R.O.D.: Read or Die, Vol. 1
Bespectacled Yomiko Readman loves books more than anything else, literally. She reads a book with her eyes, she smells it, she presses it against her skin, and "sometimes she uses her mouth." Yomiko is an agent for "the Library of England," which appears to be a cross between the British Library...
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Bespectacled Yomiko Readman loves books more than anything else, literally. She reads a book with her eyes, she smells it, she presses it against her skin, and "sometimes she uses her mouth." Yomiko is an agent for "the Library of England," which appears to be a cross between the British Library and a Bondian spy agency. She is also a "paper master" with the superpower to turn paper into weapons. Yomiko is determined to get an autograph from her favorite author, teenage girl Nenene Sumiregawa. Nemene might think Yomiko is the most annoying fan she had ever met were it not for the story's villain, an even more obsessed man intent on capturing and raping her. Despite the story's silliness and some confusing storytelling, amusing in-jokes, as when Yomiko dresses as various manga heroines like Sailor Moon or like references to Stephen King's Misery, are worth the wait.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781421502489 (1421502488)
Publish date: 2006-03-21
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Series: R.O.D. Read or Die (#1)
I'm not sure if I'm biased from watching the OVA or the TV series first but I really wasn't all that happy with the manga. It's okay. It read more like shonen manga rather than seinen. It has potential and I love the concept of Yomiko Reedman but not sure if I like how its playing out.
As a preface : I have never rated a manga so low.Silly (and not in that cute way), horrible translations - or bad writing, not sure which, and a homo eroticism that could've been good had the writing not gotten in the way.Less about awesome Paper skills and more about silly fan girl's performing wei...