Published in the U.S. by Net Comics
Slugline: Sunbi is plagued by evil spirits and the strange new world of the big city, but she gets some advice on how to fight back.
This volume has it all: horror, philosophy, jokes, Korean folklore, tragedy... I get a lot of manga for free, but I went to the store and bought Dobeki Bride and I plan to do it again.
Here in Seoul without her grandmother's guidance, Sunbi struggles to settle in while being tormented by various nasty spirits. It's not easy to sit through class with a demon chewing on your head. Her human acquaintances range from the cousin who hates her to the paranormal buff with the Kirlian camera to a monk who helps Sunbi out of a bad spot. She's hurt and confused by it all, but remains proactive and starts searching for ways to protect herself from these demons.
The art has occasional perspective problems, but segues easily from the mundane world to hyper-detailed horrors of the paranormal. It's not a horror story, though. It's the sort of strong heroine story that I would recommend to anyone, along with Polly and Eternal Sabbath.
I'm hoping I can find an equally good boy-centerd series to go with these, in all honesty.
The back page says v.3 was due in September '06... I'll have to see about that, and order it straight from the source if my book store isn't keeping up.
- Miranda
1 comment:
it's great to see that someone else has also read dokebi bride, it's a very interesting insight into korea. and different from the usual run of the mill robot obsessed japanese manga.
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