Comments on: Manga Review: Godchild, Vol. 3

By: Tsurara

Tsurara — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:44:00 +0000

See, the thing about Godchild is that the pure fascination of it is not the fact that it’s a bad shonen-ai gothic twist on sherlock holmes; the appeal comes from the very twistedness itself. (If twustedness is actually a word ^^) The messed-up family situations, the gore, the incest, the suicides, the murders, sado-masocism, loss, love, mental illness, control complexes, retribution, complete dispair and what it does to people- THAT’s what makes The Godchild a genius work of art… and I’m sooo calling in for a pair of those Groucho Marx glasses as well, cuz I can’t wait for the next volume! ^^

By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:59:24 +0000

You’re right, Amaya! But the first few volumes emphasized the crime solving over Cain’s family issues, which is why I didn’t discuss them much in my review. Thanks for reading!

By: Amaya

Amaya — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:49:15 +0000

omg, i love this series, it rocks, and its not all about crime solving, he has personal issues to…..

By: Hydeist

Hydeist — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:59:32 +0000

Godchild rocks and kaori yuki is a god. Enuff said.

By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:38:07 +0000

Mel, we’re actually on the same page here: we both think of “Godchild” as atmospheric, entertaining, and elegantly illustrated. As someone with a degree in history, however, I happen to think that Kaori Yuki’s portrayal of Victorian London is pretty silly. I don’t mean that as an insult to the manga-ka, just a warning to readers who are sticklers for historical accuracy. I certainly don’t look to manga for history lessons about Victorian England (or Edo-era Japan, for that matter), but there are readers who care passionately about these kind of details. And it’s for those readers that I acknowledge some of the goofier elements of “Godchild.”

Thank you for reading the review and taking the time to post a comment. I share your admiration for Kaori Yuki’s work, and am looking forward to the next installment of “Godchild” as well.

By: Mel

Mel — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 05:59:08 +0000

How many manga have you read that are based entirely upon historical fact? Is that what manga is all about? I think not. Manga is entertainment. Manga is there to be fun and engaging, not to be a history lesson. II saw Cain waltzing around Victorian England in an afro and bell-bottoms, I’d be a little worried, yes. However, he isn’t, and the atmosphere of the manga, I think, portrays the time period rather well (despite it’s actual historical shortcomings). I’m glad you’re going to continue with it,however; Kaori Yuki is one of my all time favorite manga artists and is a genius in her own right, but please, if you’re looking for a manga which closely adheres to actual events, I’m sure you’re going to be slightly disappointed as the pickings are slim.

By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:09:37 +0000

Though the murders are gruesome, most of the violence is implied, nor does it match the goriness of stuff I’ve seen in recent Tokyopop horror titles like “Innocent W” and “Bloodsucker 2.” I’m curious to see what kind of scene Viz thinks is too violent for the pages of Shojo Beat. Guess I’ll just have to wait for the later volumes.

I appreciate your comment about genre. I may be the only person in the manga-sphere who doesn’t like “Nodame Cantabile.” All those years of playing in orchestras has made it virtually impossible for me to read any music-themed manga without finding fault.

By: Erin F.

Erin F. — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 23:18:27 +0000

I read many of the chapters of Godchild they published in Shojo Beat magazine. Apparently they knew that couldn’t finish the run of the story because it was too violent (or maybe they just wanted to switch it out for fresh titles).

I couldn’t really get into it, though. I don’t like the whole crime-solving genre. And that pertains to television, Detective Conan, and mystery novels.