Skyhigh (Manga Review)
/
Summary - All souls of those murdered arrive at the Gate of Grudges. Izuko, keeper of the Gate of Grudges presents each soul with three choices: pass through the Gate of Grudges to heaven and be reborn, refuse to admit death and remain as a ghost on earth, or haunt and kill one person and then proceed to hell and eternal suffering. What does each soul choose and why?
This has to be one of my new favorite Manga's. I already started reading the sequel SkyHigh Karma. The theme in Skyhigh is morality. It explores the choices of the person murdered. As stated previously above the character has three choices. The three choices reborn, refuse to admit death and remain as a ghost on earth, or haunt and kill one person and then proceed to hell and eternal suffering. My favorite story was "Gain." It's about a pregnant woman who was murdered by a jealous friend.
The emotion and reactions to each character is something I can relate too. I love the questions raised here such as, how does a murdered spirit deal with death? What would you do if you were murdered? How would you react to these three choices? If you look deeply into the stories, the characters are very emotional and complex people. From suicide to rape this Manga raises alot of issues. The drawing is well done, the facial expression really captivate the emotion of shock, anger, joy and regret. I really enjoyed it. It's a must read here are some pics from the Manga. The only thing I didn't like, is that so many characters chose to kill. I felt more of the spirits should have went to heaven. It was a good story otherwise. Check it out.
Final Grade - B+
This has to be one of my new favorite Manga's. I already started reading the sequel SkyHigh Karma. The theme in Skyhigh is morality. It explores the choices of the person murdered. As stated previously above the character has three choices. The three choices reborn, refuse to admit death and remain as a ghost on earth, or haunt and kill one person and then proceed to hell and eternal suffering. My favorite story was "Gain." It's about a pregnant woman who was murdered by a jealous friend.
The emotion and reactions to each character is something I can relate too. I love the questions raised here such as, how does a murdered spirit deal with death? What would you do if you were murdered? How would you react to these three choices? If you look deeply into the stories, the characters are very emotional and complex people. From suicide to rape this Manga raises alot of issues. The drawing is well done, the facial expression really captivate the emotion of shock, anger, joy and regret. I really enjoyed it. It's a must read here are some pics from the Manga. The only thing I didn't like, is that so many characters chose to kill. I felt more of the spirits should have went to heaven. It was a good story otherwise. Check it out.
Final Grade - B+
