Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:31 pm
I had such a long post, and I'll post more when I have time (stupid graduate school ^_^)
I love all things Herlock. (I use the Herlock spelling because apparently it's Leji Matsumoto's preferred spelling). I started reading Galaxy Express 999 when it started appearing in Animerica (does that date me or what? ^^). It's a shame they never finished it.
As I said in a previous post there's so much that's Japanese about Herlock and Tetsuo and the whole "Lejiverse." There's a sense of post WWII nostalgia, a longing for youth and times past. There's something so Japanese about a steam train leaving for space that it's kind of awesome to think about. The juxtaposition and the thrust of old versus new, you don't really get the same feeling from American comics or cartoons.
As for the character himself, I love how iconic a character he is. he may only appear once in a while in a manga like Galaxy Express, but when he does he makes a huge impact. I don't really want to know what his whole story is because to me it doesn't matter much. He's more like an archetype.
I'll post later on what I feel about Matsumoto's female characters (i kinda have a love hate relationship with them. ^_^)
I love all things Herlock. (I use the Herlock spelling because apparently it's Leji Matsumoto's preferred spelling). I started reading Galaxy Express 999 when it started appearing in Animerica (does that date me or what? ^^). It's a shame they never finished it.
As I said in a previous post there's so much that's Japanese about Herlock and Tetsuo and the whole "Lejiverse." There's a sense of post WWII nostalgia, a longing for youth and times past. There's something so Japanese about a steam train leaving for space that it's kind of awesome to think about. The juxtaposition and the thrust of old versus new, you don't really get the same feeling from American comics or cartoons.
As for the character himself, I love how iconic a character he is. he may only appear once in a while in a manga like Galaxy Express, but when he does he makes a huge impact. I don't really want to know what his whole story is because to me it doesn't matter much. He's more like an archetype.
I'll post later on what I feel about Matsumoto's female characters (i kinda have a love hate relationship with them. ^_^)