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BLAME! 2 Paperback – Illustrated, December 13, 2016

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The Administration contacts Kyrii and Cibo, encouraging them to keep searching for the Net Terminal Gene which will stop the City from its intractable, chaotic growth. The Admin also warns them of the autonomous Safeguards, vicious entities that attempt to kill off any humans who access the Netsphere without the required Net Terminal Gene. Kyrii is attacked, and a group of humans who have settled on the outskirts of Toha Heavy Industries comes to his aid. Kyrii awakens with a newfound ability to read his surroundings, which allows him mere seconds to fend off an attacker lurking among the humans settlement. In the ensuing battle, Cibo makes a heavy sacrifice, but not before learning a startling truth about her traveling companion...
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    1942993781
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"Whether it be the great pacing and layouts to the frenetic action that occupies the panels in these scenes, every one of them always packs a punch. These are all emphasized by some great designs across the board." - The Turnaround Blog

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Tsutomu Nihei is an internationally known Japanese comic artist and draftsman. Born in 1971, Nihei made his debut in the comics world as the winner of the 1995 Afternoon Magazine Four Seasons Award for short stories. He then briefly worked as an assistant to veteran comicker Tsutomu Takahashi before making his break-through hit BLAME! (published by Tokyopop).

The BLAME! franchise was so well received worldwide, that it inspired an animated mini-series and eventually drew the attention of Marvel Comics in the US. Nihei would later go on to draw Wolverine (X-Men) and HALO comics for Marvel to great fanfare. An architectural student, Nihei's early work were mainly wordless, relying on visuals and backgrounds to tell their stories. Now, his works are deeply rooted in hard science-fiction, as was seen in the multiple NY Times Bestselling books HALO: The Graphic Novel (published by Marvel Comics) and BIOmega (published by Viz Media).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vertical Comics; Illustrated edition (December 13, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 382 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1942993781
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1942993780
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.76 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.2 x 0.95 x 10.25 inches
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Tsutomu Nihei (弐瓶 勉 Nihei Tsutomu?, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. He has a relatively large community of fans in Germany where his manga Blame!, NOiSE and Biomega were published by Ehapa. Blame! was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop and in Italy by Panini Comics. In 2009 Abara was released in Brazil also by Panini Comics.

At first he studied architecture and later this influence has shown up in his manga works in his depiction of huge structures. This has become one of the general themes that make his manga unique. His works are usually in black and white.

Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Niccolò Caranti (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Fynn
5.0 out of 5 stars It good
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2024
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Arrived on time, and in good condition.
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Reinold F.
5.0 out of 5 stars Otherworldly perfection.
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2019
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I was a bit afraid to read the continuation of the volume one, that volume was among the most amazing stories I have ever read. Yesterday I read this second volume and I happily say the story is still perfect. I think it is getting to be my favorite manga ever. About the translation of these masters editions (although I don't know the previous ones) I love the character is "Kirii" instead of "Killy," makes me feel less guilty about not knowing Japanese to read this manga in its original language.

Usually in science fiction stories the writers tend to introduce explanations for the reader, it is useful but many times it can look artificial. In Blame! instead there are few clues, everything is shown and is enigmatic. The detail of architecture is awe-inspiring, expressing the quality of Tsutomu Nihei as a visionary architect. The design of creatures and the proportions of the different humans are great, there are beings of terrible appearance as persons of the uttermost beauty. The story feels quite real, no life seems granted and, to be honest, this world is one in which all has been lost. All has been already destroyed, not by evilness but simply by a terrible mistake, as those satellites that explode because the manufacturer used a diferent metric system to the software engineers.

It's just perfect.
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Tokyo Cool
5.0 out of 5 stars Nihei's art is a treat
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2019
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There's a lot more going on in this volume so do your best to pay attention to all the details. I'm not very good at that as I wander off being mesmerized by the art and imagining what all the sounds (character voices, machine noises, etc.) of that world would be like. Sometimes it's difficult to tell what's going on because the art is so dark and wild, but it's still great nonetheless.
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Jake Siira
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2022
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Super cool story and artwork
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gonzalo
4.0 out of 5 stars Matriz pero sin la simulación
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2023
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En este tomo hay más información sobre el objetivo de nuestro héroe y nos muestra más información sobre los seres vivientes y no vivientes que habitan este lugar también ya se establece un enemigo
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Tyler
5.0 out of 5 stars BLAME!
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2019
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BLAME! has proven to be an exciting and wonderfully disturbing read! Tsutomu gives us a view into a brutal future humans unknowingly created for themselves. What happens when our tech goes unchallenged and unchecked. The world is massive, bleak and ruthless. With long stretches of little to no dialogue the art tells the story. Before you know it you will be ordering the next issue.
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William M. Neal
5.0 out of 5 stars This Is How You Do It Folks
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2017
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There are six (6) of these Master Series of the previously released BLAME! story I found out a few days ago and I'm glad they are in this LARGE format. I enjoy the side and main story lines quite a lot. It's intense seeing the artwork this big and easily being able to catch what is being said and who is talking, which one doesn't always get with the small or on line versions.
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Buddy Lambert
5.0 out of 5 stars Insane artwork and action highest recommendation.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2019
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This has the most detailed and impressive environments I've ever seen in a manga. Has a real techno-organic H.R. Giger style to the character designs and awesome action sequences.
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Romit
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Reviewed in India on December 7, 2023
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Came in perfect condition. Loved the first volume. Will definitely order the rest off of Amazon.
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Alberto Rojas
5.0 out of 5 stars Eccellenza absoluta.
Reviewed in Italy on January 25, 2023
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Veramente senza parole perché la storia non è semplice però devi di avere un po' di impaginazione, disegni fantastici e complessa l.
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Carolina Ramos
5.0 out of 5 stars Es un manga muy introspectivo.
Reviewed in Mexico on March 6, 2017
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Es una edición preciosa que corresponde a la Master Edition (diez volúmenes se convirtieron en seis); es una edición ENORME, de casi 30 cm de alto (eso, desgraciadamente, la hace muy pesada). También, como es una manga viejo, tiene casi 20 años, pueden ver como ha evolucionado el arte de Tsutomu Nihei, las portadas son totalmente nuevas para que vean mejor el contraste de la evolución de su arte.

Si han leído Knight of Sidonia y notan que los personajes hablan poco, en términos generales, aquí hablan mucho menos (hay páginas y páginas en las que nadie absolutamente habla para nada o no tenemos a nadie para que nuestro protagonista tenga alguien con quién hablar); la comunicación tiene a ser a través de miradas y gestos, así que si no sabes mucho inglés no te tienes que asustar de no entender la historia, pues mucho de esta la tienes que inferir por lo que sucede en el transfondo.
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Raúl
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buena impresion
Reviewed in Spain on March 22, 2017
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La calidad de la impresión y edición es muy buena, de la obra en sí no hay nada que no se haya dicho ya, es una obra maestra.
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R. Vinz
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have für Fans von Mangas, Cyber-Dystopien oder toller Umgebungszeichnung
Reviewed in Germany on February 19, 2017
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Meine Rezension zum ersten Teil plus Bildern ist von amazon leider nach Ewigkeiten immer noch nicht freigegeben worden, aber gut, zum zweiten kürzeren Versuch zu diesem Band.
Die Druckqualität und Bindung ist super. Das Format ist ein größeres, quasi mit Konsorten wie Akira oder Nausicäa zu vergleichen. Deshalb zahlt man hier pro Seite auch einen höheren Preis als bei üblichen Mangaserien.

Inhaltlich gibts nicht viel zu sagen- der stoische Killy stapft mit seiner Begleitung durch eine unglaublich grenzenlose und doch beengte Welt aus Widersachern verschiedenster Parteien, lernt neutrale Wesen kennen und versucht, an sein Ziel zu kommen.
Für den Leser ist der Mix aus konsequenzblinder SciFi-Gewalt (Arm ab? Naja, Mutaspritze lässt den ja nachwachsen) und die wenigen Textzeilen im Dunkeln tappen. Man muss sich jedes Wort einprägen oder googlen, um zu überreißen, was das Terminal Net Gen ist und wofür es vor ewigen Jahren von irgendwelchen Vorläufern gebraucht wurde. Aber genau das macht den Realismus und Reiz aus. Für mich als Fan von Tsutomu Nihei ein Pflichtkauf, aber gleichzeitig ein toller Fundus an Ideen für Cyberpunkdesigns.
Der Zeichenstil ist unübertroffen, wenns um Umgebung und Größenverhältnisse geht. Die Figuren dagegen sind aufgrund des Alters des Werkes noch recht un-Manga-haft. Was für mich ein Vorteil ist, wenn ich so glattpolierte Gesichter wie bei Knights of Sidonia sehe...
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