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レベルE [Level E] #2
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Level E 2Yoshihiro Togashi of "HUNTER X HUNTER" This is a unique series of photos about the world!
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First published October 1, 1996
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Yoshihiro Togashi
322 books1,323 followersYoshihiro Togashi (冨樫義博) is a manga artist. Credited in Chinese translations as Fu Jian Yi Bo.
He began drawing manga at an early age; while he attended college, the publisher Shueisha recognized his talent. Togashi has authored numerous manga series in different genres during the past three decades. He is perhaps best known for writing and illustrating the YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter series, both of which have been published in the popular Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Togashi is married to Naoko Takeuchi, the author of Sailor Moon.
He began drawing manga at an early age; while he attended college, the publisher Shueisha recognized his talent. Togashi has authored numerous manga series in different genres during the past three decades. He is perhaps best known for writing and illustrating the YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter series, both of which have been published in the popular Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Togashi is married to Naoko Takeuchi, the author of Sailor Moon.
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November 28, 2018
Moving away from the scenario of Volume 1, this book is instead a tankobon-long parody of Super Sentai and Dragon Quest, two things I love. The most interesting aspect is the fictional game world here, a rip-off of DQ with some slight unique elements (definitely in monster design), is infinitely superior to the over-long "Greed Island" arc of Togashi's later Hunter x Hunter saga.
Togashi gets the perfect chance to do what he does best, creating visually stunning monsters to populate his fantasy-simulation. In YYH and HxH, monsters are generally one-and-done, appearing in the background for little reason other than minor visual flair, succeeding where other artists may fail, but generally limiting "main" enemy design to bishounen types (Hisoka, Chrollo, Sensui, Hiei, &c.). Ultimately, the monsters in the "Color Rangers" arc here are rather worthless, as the "twist"/"punchline" (the Dark Lord AI mutated to reject Baka-Ouji's game-loving personality and wants to keep the game alive to live in peace, to make the term "Dark Lord" mean something positive) ensures a strict conclusion to the story, and the neat-looking monsters serve basically as background decoration, much as they (or similar entities) were in Yu Yu Hakusho, and much as they will be in Hunter x Hunter. Still, it's nice to see more of a "sci-fi" take on Togashi's usual style, with the bio-armor and stuff.
Actually, really, all the Dark Guard soldiers' armor does justice to the abortion that was Sensui's spirit armor from YYH, so it's definitely good that Togashi's redeemed himself, design-wise. I guess.
Anyway, the last chapter here, with the alien princess, fore-tells that thing Togashi will do with HxH where he tries to wedge a fucking novel into the panels of each page of manga. Too much text being dumped.
Togashi gets the perfect chance to do what he does best, creating visually stunning monsters to populate his fantasy-simulation. In YYH and HxH, monsters are generally one-and-done, appearing in the background for little reason other than minor visual flair, succeeding where other artists may fail, but generally limiting "main" enemy design to bishounen types (Hisoka, Chrollo, Sensui, Hiei, &c.). Ultimately, the monsters in the "Color Rangers" arc here are rather worthless, as the "twist"/"punchline" (the Dark Lord AI mutated to reject Baka-Ouji's game-loving personality and wants to keep the game alive to live in peace, to make the term "Dark Lord" mean something positive) ensures a strict conclusion to the story, and the neat-looking monsters serve basically as background decoration, much as they (or similar entities) were in Yu Yu Hakusho, and much as they will be in Hunter x Hunter. Still, it's nice to see more of a "sci-fi" take on Togashi's usual style, with the bio-armor and stuff.
Actually, really, all the Dark Guard soldiers' armor does justice to the abortion that was Sensui's spirit armor from YYH, so it's definitely good that Togashi's redeemed himself, design-wise. I guess.
Anyway, the last chapter here, with the alien princess, fore-tells that thing Togashi will do with HxH where he tries to wedge a fucking novel into the panels of each page of manga. Too much text being dumped.
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June 13, 2024My feelings on this series range from middling to bad. This volume parodies the sentai genre (Power Rangers), RPG video games, and does the tired trope of a female-only alien race that wreck relationships because comedy. Some of the RPG jokes made me laugh, but pretty much everything else didn't work for me. Honestly, this RPG storyline would later become the Greed Island arc in Hunter x Hunter, so just read that instead. This doesn't affect my overall feelings, but the fan translation I'm reading is abysmal, filled with cringy dialogue (elementary school kids throwing F bombs and homophobic slurs), and people just don't talk correctly.
Togashi had a section where he commented on how he hopes this hasn't aged poorly (he started the series when he was almost 30 and in this section, he was in his 40s). Well, I have some bad news for you, pal... You've got Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho, at least.
I would DNF this series, but there's only one volume left, so I might as well continue.
Togashi had a section where he commented on how he hopes this hasn't aged poorly (he started the series when he was almost 30 and in this section, he was in his 40s). Well, I have some bad news for you, pal... You've got Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho, at least.
I would DNF this series, but there's only one volume left, so I might as well continue.
July 24, 2018
The shenanigans continue for the deviously inept Prince Baka as he drags innocent humans into his merrily - and deadly - games of life, death, and a good old chuckle here and there! Togashi gives fans another entertaining entry with this witty collection of adventures. There is no limit to the utter absurdity of this royal pain's plans...
November 9, 2022
A continuation of the zany adventures of one crazy, cosmic prince.
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