Comments on: Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, Vol. 1 http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:04:41 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Shipping News, 6/30/10 « The Manga Critic http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031&cpage=1#comment-7524 The Shipping News, 6/30/10 « The Manga Critic Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:34:40 +0000 http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031#comment-7524 [...] Otomo’s sci-fi classic AKIRA (Kodansha) and the second volume of the bacteria-infested Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture (Del Rey), which ought to come with its own complimentary bottle of Purell. For folks who are [...] [...] Otomo’s sci-fi classic AKIRA (Kodansha) and the second volume of the bacteria-infested Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture (Del Rey), which ought to come with its own complimentary bottle of Purell. For folks who are [...]

]]> By: The Manga Critic » Blog Archive » Short Takes: Flower in a Storm and Moyasimon http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031&cpage=1#comment-6990 The Manga Critic » Blog Archive » Short Takes: Flower in a Storm and Moyasimon Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:09:57 +0000 http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031#comment-6990 [...] I said about volume one: “Though the art is solid and the characters firmly established, Moyasimon hasn’t quite [...] [...] I said about volume one: “Though the art is solid and the characters firmly established, Moyasimon hasn’t quite [...]

]]> By: The Manga Critic » Blog Archive » The Manga Critic Turns One! http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031&cpage=1#comment-4818 The Manga Critic » Blog Archive » The Manga Critic Turns One! Thu, 06 May 2010 17:17:38 +0000 http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031#comment-4818 [...] Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, Vol. 1 (9/27/09) [...] [...] Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, Vol. 1 (9/27/09) [...]

]]> By: Everyone’s a Critic | A roundup of comic book reviews and thinkpieces | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031&cpage=1#comment-3672 Everyone’s a Critic | A roundup of comic book reviews and thinkpieces | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:01:41 +0000 http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031#comment-3672 [...] Biochemist/manga adaptor Lianne Sentar looks at three manga series that get the science right (well mostly) and are still entertaining. (Image from the biology manga Moyasimon, borrowed from The Manga Critic.) [...] [...] Biochemist/manga adaptor Lianne Sentar looks at three manga series that get the science right (well mostly) and are still entertaining. (Image from the biology manga Moyasimon, borrowed from The Manga Critic.) [...]

]]> By: Katherine Dacey http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031&cpage=1#comment-2494 Katherine Dacey Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:06:27 +0000 http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031#comment-2494 That pretty much summarizes how I felt about it, too, Laura: some interesting science, a few OK gags, and a lot of unnecessarily gross jokes that weren't all that funny. I think Johanna Draper Carlson summed it up better than I did when she described the hero's gift as a "walking plot device": it's interesting, but one could substitute almost any number of other odd talents and end up with something similar. You teach, don't you? Man, I'd be terrified to see a classroom through Tadashi's eyes -- no doubt it would be a bacterial (and viral!) playground! That pretty much summarizes how I felt about it, too, Laura: some interesting science, a few OK gags, and a lot of unnecessarily gross jokes that weren’t all that funny. I think Johanna Draper Carlson summed it up better than I did when she described the hero’s gift as a “walking plot device”: it’s interesting, but one could substitute almost any number of other odd talents and end up with something similar.

You teach, don’t you? Man, I’d be terrified to see a classroom through Tadashi’s eyes — no doubt it would be a bacterial (and viral!) playground!

]]> By: Laura http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031&cpage=1#comment-2487 Laura Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:55:16 +0000 http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031#comment-2487 I got mixed feelings when reading this. The disgusting scenes that you describe above were easy enough to gloss over. There were some scenes that were intended to be gross comedy, that I didn't find funny, such as sticking his hand up a cow's anus. Yet, the scholar in me found the science interesting. Enough that the next day I was imagining what my workplace would look like if I could see germs. It would be much like the scene in the hospital I'm afraid. All in all though, I don't know how long it could maintain my interest with the given characters and rancid comedy. I got mixed feelings when reading this. The disgusting scenes that you describe above were easy enough to gloss over. There were some scenes that were intended to be gross comedy, that I didn’t find funny, such as sticking his hand up a cow’s anus. Yet, the scholar in me found the science interesting. Enough that the next day I was imagining what my workplace would look like if I could see germs. It would be much like the scene in the hospital I’m afraid. All in all though, I don’t know how long it could maintain my interest with the given characters and rancid comedy.

]]> By: The Manga Critic » Blog Archive » The Shipping News, 12/3/09 http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031&cpage=1#comment-2197 The Manga Critic » Blog Archive » The Shipping News, 12/3/09 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:11:30 +0000 http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031#comment-2197 [...] a strong constitution, the series’ tendency to play the ick card does yield some laughs. (Click here for my [...] [...] a strong constitution, the series’ tendency to play the ick card does yield some laughs. (Click here for my [...]

]]> By: Katherine Dacey http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031&cpage=1#comment-1388 Katherine Dacey Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:49:23 +0000 http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031#comment-1388 Wait 'til you read the chapter with the <i>kiviak</i>. Trust me when I say I found it much more unsettling than any of Krauser II's bat-eating antics! Wait ’til you read the chapter with the kiviak. Trust me when I say I found it much more unsettling than any of Krauser II’s bat-eating antics!

]]> By: Michelle Smith http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031&cpage=1#comment-1386 Michelle Smith Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:39:55 +0000 http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031#comment-1386 Obviously I haven't read this yet, but it still looks less gross to me than your average volume of <i>Detroit Metal City</i>. :) Obviously I haven’t read this yet, but it still looks less gross to me than your average volume of Detroit Metal City. :)

]]> By: Katherine Dacey http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031&cpage=1#comment-1382 Katherine Dacey Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:43:43 +0000 http://mangacritic.com/?p=2031#comment-1382 I agree, Sara; the human body relies on millions of bacteria for its own health and functioning, and there's nothing gross about that. I'm sorry if you came away from this review thinking my take on the book was, "Ew, bacteria!" It's the personification of the bacteria in <i>Moyasimon</i> that makes them unsettling, not their mere presence, if that makes sense. The most stomach-churning jokes, however, revolve around the fermented foods that Prof. Itsuki and his assistant make. Most of these are pretty extreme delicacies that the author has chosen for their shock value. If you know what <i>lutefisk</i> is, the author has combed Asia for its equivalencies. I agree, Sara; the human body relies on millions of bacteria for its own health and functioning, and there’s nothing gross about that. I’m sorry if you came away from this review thinking my take on the book was, “Ew, bacteria!” It’s the personification of the bacteria in Moyasimon that makes them unsettling, not their mere presence, if that makes sense.

The most stomach-churning jokes, however, revolve around the fermented foods that Prof. Itsuki and his assistant make. Most of these are pretty extreme delicacies that the author has chosen for their shock value. If you know what lutefisk is, the author has combed Asia for its equivalencies.

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