Favela no Mangaka - Ch. 1 - A diamond in the rough in São Paulo

[GGCannon]

It's nice that he did his "research", talked with a lot of brazillians but... "we" are a bit concerned with type of person who is advising him. The end of the chapter with the criminals talking about the kid being at the age of becoming one of them is a bit ridiculous.

As a Brazilian... Sorry, is not that far away. Its not that hard if you go to some favelas seeing kids with less than 10 years old holding firearms. Factions recruiting youngs in poverty is the most horrifing social problem we face in brazil.

Hmm... unfortunately, that was one of the most realistic parts, as Josezinho said...
Kids join in criminal groups very young and quite oftenly they are coerced to join like that.
Watch "City of God"(Cidade de Deus) and you'll get an idea.
That... was indeed accurate...

 

[Josezinho]

Hmm... unfortunately, that was one of the most realistic parts, as Josezinho said...
Kids join in criminal groups very young and quite oftenly they are coerced to join like that.
Watch "City of God"(Cidade de Deus) and you'll get an idea.
That... was indeed accurate...

To be fair, i can concede and say the dialogue was kinda "cringe". The social problem is on point, but the dialogue could be better.

 

[GGCannon]

To be fair, i can concede and say the dialogue was kinda "cringe". The social problem is on point, but the dialogue could be better.

True. I can atribute that to difference in culture from the author or issue in translation, maybe, but I wouldn't say it is too far off, though, right?
I mean, so far, I haven't seen any swearing, I guess, in a mangá that happens in a Favela.
THAT is a lot more unbelievable, in my opinion XD

 

[Josezinho]

True. I can atribute that to difference in culture from the author or issue in translation, maybe, but I wouldn't say it is too far off, though, right?
I mean, so far, I haven't seen any swearing, I guess, in a mangá that happens in a Favela.
THAT is a lot more unbelievable, in my opinion XD

Yeah. Is a clean version haha. I think the Brazilian translators can add some "porr@,"crlh", "fdp" in the portuguese version.

 

[GGCannon]

Yeah. Is a clean version haha. I think the Brazilian translators can add some "porr@,"crlh", "fdp" in the portuguese version.

Can't blame the author too much since he is Japanese and they barely swear, but it feels very weird to see a story happening in a favela with barely any swearing at all.

 

[nodamnbrakes]

Was gonna say -which someone mentioned above- that the author must’ve watched City of God, recently. Despite potential regional differences/inaccuracies in how gangs are depicted, it seems to be inspired by depictions that film, more than anything.

 

[Tinker_OwO]

Idk when this takes place, but I'm surprised that João isn't pirating his manga loll

 

[ZenMasters]

Yo, this is a powerful first chapter.

 

[draxdeveloper]

Ok, I am Brazilian, and I am reading in English because it's easier to know when they are speaking Portuguese...
And I am confused, what language they are talking most of the time?
I mean, when they are talking to him in English, they were talking in japanese?

 

[draxdeveloper]

Brazilian here, criminals saying this is not as ridiculous as you think, because children in the favela end up growing up close to criminals and some of their families end up being part of the drug trade and consequently some of them end up idolizing the whole thing of being part of a gang, and that's why they end up joining them very early.

yep, they would start with lower jobs but they really start early