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玛丽的音乐盒; Marieの奏でる音楽; Music of Marie; Muzyka Marie; The Music of Marie
Auteur:
Furuya Usamaru
Artiste:
Furuya Usamaru
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2001-01-01 to ?
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玛丽的音乐盒; Marieの奏でる音楽; Music of Marie; Muzyka Marie; The Music of Marie
Auteur:
Furuya Usamaru
Artiste:
Furuya Usamaru
Taper:
Manga
Statut:
YES
Publier:
2001-01-01 to ?
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A fantasy epic of truly magnificent scale with gorgeous illustrations. In just two volumes, the author manages to create an incredibly rich and fascinating world that is full of wonders and enchanting beauties. A world in which men are watched over by the mechanical goddess Marie who at times appears on the sky. Marie's music brings people happiness and harmony. Their life is free from advanced technology and the longing for progress. The main story centers around Kai, a young man who develops a deep affection for Marie. His quest for enlightenment leads him inside Marie's mechanical body where he learns the unbelievable truth about her and his own world.
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MARIE NO KANADERU ONGAKU review
The world in this manga was without doubt the main selling point, or rather the only selling point. Which is perfectly fine for me, as I can easily enjoy a piece of work immensely as long as it has at least one very strong and creative point.
Unfortunately I can't say the world was perfect, or even brilliant, at most I can say it was decent. I found the world presented in the early chapters highly bizarre and full of wonder. Yet as the manga progressed I couldn't help but lose interest in it. The main cause of my disinterest was the fact that the author didn't allow for reader interpretation, he diluted the wonder by leaving little to the imagination; it's a problem in the same vain of author's not trusting in reader intelligence, they believe that the reader's won't be able to read between the lines, so they jam in exposition dump after exposition dump to explain everything and ultimately leave no subtlety in their work. There were multiple subtle world-building moments in the manga that were completely negated by an unneeded explanation soon after. Basically the world was explained, the meaning and theme were explained, and even the very last questionable point in the manga was explained, which I find is a pretty bog standard path for a manga that had such imaginative potential to take. Interestingly enough the characters were actually harmed by the world they inhabited, which I find is a bit of a deeper meaning that the author didn't intend for. You see, all the characters, with the exception of two, were merely mouth-pieces for the world, they existed to explain the world, which even though sounds philosophical is ultimately shallow. If the author had replaced these exposition-characters with fully realized and interesting characters it would have improved not just the characters themselves but the world as well, allowing for it to appear even stranger and mysterious. The only two characters actually worth naming are Pipi and Kai. Even though both of them are fairly shallow in their own right, Pipi more so than Kai. Pipi is actually a pretty terrible character by all standards, yet she can at least be called a character, unlike the world-expositors. The problem with Pipi was that her entire character was defined by her love of Kai. She had no goals, motivations, relationships and traits outside of the box known as Kai. Funnily enough the one shown interest she had outside of Kai, her garden, was even revealed to be some esoteric profession and dedication of love towards Kai in the final chapter, which fully rendered her character as 100% Kai defined. Kai himself was also fully defined and obsessed with another character, though in his case it worked much better, simply because it worked in tandem with the theme of the manga and raised some interesting personal questions. Though he had basically no personality. There was one plot twist right at the end of the manga, which I felt was pretty ridiculous. The plot twist itself didn't surprise me as I had thought something along those lines was going on in the first chapter, where the first foreshadow for this twist appeared. The bit that I found ridiculous was the other characters complete lack of reaction(with a few exceptions) throughout the manga, at what should've of been a pretty telling situation. Really I feel the twist shouldn't have been explained at all, and the author should have simply left all the foreshadowing as an interesting little mystery to those paying attention, it would have at least kept my suspension of disbelief in tacked. Overall this manga felt weak, it unequivocally answered every question its theme brought up, which I don't doubt some enjoy, but which I find a pretty boring form of world-building, a form which makes the world feel tiny and unimaginative. The moral questions are also given answers, and I shouldn't have to explain why that's dull. In spite of all the problems I had with it, the manga was much more interesting and creative than what is usually served in this medium so I would definitely recommend it. |
MARIE NO KANADERU ONGAKU review
I disagree with most of the fans of this.
Is it good? Yes Is it underrated? Yes. Do I like it? no. The art style felt way too shoujo which distracted me from what could have been very good looking artwork The story took too long to go anywhere, half of the entire thing and even then it wasnt satisfying considering I had to slough through half slice of nothing happening. characters were bland and got better but again a bit too late. 6 |
MARIE NO KANADERU ONGAKU review
There is an astounding level of imagination on display in this tale of unrequited love of more ways than one.
The concept is kooky and mysterious as hell, and it’s all complimented by an aspect lacking in the majority of manga: world-building. Sure characters should be the main priority in a story, but the world they inhabit should also be developed and at the very least drawn with some level of detail, to further pull the reader into a story. Most authors either are not bothered, not capable or don’t have the time to fill out their backgrounds, either in art or story content. Some authors, thankfully do put in effort to create an entire backdrop for their stories, Usamaru Furuya being one of them. Marie's idyllic world is detailed, unique, and fully showcased with big panels or whole pages, sometimes with excellent plot-reveals that make you pause to take it all in, visually and narratively. The story opens with two childhood friends, Kai and Pipi, making a trip an hour away from where they live. A good excuse for Furuya to give us a tour of the island, leading us to the first amazing reveal of the manga. It wouldn’t be much of a spoiler to mention that we see Marie for the first time. As for what this bizarre contraption is, well that would be a spoiler and you'll have to read this great manga to find out. The backdrop of this story is a utopia populated by inventers and creative minds, all flourishing together without any conflict at all. The island that we concentrate on anyway, other islands in this world have other specialities, and all of them trade with each other peacefully, sharing their wares. It’s all so idealistic it might bring a tear to your eye. The driving force of the story is based around the mythology of the world, the design and purpose of everything, the economic system, the religion. Especially religion. Marie's presence is dominating, floating around in the sky like a strange angel; its purpose and its effect on Kai are very interesting indeed. Hovering between idol-worship, obsession, and lust, you have to applaud Furuya's imagination on display here, for using simple templates of destiny and perhaps Plato's cave but dressing it all up in his own quirks. There are no major conflicts of good versus evil, but there is definitely something vaguely not right hovering around the edges of the tale. It’s this subtle tension that makes the story so addictive, as all good mysteries should strive for. A story without any conflict at all is worthless however, but the form it takes in this one is via Pipi’s love for Kai going unnoticed by the guy who’s more preoccupied with Marie in the sky with melodies. The characters themselves aren’t going imbed themselves in your mind, but their plotlines are good enough to drive the narrative. As of this review only nine chapters have been scanalated, but regardless of how the manga ends, it’s built up enough goodwill from this reader through excellent world-building; and decent characterisation and art. If you want to immerse yourself in a strange unique world then check out Marie and her surreal melodies. |
MARIE NO KANADERU ONGAKU review
Too much potential, but did in a bad way.
Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku is a manga about a girl who lives in a strange world and loves a man named Kai who is a strange person. First, the best thing in this manga is the world and the art style. Both of them combine really well. Is not too realistic, so it creates a sensation of surrealism, because of the strange world they live full of gears and green. Even though the world is interesting, the main focus of the manga is not the world building, so we are not introduced to all the it's caracteristics and cultures or somethings like that. The story of the manga is not bad, but it was badly executaded. There is a lot of subjects the manga tried to develop, for example the religion, the godness, the relation of Kai and the girl, but none of these were actually really developed in its total potential. The "ending" too was unnecessary. Despite all that, it's a good manga and it's not so long, so you can read it in a few minutes. Good way to relax reading something different! |