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Fujiko F Fujio: SF zentanpen vol. 3
A complete collection of all Fujiko F Fujio's SF short stories, a bit like the three SF tanpenshû I have mentioned earlier, just much much MUCH thicker and to all appearances, actually complete. A dream-come-true for any F-fan.
I felt like re-reading this third and final volume after watching a few trailers of The Incredibles, because this volume features all 14 chapters of the classic series Chûnen superman Saenai-shi (Mr. Saenai, the middle-aged superman). For those in the know it's sort of a ESPer Mami with a middle-aged protagonist ... but I doubt anyone reading has every heard of ESPer Mami, so um. Mr. Saenai is an ordinary "salaryman" who is one day given a superman suit by another ordinary salaryman, and he is given superpowers and the duty to save whatever he can. He doesn't save the world and become world-famous, though: he realizes early on that superman can't, you know, fix any trouble that's actually deep trouble, so he goes around saving people ... actually I can't even remember who it is saves, because it's all so insignificant. No one important, at any rate. The whole series plays with the ideas of the individual and what he can do against the fundamental evil that is society, but in a rather deadpanned and unserious way. Brilliant, I think.
This volume also includes the hilarious series about the man from the future who strands in contemporary Japan, and tries to sell a number of super-cameras from the future to make a living ... and usually fails miserably. Everything here is good, though.
On a side-note, I love this Chûôkôronsha (now Chûôkôronshinsha) "Aizôban" ("treasure edition") series. Why do publishers not put out big-format manga paperbacks anymore?! Those modern bunko are way too small, y0. I'm not asking for magazine-size, but at least something like twice the tankobon-size would be nice. The four-volume Kaze to ki no uta in this series is positively droolworthy. And I own it, haha. Suckers.
Category: Shonen/seinen | Posted by Alicia at November 23, 2004 09:15 PM
Comments
Regarding ESPer Mami: you underestimate how old I am. XD
Posted by: kristina at November 27, 2004 01:51 AM
Woot! You're, like, my main target audience! XD
(Seriously speaking, ESPer Mami is only top 20 favorite manga list. Much love.)
Posted by: Alicia at November 27, 2004 10:25 AM
Uhh, ok (why do I hae to start my every message with an "uuh"?). I wanted to post in the R ep cap post (*heart*), but I can't for some reason so, yea.
I loe Hisho, y'know? The depth of his character, his drug cute dead gf too. They make such a cute couple now don't they? *wink**wink* (what bull...>_
And btw I'm back!! Your worshipper is back! I had SOOO much school work!! (see how I care about You? I use the famous, people-u-care-about use only lie ;d )
And I hae NO idea what You're talking about in this post. I feel like an "empty vase" sic!
Cheers,
Your XXX fan
Posted by: Atazure at December 3, 2004 03:03 PM