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  • @nashihm925
    @nashihm925 2 місяці тому +2862

    The fun thing about being a brazillian reading this manga is that, whenever you see a politician getting a visit from akumetsu i don't even care about the context, i just know they deseved it.

    • @henryadlerzando6460
      @henryadlerzando6460 2 місяці тому +134

      KARALHO BRASIL MENCIONADO PORRA ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ O CARALHOS É UM GOVERNO NÃO CORRUPTO????!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔊🔊🔊🔊🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

    • @eriksigalraven8340
      @eriksigalraven8340 2 місяці тому +121

      Same thing while being russian or iranian

    • @ruileite4579
      @ruileite4579 2 місяці тому +52

      Same thing with being Portuguese

    • @paradoxwraith5275
      @paradoxwraith5275 2 місяці тому

      Well aint that most politicians though ? Most of those mfs roll in corruption.

    • @PsevdonimKanalaNahuy
      @PsevdonimKanalaNahuy 2 місяці тому

      ​@@eriksigalraven8340No.

  • @mario98730
    @mario98730 2 місяці тому +1470

    …are there really people who don’t think Light has a God complex? He verbatim says “I’m the one who’ll become the god of a new world that everyone desires” Have we become this illiterate as a society? 😂

    • @TKVirusman
      @TKVirusman Місяць тому +19

      Yes we have. Honestly just don't respect the opinions of anyone who's birth year starts with a 2 and about 50 to 70% of the ones who's year does not.

    • @Yurei45
      @Yurei45 Місяць тому +123

      @@TKVirusman weirdo

    • @cisuminocisumino3250
      @cisuminocisumino3250 Місяць тому +17

      Unpopular opinion here, but technically it wasn't really a "god complex," because he really had the power of a god. It wasn't a mere belief, he truly had a godlike ability that no one else had. I'd say he became a little god that abused his power.

    • @chrash2012
      @chrash2012 Місяць тому +91

      ​@@cisuminocisumino3250 light straight up says that he always felt like that in the first issue, and the reason his first murder was a criminal was just to he wouldn't feel bad, bro always had that complex

    • @cisuminocisumino3250
      @cisuminocisumino3250 Місяць тому +4

      @@chrash2012 yeah, but his feelings weren't just feelings anymore, he truly did gain the power of a god, so I wouldn't call it a god complex anymore.

  • @generatea2207
    @generatea2207 2 місяці тому +748

    i read this shit back in 2018, it's about time someone gave it the attention that it deserves

    • @Jdelgrego1212
      @Jdelgrego1212 2 місяці тому +28

      Masked man has been talking about it pretty consistently for a couple years but yeah it needs way more hype

    • @dariodiluciano9443
      @dariodiluciano9443 Місяць тому +4

      It's literally his inspiration for his name

    • @redefinedliving5974
      @redefinedliving5974 Місяць тому +1

      Wait for me to get rich AF, I'll do it 😂

  • @adrianalexanderveidt344
    @adrianalexanderveidt344 2 місяці тому +627

    AkuMetsu 悪滅 = Evil Annihilation (Or annihilation of evil)
    Coincidentally, Hakumen's (Blaz Blue) ultimate attack has the same name.

    • @jngo172
      @jngo172 2 місяці тому +1

      BLAZBLUE MENTIONED 🔥🟦

    • @jngo172
      @jngo172 2 місяці тому +1

      BLAZBLUE MENTIONED 🔥🟦

    • @shorterazer6858
      @shorterazer6858 Місяць тому +28

      BlazBlue mentioned, you get my like, have good day my friend

    • @adrianalexanderveidt344
      @adrianalexanderveidt344 Місяць тому +10

      @@shorterazer6858 Ah a man of impeccable taste. And a great day to you too.

    • @SusanooMain
      @SusanooMain Місяць тому +9

      I am the white void

  • @dablaccseaproductions5279
    @dablaccseaproductions5279 2 місяці тому +1314

    We diss CGI anime but if Studio Orange got a hold of this it would be a visual masterclass

    • @wlf-hly
      @wlf-hly 2 місяці тому +78

      Agreed , they really respect animation so it would kick ass

    • @puperman4208
      @puperman4208 2 місяці тому +35

      It's funny that studio orange is always the exception. They could touch anything ever and make it good

    • @Pumpkin7269
      @Pumpkin7269 2 місяці тому +85

      ​@@puperman4208 That's because they are a CGI animation studio who specialize in the field, every other studio use CGI due to Time Constraints.

    • @LionOfTawhid
      @LionOfTawhid Місяць тому +12

      @@Pumpkin7269 Yeah CGI is great, both 3D and 2D can be used poorly, greatest example of bad CGI being Berserk and the greatest example of bad 2D animation I can think of being Naruto

    • @Apoc_Bone_Daddy
      @Apoc_Bone_Daddy Місяць тому +3

      I like cgi anime 😭

  • @professionalhimbo
    @professionalhimbo Місяць тому +43

    So, i went and actually read all of Akumetsu after hearing the premise of it, and i gotta say, it bangs. Still reads like a manifesto, but a really banger manifesto.

  • @Artixes
    @Artixes 2 місяці тому +662

    The old masked man

  • @nobody4248
    @nobody4248 2 місяці тому +82

    The idea of commiting evil to get rid of evil reminds me of a group in a ttrpg, who aknowledge that they stain themselves, by their acts of evil, but if they do it to stop greater evil, they will reduce both the harm to the victims and prevent the evil-doer from furher staining themselves.

    • @mirceazaharia2094
      @mirceazaharia2094 2 місяці тому +17

      Anti-heroes are like that. That's pretty much the Punisher right there.

    • @jessfarinas1842
      @jessfarinas1842 Місяць тому +10

      Code: Breaker does this also. If I remember correctly (since I read this one super waaay back like early 2009-ish), each of them follows their own version of "Code of Hammurabi". I'll use the protagonist as example, Rei Ogami's version of it is "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and evil for evil.".

    • @yaelz6043
      @yaelz6043 Місяць тому

      "Killing evil people is evil" is the most ridiculous non-morality bs i habe ever heard. No one who pushes it even pretends to practice it, they're happily cheering on the bombing of whichever nation the empire is currently invading.

  • @dangerousdays2052
    @dangerousdays2052 2 місяці тому +184

    Akumetsu kind of reminds me of a little known Marvel character called Cardiac who also unalives white collar criminals. I guess that's why Marvel hardly ever uses him. 🤔🤔

    • @MrJerichoPumpkin
      @MrJerichoPumpkin Місяць тому +25

      poc cardio-surgeon with a reactor artifical heart and vibranium skin, usually a Spidey irregular, first drawn by Erik Larsen.

    • @Nechromachia
      @Nechromachia Місяць тому

      stop saying "unalive" you communist drone

    • @ashes4ashes174
      @ashes4ashes174 Місяць тому +7

      you can say “kill” instead of “unalive” here.

    • @Kiiro_Space
      @Kiiro_Space Місяць тому +5

      Also Anarky from DC's Batman. I think it was also the reason why Transformers Animated weren't made a 4th Season. Sentinel Prime looked like a politician.

  • @sqwidtheboi
    @sqwidtheboi 2 місяці тому +249

    Ngl, I could see Netflix deciding to hire a Western Studio to make an Akumetsu anime, but honestly, i think that's the only way I could see it being made into an anime

    • @enriquejoseantequerasanche6180
      @enriquejoseantequerasanche6180 Місяць тому +53

      And we all know Netflix would inject their own horrible politics into it, destroying the message.

    • @v.e.l.pianist7848
      @v.e.l.pianist7848 Місяць тому

      Would prolly go from selfsacrificial corruption destroyer to genderswapped girlboss patriarchy smasher

    • @NexxtTimeDontMiss
      @NexxtTimeDontMiss Місяць тому +4

      Lol no

    • @NexxtTimeDontMiss
      @NexxtTimeDontMiss Місяць тому +24

      @@enriquejoseantequerasanche6180you mean not being racist ?

    • @NeostormXLMAX
      @NeostormXLMAX Місяць тому +1

      @@enriquejoseantequerasanche6180 like what happened in the BOYS, which was originally anti cia anti fbi and federal government and corporations, turned into some progressive agenda lmao.

  • @dready8192
    @dready8192 2 місяці тому +502

    So it's a modern re-imagining of the count of monte christo.

    • @phillemon7664
      @phillemon7664 2 місяці тому +33

      That’s what I thought of as well. Pretty cool concept

    • @masterapropos2155
      @masterapropos2155 Місяць тому +26

      Its from 2002 and not entirely, a modern re-imagining of count of monte christo is Gankutsuou

    • @dariodiluciano9443
      @dariodiluciano9443 Місяць тому +44

      I wouldn't put it this way, they're similar but not for this one is the re-imagination of the other.
      Montecristo is a (the) revenge story, akumetsu surely HAS revenge in it but it is more a "wipe the evil" story.
      They both take the place of the Providence though

    • @NeostormXLMAX
      @NeostormXLMAX Місяць тому +5

      thats literally monte chirsto Gankutsuou lmao sci fi reimagining

    • @410cultivar
      @410cultivar Місяць тому

      Guys guys guys. He's just Thanos with no glove

  • @solounhero
    @solounhero 2 місяці тому +252

    man if we tried this shit in the USA we'd probably dead before chapter 2 lol

    • @raipe125
      @raipe125 2 місяці тому +14

      he die

    • @GIGADEV690
      @GIGADEV690 Місяць тому

      Us will takedown itself

    • @410cultivar
      @410cultivar Місяць тому +55

      Lol the 2nd page would be "but the fbi heard his entire plan through his phone, he was abducted on his way to class, and never seem again."
      The end

    • @Liv-ie4xl
      @Liv-ie4xl Місяць тому +5

      But than again there were guys who could hack them (even to the nuclear bomb system according to a trusted news channel in Germany)

    • @paganofthenorth448
      @paganofthenorth448 Місяць тому +4

      @NumberTobi 100% correct.

  • @jormamma1643
    @jormamma1643 2 місяці тому +438

    “Gotta get Back
    Back to past
    OG masked man”

    • @anthony-be6fl
      @anthony-be6fl 2 місяці тому +14

      Love the samurai jack reference

    • @titusg4247
      @titusg4247 Місяць тому

      Samurai Rack😂

  • @ShiroyashaVince
    @ShiroyashaVince 2 місяці тому +158

    Akumetsu really is a troll and is such a charismatic dude and is a savage againsr corrupt higher ups. Such a fun read ong.

  • @K00leD
    @K00leD Місяць тому +12

    I read this for the 1st time 15 years ago. For years Akumetsu mask was for me a symbol on how good and thought provoking a manga could be. I’m glad to find other people love this as much as I do

  • @aftershock7064
    @aftershock7064 2 місяці тому +134

    Shou driving a Countach put him in goated territory imo

  • @brianmurphy250
    @brianmurphy250 2 місяці тому +64

    Has it ever got an English release?
    BTW, the last good comic I read was King of Spies ( 4 part series written by Mark Millar). A James Bond type agent finds out he has a year to live and he decides to take out corrupt presidents, billionaires, a religious leader and various super high up corrupt leaders who cause wars/ global suffering. Great art and very bloody.

    • @amandap7733
      @amandap7733 Місяць тому +11

      Official English? No you have to make do with scans and supporting the author another way. But oddly enough it was officially released in Italian and French.

    • @andrewm6470
      @andrewm6470 Місяць тому +2

      There are some pretty high quality English scans floating around

    • @algorithmgeneratedanimegir1286
      @algorithmgeneratedanimegir1286 Місяць тому +2

      @@amandap7733 French? Lol what? They gave it a French and Italian Adaptation but not English? Huh? Business wise that doesn't even makes sense, there are way, way more English speakers than Italian lmao.

    • @amandap7733
      @amandap7733 Місяць тому +1

      @@algorithmgeneratedanimegir1286 I can't speak for Italian but its actually insane how many manga get French releases that don't get English ones.

    • @Dexyne
      @Dexyne 26 днів тому

      @@algorithmgeneratedanimegir1286 It's not really a surprise for the French version, from what I remember, before the "boom" of manga/anime in the USA/NA from recent years, France was the second country behind Japan in terms of readers/purchase of manga. And according to Wikipedia: "France represents about 40% of the European comic market and in 2011, manga represented 40% of the comics being published in the country." In the 80-90' up to the 2000, anime was bought for TV and there were even French-Japanese collaborations of them ("Ulysses 31" or "Mysterious Cities of Gold" for example). I would also think that censorship in the USA could have been another reason why, but maybe some English publisher could pick it up now I guess.

  • @antongunther3977
    @antongunther3977 Місяць тому +11

    In the us we dont use fibrinogen. Hep C does significantly increase your chance of developing liver cancer. There is currently a cure for Hep C but its very costly and time consuming. Typically insurance companies will only pay for a treatment once. The treatment does not render you immune to reinfection.

  • @monsterhunter7424
    @monsterhunter7424 2 місяці тому +160

    22 seconds ago is crazy. But wait wasn't ur previous mask inspired from this manga?

  • @letmedie4524
    @letmedie4524 2 місяці тому +62

    I think it’s possible that the Studio that animated Pluto might animate since they weren’t afraid to criticize the Iraq war.

  • @_apple_juice_
    @_apple_juice_ 2 місяці тому +32

    You're the reason I read this manga and I don't regret it, it's awesome! I watched your video on it back then not knowing who you are, but I loved it, decided to read the manga myself and watch your videos because of it. I should probably reread it now that you made another video on it AND because I forgot quite a bit of the story (besides main plot points and such).

  • @grant1245
    @grant1245 2 місяці тому +20

    This was the first manga I ever read, pretty sure it was your recommendation in an old video along with holyland and I still love both of them.
    Akumetsu is the hero we all need.

    • @SlowMonoxide
      @SlowMonoxide Місяць тому +1

      Holyland is fucking solid, it explains so many things that I can't put into words about fighting

  • @Camacho4Prez2024
    @Camacho4Prez2024 2 місяці тому +39

    Such a good, fun manga, definitely recommended read. Deserves an anime for sure, but for obvious reasons will never get one ESPECIALLY after what happened to Shinzo Abe.

  • @homelessperson5455
    @homelessperson5455 2 місяці тому +92

    Who's to say a studio in another country can't adapt it?

    • @v.e.l.pianist7848
      @v.e.l.pianist7848 Місяць тому +12

      The costs to do so are incredibly high and it is not guaranteed to be a hit too, so best case scenario a minor studio could animate enough of the story to act as an inspiration to read the source material. The danger of getting legal suits placed on your studio for defamation etc deincentivize this investment though... rather pray that it stays without adaptation as it'll no question get turned down in its defining aspects aswell as/or pushed in current-socio-political directions it never had anything to do with and thereby ruined.

    • @FineWine-v4.0
      @FineWine-v4.0 Місяць тому +2

      Korea

    • @GweAnakJakarta
      @GweAnakJakarta Місяць тому +1

      @@FineWine-v4.0 and China

    • @bluesamurai1246
      @bluesamurai1246 Місяць тому

      ​@@GweAnakJakartaCCP

    • @mehmehmehmehmehmehmeh
      @mehmehmehmehmehmehmeh Місяць тому

      @@GweAnakJakarta China has been heavily restricting Chinese animation creation because they consider it "detrimental to Youth's health" unless it's straight up government praising propaganda, ain't no way any studio would even be willing to adapt a JAPANESE manga when anti-Japan sentiment is at its highest over there.

  • @BLED555
    @BLED555 2 місяці тому +42

    there's a movie with this concept named "Jawan". Where the vigilante main guy not only punishes the corrupt politicians but also changes the systems which r corrupted.

    • @Sameer_bhaskar
      @Sameer_bhaskar Місяць тому +5

      watched it in theatres it was shit

    • @BLED555
      @BLED555 Місяць тому +3

      @@Sameer_bhaskar might not be the best but definitely isn't shit. But I guess it's subjective. But yeah it became goofy in serious times which I didn't quite like.

    • @OmPathak-bi8jl
      @OmPathak-bi8jl Місяць тому

      It was goofy😂​@@BLED555

    • @FineWine-v4.0
      @FineWine-v4.0 Місяць тому

      It reeked of feminism & honestly it was pretty cringe
      Could've used Nobody as as inspiration but naaaaaah

    • @mythicalsoulz4709
      @mythicalsoulz4709 Місяць тому

      Its a shitty remake combining atleast 3 south indian movies and straight up copying mersal and making it worse.

  • @rumfordc
    @rumfordc 2 місяці тому +16

    100% going to read that, thank you for sharing it. i never would have heard about it otherwise

  • @VanguardAlexkio
    @VanguardAlexkio 2 місяці тому +17

    Comedic troll with a gun, plans against government officials... Happy Chaos??

    • @GlebSeva
      @GlebSeva Місяць тому

      Not enough interestingly bullshit OP powers.

  • @JAY_X1
    @JAY_X1 2 місяці тому +82

    Its for the best this series never gets a popular anime adaptation. The video essays from the "media literate" crowd would be unbearable for this.

    • @Alex_Barbosa
      @Alex_Barbosa 28 днів тому

      You dont like media analysis?

    • @ratedr7845
      @ratedr7845 18 днів тому +1

      @@Alex_Barbosa son't staman, we don't like people that don't get the point

  • @senjusan6359
    @senjusan6359 2 місяці тому +24

    Damn someone made a manga of what is sitting my mind for the very long time.
    In short, I completely understand the anger that author of this manga feels towards politicians

    • @GwainSagaFanChannel
      @GwainSagaFanChannel 2 місяці тому +3

      Bro you are an anti-vaxxer and flat earth believer might want to first educate yourself I am unsure how someone that does not believe in science will know anything about fixing society

    • @water6305
      @water6305 2 місяці тому +13

      @@GwainSagaFanChannel he didn't mention either of those things lol. also thats a very long run on sentence

    • @MTFAlphaOne
      @MTFAlphaOne 2 місяці тому +1

      ⁠@@water6305 Although he doesn’t implied such conspiracies within his comment, what is clearly visible on his UA-cam profile gives off the impression of a conspiracist who just learned that Facebook isn’t the only social media platform out there. Out of his two total shorts, short one centers around the “chemtrails” created by planes and short two is centered around dying birds (may be related to that camera hoax about birds). Out of his seven total videos, three center around how the Earth is “flat”, three center around anti-vax propaganda, and one is a reupload of a fictional dystopian short film he thinks reflects his actual government. Are you really sure you want to defend a grown adult, who believes that every single piece of media they consume is actually occurring in real life and is something actively being suppressed by the government? This man is gonna start praying for Gojo like Winston Cave praying for Trump to come save him three years ago.

    • @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943
      @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943 2 місяці тому

      ​@@water6305He clicked his channel

    • @jonsnow5513
      @jonsnow5513 2 місяці тому +1

      Author is also a deeply sick individual if you read his other "works"

  • @CorrespondenceTheory
    @CorrespondenceTheory 2 місяці тому +4

    Damn you brought back my last manga series i bought before i moved to the US in 2007. What a throwback. Zipang and this manga were my fave.

  • @HowardTaveras
    @HowardTaveras Місяць тому +3

    You my dude are doing the lords work. I been an Akumetsu fan since 2014 and have always thought if it was ever made into an anime some people might learn some shit. Still my fav manga to this day and I share this with everyone every time someone askes for a recommendations.

  • @theknightmare2796
    @theknightmare2796 2 місяці тому +31

    Goat finnally upload

  • @sophiaisabelle01
    @sophiaisabelle01 2 місяці тому +13

    We appreciate your insights on this matter.

  • @myonwontstfu
    @myonwontstfu 2 місяці тому +11

    I like this one a lot. Despite this not really being a central point until the very last arc, I was invested into Hazama and his girl's relationship and it ended in a very sad way, that still keeps me wondering if that pod was a standalone, or she's practically a 4th now

  • @swaderable
    @swaderable 2 місяці тому +49

    Just got the mask tattoo'd on my arm a few weeks ago. My favorite manga by a mile

  • @teinmeizeshi5209
    @teinmeizeshi5209 Місяць тому +8

    This is art, a protest in the form of art.

  • @zero-ig9fz
    @zero-ig9fz 2 місяці тому +11

    him and yuuichi from tomodachi game have my fav facial expressions 😭🙏🏽

  • @dariodiluciano9443
    @dariodiluciano9443 Місяць тому +3

    I've come to know about akumetsu in a past video of yours, red it and just loved it.
    I just want to say thank you for this wonderful discovery

  • @jeremiahjackson261
    @jeremiahjackson261 Місяць тому +2

    Finally!!! Someone talks about Akumatsu. I read this Manga back in 2018. And I was genuinely sad that no one was talking about this series. You bring up a good point about how this Hidden Gem of a manga basically went into obscurity while there's so many by the numbers isekai, fantasy, and shonen anime being shoveled out by anime studios these days.

  • @olivergrebner9959
    @olivergrebner9959 2 місяці тому +3

    Hey, wanted you to know how much I appreciate your videos.
    I remember watching your Akumetsu video from 3 years ago and got so intrigued that I started to Read it soon after.
    Akumetsu is one of my favorite manga of all time and the Main Character so Special to me.
    Without you I never would have experienced this Read. Keep Up your awesome work!

  • @Brendanj101
    @Brendanj101 Місяць тому +2

    I'm surprised other people have heard of this manga. I discovered it years ago back when I would read a LOT of manga and one of the chapter covers looked interesting so I picked it up.

  • @FarCritical
    @FarCritical 14 днів тому

    I'd have massive respect to whatever studio decided to adapt this just for the balls it takes to even take such a project on, with extra kudos if they manage to translate the action (especially the executions) into anime form faithfully

  • @YungRamo
    @YungRamo 2 місяці тому +5

    it read it a while back on your recommendation, really good series, i think it tapers off in the end somewhat, but the bulk of it is very satisfying. I wish this was a genre. 'Retribution'. I like seeing evil punished with little to no mercy lol.

    • @Miraihi
      @Miraihi Місяць тому +2

      It is actually a genre. In Japanese it's called "ざまぁ" (Zamaa), an abbreviation from "様を見ろ" what means "Serves you right". It is a pretty pupular tag on, for example, shousetsuka ni narou.

    • @YungRamo
      @YungRamo Місяць тому

      @Miraihi hmm ill do some research and see if there are any that looks good. Thanks

  • @zredplayer
    @zredplayer Місяць тому +2

    The Autor of this Anime could it crowdfounding this anime to become an real Anime. May a American Studio that able to make this anime can do it.

  • @Kanzen2007
    @Kanzen2007 11 днів тому

    I read this manga,
    And I rlly rlly rlly thank you for reccomending this masterpiece !
    This one of the few manga/manhwa that I can call a master piece. The ending was sad but fitting. Pls reccomend us more reads like this ❤

  • @hunn20004
    @hunn20004 Місяць тому +1

    It would be an awesome idea if every politician in the anime voiced themselves.
    It would actually bring levity and self awareness to the situation.

  • @alejobuitragotapasco9557
    @alejobuitragotapasco9557 12 днів тому

    Good video, I find it strange that there are not many videos in Spanish about this manga, even after this video became the most viewed video about this manga.

  • @crimsonpotemkin
    @crimsonpotemkin Місяць тому +1

    I'm still hoping it gets adapted someday.
    Listen, if shit like Redo of Healer can get one, this one can too.

  • @downix
    @downix Місяць тому +1

    I had seen it listed before, but this breakdown sold me on trying it out. Thanks!

  • @gustavohernandeza.890
    @gustavohernandeza.890 2 місяці тому +15

    Great video. I think an adaptation of that is only viable IMHO if not just the violence is toned down but if the corrupt government/business/criminal group does not resemble real-people and/or done in a very cartoonish way (Mr. Robot comes to mind). Also, feels like this manga feels part of the overall extreme stuff coming out of Japan at that (Battle Royale & Ichi the Killer for example) even if the discontent and disillusionment with the way democracy works in Japan (or in other places, just can pick one country) continues but has increased. They would rather do something more akin to Eden of the East or using something else as base (like Shin Gojira did)

  • @v4rr0lot3k6
    @v4rr0lot3k6 2 місяці тому +15

    I can easily see the point why this can't be made into an anime and broadcasted on TV. Considering the current state of affairs in Japan, since their current government is not well received at all, it could cause quite a bit of controversy.

    • @HydraSpectre1138
      @HydraSpectre1138 Місяць тому +1

      It can probably be adapted into a Netflix Original Anime, though.
      Or done as an OVA like in the olden days.

    • @miragebangbravern
      @miragebangbravern Місяць тому +2

      ​@@HydraSpectre1138Netflix maybe but it still will get a big attention enough for it to be controversial and OVAs are not something studios are willing to make much nowadays because it isn't the 80's anymore where you can spend as much on it because they were mostly passion projects.

  • @innocentxii12
    @innocentxii12 2 місяці тому +4

    Wait until anime studios hear about the literal manhwa called Terror Man

  • @Tchado1000
    @Tchado1000 Місяць тому +1

    Alright , im gonna get into this manga , was looking for something to read during my vacation. Thanks for this video ! subbed !

  • @BartholomewHenryAllen
    @BartholomewHenryAllen Місяць тому

    After working for Walmart for over 4 years and having to deal with abuse (just for a resume I'll never make use of) until I finally quits, and even having them control my life even after I quit, ruining my relationships and chances of getting a job anywhere near my own place, this mango you've mentioned seems to basically resemble my entire life since. Everything from the changes in charisma to the masks I have to wear between the different types of people I have to deal with. Even going into in-depth research regarding cognitive mechanics analytical psychology. Especially with all the narcissists I've realized I should have been keeping better track of.

  • @CapeCrusader77
    @CapeCrusader77 13 днів тому

    I was just 1 minute in and i just close the video and start reading the manga
    The masked man knows hia stuff fr!
    Thank you for this mangA

  • @kjracz15
    @kjracz15 Місяць тому +1

    This is by far the best vigilante manga I've ever read. I remember stumbling into this over a decade ago while I was looking for stuff to read after a golgo13 marathon. I found Dendrobytes, another gem, and... THIS.

  • @dexdragon21
    @dexdragon21 2 місяці тому +4

    I remember this series! Man i wish it would get more love

  • @Thats-Akumetsu
    @Thats-Akumetsu Місяць тому +1

    Honestly, this is probably one of my 5 mangas alongside the likes of one piece, vagabond, and 20th century boy's.

  • @yeetyaw9120
    @yeetyaw9120 Місяць тому +2

    The MC’s face kinda reminds me of Senku, just older

    • @johnlloydkalata1962
      @johnlloydkalata1962 Місяць тому

      Finally, I thought I was the only one who thought the thumbnail was a DR. Stone sequel or spinoff.

  • @youngthinker1
    @youngthinker1 2 місяці тому +1

    I remembered reading this when it first came out and not really understanding the context around it. I thought politicians acting like scum was the norm, especially when they are far removed from common man. (The police schemes taught me how to avoid them. You know, when the end of the month comes around and the cops want more money, they start writing more tickets. This means entrapment of sorts by catching you making basic driving mistakes that could be interpreted as breaking the law.)
    The ending though, that ending is messed up to an extent. If I recall correctly, the entire operation basically was a cover for destroying the cloning technology, because of how dangerous and evil it was, and also as a nod to all of those who died due to government screw ups. He saves the girl who fell in love with him, by making one last clone of her, while destroying every hidden base that he operated out of. Japan does start to recover, but the old corruption never went away.

  • @masakari3990
    @masakari3990 Місяць тому +14

    I always felt like the writer was venting through the series.
    As you said, the series is revenge porn and I felt the writer communicated several times that what akumetsu was doing isn't good and sometimes even had flawed logic for doing it. Like the first kill where he accuses the guy of killing 30 people because one guy killed himself over an amount of money and everyone acknowledges that it doesn't make sense. The only reason the kill felt good to read was because of how they were treating the girls. Strip them out of the scene and akumetsu looks a lot less justified in his actions.

    • @Alex_Barbosa
      @Alex_Barbosa 28 днів тому

      That guy still ruined alot of peoples lives. Honestly, if that were the only way to realistically fix the situation so it doesnt happen again, then its fine IMO.

    • @masakari3990
      @masakari3990 26 днів тому

      @@Alex_Barbosa I'd have to re-read but I'm not sure if it's confirmed he did ruin a bunch of lives. Akumetsu's justification was based off an amount one person killed themself over and comparing it to how much they get for retirement. Keep in mind, the person didn't have to kill themself. He was at a low in his life, some of which was probably brought on by his own actions.
      He also didn't fix anything. At the end, nothing was fixed. It ended kind of optimistically with her saying they are rebuilding and figuring stuff out but nothing was fixed. It's not like he killed all the shitty people in the world. They still exist and will still find their way into positions of power.

  • @atealaska4415
    @atealaska4415 Місяць тому

    bro it was so nostalgic watching this video i never thought i would actually hear another human being bring up this manga.

  • @GuacJohnson
    @GuacJohnson 2 місяці тому +4

    Always loved Akumetsu, glad you're covering again!

  • @mrm0nty550
    @mrm0nty550 2 місяці тому +4

    Akumetsu rocks! The ending was a bit depressing though.

  • @Z3ROMyth
    @Z3ROMyth 11 днів тому

    I've read about 30ish chapters of Akumetsu, and it's a really great manga, Shou is essentially, as you stated, a mortally grey vigilante 💯.

  • @TacticalGoldfishy
    @TacticalGoldfishy 21 день тому

    It is truly a legendary manga. I'm glad you covered this - more people need to read it.

  • @Exile_Sky
    @Exile_Sky Місяць тому

    Hey, I never thought any section of BLAME's story would get any kind of adaptation. There's always a chance, no matter how slim.

  • @zozihn8047
    @zozihn8047 Місяць тому

    It's good to see someone giving Akumetsu the attention it deserves. This along with Freesia and Sanctuary (1990 - 1995) should get modern anime adaptations. Especially Freesia, which I see you don't seem to have covered in a video. If you've never read Freesia, definitely look into it.

  • @_awooga8551
    @_awooga8551 2 місяці тому +2

    FINALLY someone is talking about this manga

  • @okomi7
    @okomi7 Місяць тому

    Thank you for reminding me of this awesome manga. I never finished it back when an did it after watching your video. Here for an AKUMETSU anime.

  • @zsolti357
    @zsolti357 2 місяці тому +2

    Such a underrated manga...We could all use more Akumetsu in our life.

  • @dangerousdays2052
    @dangerousdays2052 2 місяці тому +6

    Akumetsu was amazing, and so appropriate for today's political climate.

  • @abahjames425
    @abahjames425 2 місяці тому +2

    The chemistry teacher analogy, brings back memories 😂

  • @portela132
    @portela132 2 місяці тому +1

    dude the writer is from a first world country and has all this rage against the government imagine how this manga would go if he was from the third world

  • @LionOfTawhid
    @LionOfTawhid Місяць тому +1

    Biggest issue is that Mappa would definitely be the type of studio to pick this up, unfortunately it's one of the most inhumane studios so I can't say I'm looking forward to whatever masterpiece they choose to animate

  • @ShockedTaiLung
    @ShockedTaiLung 2 місяці тому +5

    Shou is gonna show em

  • @mikeoakeshart3823
    @mikeoakeshart3823 Місяць тому +1

    Isn't the mangaka also did another equally controversial manga called Wolf boy (wolf man) I don't remember. The manga story revolves around a highschool student who is werewolf in love with his teacher, the teacher get kidnapped by his enemy, 14 years old Yakuza leader's son. The Yakuza son really did some crazy despicable shit, like school shooting, graping his own classmate (male classmate), graping the said female teacher, the et bunch of his Yakuza thugs grape her, video recorded it and uploaded it to UA-cam to taunt the protagonist. It's so uncomfortable to read but I keep reading it. The art is really good though.

    • @doodlebugfour7070
      @doodlebugfour7070 Місяць тому

      Wolf Guy - Ookami no Monshou/Emblem of the Wolf/Wolfen Crest. Which is in fact a modern remake of an old 1970 manga that was readapted into a bunch of novels by the late Kazumasa Hirai (Creator of 8Man and Genma Taisen), who used to grew up in Post War Yokosuka where he witnessed Women getting "Graped" and "Unalive" and horribly buillied at school which is what inspired him to make the original story.

    • @ezeqeel8352
      @ezeqeel8352 Місяць тому

      Just say raped.

  • @kagekaiser9270
    @kagekaiser9270 2 місяці тому +8

    Wait, they were based on rl people?!

    • @Arcaeau
      @Arcaeau 2 місяці тому +3

      I started it but didn't know that....crazy

  • @bomb876
    @bomb876 22 дні тому

    This manga has been my favorite ever since I first read it and is truly one of the best at being entertaining and sending a message

  • @TheDanieru
    @TheDanieru Місяць тому

    I have read this manga a long time ago, but the parallels to our current time with politics is spine shivering. The mask didnt explode, but dropped.

  • @scilin8679
    @scilin8679 21 день тому

    I read akumetsu about 15 or 16 years ago, and it still sticks with me, especially the wheelchair imposter

  • @sindrimyr5351
    @sindrimyr5351 Місяць тому +1

    Gods I WISHED...Akumetsu is for sure THE revenge porn manga. But I like also how repeatedly over the story, they admit "What I am doing is no less evil"

  • @MDonuT-of7px
    @MDonuT-of7px Місяць тому

    This feels like if Garth Ennis wrote a manga and I'll definitely check it out. Thanks for the amazing recc!

    • @Dizerfullpower
      @Dizerfullpower Місяць тому

      Not enough whining about how ww2 soldiers are ackshual heroes for a Garth Ennis piece

  • @bernhardvonbarret1729
    @bernhardvonbarret1729 Місяць тому +1

    We Need Akumetsu to visit Narcolas Maburro and Right the wrongs of that Dictatorship.

  • @kaelmolo1432
    @kaelmolo1432 Місяць тому

    This was my absolute favorite manga around 10 ish years ago. Reading it felt very cathartic as someone who lives in a 3rd world extremely corrupt country.

  • @jessfarinas1842
    @jessfarinas1842 Місяць тому

    Wow, I never even thought someone would review this manga. I read Akumetsu waay back when I was in highschool and I am entering my 30s. It was for me, one of the most unforgettable read that I have ever done.

  • @jaykay5568
    @jaykay5568 14 днів тому

    Akumetsu was an awesome manga, I'm glad someone covered it

  • @collenjets123
    @collenjets123 Місяць тому

    Akumetsu is a damn masterpiece. It's cathartic in the best way, while having a good story, art, and characters. I binged it over the course of a weekend and i loved nearly every second of it.

  • @Some_Really_Random_Dude.
    @Some_Really_Random_Dude. Місяць тому

    It feels really weird being reminded of this because I once stumbled upon it by sheer chance and got quite absorbed by it during the edge teenager phase of my life. It was already completed by then and while I do think it goes a little too weird near the end of it, overall I still really like it.

  • @preposteroussvideos
    @preposteroussvideos 2 місяці тому +2

    You got me into this manga years ago

  • @solinvictus681
    @solinvictus681 Місяць тому

    Decided to read the manga after watching this video. Took me about 3-4 days to read all 161 chapters. I just finished the last chapter a few mins ago. Thank you for recommending this manga via the video, it has become one of my favorite manga of all time and can definitely be considered a masterpiece.

  • @Candlesjack
    @Candlesjack Місяць тому +1

    Akumetsu was absolute fire.

  • @shuttlethefox6042
    @shuttlethefox6042 Місяць тому

    I love how we have movies like this in the US but stuff like this is controversial in other countries? The revenge action movie genre is a hollywood staple here.

  • @randomname392
    @randomname392 Місяць тому

    This was an absolute batshit insane manga to read as someone new to manga with the only 2 other manga I'd read being 'to your eternity' and another one where the character is a blind martial artist in prison? Don't remember it all that well and dropped it quickly cause I wasn't very interested. Anyway, I might reread this cause so much context wasn't in my fairly young mind and I completely forgot about the whole terrorist thing.

  • @Evangelionism
    @Evangelionism Місяць тому

    Yooo, since this video's release, the Japanese Yen has skyrocketed like crazy as of 7 August 2024, to now US$6,808,000 rather than $6M (per US$1Bn).
    What the hell happened lmao?

  • @TWEEMASTER2000
    @TWEEMASTER2000 Місяць тому

    i went and read the entire manga after this video and it was amazing, reading it is the best experience holy shit
    i dont LOVE the ending but it makes the most sense and it's not bad at all

  • @AnomalyINC
    @AnomalyINC Місяць тому +4

    Personally, while I find the artwork appealing, the fact that the bad guys are based on real people just strikes me as being in poor taste.
    Just imagine being the child of one of these people, seeing a depiction of your father brutalised and executed for the sake of entertainment and as a way of "making a point".
    I don't like politicians any more than your average person, and I trust them even less, but I draw a line at gleefully portraying them being tortured and murdered. I mean, what would that say about me?
    That's not to say that this comic has no right to exist. I'm against censorship in art, and this is no different. It's just not for me.

  • @viwebuthelezi728
    @viwebuthelezi728 20 днів тому

    One of the best mangas I’ve ever read it’s up there with Vagabond as mangas I’ve read more then twice 🔥

  • @ibrahim.1606
    @ibrahim.1606 Місяць тому

    How nostalgic. I’ve been away from manga for the most part for a decade. Slowly getting back into it.

  • @burgessballenas9332
    @burgessballenas9332 Місяць тому

    This is one of the first manga I fervently read, I was looking for physical copies and sadly couldn't get any.
    When I first read this it was around 2007-2008. It had a lot of angry people against it too because the characters looked way too much like the real life politicians they were based/modeled after.
    I remember certain scans had info pages about the situation of Japan and how certain people made it worse.