I enjoyed this manga quite a bit. Its essentially the typical shonen manga, with little to differentiate it. What i enjoyed was the bizarre undercurrent of evil it seemed to have at times. From an almost necrophillic doctor whos implied to be addicted to Morphine to a boy quite obviously named for a drug ( Lyseig Diethel named for Lysergic Acid Diethylamide respectively)
I also found many moments to be extremely emotional and touching, wihlst the characters were well characterised and varied, each with their own personalities aims and backstories, some of them just tragic (especially that Doctor). The characters come from various countries and ethinicities, ...
Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Exotica, Funbari no Uta, The Poem of Funbari, The Song of Funbari Japanese: シャーマンキング InformationType: Manga Volumes: 32 Chapters: 288 Status: Finished Published: Jun 30, 1998 to Aug 30, 2004 Theme: Super Power Demographic: Shounen Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly) Authors: Takei, Hiroyuki (Story & Art) StatisticsScore: 7.781 (scored by 36,365 users) 1 indicates a . Ranked: #13832 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #203 Members: 74,318 Favorites: 3,386 Resources |
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