271 – Fantasy Magazine – Horror

271 – Fantasy Magazine – Horror

This week we launch our new format called Fantasy Magazine! Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu have all drafted non-licensed or out-of-print series to create their ultimate horror-themed manga magazine! Listen in as we present our picks of Petshop of HorrorsDai Dark, and Jisatsutou and then debate whether or not they fall under the category of horror!!!

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Higanjima

Higanjima

A manga about a group of young adults trying to survive on a remote island ruled by vampires and hidieous monsters.

I personally love Higanjima but this series is not perfect by any means. First of all, the story doesn’t even start getting interesting until around volume 10. It’s asking a lot of a reader to trudge through a generic and mediocre for that long before you get to the good stuff.

Second, Koji Matsumoto is really terrible at drawing character faces. If you look closely, you can see that almost every character has the same face because he’s incapable of drawing them differently and it actually becomes worse the longer the series lasts.

Lastly, the grotesque designs of the monsters range from original to borderline stupid. There’s a lot of vile sexual violence thrown in there to boot and Matsumoto really seems like he’s leaning into trying to shock and awe the reader. Since the franchise has been serialized for so long and now entered it’s third run I feel like Matsumoto himself is struggling to up the ante now.

That said, there is something unique with the monsters and bad artwork in this book that continues to keeps my interest, along with it’s many fans.

~dakazu

217 – Triple Dip 32 – Kasane, Give My Regards to Black Jack, Higanjima

217 – Triple Dip 32 – Kasane, Give My Regards to Black Jack, Higanjima

Get ready for another Triple Dip this week with Kasane, Higanjima and Give My Regards to Black Jack!

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