Comics / Manga

Maoh: Juvenile Remix Volume 8

By Leroy Douresseaux
December 8, 2011 - 12:17

Maoh Juvenile Remix Volume 8 cover image

Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”

Inukai is a self-proclaimed “agent of justice” who believes that rapid modernization threatens the city of Nekota.  He opposes that progress with his vigilante group, Grasshopper, as they protect Nekota’s citizens from a rising wave of crime and also from the machinations of greedy businessmen.  But is Inukai a devil in disguise?  Blessed (or cursed) with the ability to make people say out loud what he is thinking, Ando seemed like he was the only one who could stop Inukai, but Ando is now dead.

Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 8 opens in the aftermath of Ando’s death.  Junya Ando, his brother, is determined to discover why his brother died.  His target is the man who may have something to do with Ando’s death, the Bartender, but a new player, the mysterious Asagao, is also after the Bartender.  Meanwhile, a band of mercenaries called “Fraulein” is after Junya.

THE LOWDOWN:  I can still compare Maoh: Juvenile Remix to 20th Century Boys.  Maoh’s narrative isn’t nearly as involved nor does it have as many characters as Naoki Urasawa’s series.  However, Maoh is starting to rely on different narrators the way Urasawa often does in his manga.

I wondered how Maoh would read with the central character now dead.  If anything, I find the story even more gripping and thrilling.  New and seemingly more dangerous characters and players make their debut.  Maoh remains one of the best thrillers available to comic book readers in the U.S. because creator Megumi Osuga makes you want to keep chasing this intrigue.

POSSIBLE AUDIENCE:  Readers who like political action thrillers with a touch of sci-fi will enjoy Maoh: Juvenile Remix.

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