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The Embalmer (manga)

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Alternative title:
Balsamista (Polish)
Shigeshoshi (Japanese)
死化粧師 (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Shinjyurou Mamiya is an embalmer, a profession seen as ‘unclean’ in Japan. Shinjyurou has accepted the life of an outcast amongst most people, to him, it is a job and nothing more. He has gained an exceptional understanding of death and its consequences, as well as what it means to live. Mitsukazu Mihara brings us another psychological masterpiece in several thought-provoking volumes, the first alone of which explores the meanings of beauty, love and loss.
User Ratings: 27 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 3 votes (sub:1, dub:1, Eng:1)
 Excellent: 9 votes (dub:4, Eng:3, sub:2)
 Very good: 8 votes (Eng:4, sub:2, dub:2)
 Good: 5 votes (Eng:4, raw:1)
 Decent: 1 vote (?:1)
 So-so: -
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 65 users, rank: #1224 (of 6913)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.037 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.7101, rank: #810 (of 7755)
Weighted mean: 7.850 (Very good), rank: #1706 (of 7755) (seen all: 8.21 / seen some: 7.61)
Bayesian estimate: 7.829 (Very good−), rank: #781 (of 3524)
Number of tankoubon: 7
Number of pages: 192
Vintage: 2003-07-25
Release dates: We have 12
Review:
The Embalmer GN 1 (Oct 21, 2006)
News:
Mitsukazu Mihara to Resume The Embalmer Manga After 3 Years (Dec 13, 2012)
DOLL Creator's Embalmer Manga Spawns Live-Action Show (Aug 17, 2007)
Mitsukazu Mihara Titles Confirmed at Tokyopop (Jul 26, 2005)
New Tokyopop Manga? (Jul 21, 2005)
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Graphic novel
    The Embalmer (GN 1) 2006-08-01 (from $13.95)
    The Embalmer (GN 2) 2006-12-12
    The Embalmer (GN 3) 2007-04-03 (from $85.00)
    The Embalmer (GN 4) 2007-08-14 (from $20.75)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Mitsukazu Mihara
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shodensha
English staff
English cast
Translation: Beni Axia Conrad

Adaptation: Jessica Cathryn Feinberg
Copy Editing: Hope Donovan
Cover Design: Jason Milligan
Production Artist: Mike Estacio
Retouch & Lettering: Alyson Stetz
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Tokyopop
Polish staff
Polish cast
(none)
Polish companies
Publisher: Hanami
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by: DrComics Press
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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