Tsutomu Nihei
Author of BLAME!, Vol. 1
About the Author
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行き先は特異点 (年刊日本SF傑作選) (創元SF文庫) — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Nihei, Tsutomu
- Birthdate
- 1971
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Japan
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- Works
- 76
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 4,369
- Popularity
- #5,740
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 86
- ISBNs
- 328
- Languages
- 10
- Favorited
- 12
I could explain the broad plot of Blame! if asked to, but I'd have difficulty describing its more intricate details. This is a weird, inhuman world, and the lack of specifics only enhances that strangeness. Still, Nihei is very clearly a student of architecture, and he's able to convey a lot to the reader via a silent landscape.
The world of Blame! takes place in an endless, ever-growing city that has long grown past the needs of humans. The architecture here has its own reasons for existing, and anyone or anything that exists within this city is on its own. This series is definitely one of the more interesting fictional worlds I've visited recently. I really appreciate it's eeriness and emptiness. The Master Editions are great because they really showcase Neihi's artwork. I feel modern media has a tendency to over explain things, getting too caught up in lore over storytelling, and I think Blame! works so well precisely because of it's obtuse world building.… (more)