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bluenicorn's review
2.0
This was pretty disappointing. Granted, I didn't give a super high review of the first, but the things that I liked in it- the food, the slight mocking of foodie culture, etc- that was all missing here. Just a bunch of Yakuza stuff, which felt kind of random and incoherent (that may be harsh... but I can't come up with a better word for the disjointed-feeling events.) I'm just perplexed that everything that was so novel about the first book was pretty much abandoned in this one.
nishbaindur's review
5.0
Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi is the second book to the series, but acts as a prequel to the first book. This is great because you can enjoy the series however way you want!
This book was an EXTREMELY fun read. I haven't been able to make time and energy to read a novel as such, so of course graphic novels are the way to go, especially this one! The artwork is a whole 12/10. There's so much action, drama, and crude comedy in it and it's just amazing. Just couldn't put it down. Luckily, I had the first book because I'm already halfway through it!
This book was an EXTREMELY fun read. I haven't been able to make time and energy to read a novel as such, so of course graphic novels are the way to go, especially this one! The artwork is a whole 12/10. There's so much action, drama, and crude comedy in it and it's just amazing. Just couldn't put it down. Luckily, I had the first book because I'm already halfway through it!
dray's review
2.0
I did not enjoy this graphic novel very much. Although is is oriented around food, Japanese mythologies and icons, it does not really have a take away except entertainment.
tmaluck's review
1.0
What use is a prequel if it reflects nearly nothing onto its partner story? "Jiro used to be involved with a gang and cared about food preparation even before he was a chef," okay.
What use is artwork that continuously obscures faces, figures, and backgrounds in service to padding out a featherweight script? I had this marked as 2-star for a while, but when asked what this book had going for it, I had nothing to say. The colors aren't bad? That's not even a compliment, just an acknowledgement that, yes, the book is in color. Appreciate the unique dish that was "Get Jiro" and forget this California Roll cash-in.
What use is artwork that continuously obscures faces, figures, and backgrounds in service to padding out a featherweight script? I had this marked as 2-star for a while, but when asked what this book had going for it, I had nothing to say. The colors aren't bad? That's not even a compliment, just an acknowledgement that, yes, the book is in color. Appreciate the unique dish that was "Get Jiro" and forget this California Roll cash-in.
maxcarwile's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
blackmetalblackheart's review
3.0
This prequel story was not as good as the first in the series. The parts that made Get Jiro so good, the attention to detail with the food culture, take a backseat to violence and gore in Blood and Sushi. It is not a bad story, but it felt a lot emptier and unnecessary compared to the original tale.
avedon_arcade's review
2.0
Sorry was pretty weak, barely any dialogue. Art wasn’t great. The original was much better.
calistareads's review
3.0
I goofed again and I read #2 before the 1st volume, but this time it might have worked out in my favor as this is a prequel so all this happened before book 1 I am assuming.
Well, this was interesting. It certainly had some blood and gore. This is set in the Tokyo Mob. Jiro is the younger son and the more responsible one. The older brother is a loose cannon. Their father is the head of a business and mafia type organization. Jiro really wants to be a Sushi Chef. He spends his nights working under a gift artist learning the trade. This brings shame to his father.
The end is a mafia drama. It gets bloody. I think I enjoyed this story. The Famous chef Anthony Bourdain wrote this. How fascinating.
Well, this was interesting. It certainly had some blood and gore. This is set in the Tokyo Mob. Jiro is the younger son and the more responsible one. The older brother is a loose cannon. Their father is the head of a business and mafia type organization. Jiro really wants to be a Sushi Chef. He spends his nights working under a gift artist learning the trade. This brings shame to his father.
The end is a mafia drama. It gets bloody. I think I enjoyed this story. The Famous chef Anthony Bourdain wrote this. How fascinating.
thepoptimist's review
3.0
The fun of Bourdain's debut Get Jiro! is completely erased with this prequel follow-up. The imaginative LA world where chefs rule like crime bosses and corporate fast food and ethnic mom and pop shops line the outer ring disappears in a tokenized dream of Japan with yakuza bosses and filial competition. Bourdain barely manages to wring enough of a plot to explain Jiro's tattoos and proficiency with a blade while completely sidestepping why the golden son of a massive empire would apparently forego all sleep to cook rice over and over again in the hopes of one day making sushi. There's not even that much in the way of food here. Just a hastily whipped together confection that seems completely devoid of calories.