"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

Zero – Il maestro dei profumi

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Kaori Yuki deve aver visto Profumo, non c’è dubbio, perché questo suo nuovo lavoro riguardo ad un maestro profumiere dallo straordinario olfatto è intriso di rimandi e suggestioni a quel mondo. Il risultato è nuovamente un prodotto ibrido, che ancora una volta risente profondamente delle ossesioni della mangaka. Ancora una volta troviamo un protagonista statico affiancato ad una co-protagonista energica, come in Angel Sanctuary, e ancora una volta troviamo un esperto di un settore insolito che usa la propria abilità per risolvere dei delitti. Non che io disprezzi le storie brevi, ma dopo Angel Sanctuary Kaori Yuki non sembra più in grado di comporre una storia organica o inventare nuovi personaggi e sembra essersi accontentata di produrre divertissment gotici come questo. E il tratto, che comunque rimane tra i miei preferiti, sembra risentire di questa mancanza d’ispirazione: scene simili ad altre già disegnate, carente studio nel look dei personaggi, quasi totale assenza di splash page. Peccato, perché comunque questo “Perfume master” resta il prodotto gradevole di un’autrice di talento, che potrebbe fare decisamente meglio.

(chiedo scusa per la copertina microscopica, ma sul web non si trova altro…)

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  • babilonia61
    Posted at 21:23h, 31 October Reply

    Sempre interessanti questi tuoi post, colti e piacevoli alla lettura.

    felicità

    rino

  • Shelidon
    Posted at 09:18h, 01 November Reply

    Troppo buono, Rino, grazie e felicità anche a te.

  • heraclitus
    Posted at 13:20h, 02 November Reply

    devo provare angel sanctuary…

  • Shelidon
    Posted at 22:17h, 05 November Reply

    DEVI! ASSOLUTAMENTE!

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