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Noise nihei5/19/2023 ![]() If that's the case, then I wonder if it might have done better had Nihei stretched the story out a volume or two, as things seem to move much too rapidly for comfort. Taking it on surface level, it's a fairly straightforward cyberpunkish shooter that is supposed to stand alone, although set in the same universe as Nihei's other work. Not that it was a bad book, by any stretch, but there were elements of it that simply didn't make sense, and wouldn't make sense, unless you're familiar with the Blame! series. Fans of the series will no doubt appreciate this book on a much deeper level than I did, and I hope they'll keep that in mind as I delve into this book. This is the long version of me saying that I have never read Tsutomu Nihei's Blame! series, so that will skew my review of the pre/sequel collection of stories called Noise. Sure, you can pick up a writer's back catalog, but it takes considerably much more time to get up to speed on what will be common knowledge to any fan of the artist or series in question. With films and music it's not so bad…a quick visit to iTunes or your local video store and you can catch yourself up pretty quickly. ![]() ![]() ![]() Written by: Tsutomu Nihei Art by: Tsutomu Nihei One of the problems with reviewing any type of media that involves prequels, sequels, or even just basic supplemental material is that if you're not familiar with that material, you're at a definite disadvantage. ![]()
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