Continuing with the inspiration topic I decided it was about time to show and tell a bit about the anime’s and manga’s.
I’ll start of with one of the manga’s that had me amazed with its exceptional art and original world creation from the very first chapter I laid my eyes on.
Dogs - Bullets & Carnage
MIWA Shirow tells a story about people who live by the law of the back alleys like stray dogs in a run down futuristic world.
People who live there life by way of sword and gun. Destinies intertwine and dark pasts are revealed. With it’s some what noir manga style and easy to follow action scenes Shirow conveys a compelling story of hardship, bloodshed, vengeance and other not so nice things. This is where the characters come to shine, fighting for and against these not so nice things.
Plot (from baka-updates):
In a post apolyptic world devoid of seasons, where man’s “golden age of technology” ruined earth and caused science to run amok, there live four individuals looking for a door to the hell far below the surface. Through a series of coincidences, the ex-hitman-now-bartender Mihai, the deranged and psychopathic Haine, the vengeful yet kind Naoto, and the freelancer Badou meet one another.
Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark, prequel to Dogs - Bullets&Carnage is a volume of background story’s of the main characters and a recommended read before you read the series. Also the Dogs: Hardcore Twins is a special featuring the twins Luki and Noki and is a fun read.
Main characters:
Haine
Badou
Naoto
Mihai
Art: 9/10
Story: 8/10
Characters: 10/10
(And it has nothing to do with the fact that I love girls with swords kicking ass! OK, maybe a bit :P.)
Level: Awesomeness
Onemanga: Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark, Dogs - Bullets&Carnage, Dogs: Hardcore Twins
Artist info: MIWA Shirow
Artist website: m.m.m. Works ONLINE
Scanlations: MangaTranslation
Art Links: scans, wallpapers.
