Bizenghast Volume 6
- PAPERBACK: 192 PAGES
- Language: English
- ISBN: 1-4278-1536-4
- EAN: 978-1-4278-1536-1
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- MSRP: $10.99
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User Reviews
From ForeWord Magazine
In this superb offering, first in a trilogy, the author has combined elements from classic manga with Gothic art and architecture to create a style all her own—full of detail and feeling to match the pathos of her truly Gothic tale. Manga-style big-eyed characters in magnificent Victorian costume populate the pages as Dinah and her friend Vincent try to free the souls of the dead who linger everywhere, it seems...
The author, born in Germany, holds a BFA in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design; she was featured in the publisher's Rising Stars of Manga anthology. Her artwork here is truly extraordinary. Delicate lines, bold black accents, and incredible detail convey magic, emotion, and the ethereal. LeGrow's settings are magnificent, whether ruined, crumbling mansions, woodland glens, underwater grottoes, thin church spires, or weeping angels and tombstones. Costumes are inventive and beautiful, whether lace or brocade or elegant and simple. LeGrow's storytelling is just as inventive and enticing. Readers will be eager for future installments, as much for their eye appeal as for the continuation of the tale.
~Marlene Y. Satter
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From Manga Life
Bizenghast is a gothic-horror tale reminiscent in part of the high-adventure tales that are integral to British children's literature. Think The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe meets the original Hans Christian Andersen stories by way of Mary Shelley....
LeGrow carefully sets up the premise for the series. It is very clear that Dinah and Vincent will encounter a new, tragic soul in each chapter of the series, overcome some peril and/or adversity, and see the trapped spirit on their way. While simple, this formula works exceedingly well, and we anticipate the strengthening bond between the pair as the series progresses.
LeGrow's art is very atmospheric and expressive. She pays particular attention to the architecture of Bizenghast and to the costuming of her characters. I'm certain this will be a delight to cosplayers. Initially, Dinah and Vincent's age is somewhat indeterminate; they look very child-like but their reasoning, diction and vocabulary show them to be older than they are illustrated. This confusion is abetted by the fact that Dinah is referred to as an eight year old in the preface text, and nothing in the book indicates that a number of years have passed since the loss of her parents. However, this is a minor quibble, and a closer reading aided this reviewer's poor comprehension skills.
Where Bizenghast can be faulted is in its uneven pacing, which may have contributed to confusion over the plot point described above. Like traditional manga, Bizenghast is a real pager turner in terms of art, but the dialogue has to be read carefully. A number of times I had to skip back pages to make sure I'd taken everything in. I would have preferred a more even pace throughout.
...I am certain Bizenghast will be loved to bits by its core audience. The minor hiccups in storytelling can be overlooked; the book can be regarded as a very solid start to an entertaining series.
~Jason Brice
Copyright © Manga Life
From IGN Comics
Horror fantasy with a Tim Burton look and feel.
"Readers wanting to get in on the ground floor of the next great fantasy series don't have to look any further.... Bizenghast is by far one of the most interesting manga to come along in some time and one of the few for which I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment."
~KJB
Copyright © IGN Entertainment, Inc.
Meet Dinah, a disturbed young girl who has been sent to the small town of Bizenghast to live with her aunt following the tragic death of her parents. She is thought by her aunt to have some sort of mental illness, as Dinah believes the house to be haunted. Only Dinah is aware of the restless spirits, which only feeds the doctor's and her aunt's suspicions about Dinah's well-being. The house was a mental hospital, then a school for juvenile delinquents. The ghosts know Dinah can see them and they won't leave her alone. A recluse, she sneaks out with her only friend, Vincent, and together they discover a lost graveyard. There they find a sunken mausoleum, where Dinah reads from a stone engraving. This act binds her to a contract requiring Dinah to release spirits stuck somewhere between an unhappy life and a peaceful afterlife. If she refuses, she will face an eternity of hell. So Dinah begins her quest of "cleaning" the vaults, crypts and graves of lost souls, all the while struggling with the haunts at home and suspicions of her growing mental illness.
Dinah
Aged 15, Dinah is a young girl who lives on the outskirts of Bizenghast, an old mill town in New England. Having lost her parents in a car accident at an early age and now cared for by her aunt, Dinah is thought to suffer from schizophrenia and hallucinations. This year, Dinah has finally been allowed to leave the house at intervals under the supervision of her only friend and companion, Vincent. However, Dinah's summer takes a decidedly fiendish turn when she encounters what most people of the town have foolishly sought for decades: an urban legend known as the Sunken Mausoleum.
Vincent
Aged 16, Vincent is the main character's only friend. He has lived in Bizenghast all his life and has accumulated many more friends than Dinah in the neighboring city of Watertown where he attends high school. Vincent collects bicycles as a hobby, often making excursions to other towns on them, and hopes to one day race in the Tour de France. Although he tries to help Dinah cope with her "illness," Vincent remains an enabler who will lie for Dinah to keep her from being taken away to a hospital.
Mary Alice LeGrow (aka Marty) spent much of her early childhood in Germany and other parts of Europe and later moved with her family to Connecticut. Much of her work is influenced by a combination of the German language, art and architecture, as well as the ghost stories and legends of New England. She attended the Savannah College of Art and Design and received a BFA in Sequential Art. She was a runner-up in TOKYOPOP's second Rising Stars Of Manga competition. Marty just turned 23 in 2004, and she isn't upset that you ate the last donut. She didn't want it anyway. Come visit her at www.bizenghast.com.
Ever feel like people just don't understand you? Or maybe they just don't see things the way you do? Or that perhaps the restless spirits in their broken-down, forgotten towns don't torment them and try to kill them the way yours do? In that case, I've got just the book for you! Bizenghast is an eerie and engaging tale of Dinah, an orphan on the edge of insanity, and her chivalrous young friend, Vincent—two lonely teens on a mission to bring peace to a mausoleum full of lost souls...and to themselves!
~Aaron Suhr, Editor
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omg omg omg i reallly want to read all of this now. that just isn't fair showing the final chapter >.
AMATERAS
01.02.2010 12:00 AM
Wait it does????? do u kno when???? n where u can preorder it?
DINAH44
11.30.2009 12:00 AM
I love this series! Number 7 is out this year...should pre-order it...^.^
TOKYODREAMZ
11.26.2009 12:00 AM
man...when r they going to show the full thing
PRINCESSBIZENGHAST
08.29.2009 12:00 AM
ohh i want this manga more then ever now lol!
XSHAVALX
08.25.2009 12:00 AM
hmm..i have so much to say about this series i dont know where to start -yuki7 vincent died in one of the 'ghost dreams' he felloff the boat and nearly drowned,dinah tried to save him but ...vol. 4 -omg iwish it wouldnt finish so soon :( i loooooooove this series the art is amazing and dinahs clothes are awesome! vol.5 was a bit disapointing.vol. 6is definetly the best vol. yet!and the cover art for vol. 6 is the best yet.imso glad we still get one more volume. I CANT WAIT!iHAVE to get this volume i have1-4 already ijust cant wait.and how do iread the other chapters?i missed 4and 5.I LOVE THIS MANGA!!!!XD
CRYSTALANGEL221414
08.19.2009 12:00 AM
This was an amazing book! I cannot wait for the next one to see what happens!!! It's going to be a long wait!!
BWYLDE
08.14.2009 12:00 AM
Bizenghast 6 was by far the best book in the series so far. But now I hafta wait another YEAR before Bizenghast 7. >.
STEFFYINWONDERLAND
08.10.2009 12:00 AM
Urgah!! XD I'm so dumb! I read this, and THEN I found out that it wasn't the first chapter of the book!
UBERAWESOME
08.08.2009 12:00 AM
its funny but if you look on the left handside on page 17 the girl next to hides wearing a plane dress is in a new series miss legrow is working in if u dont belive me check out her deviantart her uder name is sadwonderland
PRINCESSBIZENGHAST
08.07.2009 12:00 AM
this has got to be the awesome-est volume yet... but why should it end?
MIROKUSAMA13
08.05.2009 12:00 AM
The book was too short >:(
PINKFLOWER997
08.05.2009 12:00 AM
...*sigh* to bad....
XXBLOODSHOTEYESXX
08.03.2009 12:00 AM
me too! but sadly i heard miss legrow was ending the series at volume 7 :(
PRINCESSBIZENGHAST
08.02.2009 12:00 AM
I love Bizenghast with all my heart This volume is amazinggggg Does anyone else wish this would never end? ahha.
ILUVPANIC
08.01.2009 12:00 AM
where can i read it all?
PRINCESSBIZENGHAST
08.01.2009 12:00 AM
totaly agree!
PRINCESSBIZENGHAST
08.01.2009 12:00 AM
I can never get enough of this manga
ILLIMARDA
07.29.2009 12:00 AM
Aww...I was kinda hoping Edrear would make out with Edaniel. Darn.
KOBANYA
07.27.2009 12:00 AM
Is there a way to read the other chapters?
CHERRYGRL88
07.26.2009 12:00 AM
it would be better if i could go to the other chapters
VAMPIRASERENA
07.23.2009 12:00 AM
i can't go back to chapter 3.i haven't read it yet....
DEEPBLOODPUDDLE
07.19.2009 12:00 AM
omg what a cliffhanger. i really can't wait for the next chapter now >< when did Dinah cut her hair short though?
AMATERAS
07.18.2009 12:00 AM
OMG!!!!! I can't wait for the next chapter or for this volume to come out!
BUTTERFLY
07.10.2009 12:00 AM
Woooooooooow your style is very impressive
GREENGLANKER
07.07.2009 12:00 AM
wwwwoooaaa I have to have it ! XD Like always a good artwork and intriguing story! :D
LEENA
07.05.2009 12:00 AM
I can't wait for this one.. I need to know more!! What happened?! Wow.. this is a seriously good series. Too bad it's ending =(
BUNNYBOY86
07.03.2009 12:00 AM
OMG! MURDER IN THE MOSELEUM!! DD: now i REALLY need to buy this when it comes out!! poor edaniel and edrear!! D:
AVACHAN
07.02.2009 12:00 AM
I find the art quite impressive. I'm really stoked for this one! I hope it's better than the 5th one because that one was a little disappointing...
FORCASTERWIZARD
06.26.2009 12:00 AM
If you click the square to the right of the "?" the player will expand to full-screen, which makes it a *lot* easier to read. :-)
LILLIANDP
06.25.2009 12:00 AM
LOL @ pgs.27 & 35....NOT eDANIEL MAGAZINE!!
KINOMIYAMICHIRU
06.20.2009 12:00 AM
how do you get it big enough to read?
DEEPBLOODPUDDLE
06.19.2009 12:00 AM
Gosh I can't wait!! >_< I want everything to be revealed. The curiousity is eating away at me! lol
KAZUHIKA
06.18.2009 12:00 AM
I hope this one answers the question of who killed vincent. I love this series. Every volume keeps getting better & better.
YUKI17
06.17.2009 12:00 AM
This series is absolutely awesome!!!!!!!!!!
PAMSO
06.17.2009 12:00 AM
I hope it's better than number five, that one kind of disappointed me
XXARISHAXPXX
06.17.2009 12:00 AM
OH WOW!!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS ONE!!!
DARKESTHEARTS
06.16.2009 12:00 AM
Oooh I'm looking forward to it's release! :D It's been aaaages to wait..
KYOSOHMAFANGIRL
06.06.2009 12:00 AM
Nope! Not the ending yet. We get to have vol. 7 to wrap everything up. :-) It's going to be exciting!!!
LILLIANDP
06.05.2009 12:00 AM
This isn't the last book is it? Alice LeGrow hasn't ended the series yet has she?
DEADLYGUMMIEBEAR
06.02.2009 12:00 AM
it's not as creepy and abstract as the others. It...it's almost peacful.
MANGA4EVER
05.27.2009 12:00 AM
Yea I was astounded by the cover art. It is really pretty!
SILLYTOFUGIRL
05.20.2009 12:00 AM
I like the art on the cover of this volume.
YUICHIGOTH
05.07.2009 12:00 AM