Super-Conductive Brains · review
This is another great work from kago shintaro, in short, it is a grostique manga by using actual human limbs as humanoid bodies. Similar to how machines are assembled and disassembled in our world, in Shintaro's world, human limbs are disembodied and reassembled into humanoid. As with other kago shintaro's works, blood and violence are all over the place, yet every scene is drafted in a really detailed and creative way. Can you imagine how an eight hands, giant humanoid would move, fight, or wrestle? Kago shintaro details every aspect of his grostique creation, from their movement to their interactions with the enviornment, every scenesis well crafted. While absurd, it still follow the fundermetal physical constraint of bodily movement.
Beyond the visuals, the story itself is also engaging, which gives a challenging question to the reader: What is the distinction between a human and a machine? The manga is a thought-provoking experiment that asks if we can still consider our limbs and organs human when the brain is removed and they are used merely as tools. Should they be treated as creatures, or as machine? This is a topic worth considering, especially as modern technology advances at a pace unprecedented in human history. Overall, this is a challenging but wonderful read.