Who Fighter With Heart Of Darkness

by Seiho Takizawa

The first story in this anthology, "Who Fighter," is a play on the legendary "Foo Fighters," the nickname given to the mysterious, UFO-like fireballs that were sighted by World War II pilots. An ace Japanese pilot manages to shoot one of the fireballs down... or does he? As ominous signs and visions begin to follow in his steps, the bewildered pilot wonders if he's lost not only his memory of the incident-but also his very mind! The second story, "Heart of Darkness," is Takizawa's unique take on the Joseph Conrad novel that inspired the film Apocalypse Now. A Japanese war hero, Colonel Kurutsu, has gone rogue, setting up his own private kingdom deep upriver in the jungles of Burma. A young captain, sent to execute Kurutsu, finds that the true reasons for the Colonel's "desertion" are very different from what he was told. Finally, a short piece, "Tanks," closes out the collection with a surreal voyage through one hundred years of armored vehicle battles! Who Fighter with Heart of Darkness is the Weird War of manga, and Seiho Yakizawa is poised to make an explosive addition to Dark Horse Manga's lineup of adult works by mature storytellers!

Genres: Manga, Comics, Science Fiction, Fiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 25, 2006

About the author

Seiho Takizawa (滝沢聖峰, Takizawa Seihō), né à Sapporo en 1963, est un auteur japonais de seinen mangas. Il est réputé pour ses récits de batailles aériennes durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Reviews

[Mothpit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Az első történet, a Tűzharcos, igazán ijesztő és kisérteties volt. A második viszont talán azért, mert már olvastam a könyvet ami az alapjául szolgál, sokkal kevésbé érintett meg. Voltak bizonyos mondatok és panelek amik szívenütöttek, de hogy őszinte legyek még most sem értem a " The Heart of Darkness" lényegét mint amikor az eredetit olvastam és nem, nem akarom belefektetni azt az energiát, hogy ezen változtassak (nem minden könyv éri meg).
Volt egy nagyon rövid harmadik történet is a könyveb, ami szintén nagyon jó volt. Rövid, lényegretörő és lesújtó.

[Redi Bortoluzzi · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

[Trevor Oakley · Rating 4 out of 5]

One manga, three stories...an absolute pleasure to read. These WWII-era pieces have at their core an element of quirky, bent reality. In one story, fighter pilots are experiencing luminescent objects while in the air and the Japanese equivalent of our Area 51 harbors relevant information. The other major story is an adaptation of Conrad's Heart of Darkness set in Burma (Myanmar). These stories are serious, and the artwork is sharp to match. Bravo to Dark Horse for their decision to publish no-nonsense manga.