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Biomega / バイオメガ #6
Biomega, Vol. 6
Searching for the key to save a world beyond hope. Tsutomu Nihei's sci-fi horror epic!
In Tsutomu Nihei's nightmare vision of the future, the N5S virus has swept across the earth, turning most of the population into zombie-like drones. Zoichi Kanoe, an agent of Toa Heavy Industry, is humanity's last hope, and he's not even human! With the help of Fuyu, a digitized intelligence built into the computer system of his Heavy Dual Coil motorcycle, Zoichi's search for the key to salvation will take him on a journey across surreal landscapes and hurl him into battle against mind-bending evil. Prepare yourself for the ultimate trip--prepare yourself for the world of BIOMEGA .
Final Volume!
Niarudi and the DRF rule the strange cordlike world of the Recreator. Yet without Eon Green, Niarudi will never be able to remake the world as she wishes. Now the biomechanical inhabitants of the Recreator are beginning to succumb to dronification, a result of the N5S plague that wiped out the original Earth. Only Zoichi and Fuyu can stop the nightmare from repeating itself, but to do so they'll need to find Eon Green and the incredible secret she holds about the past that will shape the future. The final confrontation is at hand, and the prize for victory is the power to transform humanity and the world itself!
In Tsutomu Nihei's nightmare vision of the future, the N5S virus has swept across the earth, turning most of the population into zombie-like drones. Zoichi Kanoe, an agent of Toa Heavy Industry, is humanity's last hope, and he's not even human! With the help of Fuyu, a digitized intelligence built into the computer system of his Heavy Dual Coil motorcycle, Zoichi's search for the key to salvation will take him on a journey across surreal landscapes and hurl him into battle against mind-bending evil. Prepare yourself for the ultimate trip--prepare yourself for the world of BIOMEGA .
Final Volume!
Niarudi and the DRF rule the strange cordlike world of the Recreator. Yet without Eon Green, Niarudi will never be able to remake the world as she wishes. Now the biomechanical inhabitants of the Recreator are beginning to succumb to dronification, a result of the N5S plague that wiped out the original Earth. Only Zoichi and Fuyu can stop the nightmare from repeating itself, but to do so they'll need to find Eon Green and the incredible secret she holds about the past that will shape the future. The final confrontation is at hand, and the prize for victory is the power to transform humanity and the world itself!
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First published March 19, 2009
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About the author
Tsutomu Nihei
226 books722 followersSee also 弐瓶 勉.
Tsutomu Nihei (弐瓶 勉 Nihei Tsutomu, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. He has a relatively large community of fans in Germany where his manga Blame!, NOiSE and Biomega were published by Ehapa. Blame! was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop and in Italy by Panini Comics.
At first he studied architecture and later it is shown up in his manga works with drawing huge structures. This became one of his general theme that makes his manga unique. His works are usually in black and white. He is also an avid fan of the video game series Halo, as he mentions in his commentary section in the Halo Graphic Novel.
Taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_...
Tsutomu Nihei (弐瓶 勉 Nihei Tsutomu, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. He has a relatively large community of fans in Germany where his manga Blame!, NOiSE and Biomega were published by Ehapa. Blame! was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop and in Italy by Panini Comics.
At first he studied architecture and later it is shown up in his manga works with drawing huge structures. This became one of his general theme that makes his manga unique. His works are usually in black and white. He is also an avid fan of the video game series Halo, as he mentions in his commentary section in the Halo Graphic Novel.
Taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_...
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September 30, 2011
After thinking it over, I've come to the conclusion that my thoughts on Volume 6 also sum up my feelings for the series in general. Biomega is a visual feast but a very difficult story to follow. Perhaps because I don't read Sci-Fi or Horror manga I was really fascinated by Tsutomu Nihei's dark, hideous characters and nightmare-ish universe. Yet I had an extremely difficult time following the chain of events from the first volume to the last. There was lots of shooting and space blobs and monsters growing out of matter, or machines, or both - but what they were doing and why was more often than not beyond me. I'm not sure if this was because I took long-ish breaks from the series between volumes or because Nihei's pages were difficult to follow. Probably it was a bit of both, along with a lack of explanation within the story itself. Biomega is short on words and heavy on imagery. The problem is that the imagery doesn't always do the job of explaining what is going on (nor does it help that many of the characters look exactly the same). Perhaps that is why the conclusion of Volume 6, and the series, was so anti-climatic for me. I can't say that I understand exactly what happened, though whatever it was, it was breathtakingly drawn.
If I went back and re-read the whole series it would probably make sense. Maybe someday I will? Maybe.
Ugh, I can't decide what tense I want this review to be in. Too tired and too disappointed with the end to do anything about it. I'll fix it later. Over and out.)
If I went back and re-read the whole series it would probably make sense. Maybe someday I will? Maybe.
Ugh, I can't decide what tense I want this review to be in. Too tired and too disappointed with the end to do anything about it. I'll fix it later. Over and out.)
December 14, 2010
This manga is the usual Nihei stuff, some Killy-like badass character is on a mission and kills monsters along the way. You can expect action, violence, blood, decapitations, etc. The drawings are beautiful as usual. The whole world seems to be set in the same as Blame but before Blame and Noise. Nihei introduces interesting characters, new monsters and a new storyline. But, and there is a big but, the manga would have been better if it would have been a book or two longer. The manga is good up until the fourth volume and then you have the feeling Nihei is on hyper speed and he goes so fast introducing a new world and new characters, and reintroduces the old ones, by the sixth book we're short of breath anf it ends so quickly we wonder if there is going to be more volumes or a sequel but there won't be any. Nihei should have slowed down and make the serie a bit longer so we can enjoy it better and that we are less confused. Still, it's a great read, not as good as Blame but definitively better than Noise or Abbara.
January 3, 2021
The Recreator a cord-shaped world 100km in diameter and with a total length of 4.8 billion kilometres. Having absorbed and codified all living things on Earth, it recreated a completely different and anomalous ecosystem. Humanoid machines inhabiting large areas of the Recreator's surface, they call themselves Humans. The old world called "Earth" is now a myth known only to the highly educated.
The story concludes with Zoichi Kanoe, a synthetic human, and Funipero, the child of the recreator, frantically fighting the save the last remnants of humanity. Kozlov Leifnovich Grebnev, our hook-handed bear, is also approaching from a different direction, as the final battle with Niarudi looms. Who will win and will the Earth ever exist again?
A very faced paced Manga offering which is really easy to read. Beautifully drawn in black and white, with occasional bonus art in colour, it draws you in quickly and then hits you with a talking bear with a hook for a hand! Because, why not!
The story concludes with Zoichi Kanoe, a synthetic human, and Funipero, the child of the recreator, frantically fighting the save the last remnants of humanity. Kozlov Leifnovich Grebnev, our hook-handed bear, is also approaching from a different direction, as the final battle with Niarudi looms. Who will win and will the Earth ever exist again?
A very faced paced Manga offering which is really easy to read. Beautifully drawn in black and white, with occasional bonus art in colour, it draws you in quickly and then hits you with a talking bear with a hook for a hand! Because, why not!
August 7, 2020
What a mediocre and confusing way to end an amazing plot. The timeline in this volume was completely scattered and made little to no sense. Zoichi had been on the recreator for hundreds of years but Kozlov had only been there for twelve? How does that work? And the recreator had characteristics of a world thousands of years old but only formed after Earth had been demolished by the reverse morphic polymer? Characters will show up out of no where with no explanation and then disappear with no explanation. Names and aliases are quite confusing as well, this one person is the same person as this other person from this amount of time ago? The whole thing with Riruodo on Mars raises many questions. What happened to her? What was she doing for so long there? The ending resulted in forming more questions than answering the previous ones. However, I really liked the concept of the story and I wish the series had been clearer and more thorough with the series of events.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 1, 2019
After stumbling upon Nihei's Blame! series and being in complete awe of his design and story, it's surprising I didn't read his other works sooner. Better late than never though, and I'm sure glad I did, cause this series was exactly what I was wanting.
The mood Nihei creates in a lot of his work is completely unique, creating a depressing and bleak atmosphere that despite being would crushing, is absolutely beautiful and heartfelt. And although this series was a bit more convoluted than Blame! and Knights of Sidonia, I still finished it with complete satisfaction. And in the end that's what you want right?
If you like horror science fiction genre then definitely give this a read. It's not for everyone, but for those who, like me, enjoy a little different from the norm, this is the series for you.
And if you haven't already check out Blame! You won't regret it!
The mood Nihei creates in a lot of his work is completely unique, creating a depressing and bleak atmosphere that despite being would crushing, is absolutely beautiful and heartfelt. And although this series was a bit more convoluted than Blame! and Knights of Sidonia, I still finished it with complete satisfaction. And in the end that's what you want right?
If you like horror science fiction genre then definitely give this a read. It's not for everyone, but for those who, like me, enjoy a little different from the norm, this is the series for you.
And if you haven't already check out Blame! You won't regret it!
January 5, 2021
Ever changing world
Well, it seems this story had skipped over a few sequences of events to bring it to a close. Apparently, Nairudi’s going down. Koslov, the talking bear is still around, along with the Professor, along with the other monitor. No one knows what happen to the other synthetic human, she vanished in a cosmic clash while Zoichi continued to survive after fighting with monstrous machines. And Fuyu, the monitor, decides to sacrifice herself for whatever reason. Well, it’s easy for the story to get lost in the explosions if the reader does not pay attention too good. Still, it’s an cyberpunk cosmic fantasy with the likes of Moebius, and other Heavy Metal stories. That said, still recommended.
Well, it seems this story had skipped over a few sequences of events to bring it to a close. Apparently, Nairudi’s going down. Koslov, the talking bear is still around, along with the Professor, along with the other monitor. No one knows what happen to the other synthetic human, she vanished in a cosmic clash while Zoichi continued to survive after fighting with monstrous machines. And Fuyu, the monitor, decides to sacrifice herself for whatever reason. Well, it’s easy for the story to get lost in the explosions if the reader does not pay attention too good. Still, it’s an cyberpunk cosmic fantasy with the likes of Moebius, and other Heavy Metal stories. That said, still recommended.
February 27, 2019
I finished this story like I started it, utterly confused... and loving it! :D
The final volume’s only real negative for me is that it was too short. Not in that I just want more of Biomega - although I do want that as well- but rather that it all moved at such a high pace that it felt like a few chapters were missing.
Many of the old plot-threads and characters make a return in this volume, but a few characters were nowhere to be seen since the •spoiler• happened in volume four, even though we didn’t see anything about them being dead.
I’d love for Nihei to one day make a sequel to this just like I’d love to see more of his world from Blame!, but both seem unlikely to ever happen so we’ll just have to do with whatever new things he brings us.
The final volume’s only real negative for me is that it was too short. Not in that I just want more of Biomega - although I do want that as well- but rather that it all moved at such a high pace that it felt like a few chapters were missing.
Many of the old plot-threads and characters make a return in this volume, but a few characters were nowhere to be seen since the •spoiler• happened in volume four, even though we didn’t see anything about them being dead.
I’d love for Nihei to one day make a sequel to this just like I’d love to see more of his world from Blame!, but both seem unlikely to ever happen so we’ll just have to do with whatever new things he brings us.
December 30, 2023
I genuinely enjoyed this series but I felt like the ending was incredibly rushed and I feel like the art quality dropped. so I get the feeling that tsutomu niheis might have been pressured to finish faster than Intended. which makes me sad as I loved the first few volumes
I also feel like it could have had a few more volumes stuck in between to flesh out the world abit more. as alot of things never got to be expanded upon
Still a good series and eould still recommend it to any one who loves a genuinely good art style
I also feel like it could have had a few more volumes stuck in between to flesh out the world abit more. as alot of things never got to be expanded upon
Still a good series and eould still recommend it to any one who loves a genuinely good art style
February 8, 2019
I can't even say how many times I literally cringed while reading this series - the story, the art . . . it's just horrifying.
the emotional ending was a surprise and may not actually be so much of one to some readers, but it hit me when I realized who/what/when and it was incredibly satisfying.
the emotional ending was a surprise and may not actually be so much of one to some readers, but it hit me when I realized who/what/when and it was incredibly satisfying.
April 8, 2021
Recovers from the narrative and artistic shortcomings of volumes 4 and 5 pretty well. It’s a decent finish, even if still rushed and thin. A far cry from the heights of BLAME!, but still a good time.
December 2, 2022
How do I give this 0 stars.
The storyline became that bad and this last one was impossible to follow. The only feeling I have about this series that started pretty good and ended horrifically is just HUH???
Not to mention no final boss battle for the big bad enemy.
SKIP.
The storyline became that bad and this last one was impossible to follow. The only feeling I have about this series that started pretty good and ended horrifically is just HUH???
Not to mention no final boss battle for the big bad enemy.
SKIP.
February 7, 2023
Clearly rushed and wrapped up from what I would assume would be outside pressures. I would have loved seeing everything laid out in 4-6 fully pan out. I dig the art as always and the vague threads of the story that Nihei wanted to tell.
August 12, 2018
Interesting series, not as good as Blame! and rather more confusing. Still, I enjoyed the fast-paced style and this strange and ridiculous world.
February 9, 2019
Action packed but the story isn’t particularly coherent
February 17, 2023
Excellent ending of a wild ride.
May 13, 2023
Al menos la he entendido (parcialmente), que no es poco con este autor.
March 2, 2024
Man, the Akira influence is so strong in this one. Remained buck wild to the very end.
February 14, 2025
Très bio. Très méga.
April 22, 2019
*This spoiler free review is going to encapsulate the entire six volume series*
The art is incredible in Volumes One through Four. The artwork really makes you feel like you're speeding along with the characters at 120mph. There's some pretty funky and gruesome stuff in these books. For some reason Volumes Five and Six seemed to be phoned in a bit in comparison. For the most part, the story is pretty basic. This was a good thing though. Its strength was the high octane artwork. It started getting a little wonky and convoluted by the last two volumes and pretty much completely lost me.
The art is incredible in Volumes One through Four. The artwork really makes you feel like you're speeding along with the characters at 120mph. There's some pretty funky and gruesome stuff in these books. For some reason Volumes Five and Six seemed to be phoned in a bit in comparison. For the most part, the story is pretty basic. This was a good thing though. Its strength was the high octane artwork. It started getting a little wonky and convoluted by the last two volumes and pretty much completely lost me.
February 4, 2022
The last volume suddenly decides to explain what's going on and review the main characters. Of course, it introduces new ones too. You don't really expect to understand everything about this unnecessarily-complex universe. One of the coolest scenes in the whole manga features a motorcycle battle. I dare say it made the read worth it. It's followed by a fight scene like none before it. Am I really going to 5-star this volume? Did the author finally learn to write and draw? 4 is enough, but it deserves every star.
February 8, 2016
The story concludes, feeling just as opaque as when it started. Overall it feels very random, almost like there is a larger, more complete story and this is just a condensed adaptation of it. But I don't think that is the case, unless the greater story exists in the author's head/notes. So I think the author just made up whatever they wanted, like "I didn't have enough motorcycle chases early in this manga, when they would have made marginally more sense, so lets have one now."
Kozlov, the intelligent bear, returns, which is cool, but several other characters from earlier in the manga who seemed like they were sort of important don't, adding to the haphazard feel of this work. I have no idea what the significance of the very last scene is.
Kozlov, the intelligent bear, returns, which is cool, but several other characters from earlier in the manga who seemed like they were sort of important don't, adding to the haphazard feel of this work. I have no idea what the significance of the very last scene is.
November 9, 2015
This is a great series, but the ending falls down a bit. Along the way, characters go missing that are never reintroduced, Zoichi's badassery becomes too easy, and the last panels are clouded in mystery. It's a soft, confusing, unfocused close to a series that is heretofore notable for being just the opposite.
August 21, 2013
The art started looking tired by volume 5. I was pretty much done by volume 3, but I still wanted to keep going. There's some stunning work in the first few volumes, knock your socks off action shots, not to mention Kozlov the bear. I like the elements of the story, even the bones of it, I just couldn't get into the execution.
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March 5, 2014Fittingly action-packed and a brutal, surprisingly sacrificial, ending to the series. The illustration looked a bit different oddly but it was a satisfingly strange book. Gotta say I'm looking forward to reading more of Nihei's stories. If the art was a BIT different I could really like his stuff a lot.
January 29, 2015
Not for the young or faint of heart, but certainly for adults who crave alternative literature to consume. 100% A+ excellent manga if you like deep, dark, violent, and mysterious....and of course the plot/story is way cool. If you enjoy adult manga, this is about as good as it gets.
May 25, 2011
OK, if anyone can tell me what just happened here, I'll listen.....
November 18, 2011
Oh look, the bear's here too. Insert more pew pew day-saved shit. Sigh.
February 7, 2012
could have had a better ending ,i wish the bear had more of role a better role ,ya know kicking ass and all that jazz but Goichi was pretty badass
July 17, 2013
Tendo em conta todo o build-up o final é um pouco desenxabido. É um daqueles casos que imagino que até funcione em anime, mas em manga sabe a pouco.
September 1, 2013
I was lost pretty much the entire series but I still enjoyed it!
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