I strongly recomment the Manga "Holyland" !!
It is the best Manga I have ever read.
Its about youth and gangfights in the streets of Tokyo. If you are in martial arts you will be impressed how intelligent this Manga is. It explains very deep aspects of martial arts by street fight situations. Its unbeliebeable intelligent.
And it also touches by friendship, drama, love and impotant questions how to find your way in life and what kind of responsebilties and also obstacels you will face if you try to find it.
Get it! Its highly impressive. The first 3 or 4 issues are a bit dull because the story is setting up step by step. But when it pick up speed this manga is breathtaking!!
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Thread: The Manga "Holyland"
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01-27-2012, 06:36 AM #1Junior Member
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The Manga "Holyland"
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01-27-2012, 12:34 PM #2Strategist
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Been reading it for a while.
I'd describe it as "History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi, with the martial arts toned down to a more realistic level, and all the idealism sucked out".
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02-09-2012, 12:33 PM #3Jesus Is Lord!!!
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Helloooo... welcome to the forum!
Originally Posted by LetsGetNerdy
I like Holyland as well.For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16
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02-10-2012, 09:46 AM #4The Midnight Man.
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Because you can't have an official Holyland thread without posting this:
I guess this means it's on... *puts on sunglasses* "...like Donkey Kong!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!"This doesn't look easy. But I bet it is!"
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02-11-2012, 02:44 AM #5Terror On Wheels
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To hell with Bruce Wayne vibes, Masaki just declared GORILLA WARFARE! That's superdick levels of awesome, right there!
"Our cash flow is as if a profligate son keeps borrowing money to spend on Geisha, which is why we don’t have a choice not to enjoy the race." ~DOME CO. LTD, on their 2012 LeMans effort...
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02-13-2012, 02:59 PM #6Member
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Great series
I've been recommending this manga to people to non-manga fans for a long time. I like the breakdowns on the effectiveness of various martial arts in real world scenarios, and how unique Kamishiro's character is compared to most shounen manga protagonists. I love this manga for the opposite reasons that I love HSDK, like the heavier focus on the psychology of the Kamishiro's character, the more brutally depicted fight scenes, to the overall realistic approach that the story takes. Last but not least, the art is really good and improves as the manga progresses.
Holyland is the manga that helped me transition from Shounen to, IMO, more awesome Senien manga like, All-rounder Meguru, Until Death Do Us Part, Young Gun Carnival, Berserk, and XS Hybrid.Last edited by wildclaw; 02-13-2012 at 03:16 PM.
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02-13-2012, 10:14 PM #7Senior Member
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this is one of those titles where I really wish it would get an English translation put into production-- cuz I'd by every single volume.
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06-06-2012, 11:23 PM #8Strategist
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Well, the manga is now over.
I thought it was a satisfying run. spoilers:
end of spoilersWith a helping of OH COME ON at the end, but I'll live.
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06-07-2012, 02:25 AM #9Elder Member
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was it the spoilers: Originally Posted by sun tzu
end of spoilersstabbing? they label me a villain cause of how I express my feelings
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06-07-2012, 09:54 AM #10Strategist
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Yeah. Originally Posted by Froggy
Doesn't seem to have had too serious consequences, but still, I almost shouted "OH COME ON!" at the page when that happened.
But I guess it does fit the general spirit of the story.
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06-26-2012, 02:09 AM #11New Member
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Would be cool if there was a movie adaptation !
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06-26-2012, 08:42 AM #12Sporadic
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It's a good thing I checked the boards today or I wouldn't have seen this thread, I'm already at the 4th vol. and my mind is literally blown. If they ever make an anime adaptation of this hopefully, it will be a faithful adaptation of the whole story just like the anime adaptation of Monster.
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06-26-2012, 08:45 PM #13Senior Member
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seems like this would be easier to film as a live-action movie or tv-series.
the ending was a bit anti-climactic-- but overall I really enjoyed this manga.
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08-02-2012, 05:43 AM #14Junior Member
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Has this been licensed in the U.S. yet?
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02-12-2013, 05:28 PM #15Junior Member
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Wow, haven't take a look at this thread for quite a while - so there are also a few other Holyland fans here. Good to know. Also good to know that this impressive comics got some attention. This is so highly recommended. Youth, friendship, the deeper and highly intelligent look at several martial arts - this is a great piece of art on so many levels. Have to reread it soon.
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