248 – One Shot 21 – Abara
On this episode we take a look at Tsutomu Nihei’s short sci-fi series Abara! We talk about Nihei’s focus on bioorganic designs and compare it to his other works BLAME! and APOSIMZ!!!
Abara is available for purchase from VIZ.
Alice & Zoroku
A manga about an old man who ends up looking after a young girl with powers that bring imagination to life.
I really like this one! The odd couple pairing of powerful and arrogant Sana with crotchety old Zoroku works perfectly. Zokuro scolds Sana often but with purpose and she slowly begins to learn right from wrong. I’m really interested in reading more as they escape the organization that kept Sana locked up like a lab rat and other girls with powers start to appear.
This is a side note but they sure love using Alice in Wonderland as a motif in manga.
Available from Seven Seas and there’s an anime adaptation as well.
~dakazu