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glowbird's review
3.0
This is the loudest book I’ve ever read. The images are wildly inventive and detailed but there’s so much motion in them that after a while it’s tiring to look at.
posthumusly's review
3.0
Super interesting and odd. Hard to follow at first. You definitely get the feel of carnival.
samudyatha's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
4.5
thesaltiestlibrarian's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
I have no idea what was happening here, but it seemed glorious and looked like a celebration.
Yes, I know this is somewhat based on Carnaval in Brazil. But here, you see, we're treated to giant Plinko, exploding green beans the size of gazebos, and enormous tires running over tubes of paste, all to the utter ebullience of the masked parade attendees. Yokoyama says in a fascinating Q&A at the end of this edition that he likes to tell stories as if viewing the events through the eyes of an animal or insect. The main characters wouldn't have names, and what transpires would confuse and delight, not to mention be interpreted as something alien.
This is evident in PLAZA. Whatever was going on, beats the hell out of me. It brought to mind the Katamari video game series, which are weird and madcap and just off-the-wall nuts. But it's so distinctly Japanese that you'd be hard pressed to not find something whimsical in it.
A lot of love is obviously poured into the line work, and though I don't understand a lot of Japanese, the use of each katakana character is deliberate. If you're into the weird and avantgarde of graphic novels, this is for you.
I have no idea what was happening here, but it seemed glorious and looked like a celebration.
Yes, I know this is somewhat based on Carnaval in Brazil. But here, you see, we're treated to giant Plinko, exploding green beans the size of gazebos, and enormous tires running over tubes of paste, all to the utter ebullience of the masked parade attendees. Yokoyama says in a fascinating Q&A at the end of this edition that he likes to tell stories as if viewing the events through the eyes of an animal or insect. The main characters wouldn't have names, and what transpires would confuse and delight, not to mention be interpreted as something alien.
This is evident in PLAZA. Whatever was going on, beats the hell out of me. It brought to mind the Katamari video game series, which are weird and madcap and just off-the-wall nuts. But it's so distinctly Japanese that you'd be hard pressed to not find something whimsical in it.
A lot of love is obviously poured into the line work, and though I don't understand a lot of Japanese, the use of each katakana character is deliberate. If you're into the weird and avantgarde of graphic novels, this is for you.
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