Ranpo Amnesia - Vol. 1 Ch. 1 - The Watcher in the Attic (First Part)

[MangaDex]

 

[goukaruma]

This one turned absurdist very quickly. While this can be fun it also can get old.

 

[DesertStorm]

Anything from Shintaro Kago is peak!

 

[Skullkrusher]

This one turned absurdist very quickly. While this can be fun it also can get old.

It STARTED absurdist, almost like "what if Lupin the Third developed mental issues"

 

[meatisgood]

So glad you took on another Kago on your never ending plate of stuff you're translating!

 

[AcidVlad]

Great premise!

 

[goukaruma]

It STARTED absurdist, almost like "what if Lupin the Third developed mental issues"

Sure but that's almost normal for a manga. A secret society of peeping toms that live in the attic and even has traffic rules is another level.

 

[Mf_strikesagain]

Sure but that's almost normal for a manga. A secret society of peeping toms that live in the attic and even has traffic rules is another level.

Some of you guys need to read Kobo Abe's novels and short stories. The level of surrealism in those perfectly matches Kago's work.

 

[scrangos]

posted on the wrong one

 

[zawarudo]

Some of you guys need to read Kobo Abe's novels and short stories. The level of surrealism in those perfectly matches Kago's work.

My first exposure to him was The Box Man when I was in my early 20s. I still vividly remember the bizarre photos, supposedly taken by Abe himself, included in certain print editions of the book.