248 - One Shot 21 - Abara
Manga Machinations24 Kesä 2019

248 - One Shot 21 - Abara

On this episode we take a look at Tsutomu Nihei's short sci-fi series Abara! We talk about Nihei's focus on bioorganic designs and compare it to his other works BLAME! and APOSIMZ!!!

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Abara is available for purchase from VIZ.

Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, Summer solstice, Working retail on Black Friday, Social Media, Upcoming Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls
  • 00:05:01 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox is interested in seeing more of the portrayal of a sane Joker in Batman: White Knight
  • 00:12:17 - *SPOILERS* dakazu loves the odd couple pairing of an old man and little girl in Alice & Zoroku
  • 00:16:03 - *SPOILERS* Jun Hanyunyu's Juuman is a unique twist on battling giant alien monsters a la Ultraman
  • 00:23:50 - dakazu finds an enjoyable sports manga formula with the ballet focused The Magnificent Grand Scene
  • 00:26:28 - News: Masashi Kishimoto is basing his characters in Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru on the cast of Doraemon
  • 00:29:08 - *SPOILERS* Discussion about articles on Attack on Titan and it's fascist and nationalistic themes
  • 00:47:13 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Darfox Dabbles, Darfox will revisit Weekly Shonen Sunday and Weekly Shonen Magazine to check out some of their newer manga
  • 00:47:48 - Main Segment One Shot: Abara, Transition Song: "Catch up, latency" by Union Square Garden from Run with the Wind, we review Tsutomu Nihei's 2005 sci-fi tale of humanity's losing battle against grotesque alien invaders
  • 00:52:17 - Seamus notices that Nihei has moved on from his robotic & mechanical designs in BLAME! for more organic designs here
  • 00:55:49 - Seamus enjoyed Abara for it's direct and short story
  • 00:57:25 - Darfox and dakazu comment on Nihei's signature use of scale and perspective in his action scenes
  • 01:00:05 - Darfox points out Nihei's use of tiny robot characters in his works
  • 01:01:46 - dakazu loved the comedic scene of an old lady trying to eat her dinner
  • 01:03:02 - We question the validity of the plot synopsis on Wikipedia
  • 01:05:32 - This manga fits in the Dying Earth subgenre of science fiction that Seamun enjoys
  • 01:06:58 - dakazu wants some clarity on the ending of the story
  • 01:09:58 - Darfox thought the human survivors ended up in cyber space based on the similar environment found in BLAME! and the video game SOMA
  • 01:11:45 - Nihei has given interviews explaining more context for the story of BLAME! so Darfox thinks there might be information he's shared about Abara as well
  • 01:12:21 - Darfox wanted more lore explaining why the structures were built they way they were
  • 01:15:01 - We discuss how Nihei's design aesthetic alone can appeal to the reader
  • 01:17:31 - dakazu is surprised that the main character doesn't have an overpowered gun as a weapon, like in other Tsutomu Nihei series
  • 01:18:10 - We share our thoughts on the short Digimortal story included within Abara
  • 01:21:10 - The video game E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy and the table top game A.V.A. share similar design elements found in Nihei's works
  • 01:23:35 - We praise BLAME! and discuss why it's timeless
  • 01:25:34 - We share our final thoughts and compare Abara against BLAME!
  • 01:29:05 - Next Week's Topic: Darfox Dabbles on Weekly Shonen Sunday & Weekly Shonen Magazine, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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