Japan Paperback – September 13, 2005

Story progression was fast, intense, and left me wanting much more at the end. The artwork of Miura does not disappoint, and the joint story telling of Buronson and Miura is no letdown either. This has much less to do with personal philosophy like Berserk and more to do with a general philosophy of true patriotism. For those who are unaware of the definition of patriotism I'll define it for you here. "The concept of patriotism is linked to enlightenment values concerning a common good, which transcends national, social, and economic boundaries. Patriotism, thus, does not require someone to support their leader's actions or a nation's policies in all circumstances, and there wouldn't necessarily be a contradiction between being a patriot and revolting against king and country." That is what I mean by True patriotism being a theme in this book, as most people, even myself at one time, believed patriotism to be blind and deaf nationalism. Regardless this book was amazing I can only hope there is more in this series but my research seems to point to this being a one shot book. I certainly will keep and eye out for more. I should also point out I am not normally a fan of comics/manga/anime because 80% of whats out there is poop. With that said this book was 99 cents US + shipping and was well worth that price.Story * * * * *Dialogue * * * *Art * * * * *Satisfaction * * * * *Price * * * * *

Japan is brutal slap on the face to those in favor of globalization(me included, it is the way to go). Miura and Buronson depict a future of misery and cruelty into which they drop a group of people of today with all the contemporary attitudes and weaknesses. They quickly become as much victims as everybody else. Only a Guts lookalike possesses the strength to try and succeed at changing the world.It is a good comic, chilling in its implications, but the authors, while showing how far Japanese can fall, still idealize Japan and what it represents. They may be patriots in a way but anybody with any idea of Japan(past and present)knows they are going too far. Good comic but I prefer Berserk.

the guy above me is being alittle closed minded, this book is not berserk. thats the point if you want more berserk, than keep reading berserk. this is something different, this book is a gem if you understand whats trying to be said.

Great story

If you're like me, you are probably looking at this because you love Berserk. Well, this is not Berserk. It's a silly story that doesn't really go anywhere and although Kentaro Miaura's artwork is always awesome, it's much better suited for his dark fantasy opus. This really isn't worth your time, sorry...