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Golosseum #3
Golosseum 3
In Volume 3, scientists have discovered a new material that renders people immune to all existing weapons. But these “peacemakers” have transformed world war into a martial-arts free-for-all! Who will be the next to come out on top of the slew of muscular heroes in this latest volume of Golosseum!?
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208 pages, Paperback
Published September 11, 2018
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February 7, 2021
At this point, any reader even remotely demanding a sniff of sincerity from this manga series has already high-tailed it home. One cannot blame them. The greedy and overt ridiculousness and comical delight with which authoritarian pigs and hyper-capitalist fools invest in violence as currency is what makes this manga what it is. GOLOSSEUM #3 furthers the narrative with a few clever twists but generally stays the course: Russia seeks the final golden record, America seeks to dominate Russia, and Japan seeks to save everyone from destroying themselves by virtue of saving itself.
The current volume takes respite from the breakneck pacing of the two previous volumes to articulate some semblance of order, positioning Russia against Japan and America, politically, while the individual characters involved are forced to augment their standing as tools circumscribed by the unfolding global conflict. The shift is welcome, and while it is not particularly enlightening insofar as genuine character development is concerned, it does offer this manga a much needed attempt at intelligibility.
Critically, it shouldn't have taken the author fourteen or fifteen chapters to fully assemble the alliances relevant to pushing this manga forward. As informative and dramatic as it is to see the muscle-bound prime minister of Japan duke it out with the president of Russia, the delayed articulation as to why the scuffle is necessary is ultimately unsatisfying. The same goes for the farcically charismatic intervention of the Americans in an affair that doesn't even touch their shores. War for its own sake is a terribly poor narrative conceit. The manga's deliberately over-the-top and freshly absurd approach to political violence doesn't absolve the creative team from needing to give readers a reason to care about their characters' motives.
GOLOSSEUM #3 is more of the fun and mindless dabbling with sci-fi gore for which readers no doubt yearn. The manga's overall structure is weak and predictable, but the story is still worth a hearty chuckle.
The current volume takes respite from the breakneck pacing of the two previous volumes to articulate some semblance of order, positioning Russia against Japan and America, politically, while the individual characters involved are forced to augment their standing as tools circumscribed by the unfolding global conflict. The shift is welcome, and while it is not particularly enlightening insofar as genuine character development is concerned, it does offer this manga a much needed attempt at intelligibility.
Critically, it shouldn't have taken the author fourteen or fifteen chapters to fully assemble the alliances relevant to pushing this manga forward. As informative and dramatic as it is to see the muscle-bound prime minister of Japan duke it out with the president of Russia, the delayed articulation as to why the scuffle is necessary is ultimately unsatisfying. The same goes for the farcically charismatic intervention of the Americans in an affair that doesn't even touch their shores. War for its own sake is a terribly poor narrative conceit. The manga's deliberately over-the-top and freshly absurd approach to political violence doesn't absolve the creative team from needing to give readers a reason to care about their characters' motives.
GOLOSSEUM #3 is more of the fun and mindless dabbling with sci-fi gore for which readers no doubt yearn. The manga's overall structure is weak and predictable, but the story is still worth a hearty chuckle.
October 30, 2018
When you think it can't get any worse, apparently the USA's ace in the hole is wrestler Stan Hansen, who cuts someone in two from the air pressure of his Texas Lariat. It's hard to oversell how aggressively stupid this manga is.
December 12, 2018
ok i put it back to 5 stars after revealing the truth about doing my favorite boi dirty in volume 2, this series is a hoot and a half dudes, and the comics they've had towards the end of Putin just riding on ridiculous animals have been nothing short of a fever-dreamlike treat
August 8, 2019
More fun than volume two and less...well...racist than volume one. again its the absurdity that is carrying me through. Big fan of the man guns.
October 19, 2020
Now this is starting to look like a manga series. Much better than the last two.
April 28, 2024
The cold war is about to heat up brotha.
At only 6 volumes I am not surprised that things will get wrapped up pretty quickly with certain fights leading to deadly finishers and new characters are introduced as tensions continue to escalate.
With the prime minister of Japan "visiting" Vladislav Putinov's Czernobog facility in an attempt to save a Ukrainian heavy weight boxing champion the lines are being drawn as the world seemingly unites against the dangerous president for life and his forces. In addition we see Rasputin's escape from assassination (he has always been so good at that), the return of the dragon after being descaled (as you might notice on the cover), the truth about America's involvement, and some backstory for Tatsumi Hijikata.
I'll be honest in saying this series is not one of my favorites but there is a certain enjoyment in the overly masculine type of manga which is light on the plot and heavy on the fight scenes. Sure I am totally into parody related materials like how Stan Hansen has been turned into one of the American versions of Russia's Czernobog but sometimes it can be fun to just sit down and enjoy the violence for what it is worth. In addition to the ongoing relatively serious manga I have been enjoying the extra comics at the end of the volumes involving Vladislav Putinov's desire to ride and dominate great beasts. Considering I already bought the whole series and there is only 3 more volumes left I am curious how this series is going to end up now that we are spiraling to the end now.
At only 6 volumes I am not surprised that things will get wrapped up pretty quickly with certain fights leading to deadly finishers and new characters are introduced as tensions continue to escalate.
With the prime minister of Japan "visiting" Vladislav Putinov's Czernobog facility in an attempt to save a Ukrainian heavy weight boxing champion the lines are being drawn as the world seemingly unites against the dangerous president for life and his forces. In addition we see Rasputin's escape from assassination (he has always been so good at that), the return of the dragon after being descaled (as you might notice on the cover), the truth about America's involvement, and some backstory for Tatsumi Hijikata.
I'll be honest in saying this series is not one of my favorites but there is a certain enjoyment in the overly masculine type of manga which is light on the plot and heavy on the fight scenes. Sure I am totally into parody related materials like how Stan Hansen has been turned into one of the American versions of Russia's Czernobog but sometimes it can be fun to just sit down and enjoy the violence for what it is worth. In addition to the ongoing relatively serious manga I have been enjoying the extra comics at the end of the volumes involving Vladislav Putinov's desire to ride and dominate great beasts. Considering I already bought the whole series and there is only 3 more volumes left I am curious how this series is going to end up now that we are spiraling to the end now.
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