Crying Freeman, Vol. 1 Paperback – March 21, 2006

I got my copy today of Crying Freeman, a manga by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami - the NEW MANGA FROM DARK HORSE...not the first mid-90's issue from VIZ or even the VIZ ani-manga. I know, the anime Crying Freeman was exceptional, but this manga is nothing short of brilliant. I've always wanted this book in English, having picture read it many-many years ago, I fell in love with it because of its western style. As a matter of fact, if it were printed reading left to right...but as always Dark Horse remains true to the creator's standard, again bringing the best in 'Seinen' manga in a market smothered in shounen/shojo fare.Emu Hino is a 29 year old artist who witnesses two Yakuza hits performed by the same assassin. The assassin cries after he kills his targets, and it's this moment of vulnerability that Emu focuses on so much so she develops an unhealthy fixation on him, paintings of his crying face litter her studio. She knows he's going to come for her, because she's witness and she becomes obsessed with the notion of meeting him.She doesn't go to the police and get help, rather, she decides to accept her fate and hopes only when he sees her he will make love to her before killing her. Emu is a virgin. 0_0. Yeah, a 29-year-old virgin. These women do exist, I know that's hard to fathom.I don't want to spoil the manga or the anime for those unfamiliar with the story, but the assassin, named Yo Himomura does indeed fine Emu, and because this an ADULT title, does fulfill her wish...it's after this that he can't bring himself to kill her, and he has his reasons--I totally recommend this book; the art work is thickly inked with gorgeous use of tone and the story is compelling, if not richly erotic. I can't wait for the additional volumes!

This is the most ridiculous, in your face, trash comic ever made. It’s amazing. There isn’t a single page that isn’t interesting. The art’s perfect. Peak black and white era of manga. Buy this book.

Wasn't the copy I wanted, with all the everything for Story 1 in one book, but I still love the story so it's worth while.

The condition was like new. A very tiny bit of (not noticeable) shelf wear but the pages and book cover were still crisp looking.

actually thought it was two books before I opened it.So happy, as I'm a huge fan of the series

Crying Freeman was one of my favorite manga turned anime, but sadly I cannot recommend this edition of the manga (ebook at the very least; I haven't checked the print version of this edition) as the nudity - primarily the nipples on the breasts - has been removed. I suppose this means that Sanctuary and Mai the Psychic Girl will also have the breasts neutered. If you can find them, find the back issues or collections of all three series.

Came in perfect condition

A true classic and a wonderful read.

Original Rating: Originally, I gave Crying Freeman, Vol 01 3.5/5 stars.Reread Rating: I’m now giving this manga 4.5/5This book is about a spiritualist ceramist, Yo Hinomura, that was trained to be an assassin by the Chinese Mafia, the 108 Dragons. His talent as an assassin earned him the name “Crying Freeman” due to his tears whenever he kills someone. However, when Emu Hino, a young painter, is witness to one of his killings, they both begin to feel a connection between each other.At first, I wasn’t really sure what I thought about this book. It seemed to glorify Yo as a murder, and romanticise the fact that he murdered people, and I now assume this was due to me reading it before so late at night. However, after reading it a second time, I can see this was not actually the case. Although this is the reason that Emu is drawn to him at first – he’s dangerous – their connection deepens and becomes much more than “hunter and prey”. Although still slightly iffy with me, this is enough for me to let it drop and continue on with the manga.After reading this the second time, I managed to get a lot more from the manga, and was able to enjoy it much more. I was able to delve more into the mafia story line, the story behind Yo and how he became what he has become, the story of everyone hunting him down, and how Emu fits into everything. This was quite… soul wrenching. There was a lot I missed the first time reading it and I am really shocked at just how much I missed. This is a very raw manga, with a lot of real feelings in an almost fictional situation and it shocked me how true to life it is.The artwork is simple and wonderful. Different to the generic manga style (considering it was first published in 1989, I’m not surprised), which is wonderful to see. Ryoichi Ikegami has done absolute wonders with this art work and it’s a wonderful thing to see just how a simple art work can do so much for a story.The story line itself is dark, gritty, romantic and gripping. Kazuo Koike has done absolute wonders with this dark story line and I really, really want to read more of his works. Once I’ve finished Crying Freeman, I will definitely be going on to read his other works, more notably, Samurai Executioner, Vol. 1: When the Demon Knife Weeps .This is a really well done manga, with a lot in place, and I would definitely recommend this to manga lovers. It’s wonderful, and I regret not giving it a second chance sooner.

Contrairement à ce que l'on pourrait penser, ce titre est parfaitement lisible sur un Kindle Paperwhite (ou autre). Le texte, en anglais, est clair et les dessins bien respectés.Quel plaisir de retrouver ce chef-d'oeuvre dans un format numérique !

Great to see this after so many years. The anime was a great adaptation as was the live action movie with Mark DaCasos.A great starting point for a very interesting manga series.

No lo pude encontrar en papel y asi al menos lo he podido leer y es mil veces mejor que la peli sera lo siguinete que compre en el ebook

Once you get used to reading this comic book right to left (which doesn't take long), you soon get into the story.Having seen both the movie and the manga series, it was quite interesting to follow events at a more leisurely pace. I picked up a number of things I'd previously missed.The graphics are good and the story interesting. I look forward to reading the next instalment.