author: Richard Marazano
name: Wayne
average rating: 2.83
book published: 2012
rating: 3
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date added: 2019/04/22
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Otaku Blue #1: Tokyo Underground' by Richard Marzano with art by Malo Kerfriden is the first half of a story told with two halves. How it turns out will have to wait until the second volume.
Asami is a sociology student who is studying otaku for her thesis. She mainly talks to the cute girls who dress like school girls and maids to attract the attention of the otaku. Meanwhile, local prostitutes have caught the unwanted attention of a serial killer who is collecting parts of their bodies. Inspector Arakawa and his young assistant are looking in to the murders. As Asami gets further in to the world of the Otaku, she gets an invite to meet with mysterious and famous otaku, Buntaro. Could the two stories have a common link?
They most assuredly must, but there are a lot of red herrings being thrown out at this point. I liked the art quite a lot, but the story feels like it's moving slow at this point. Perhaps things pick up a bit in the second half. The cover drew me in, and I think it's quite striking.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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