Android Angels

author: Kosuke Kabaya

name: Wayne

average rating: 2.50

book published: 2014

rating: 4

read at: 2014/09/13

date added: 2014/09/13

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

'Android Angels'presents 4 stories about a future where humans live with robots. Some aspects were overly cutesy, but when it was all done, I liked it quite a bit.



In this future, humans have robot companions. They do chores or act as bodyguards, and exist alongside humans. The trick is that in order to limit human dependence, the robots have their memories wiped after four years. This causes some humans to want to try to recover the robot they had to see if the robots can remember. There are also humans who seek to have romantic relationships with their robots. This was some of the cutesy bits I didn't like. The overall themes deal with human dependence, robotic indifference and the attempts to overcome that indifference due to loneliness.



The stories were interesting for the most part. The art was pretty good, but I did have trouble distinguishing a couple characters apart. I did like the human aspects of the robot stories. I liked some stories better than others.



I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Gen Manga Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.





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