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v1cious
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 Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:44 pm
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the cover is great. wasn't Junji Ito also involved in this manga? i could've sworn i heard that somewhere. i actually like horror anthologies, so i might have to check this out.
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Kagemusha
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:14 pm
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| v1cious wrote: | | the cover is great. wasn't Junji Ito also involved in this manga? i could've sworn i heard that somewhere. i actually like horror anthologies, so i might have to check this out. |
Not that I know of, unless Ito knows or advises the author. Yamazaki is somewhat of a celebrity figure in Japan (he's on TV, is a recording artist and is one of the few openly gay manga-ka), so I wouldn't be suprised if Ito knew him.
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Iconoclast
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:10 pm
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Would a manga like this be considered Guro? Or is it just Horror? Just trying to understand the difference (if there is any)
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Kagemusha
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:53 pm
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| Iconoclast wrote: | | Would a manga like this be considered Guro? Or is it just Horror? Just trying to understand the difference (if there is any) |
No. Guro consists of more or less erotic horror tales (or more accurately porn with gore). It's like rape/tentacle hentai taken to the extreme, often with extensive gore and body mutilation; from what I understand it's pretty underground even in Japan and certainly not something a company like DH would release. Octopus Girl is certainly gross and disgusting, but for the purpose of being humorous, not erotic.
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Iconoclast
Joined: 06 Mar 2006
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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:46 pm
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| Kagemusha wrote: |
| Iconoclast wrote: | | Would a manga like this be considered Guro? Or is it just Horror? Just trying to understand the difference (if there is any) |
No. Guro consists of more or less erotic horror tales (or more accurately porn with gore). It's like rape/tentacle hentai taken to the extreme, often with extensive gore and body mutilation; from what I understand it's pretty underground even in Japan and certainly not something a company like DH would release. Octopus Girl is certainly gross and disgusting, but for the purpose of being humorous, not erotic. |
Oh! Thanks. Now I understand.
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