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Manga Shakespeare
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Thorion Martius Pele	Jun 26 2011, 04:49 PM Post #1
Greatest of Kradenette Heroes Posts: 4,944 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #721 Joined: November 19, 2010 Gender: Male Country: Canada Blog: Shakespeare Reviews True Name: Bryan	Hello, and here we are to discuss Manga Shakespeare. Now you must be wondering: What is Manga Shakespeare? Well, it's a no brainer really. It is Shakespeare in Manga form. Now most the books are not set in Shakespeare's time but in times that you would not expect. So, starting with the family friendly books, I'll give a description. A Midsummer Night's Dream: It is the play in a modern day Athens. It is strange when you think about it but it works great. And Bottom still gets turned into an Ass! The animal not the body part. The Tempest: In this version of the play which is set in the future, where an energy crisis has sent humanity into a second dark age. Caliban is ape like, Ariel is hurricane like in appearance, and I think it works well, comibing the past and future into one story. Macbeth: Shakespeare's greatest tragedy is given the Manga treatment in a future post nuclear world of mutants and Samurai. I'm not joking here, Macduff has blue skin, everyone is using a katana, and the armor just looks so samurai. Romeo and Juliet: It's the age old story set in modern day Japan, with a war between two Yakuza families. Hamlet: Set in the 22nd century (the back of the book says 2017, but the actual pages within the book say 2107) in a cyberworld, this gives a new setting for the tragedy. Oh and Hamlet has white hair and a tattoo. Twelfth Night: It's the comedy in a steampunk setting. Richard III: Nothing different, it has the 15th century setting and Richard looks a bit like a crow. As You Like It: The comedy is set in a modern day China, making the play seem more worldly. Julius Caesar: A futuristic Rome, which might have Julius Caesar as Emperor. Tell you the truth the artwork seems so Western and not like a Manga at all. Oh and Portia is pregnant so it makes her suicide all te sadder. Othello: The setting is rather otherworldly. The characters all seem to be half human and half animal, with Othello and Desdemona having angel wings and ram horns.



Dracobolt	Jun 26 2011, 04:59 PM Post #2
Incorrigible Posts: 72,032 Group: Kid Squid Member #25 Joined: September 11, 2005 Gender: Female Blog: Creative Contemplation and Random Rumination Country: #226# True Name: Braco the Magnificent Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMhvS8oGXQU	Steampunk Twelfth Night. I admit, I am intrigued by this. That would probably make for a really interesting staging too.



Kula Diamond	Jun 26 2011, 05:01 PM Post #3
atlus tracts Posts: 14,836 Group: Jupiter Clan Member #624 Joined: May 14, 2010 Gender: SNK's slave Country: #238# True Name: Tiltyu Theme Song: https://youtu.be/vqiYrvRq4W8	i don't know what to say really



Thorion Martius Pele	Jun 26 2011, 05:03 PM Post #4
Greatest of Kradenette Heroes Posts: 4,944 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #721 Joined: November 19, 2010 Gender: Male Country: Canada Blog: Shakespeare Reviews True Name: Bryan	Exdeath Jun 26 2011, 05:01 PM i don't know what to say really That is to be expected.



Boner Midget	Jun 26 2011, 05:10 PM Post #5
"HAHA, LOOK AT HOW SMALL IT IS." Posts: 8,338 Group: Luna Clan Member #802 Joined: March 31, 2011 Gender: [error] Country: #38# True Name: Maddy	Well that's interesting.



Thorion Martius Pele	Jun 26 2011, 05:13 PM Post #6
Greatest of Kradenette Heroes Posts: 4,944 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #721 Joined: November 19, 2010 Gender: Male Country: Canada Blog: Shakespeare Reviews True Name: Bryan	MadMustache Jun 26 2011, 05:10 PM Well that's interesting. Which? A? B? C? D? E? F? G? H? I? J? All of the above?



Boner Midget	Jun 26 2011, 06:04 PM Post #7
"HAHA, LOOK AT HOW SMALL IT IS." Posts: 8,338 Group: Luna Clan Member #802 Joined: March 31, 2011 Gender: [error] Country: #38# True Name: Maddy	All of the above seem interesting to read.



Effex	Jun 26 2011, 08:26 PM Post #8
The King in Tartan Posts: 1,040 Group: Clanless Member #304 Joined: February 6, 2008 Gender: Out-of-Space Country: #226#	ON THE SUBJECT OF SHAKESPEARE IN JAPANESE SETTINGS, GALDAROF HAS HEARD THAT THRONE OF BLOOD, AN ADAPTATION OF MACBETH BY AKIRA KUROSAWA IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ADAPTATIONS OF THE PLAY. GALDAROF WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS VERSION.



Kiki	Jun 27 2011, 08:48 AM Post #9
Kiki Martius Chantico Posts: 16,455 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #101 Joined: September 23, 2006 Blog: error# Country: #226#	Those sound pretty interesting. Agreed with Draco on the steampunk! I think I've seen a Romeo and Juliet manga like that one. Are these real mangas, or are they your own ideas?



Boner Midget	Jun 27 2011, 08:55 AM Post #10
"HAHA, LOOK AT HOW SMALL IT IS." Posts: 8,338 Group: Luna Clan Member #802 Joined: March 31, 2011 Gender: [error] Country: #38# True Name: Maddy	Pretty sure they're real. I started to look it up, and came up with a website. Manga Shakespeare



Thorion Martius Pele	Jun 27 2011, 09:37 AM Post #11
Greatest of Kradenette Heroes Posts: 4,944 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #721 Joined: November 19, 2010 Gender: Male Country: Canada Blog: Shakespeare Reviews True Name: Bryan	Now for the more teen oriented books. Henry VIII: Nothing really special about this one, the setting is the historical setting, but I can't help but think that Henry might look a bit like Gannondorf. The Merchant of Venice: Now let me tell you something, The Merchant of Venice was the first Shakespeare play I ever saw, and when I found about this manga you can bet dollars to donuts that I was interested and it does ot disappoint. Venice has been transformed into a fantasitcal, floating, Elvish city. Like something from Lord of the Rings, all the characters are elves. It is simply epic for lovers of comedy or fantasy. King Lear: Now this one is rather simple, it is the play set in 18th century North America, with Lear and his daughters being First Nations people. Much Ado About Nothing: This play is set in Risorgimento, a polictial and soical movement in history between 1815 and 1871 which created modern Italy.



Mireia	Jun 27 2011, 10:03 AM Post #12
Codename: Sailor T Posts: 3,306 Group: Merc-Yuri Clan Member #804 Joined: April 1, 2011 Gender: Magical Girl True Name: Mireia, ready to party. Theme Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kaAMBblMyc	...Not sure if want.



Saturos	Jun 27 2011, 06:02 PM Post #13
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	facityPALM @ King Lear



Thorion Martius Pele	Jun 28 2011, 09:22 AM Post #14
Greatest of Kradenette Heroes Posts: 4,944 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #721 Joined: November 19, 2010 Gender: Male Country: Canada Blog: Shakespeare Reviews True Name: Bryan	Saturos Jun 27 2011, 06:02 PM facityPALM @ King Lear I'm not sure if that is to be expected or not.



Thorion Martius Pele	Sep 26 2011, 04:38 PM Post #15
Greatest of Kradenette Heroes Posts: 4,944 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #721 Joined: November 19, 2010 Gender: Male Country: Canada Blog: Shakespeare Reviews True Name: Bryan	Yeah, I know I already made a topic about this but not in this forum but this is being put in the correct section. I've read A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello (the best of them IMO), Macbeth and The Tempest. How about you guys?



Dracobolt	Sep 26 2011, 04:42 PM Post #16
Incorrigible Posts: 72,032 Group: Kid Squid Member #25 Joined: September 11, 2005 Gender: Female Blog: Creative Contemplation and Random Rumination Country: #226# True Name: Braco the Magnificent Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMhvS8oGXQU	Topics merged~



LSunnyC	Nov 30 2011, 12:47 PM Post #17
The Fallen Duchess Posts: 10,440 Group: Luna Clan Member #271 Joined: December 1, 2007 Gender: Female Blog: Writing Log Country: Japan True Name: レイラ	I THINK my prof actually used slides from the 12th Night manga in our lectures <3 I know it was definitely manga and I spoke to her afterwards and she said she got it off the internet (however, as a Scholar she also confided quite happily that she's bought several of them ). I really love that prof <_< She's so cool, I wish I was doing better in her course.

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