By Rage:
For my first edition of ANOM, I will be reviewing “Samurai Executioner” by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima. I would’ve read the first one if Newark Public Library had it but of course, they never have all the books to any graphic novel series. This series takes place in “Edo-period” Japan: a time period that was filled with greed, sex, and violence. In this volume, “Two Bodies, Two Minds” We have two stores ….one of them I will tell you about. The first revolves around “O-tsuya” A troubled woman who witnessed her loved ones burn to death home on two occasions. She now works as a geisha in a brothel house who doesn’t talk so much. During a celebration in the village, the brothel home catches fire while o-tsuya is spotted on the roof of the burning building….NAKED! A Sake server scales the building in an attempt to rescue her however; she tries to engage in sexual activity with the server on top of the burning brothel house! It takes a team effort but they eventually get the sex-craved beast down. It is then we learn of the cause of O-Tsuya’s sudden urges, she has a split personality or what’s known in the medical field as “Dissociative identity disorder”. When she’s around the flame, turns into a sex-craving animal. When she isn’t, she’s a very quiet, “to-herself”, Innocent kind of geisha.
For my first edition of ANOM, I will be reviewing “Samurai Executioner” by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima. I would’ve read the first one if Newark Public Library had it but of course, they never have all the books to any graphic novel series. This series takes place in “Edo-period” Japan: a time period that was filled with greed, sex, and violence. In this volume, “Two Bodies, Two Minds” We have two stores ….one of them I will tell you about. The first revolves around “O-tsuya” A troubled woman who witnessed her loved ones burn to death home on two occasions. She now works as a geisha in a brothel house who doesn’t talk so much. During a celebration in the village, the brothel home catches fire while o-tsuya is spotted on the roof of the burning building….NAKED! A Sake server scales the building in an attempt to rescue her however; she tries to engage in sexual activity with the server on top of the burning brothel house! It takes a team effort but they eventually get the sex-craved beast down. It is then we learn of the cause of O-Tsuya’s sudden urges, she has a split personality or what’s known in the medical field as “Dissociative identity disorder”. When she’s around the flame, turns into a sex-craving animal. When she isn’t, she’s a very quiet, “to-herself”, Innocent kind of geisha.
She is taken into custody where she is repeatedly raped by perverted male inmates as she awaits her trial. I personally LOVED this one, having not touched the 1st volume, I’m instantly hooked. I will admit this isn’t for everyone, especially the ladies. You have to keep in mind that this took place in a time where women were just sex toys, and were punished the same way a man would. The panels are drawn perfectly; both stories are pretty exciting, it has a neat little glossary for you JAP-challenged folks. I won’t spoil the rest of this gem but if you happen to find this in a library or bookstore do get your hands on it – OVER, AND OUT FUCKERS.
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