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roseembolism) wrote2009-08-24 07:47 pm
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Webcomics to check out: Haru-Sari
Haru-Sari: One who lives for only a day.
The Korean name for the insect ephemerid.
By all rights I should absolutely despise Haru-Sari. After all, the main character is a catgirl, and the other lead is an elf. And well, I've seen enough cheesy renditions of both in webcomics to despise the concept sight unseen.
Except, except, EXCEPT this comic is a universe away from the legions of badly drawn and written cheerful anthropomorphics comics, and this is not your normal elf and catgirl. For a start, the catgirl is slowly dying from a progressive mutating disease. Secondly, our elf, is one of ga breed of genetically engineered humans, designed to harness incredible psychic abilities, at the cost of childlike bodies, a reduced lifespan, and a terrifying tendency to go psychotic. And when somebody with the ability to cure incurable diseases or power a city goes berserk, people die. Which is why the elves are almost universally feared and shunned, and there's a powerful agency designed to both exploit them, and hunt them down if they go wrong. But there is a conspiracy inside the agency, and the elf- a doctor and scientist- has made discoveries that have put him in the sights of the wrong people.
It's a highly dystopic world that has been created in this webcomic, one that far more resembles cyberpunk than fantasy. And I won't deny that this comic is grim. But on the other hand, the personalities of the main characters are incredibly well drawn; engaging and likable, without being cloying. The quirky doctor and patient friendship developing between two people facing their possible deaths without giving up is the thing that stands out above the conspiracies, violence and alienation.
It helps that the artwork in Haru-Sari is incredible. This is the sort of fine linework and carefully applied inks that people aspiring to manga-style artwork dream of producing. She isn't merely aping what she see's on TV to be cute, she has her own style that depicts both the energy of the characters, and the clinical coldness of the world they live in.
In short, this is a comic I haven't been able to stop reading, because I want to see how these characters grow. My rating? Highly recommended.
Haru-Sari
Writer and Artist: Keiiii
Black and white webcomic
Pages: 461
Updated: Mon/Ed/Fri
Last Update: August 21
PErsonal rating: Class A- Must Read!
The Korean name for the insect ephemerid.
By all rights I should absolutely despise Haru-Sari. After all, the main character is a catgirl, and the other lead is an elf. And well, I've seen enough cheesy renditions of both in webcomics to despise the concept sight unseen.
Except, except, EXCEPT this comic is a universe away from the legions of badly drawn and written cheerful anthropomorphics comics, and this is not your normal elf and catgirl. For a start, the catgirl is slowly dying from a progressive mutating disease. Secondly, our elf, is one of ga breed of genetically engineered humans, designed to harness incredible psychic abilities, at the cost of childlike bodies, a reduced lifespan, and a terrifying tendency to go psychotic. And when somebody with the ability to cure incurable diseases or power a city goes berserk, people die. Which is why the elves are almost universally feared and shunned, and there's a powerful agency designed to both exploit them, and hunt them down if they go wrong. But there is a conspiracy inside the agency, and the elf- a doctor and scientist- has made discoveries that have put him in the sights of the wrong people.
It's a highly dystopic world that has been created in this webcomic, one that far more resembles cyberpunk than fantasy. And I won't deny that this comic is grim. But on the other hand, the personalities of the main characters are incredibly well drawn; engaging and likable, without being cloying. The quirky doctor and patient friendship developing between two people facing their possible deaths without giving up is the thing that stands out above the conspiracies, violence and alienation.
It helps that the artwork in Haru-Sari is incredible. This is the sort of fine linework and carefully applied inks that people aspiring to manga-style artwork dream of producing. She isn't merely aping what she see's on TV to be cute, she has her own style that depicts both the energy of the characters, and the clinical coldness of the world they live in.
In short, this is a comic I haven't been able to stop reading, because I want to see how these characters grow. My rating? Highly recommended.
Haru-Sari
Writer and Artist: Keiiii
Black and white webcomic
Pages: 461
Updated: Mon/Ed/Fri
Last Update: August 21
PErsonal rating: Class A- Must Read!