Skygrazer

by Masakazu Ishiguro

The temptations of three hormone-fueled boys, space detectives, robots, fairies, and a series of mysterious murders -- though seemingly unconnected, the common thread between them is the maze-like apartment complex known as the /(Skygrazer). To unravel this enigma, a spunky rookie detective named Saeko Sakuraba is on the case, but she may just find all the twists and turns of this labyrinthian dwelling to be a real pain in the neck...

Genres: Manga, Mystery, Science Fiction, Crime

242 pages, Paperback

First published October 21, 2011

About the author

Born in Fukui, Japan in 1977, Masakazu Ishiguro (Japanese name: 石黒正数) is an award-winning comic artist who made his debut in 2000 with the Afternoon Magazine Four Seasons Award winning short "HERO".

While Ishiguro initially cut his teeth within the science-fiction realm he is possibly best known for his comedies; particularly the Japan Media Arts Award winning And Yet the Town Moves (Shonen Gahosha). Whismical, stylish and often surreal, Ishiguro's works are often put into their own SF genre (slightly fantastical).

Reviews

[Viktor Malych · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short manga dealing with issues of robotics and transhumanism, interesting topics, but the short length makes the tonal shifts a bit drastic. Still very entertaining.

[Eressea · Rating 4 out of 5]

雖然這本的題材是經典的老科幻
但有作者強烈的愛搞連環套個人風格
解謎挺有趣的
只是最後畫風鬼轉變成人倫悲劇
跟前面搞笑風格有點不搭

[Jae · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was really enjoying this until the last 40 pages when it took a sharp turn into some incredibly dark material and totally failed to earn the pivot. There’s some great ideas in here, and the balance between simple character design and detailed environments really makes the art pop, but the execution here ain’t it. Hate to see a 4 star book become a 2 star in the final stretch but hey, I admire the swing I guess.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

pretty cool, more grim than i was expecting. deals with AI ethics, and its approach to writing family is really similar to heavenly delusion. honestly, the more i reflect on it the more this feels like a cruder, less fleshed out dry run to heavenly delusion, though with its own separate merits and some distinct themes.

[AsianMerr · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh man I really enjoyed the first couple chapters, but for some reason out of nowhere it got convoluted and confusing and then people were evil for no reason and it ends abruptly…yeah not that good, there was potential though

[Tanakorn Leesatapornwongsa · Rating 4 out of 5]

เป็นหนังสือที่เปิดมาด้วยเหมือนรวมเรื่องสั้นแนวสืบสวนสอบสวนแบบชวนหัว อ่านตอนแรกๆขำมาก ตอนหลังรวมตัวละครตอนสั้นๆจากตอนแรกขมวดเป็นปมใหญ่ตอนกลางเล่มที่ดราม่าพอตัว เรื่องเหมือนพยายามจะจบให้หักมุมและน่าจดจำแต่เป็นอะไรที่ไม่ได้แปลกใหม่มาก ถือว่าสนุกอ่านได้เพลินๆ แต่ไม่ถึงกับวางไม่ลง

[虾饺好吃 · Rating 5 out of 5]

死前留言，一定要写得通俗易懂喔。

[Librarian Jessie (BibliophileRoses) · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not that impressive tbh. Just a big waste of time 🙃

[Joshua Sloan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kinda bonkers.

[21stpear · Rating 4 out of 5]

都串起來了，一切都串起來了。這也算是「亂倫」吧？（好棒的電影劇本，真心

[Paul Durie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Abstract, weird with a mix of comedy and emotion and distinct art style

[Cheng-Chung Tsai · Rating 3 out of 5]

因為近年大量經典重發，開始重新閱讀漫畫後難免會被廣宣文與鄉民回應影響，這本就是被影響後購買的作品。內容不差，但畫風不是個人喜好範圍，雖然可能真的是經典作品，我倒覺得還好。

[Craig Schorling · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a trip. We have artificial intelligence ethical issues, murder mystery, and comedy rolled into one package. It's hard to really review this one. I wasn't sure what to expect with this one but after I finished it, I felt satisfied. There were some good laughs, especially from the female detective. I liked the issues involving the A.I. but I wish it had been fleshed out more. The murder mystery had me guessing and engaged up to the ending. This is one of those stories that tries to do a lot and does an ok job of it but felt a little stretched thin at times as a result.

[Mao · Rating 2 out of 5]

良く言えば奇抜、悪く言えばバラバラでゴチャゴチャ。いろんなジャンルが融合したような作品で、面白い箇所もあるが、全体的になんともいえないアンバランスさが目立つ。