity. It forces you to think about what it truly means to be human, and whether frailty is part of the bargain that makes humanity worth reclaiming. This is emphasized with flashbacks of hunting (from Vol I) in the backdrop of the meat processing plant.
A visually brilliant and thematically rich sequel that leaves me eager to see how the trilogy concludes.
June 28, 2025
I didn't know anything about Dororo when I read Volume 1 of this last year, but I was so intrigued afterward that I ended up getting Dororo via interlibrary loan (surprisingly none of my 4 library systems have it). There's a lot to like about Dororo, but it is almost 60 years old, the cutesy art often feels at odds with the grim storyline, and worst of all - it ends unfinished. This gritty and gruesome new spin takes Dororo into this century (or rather, a future century) and has absolutely electrifying art that feels more fitting for such a dark tale. I don't think I liked this volume as much as the first, but I nonetheless anxiously await the English release of volume 3. I was over 800 pages into Dororo when I realized it wasn't gonna go anywhere, so I'm looking forward to the finale of this actually completing the story...
August 25, 2025
Really enjoying this series with Hyaku the girl who is searching and destroying. Really cool character development when she starts to get her human body back and finds it limiting. The villains in this story are so unique and grotesque it really makes them memorable. The fight to get her legs back was brutal and sad. We get more details about her history and her dad's involvement which is also gut wrenching. The art continues to be amazing with delicate line work and awesome action. I was sad to see volume 3 will be the end, how will he rush the rest of the villains so Kyaku gets her body back. No idea but I cannot wait to see it.
June 11, 2025
This is almost why I never try and follow a brand new series. Too much time passes in between volumes...though it's such an easy, breezy read that I could have easily re-read the first one before diving into this one.
It continues to do everything well that the first volume did, but I didn't feel like it did much to explore brand new ideas. Everything in the first volume felt so fresh and exhilarating. This felt like more of what worked without elevating it by doing anything that stood out to me. Still, it packs a punch and I'd be happy to recommend it!
It continues to do everything well that the first volume did, but I didn't feel like it did much to explore brand new ideas. Everything in the first volume felt so fresh and exhilarating. This felt like more of what worked without elevating it by doing anything that stood out to me. Still, it packs a punch and I'd be happy to recommend it!
June 24, 2025
4.5 stars
Big beautiful starkly-lined manga art, with only a few panels dominating most pages. The dense cyberpunk detail can still overwhelm in black and white at times, but it looks great and you could argue the occasional disorientation kind of works for the setting/themes.
Hyaku continues hunting down her stolen human parts in vol2, and I enjoyed how Kaneko explores the tradeoffs of her declining effectiveness/functionality as she reintegrates her human anatomy and replaces her cybertronic pieces. Doro is still mostly comic relief, but really charmingly so.
Big beautiful starkly-lined manga art, with only a few panels dominating most pages. The dense cyberpunk detail can still overwhelm in black and white at times, but it looks great and you could argue the occasional disorientation kind of works for the setting/themes.
Hyaku continues hunting down her stolen human parts in vol2, and I enjoyed how Kaneko explores the tradeoffs of her declining effectiveness/functionality as she reintegrates her human anatomy and replaces her cybertronic pieces. Doro is still mostly comic relief, but really charmingly so.
December 9, 2025
When I read vol. 1, I labored through most of the story. It wasn't until fairly late in that book that the story clicked into place and I felt investment in what happened. Vol. 2 again came out the gate a little slow, and y'know, fuck it, I just didn't care that much. I returned it to Hoopla after chapter one. The art's pretty nice.
June 28, 2025
Incredible comics. A master of the art improving on the creator of the medium. It's a piece of history that also fucking rips
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July 6, 2025What a plot, it is a drawn out twist.
October 3, 2025
I'm just reading them to see how it's been reworked. I don't actually care. I know this is really well done, it's just not my thing.
November 23, 2025
More please.
November 27, 2025
A really sharp sci-fi manga with incredible art and interesting main characters was a story I really liked to read.
July 17, 2025
The artwork is great. The story is simple at this point. The main character is trying to reclaim all of her body parts that were cut off her and given to other people. She continues to get them back but is surprised how much weaker she is, now that she is reclaiming them.
October 21, 2022
Super bonne série qui renouvelle habilement certains tropes du manga de science-fiction. On y aborde la relation au corps et à la machine de front, de manière crue et parfois peut être un peu trop manichéenne, mais c’est le renversement du concept de héros qui s’améliore au fil du récit qui m’intéresse le plus dans Search & destroy. Plus l’intrigue avance, plus la personnage principale regagne en humanité en retrouvant des membres de son corps. Cette reconstruction la rapproche de son but mais la rend aussi plus vulnérable, rendant sa quête plus ardue. Bien hâte de voir comment la suite réussira à exploiter ce filon!
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August 9, 2025
Its crazy that someone can just rewrite another author’s work with slight variations and get fame and fortune 😂
Well to be fair i never actually read dororo only seen the anime, but still…. IT’s THE SAME ! “Virtually Identical “
I think the first book was better this one felt rushed, also they take to long to come out.
3,4✨
Well to be fair i never actually read dororo only seen the anime, but still…. IT’s THE SAME ! “Virtually Identical “
I think the first book was better this one felt rushed, also they take to long to come out.
3,4✨
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