Reviews

Aposimz, Volume 1 by Tsutomu Nihei

zaqlovesbooks's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

iffer's review against another edition

4.0

As others have noted, the art style in Aposimz is drastically different from the creator's work on [b:Blame! Tom 1|29958152|Blame! Tom 1 (Blame, #1)|Tsutomu Nihei|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1461075637l/29958152._SX50_.jpg|50351176] and [b:Knights of Sidonia 1|11100681|Knights of Sidonia 1 (Knights of Sidonia #1)|Tsutomu Nihei|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1339575885l/11100681._SX50_.jpg|16022788]. While the shapes may be similar, Tsutomu Nihei deconstructs his line work so that it looks intentionally thin, sparse, and fractured. In my opinion, this works very well, for the most part, because it fits the ambience of the dystopian desert space setting and slows the readers' eyes down in a way that enhances the sequential art storytelling of the action scenes. I will admit, however, that I found the art frustrating during non-combat sequences, because it just made the book hard to read, and I imagine that readers who have difficulty with low contrast might not be able to read this at all.

Aposimz 1, for me, is a good combination of the familiar, mashed up to be something a little bit different. It is a mash-up of many things we seen before (shojo power-up quest, dystopian zombies, giant robot (but in this case weird code that makes you a badass alien-looking thing), and Star Wars with the oppressed people eking out a living under the yoke of an Empire), but in my opinion, it's working well insofar as it makes me want to read more.

radicaledwardiv's review against another edition

3.0

It took me a while to get use to the world. It’s very scarce and well it feels like a white out so some of the action was a little hard to read for me. Overall though I’m curious to see Etherow prevail!

kjaro's review

4.0

Es ist schon verdammt merkwürdig, einen so hellen Manga von Tsutomu Nihei zu lesen, nachdem man gesehen hat, wie er halbe Tintenfässer über die Seiten in Abara verteilt hat.

Aber das Setting entspricht in allen Belangen dem, was man vom Autor erwartet. Roboter, eine Welt, die beinah nur aus gigantischen Röhren besteht, Puppen, bissi Bodyhorror und segmentierte SciFi-Rüstungen.

Alles in allem durchaus cool~

waldkauzz's review

4.0

Sometimes the setting is more interesting than any character, and that's ok.

I think my reading excitement was greatly enhanced by not having read Blame! beforehand.

ari767's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

vee12's review

5.0

Good sci-fi manga

jimhart3000's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

marjolaine_lafreniere's review

2.0

More like 1.5, rounded up because at least the art is pretty.

I am... confused.

I get that this is a sci-fi setting. I get that they live on some sort of ice planet. I get that people can turn into androids. I get that there is an evil empire. But other then that... what the hell is going on?!

(This book was part of the December Manga Spice Café subscription box.)

shannonleighd's review against another edition

3.0

3.5