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Poetic Justice · 2009-10-30, 10:40

I stumbled onto this manga recently. Here's the summary shamelessly ripped from OM:

The japanese government has launched a brand new law: because of the lazyness and apathy of Japan's people it was decided that someone, daily and randomly, will be chosen and killed with a poisoned capsule in order to "bring to life again" and wake up the others.
The person elected will be warned with an ikigami (or death's notice) and after this he/she will have only 24 hours left to live.
What will those condemned think and do during this short time?

While it mostly seems to focus on different characters throughout its progression, It hasn't gotten predictable yet. The method and impacts of such a move by the Japanese government are well thought out and illustrated.

Its dark, unsettling and tugs at you emotionally sometimes, Here's hoping it doesn't degenerate into the kind of predictability and boredom that plagued Hell Girl.

SageGaiGar · 2009-10-30, 14:08

Was hesitating to make a thread on this but thanks for also bringing it up. Each 'arc' is pretty different in flavor and message.

It's one of those series that really hit me in the gut.

Kafriel · 2009-10-30, 14:20

Although I did stumble across it in pretty much the same way, it somehow didn't feel...important enough. Maybe I'll move on to ch.2 once I'm bored, the general concept sounds a bit like death note (but instead of not commiting crimes, people don't get bored of life, and the criminal is not a delusional youngster but the government).

Poetic Justice · 2009-10-30, 16:13

Essentially its Kira's world realized as the utopia where everyone fears being the target and so they live their lives to the fullest. (Some of them)

Poetic Justice · 2009-10-30, 16:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by SageGaiGar

It's one of those series that really hit me in the gut.

Most of the manga is like that for me but what really hit me in the gut was when

Spoiler for Chapter 2:

Also when

Spoiler for Chapter 12:

Kafriel · 2009-10-31, 04:41

Just read up to ch.12 (always waiting for arcs to end in these kinds of manga), the part above was a real downer

I liked the other arcs a lot more than the first one, looks like I'll be keeping this on my list.

Poetic Justice · 2009-11-07, 06:53

New chapter out:

Spoiler for Chapter 14:

Poetic Justice · 2009-11-13, 07:13

Heh the new chapter didnt end up quite the way i thought it would but more straightforwardly than expected.

Kafriel · 2009-11-28, 02:28

I just finished the riot of life...and they skipped the most ironic part, that his father would die too for questioning the NPPA. A real shame, if only he had defended his son, he would have given him a peaceful death.

Poetic Justice · 2009-11-30, 09:52

^^^We haven't reallly been told how far the government is willing to silence anyone who speaks up against the rules, If he takes a stage in the media they might be less inclined to do so.

Also, new chapter is out

Spoiler for CH 16,17:

Poetic Justice · 2009-12-05, 04:20

That was a great idea by Fujimoto, It looks like he's gonna be taking more of a role in the upcoming arcs and interaction with the victims.

The ending to this arc was nicely done i might add.

oneyed · 2009-12-24, 08:29

I personally didn't like the initiative that Fujimoto took. Up until this point in the series, he has been delivering the ikigami in a stand off-ish manner. From here the victims that receive the ikigami are then allowed to use the remainder of their life in whatever manner they choose.

A huge reason I fell in love with this manga was the enormous potential it had to explore both the grotesque, more dark aspects of the human nature, as well as the more bright, inspirational aspects. With Fujimoto involving himself directly in the last day of the victim, the dark arcs will be unnecessarily magnified, and thus made more predictable.

Poetic Justice · 2009-12-25, 09:38

I don't think you have anything to worry about considering the latest arc, Fujimoto has always been concerned with how the ikigami has affected him personally and the only the last arc was an exception.

The latest arc was another great one exemplifying what is so good about this manga.

oneyed · 2009-12-28, 06:40

i was relieved once i read the latest arc (wasn't caught up during my previous post). I'm really looking forward to seeing how the Ikigami will effect Fujimoto. I'm really hoping it will turn him into some sort of radical!

kache · 2010-03-12, 09:08

Beautiful.
Really really beautiful.

Von Himmel · 2010-03-12, 13:05

Rather than beautiful, I find this manga a bit..depressing. I must say though, that the time when people are nearer to his death is really the most meaningful time that they had in life. Especially if they know that they are going to die tomorrow...

This manga is licenced in my country, and yet I only read until vol 3. I think it ends with a story of a brother and a sister. The sister is blind, and the brother who had ikigami is going to...'transfer' his eyes to his sister so that she could see again. It's actually quite sad and touching.

SageGaiGar · 2010-04-07, 16:46

Well latest chapter is out and it looks like we're in for some.

Spoiler for ch 27:

Grey · 2010-04-07, 17:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by SageGaiGar

Well latest chapter is out and it looks like we're in for some.

Spoiler for ch 27:

Ha, yeah.

Spoiler for Chapter 27:

Poetic Justice · 2010-04-17, 11:14

Spoiler for ch 27:

Grey · 2010-05-13, 04:23

Huh.

Spoiler for Chapter 30:

2009-10-30, 10:40	Link #1
Poetic Justice 100Shots100Hits LuluLaLu Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Inside your heart... Age: 35	Ikigami (Death's Notice) I stumbled onto this manga recently. Here's the summary shamelessly ripped from OM: The japanese government has launched a brand new law: because of the lazyness and apathy of Japan's people it was decided that someone, daily and randomly, will be chosen and killed with a poisoned capsule in order to "bring to life again" and wake up the others. The person elected will be warned with an ikigami (or death's notice) and after this he/she will have only 24 hours left to live. What will those condemned think and do during this short time? While it mostly seems to focus on different characters throughout its progression, It hasn't gotten predictable yet. The method and impacts of such a move by the Japanese government are well thought out and illustrated. Its dark, unsettling and tugs at you emotionally sometimes, Here's hoping it doesn't degenerate into the kind of predictability and boredom that plagued Hell Girl.

2009-10-30, 14:08	Link #2
SageGaiGar You are Next Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NE USA	Was hesitating to make a thread on this but thanks for also bringing it up. Each 'arc' is pretty different in flavor and message. It's one of those series that really hit me in the gut. __________________ sig courtesy of Haak and Natsuki Hyuga Friends don't let friends CB

2009-11-07, 06:53	Link #7
Poetic Justice 100Shots100Hits LuluLaLu Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Inside your heart... Age: 35	New chapter out: Spoiler for Chapter 14: Wow, What an awful mother to do that to her only dying son. Now what i think is gonna happen next chapter is not that he's gonna go on a murderous chapter, But instead kill himself in front of everyone after telling everyone the truth.

2009-11-30, 09:52	Link #10
Poetic Justice 100Shots100Hits LuluLaLu Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Inside your heart... Age: 35	^^^We haven't reallly been told how far the government is willing to silence anyone who speaks up against the rules, If he takes a stage in the media they might be less inclined to do so. Also, new chapter is out Spoiler for CH 16,17: I think he's gonna tell him to take the drug that allows them to live another hour used in one of the previous arcs.

2010-03-12, 13:05	Link #16
Von Himmel エーレンフェストの聖女 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dollars	Rather than beautiful, I find this manga a bit..depressing. I must say though, that the time when people are nearer to his death is really the most meaningful time that they had in life. Especially if they know that they are going to die tomorrow... This manga is licenced in my country, and yet I only read until vol 3. I think it ends with a story of a brother and a sister. The sister is blind, and the brother who had ikigami is going to...'transfer' his eyes to his sister so that she could see again. It's actually quite sad and touching. __________________ 「何かが起こっても、わたくしが守ります」

2009-10-30, 14:20	Link #3
Kafriel Senior Guest Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Athens (GMT+2) Age: 35	Although I did stumble across it in pretty much the same way, it somehow didn't feel...important enough. Maybe I'll move on to ch.2 once I'm bored, the general concept sounds a bit like death note (but instead of not commiting crimes, people don't get bored of life, and the criminal is not a delusional youngster but the government).

2009-10-30, 16:13	Link #4
Poetic Justice 100Shots100Hits LuluLaLu Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Inside your heart... Age: 35	Essentially its Kira's world realized as the utopia where everyone fears being the target and so they live their lives to the fullest. (Some of them)

2009-10-31, 04:41	Link #6
Kafriel Senior Guest Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Athens (GMT+2) Age: 35	Just read up to ch.12 (always waiting for arcs to end in these kinds of manga), the part above was a real downer I liked the other arcs a lot more than the first one, looks like I'll be keeping this on my list.

2009-11-13, 07:13	Link #8
Poetic Justice 100Shots100Hits LuluLaLu Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Inside your heart... Age: 35	Heh the new chapter didnt end up quite the way i thought it would but more straightforwardly than expected.

2009-11-28, 02:28	Link #9
Kafriel Senior Guest Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Athens (GMT+2) Age: 35	I just finished the riot of life...and they skipped the most ironic part, that his father would die too for questioning the NPPA. A real shame, if only he had defended his son, he would have given him a peaceful death.

2009-12-05, 04:20	Link #11
Poetic Justice 100Shots100Hits LuluLaLu Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Inside your heart... Age: 35	That was a great idea by Fujimoto, It looks like he's gonna be taking more of a role in the upcoming arcs and interaction with the victims. The ending to this arc was nicely done i might add.

2009-12-24, 08:29	Link #12
oneyed self-proclaimed Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Seattle	I personally didn't like the initiative that Fujimoto took. Up until this point in the series, he has been delivering the ikigami in a stand off-ish manner. From here the victims that receive the ikigami are then allowed to use the remainder of their life in whatever manner they choose. A huge reason I fell in love with this manga was the enormous potential it had to explore both the grotesque, more dark aspects of the human nature, as well as the more bright, inspirational aspects. With Fujimoto involving himself directly in the last day of the victim, the dark arcs will be unnecessarily magnified, and thus made more predictable.

2009-12-25, 09:38	Link #13
Poetic Justice 100Shots100Hits LuluLaLu Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Inside your heart... Age: 35	I don't think you have anything to worry about considering the latest arc, Fujimoto has always been concerned with how the ikigami has affected him personally and the only the last arc was an exception. The latest arc was another great one exemplifying what is so good about this manga.

2009-12-28, 06:40	Link #14
oneyed self-proclaimed Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Seattle	i was relieved once i read the latest arc (wasn't caught up during my previous post). I'm really looking forward to seeing how the Ikigami will effect Fujimoto. I'm really hoping it will turn him into some sort of radical!

2010-04-07, 16:46	Link #17
SageGaiGar You are Next Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NE USA	Well latest chapter is out and it looks like we're in for some. Spoiler for ch 27: Epic backstab. Looks like the psychologist ratted him out. __________________ sig courtesy of Haak and Natsuki Hyuga Friends don't let friends CB

2010-04-17, 11:14	Link #19
Poetic Justice 100Shots100Hits LuluLaLu Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Inside your heart... Age: 35	Spoiler for ch 27: I knew the psychologist was up to something right from when she admitted she gave one of the ikigami holders drugs.

2010-05-13, 04:23	Link #20
Grey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006	Huh. Spoiler for Chapter 30: So the psychologist says she's anti-NPPA too? It's a trap! Don't listen to her, Wilson! But seriously, I don't really see the manga becoming a "conspiring to rebel against the system" plot. It just doesn't have that vibe. So I don't see this ending well for one--or both--of them.