Warning : The following post contains adult content.
“Rakuda Ga Warau” is a graphic novel by famed Japanese illustrator/comic artist Katsuya Terada, which gave us such extraordinary art books such as Monkey King, Zenbu and VIVA IL CICLISSIMO! .
“Rakuda Ga Warau” entails the misdemeanors of a trigger happy Yakuza ( A Japanese mafia of sorts ) named Rakuda, and as you would come to expect from Terada’s work violence, nudity and bondage are recurring themes.
The contents of the comic are primarily in black and white, but a few select pages are graced by Terada’s gorgeous, full colored illustrations. ( see below )
There are also 2 pull-out ( doublesided ) posters, Covergirls style.
Katsuya Terada’s “Rakuda Ga Warau” graphic novel details :
– Dimensions – 11.6 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
– Softcover, 96 pages
– Black and white with select color prints
– Comes with 2 foldout, double-sided posters ( 4 illustrations in total )
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Also check out these art books by Katsuya Terada :
Monkey King 2 – Katsuya Terada Graphic Novel Book Review
Zenbu – Katsuya Terada Art Book Review
Detroit Not Good Circus – Katsuya Terada Manga Review
Katsuya Terada + Kim JungGi Illustrations Art Book Review
Cover Girls – Katsuya Terada Art Book Review
October 3rd, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Not my cup of tea, but that’s a very unique style of illustration. Very brutal and explicit yet it still retains this “humorous” and “comical” quality.
October 3rd, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Hina – I think that’s a really sharp observation. Indeed, the nudity and brutality probably isn’t everyone’s cuppa tea.
October 7th, 2010 at 7:47 am
Brutal… still funny in some parts, really amazing and interesting.
October 8th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
I really like Terada’s artwork although his subject matter is something else. I have his awesome sketchbook, but I flip through the images I’m not too keen on. Let me ask you, because I’m wondering if I should buy it: is the kinky imagery pervasive in the book, or is it relegated to a few pages of the book?
October 11th, 2010 at 11:04 am
I love when he draws the panels with a loose hand. The visual narrative flows very natural in his comic and each page creates a “whole”, which someone could definitely admire for a long time by it’s own. I tend to enjoy his comic pages much more than those poster girls illustrations, for an example.
October 12th, 2010 at 1:05 am
Vegastar – The adult stuff comes and goes, its just part of his landscape, though I still recommend it because of the great art. Nice work, btw !
sommer – I think you’ll like the book Rakugaking alot then – I’ll have a review of that on the horizon. :]