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Japanese: ガーデン
Auteur:
Midori no Rupe
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Manga
Volumes:
2
Chapitres:
19
Statut:
Finished
Publier:
2010-10-13 to 2013-08-12
Sérialisation:
Comic Tenma
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Japanese: ガーデン
Auteur:
Midori no Rupe
Taper:
Manga
Volumes:
2
Chapitres:
19
Statut:
Finished
Publier:
2010-10-13 to 2013-08-12
Sérialisation:
Comic Tenma
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Garden review
Before anyone says "if you don't like it, go read something else", I want to clarify one thing. I love dark, surreal and violent manga. This work definitely didn't let me down on those three points. However, Garden falls short on several basic storytelling conventions that make a manga enjoyable to read.
The manga is drawn in an indie style; the art is good and the design is interesting - you keep wondering what kind of freaky creature will pop up next. This is Garden's strong side. The weaknesses become obvious very early on: there's no obvious logic or structure to the events that unfold. I get it, it's supposed to be a trippy fantasy, but there needs to be a minimal red thread throughout the story, otherwise it will only confuse and frustrate the reader. With one exception, there is no coherence in any of the one-shots. Despite the strong themes and imagery, Garden doesn't have any impact. I can guess that this sort of mental diarrhea was a lot of fun for the author to draw, but it is not fun to read. Story 1 is drawn in full color and sets your expectations high from the first few panels. While the events were possible to follow, nothing is explained and no questions are answered. By the end, I was thoroughly confused, and the entertainment value of the art had long since evaporated. Stories 2, 3 and 4 and 6 are more of the same, though they have less exciting art and are not even vaguely understandable. Story 5, The Book Of The Moon, deserves special attention and a much higher rating than the other ones, and is the only part of the manga that is worth reading. Much more thought and care were put into the setting and characters; the art style suits the story very well and even makes it momorable. It shows that the author is fully capable of these things, and makes me wonder why he didn't put as much effort into the other stories - if he did, this manga would have been a real gem. Story 7, Emi-chan, is a total trainwreck. It's nothing more than a random slideshow, alternating between gory and trippy moods. It was much longer than the other stories, and the most frustrating to sit through. In an attempt to explain the bedlam for a change, the author added an infodump at the very end. Classy. In conclusion, if you're looking for some good surreal horror, Garden will leave you disappointed. |
Garden review
This manga fits into the Ero Guro genre due to its explicit amount of nudity and gore throughout the chapters. This anthology has a mix of Fantasy and Horror, the stories stay consistent and enjoyable. Story 5 was easily the best due to the great characters and art it had, that one was very unique compared to the others. The art varies through each chapter but for the most part, it was very good. Some chapters had decent characters and others had well-written characters.
Overall I enjoyed this manga, if you are a fan of horror then definitely give this one a read. If you don't like gore then at least read story 5 as it is the strongest narratively speaking. |