manga: A.I. Revolution Vol 1-5
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meganbmooreSet in 2020, 13-year-old Sui’s father, professor Makihara, presents her with an android that looks like a handsome young man, and informs her that she’s to teach him to be human. Apparently, her father had planned to do so himself, but the android fell in love with Makihara, and so Makihara had his memory wiped so they could start from scratch. The android’s body is also based on Makihara’s friend and research partner who died years before. Yes, Sui comes to the same conclusion you just did.
The android, who Sui names Vermillion, turns out to love romantic movies and be a “perfect Japanese housewife.” He’s also painfully naïve, and has enough of a hero complex to regularly get caught up in adventures, some of which Sui gets caught up in, too. In one of their earlier adventures, they “acquire” Kira, an android designed to be a bodyguard. Kira is my favorite, as my fondness for cranky, angry, long-haired (optional) manga men allergic to admitting icky feeeeelings who attach themselves to innocent young things. So to speak.
Unfortunately, there’s little overarcing plot for the first four volumes, resulting in the series mostly being an anthology series with Kira and Vermillion having various adventures. Adventures that, unfortunately, usually result in Sui being relegated to the background. While some manga series can handle the anthology format, this one isn’t really one of them, and despite liking the characters, my interest only really perked when Kira’s evil creator (who he’s apparently in love with) and his other angsty creation showed up, that storyline being the closest to a central plotline the series has. Sadly, Go!Comi seems to have discontinued after volume 5, which came out in 2008, which is when the series seemed to just be starting to turn away from the anthology format.
The android, who Sui names Vermillion, turns out to love romantic movies and be a “perfect Japanese housewife.” He’s also painfully naïve, and has enough of a hero complex to regularly get caught up in adventures, some of which Sui gets caught up in, too. In one of their earlier adventures, they “acquire” Kira, an android designed to be a bodyguard. Kira is my favorite, as my fondness for cranky, angry, long-haired (optional) manga men allergic to admitting icky feeeeelings who attach themselves to innocent young things. So to speak.
Unfortunately, there’s little overarcing plot for the first four volumes, resulting in the series mostly being an anthology series with Kira and Vermillion having various adventures. Adventures that, unfortunately, usually result in Sui being relegated to the background. While some manga series can handle the anthology format, this one isn’t really one of them, and despite liking the characters, my interest only really perked when Kira’s evil creator (who he’s apparently in love with) and his other angsty creation showed up, that storyline being the closest to a central plotline the series has. Sadly, Go!Comi seems to have discontinued after volume 5, which came out in 2008, which is when the series seemed to just be starting to turn away from the anthology format.
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Date: 2010-01-24 06:26 pm (UTC)Wait, didn't I read that in Chobits?
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Date: 2010-01-24 07:36 pm (UTC)