Scan barcode
A review by dosymedia
Fire Punch, Vol. 1 by Tatsuki Fujimoto
dark
fast-paced
2.25
I’ve had several conversations with fellow creatives about the futility of pursuing originality in art because a truly original work will also be alienating and incomprehensible. To those that don’t believe me, I kinda wanna give them this and works like this, because Fire Punch is unhinged and makes me scream, “wtf?” throughout and yet fits its absurd content, the world and the characters within it, into a familiar framework.
The first volume is an origin story and revenge arc with a side slice of lone wolf and cub. And if the structure hadn’t been familiar and visible, the volume might have been too obtuse to entertain. It’s weird, and that’s the draw, but also a deterrent since the weirdness applies to breaking taboo as well.
Delivered at a breakneck speed is explicit violence, cannibalism, incestuous relationships, attempted sexual assault of adults and minors, and reference to bestiality.
The first volume is an origin story and revenge arc with a side slice of lone wolf and cub. And if the structure hadn’t been familiar and visible, the volume might have been too obtuse to entertain. It’s weird, and that’s the draw, but also a deterrent since the weirdness applies to breaking taboo as well.
Delivered at a breakneck speed is explicit violence, cannibalism, incestuous relationships, attempted sexual assault of adults and minors, and reference to bestiality.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, and Cannibalism