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Tri-ring · 2009-01-27, 20:40

I just picked up a new series from a book store titled "FRONT MISSION Dog life & Dog Style" seriealized on Young GunGun and completely blew me away.

The author is Ootagaki Yasuo, the same author who writes "Moonlight Mile" serialized on Big Comics Superior.
The setting is in the near future 2090, an island the size of Hokkaido rich with rare metal appears in the middle of the Pacific around the start of 21st century and war errupts for claim.
Newly formed(2020) USN(New Continental United States with USA and middle and South American nations) fights against OCU(Ociana Confederate Union with South east Asian nations at the center) for control over the island.
It show how man can be brutal with new technology with all the gore an artist can muster out similar to Beserk.
Gang rape, guerrilla warfare utilizing new technology in a urban district, blood splats, it's shows whats within the fog of war that's shrouding the details.
Cold reality at it's worst.

yongshun · 2009-01-27, 20:51

sounds interesting I guess all the nitty gritty of war not the romanticizing in most books.

Tri-ring · 2009-01-28, 06:36

I was conflicted in showing some of the illustration but decided to give a link to better elaborate the kind of reality this piece offers.

Spoiler for Not for the faint hearted:

kujoe · 2009-01-28, 06:58

Wow, that certainly changed the way I see the FM universe.

Front Mission is an SRPG game series by Square Enix, but from the pages provided I see that this manga gives a more gritty view of the conflicts from the civilian point of view.

How does the story unfold, by the way? Are there main characters, or does the manga simply have a broad perspective in a general sense?

Tri-ring · 2009-01-28, 07:24

From the two volumes I had bought I do not see any linear story telling except for a rogue photo journalist appearing here and there who post his picture on the internet bypassing censorship.
The illustration were from the first story about two TV news correspondents and a contract photographer trapped in middle of a war zone when OCU broke cease fire.
The two were perment employees of a TV station protected by company regulation so they were entitled to leave handing the resposibility of relying the news to a contract agent, the photographer when all hell broke lose.

kujoe · 2009-01-28, 19:20

Interesting concept.

Front Mission has always been from the point of view of the soldiers, the wanzer pilots and the military. It seems this manga gives it a more human side from a different point of view.

And goddammit, I'm still waiting for Front Mission 5, Square!

TrueKnight · 2009-01-28, 19:29

yea Front Mission 5 (USN military perspective) was supposed to be the best in the series hailed by fans, where it involves mostly about patriotism and fighting OCU. Sadly, unlike it will hit the western shores so dont keep your hopes up.

Tri-ring · 2009-02-01, 01:48

Ok I got the vol 3 and the storyline is getting a little clearer.

Spoiler for Vol3; the links contains explicit pictures discretion advised:

kujoe · 2009-02-01, 02:14

Yowch at those images, especially the one of Margo.

Now I can be a cold guy, and there are a lot of things that wouldn't even faze me, but something like that tends to affect me. It's just depressing. I guess I'm more affected by the gruesome context surrounding the image rather than the image itself.

Tri-ring · 2009-02-01, 05:30

If you think those illustrations are depressing, you should read the back story of Margo interviewed by Inuzuka.

Spoiler for Back story of Margo:

ginrai1984 · 2009-02-08, 14:21

ok tri-ring i have got 2 questions for you concerning front mission dog life&dog style

1: i heard some rumors that the series ends with v3,is this correct or not?
2: would you be intrested in translating the manga for us?

Tri-ring · 2009-02-08, 14:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by ginrai1984

ok tri-ring i have got 2 questions for you concerning front mission dog life&dog style

1: i heard some rumors that the series ends with v3,is this correct or not?
2: would you be intrested in translating the manga for us?

1.No it is still serialized on Young Gun Gun

2.No since it goes against my principles.

ginrai1984 · 2009-02-08, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tri-ring

1.No it is still serialized on Young Gun Gun

2.No since it goes against my principles.

k thx for the extremly fast answers!
too bad that you won't translate the series but i respect your decision on it!

2009-01-27, 20:40	Link #1
Tri-ring Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Land of the rising sun	FRONT MISSION Dog life & Dog Style I just picked up a new series from a book store titled "FRONT MISSION Dog life & Dog Style" seriealized on Young GunGun and completely blew me away. The author is Ootagaki Yasuo, the same author who writes "Moonlight Mile" serialized on Big Comics Superior. The setting is in the near future 2090, an island the size of Hokkaido rich with rare metal appears in the middle of the Pacific around the start of 21st century and war errupts for claim. Newly formed(2020) USN(New Continental United States with USA and middle and South American nations) fights against OCU(Ociana Confederate Union with South east Asian nations at the center) for control over the island. It show how man can be brutal with new technology with all the gore an artist can muster out similar to Beserk. Gang rape, guerrilla warfare utilizing new technology in a urban district, blood splats, it's shows whats within the fog of war that's shrouding the details. Cold reality at it's worst.

2009-01-28, 06:36	Link #3
Tri-ring Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Land of the rising sun	I was conflicted in showing some of the illustration but decided to give a link to better elaborate the kind of reality this piece offers. Spoiler for Not for the faint hearted: http://s359.photobucket.com/albums/o...ont%20Mission/ Under each illustration, I have left a short commentary to describe what is happening. It's sickening but I believe we sometime need this kind of kick in the butt to help us realize the true meaning behind words like collateral damage, Surgical strike and/or, civilian casulities.

2009-02-01, 01:48	Link #8
Tri-ring Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Land of the rising sun	Ok I got the vol 3 and the storyline is getting a little clearer. Spoiler for Vol3; the links contains explicit pictures discretion advised: The rogue war journalist, Inuzka Kenichi formally an contract agent for a Japanese TV station, is not only sending out uncensored photo and video to the world through the web but now his psychotic desire to take scoop shots has pushed him into manipulating people and creating situation so he is at the "front row" behind enemy line. This time's victim is Lieutenant Ren Akagi and Kino Margo Seleskaya. Lt. Akagi, a Vanzeer pilot belonging to the "Recycle Unit" of OCN found himself stranded behind enemy line. As he recon the immediate vicinity using Dolly, he finds a female civilian Kino Margo Seleskaya being gang raped by USN soldiers. He makes an assult taking them off gaurd saving Margo. Lt. Akagi now need to find a shelter taking Margo with him. He makes radio contact with the extraction team and is informed of a extraction point. As Lt. Akagi heads for the designated point he meets Inuzuka where he offers the two a ride. Only to be led to a abandoned Vanzeer with five enemy Vanzeers hot on their trail. Knowing that he can not head towards the extraction point with enemy right behind him he gets on board the Vanzeer so he can stall the enemy enough for Margo to escape. He curses Inuzuka for the set up, tells him that he can take as much "pictures" as he wants in exchange for taking Margo to safety.

2009-02-01, 05:30	Link #10
Tri-ring Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Land of the rising sun	If you think those illustrations are depressing, you should read the back story of Margo interviewed by Inuzuka. Spoiler for Back story of Margo: Margo was abandoned by her parents and found herself in a Brothel at the age of 14 taking customers. At the age of 18 when the war started she was not able to escape. The only way she was able to survive was to take soldier as customers on the field. The alleged gang rape Lt. Akagi witnessed and interfered to rescue Margo was actually Margo doing business. After being rescued by the extraction team Margo again finds herself being cornered by female team leader lieutenant Chavez and was coerce into bed. At the end we see Margo again working at a brothel.

2009-01-27, 20:51	Link #2
yongshun Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oakland, Ca	sounds interesting I guess all the nitty gritty of war not the romanticizing in most books.

2009-01-28, 06:58	Link #4
kujoe from head to heel Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Age: 42	Wow, that certainly changed the way I see the FM universe. Front Mission is an SRPG game series by Square Enix, but from the pages provided I see that this manga gives a more gritty view of the conflicts from the civilian point of view. How does the story unfold, by the way? Are there main characters, or does the manga simply have a broad perspective in a general sense?

2009-01-28, 07:24	Link #5
Tri-ring Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Land of the rising sun	From the two volumes I had bought I do not see any linear story telling except for a rogue photo journalist appearing here and there who post his picture on the internet bypassing censorship. The illustration were from the first story about two TV news correspondents and a contract photographer trapped in middle of a war zone when OCU broke cease fire. The two were perment employees of a TV station protected by company regulation so they were entitled to leave handing the resposibility of relying the news to a contract agent, the photographer when all hell broke lose.

2009-01-28, 19:20	Link #6
kujoe from head to heel Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Age: 42	Interesting concept. Front Mission has always been from the point of view of the soldiers, the wanzer pilots and the military. It seems this manga gives it a more human side from a different point of view. And goddammit, I'm still waiting for Front Mission 5, Square!

2009-01-28, 19:29	Link #7
TrueKnight Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004	yea Front Mission 5 (USN military perspective) was supposed to be the best in the series hailed by fans, where it involves mostly about patriotism and fighting OCU. Sadly, unlike it will hit the western shores so dont keep your hopes up.

2009-02-01, 02:14	Link #9
kujoe from head to heel Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Age: 42	Yowch at those images, especially the one of Margo. Now I can be a cold guy, and there are a lot of things that wouldn't even faze me, but something like that tends to affect me. It's just depressing. I guess I'm more affected by the gruesome context surrounding the image rather than the image itself.

2009-02-08, 14:21	Link #11
ginrai1984 100% silver voltage Join Date: Dec 2007	ok tri-ring i have got 2 questions for you concerning front mission dog life&dog style 1: i heard some rumors that the series ends with v3,is this correct or not? 2: would you be intrested in translating the manga for us?