Robot Volume 1 (Robot) 
asked by motivations on November 26, 2006 6:52 PM
Robot Vol. 1 is an all-color manga compilation and edited by the elite manga artist Range Murata, character designer for Studio Gonzo's Last Exile and Blue Submarine No. 6. His hand-picked contributors come together in a mind blowing experiment of what happens when top manga artists work in the unusual medium of color. From Range Murata's picturesque portrayal of a long and hot motorcycle ride through the countryside to Yoshitoshi Abe's tale of dark fantasy resembleing a D&D campaign gone horribly wrong, narrative diversity competes with high level artistic experimentation in this monumental work.
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Initiately, I brought this book because I thought it is a colored compilation of short stories by various graphic artists. And it is. I had very high hopes for the artistic quality of this book and I admit that the art is beautifully colored, printed on glossy paper, and the quality of the printed images are good. The reason why I give this book three stars is because the content is much less poetic and more hentai/perverted than I expected. Not that all the stories are tastelessly hentai, but some are. I probably won't buy the other volumes in this series.
reviewed by bookworks on November 29, 2006 2:06 PM
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This is a really well produced compilation of recent manga offerings from a diverse group of contemporary manga creators. Range Murata's short offering is wonderful (a series of full-color panels with limited text); but there's much more in this book to discover.
And the second edition will be out soon!
And the second edition will be out soon!
reviewed by blueoasis on November 29, 2006 3:24 PM