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Revision as of 18:24, 8 August 2011
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| Written by | Izo Hashimoto |
| Illustrated by | Akio Tanaka |
| Format | Manga |
| Volumes | 25 |
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Genre
Sum it up in a Sentence:
After murdering his parents and being sent to juvie, a young boy is forced to learn karate from a visiting convict in order to conquer the unfair and brutal world around him.
Main Description
Ryo Narushima was what most his neighbhors would have considered a typical high school student. He had an older sister, and working parents. He did not live badly, and the family was fairly well off. Ryo himself, extremely talented and set to enter into the prestigious Tokyo University, seemed to have a bright life ahead of him.
One sunny summer day, Ryo Narushima killed his parents with a knife. He was sixteen years old.
Convicted and sent to a juvenile reformatory, he is enthrust into a brutal world that he, a book worm, cannot handle. He is abused by the other boys. But a man named Kenji Kurokawa, a convict himself, is sent to the reformatory to teach the boys Karate every week. Discovering that Ryo has a natural talent for karate, Kurokawa teaches him in order that he can defend himself.
From there, Ryo enters deeper into a world abandoned by society, fighting for his life and falling deeper into depravity and blood lust.
It's worth noting that this manga is still ongoing, but its release has been stalled indefinitely in its latest arc since 2007 due to financial issues; the manga artist and the writer are in a legal battle with each other over the copyright.
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Personal Opinions
Zorak
Shamo is manga I really like. It's a story of the opposite flip of most sports manga. It's a story of cheating, deceit, cruelness, depravity, and violence. There is no dressing it up as justice or good. Ryo Narushima is an absolute asshole. But he is ultimately a product of his society; he was created by the world he rages against. And, in that, he is still something you root for. He is a horrible human being, but in a world of horribleness, he rallies against those who pretend its not. He is the darkness of the world struggling to show itself to the world of light. And in his struggle we seem some incredibly interesting characters and explorations. Shamo is a fantastic manga, especially if you're a bit of a sardonic soul like myself.
Unfortunately, it IS in that indefinite hold. I feel it's still worth reading regardless. It's quite excellent.
