Hellstar Remina

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It seems everyone survived the Christian apocalypse if you're reading this.
But why on earth does it have to be so sweaty today?
Anyway
Today I bring you
Hellstar Remina~


Hellstar Remina


Story & Art: Junji Ito
Publisher: Shogakukan
Rating: 18+
Synopsis: (wikipedia.com) Set in the future, where humanity has already established colonies on both Mars and the Moon, Professor Oguro, an astronomer in a Japanese observatory, peering into his telescope one night, becomes the first person to witness a planet emerging from a wormhole. Oguro names the planet after his only daughter, Remina, and both become world-famous thanks to the unprecedented discovery. Years later however, things take a turn for the worse when the planet enters a collision course with Earth, while stars seem to be disappearing within the wandering celestial body's path. The oncoming 'Planet Remina' eventually enters the Solar System, and to everyone's shock and terror, is instead revealed to be a massive creature from another dimension, that consumes worlds smaller than itself. Mars, and its human inhabitants, are among those devoured by Remina, as the horrific monstrosity continues towards Earth. As the fateful end draws near, the young girl of whom Planet Remina was named after, along her father Oguro, now become the subjects of persecution by the population of Earth, who believe that she is directly responsible for the coming cataclysm. Thus begins a brutal, worldwide witch hunt for the two, with the intent of killing them both as sacrifices, in the desperate hope that it will somehow stop the otherworldly beast.


Art Review: 4/5


In this sort of manga the art is not necessarily very important, as it is the content and the story line, but the art was pretty well done. The design of the planet Remina was pretty interesting, as I mention later on it does remind me of the Alien movie, or something from Princess Monoke.


Story Review: I find it really ironic that I read this manga on the day of the Rapture (which, if you are not aware of, is the Christian belief that YESTERDAY was the end of the world) with Remina getting half crucified in the beginning. What? There's a planet going at the speed of light? How would you know that? If it was going at that speed I don't think you'd see it.. I should get myself named after a planet. I'll get famous and everything! I don't really trust Minechi's rape face, there. Speaking upon faces, this manga has a boat load. Perhaps, a FACE PARADE? (only one person actually knows what the hell I am talking about. For the rest of you, here is a picture of a cow. Please do not fap to it, I will not be able to sleep for days if you do.) For example, this face that the worker is making while staring at the planet monitor, which looks like this. He goes crazy, shortly after realising that Remina is approaching the solar system with great speed. You see, Asian countries, this is why you give your workers days off and such. Maybe even a coffee break, and a human resource guy who won't tell you to just go back to work in a terribly racist voice. Wait, what? The planet turned around itself and started to go towards the Solar System? Of its own free will? What now, is the planet going to extend an arm out and flip the bird at us or something? And the planet starts to destroy the outer planets. I couldn't help but giggle when the scientists said that 'Uranus was annihilated.' Soon it blows up Saturn. I don't understand how, though, Remina is a tiny planet. Too much defying of the laws of Physics here.. And the people start going berserk. See, this is how people are going to act on 2012. And I was right about the arm thing, it picked up Mars and ate it. The planet has a face (which resembles something from Picasso) And it just ate the moon. Are we going to miss it? Hey guys, I know you're desperate, but if this planet's blown up all the outer planets just by colliding into it, what makes you think ground-to-air are going to work against it? And you guys are a failure as a mob too. You guys got someone in a jetpack and you still can't catch her. I assume this is supposed to be a form of censorship but Daisuke at one point tells the guys chasing Remina that they are bad mothers. I... am so offended. First an earthquake, then the planet smashes the people with its tongue, then a tsunami while you're tied to a cross? Did I forget to mention that the cross was on fire? I think you have Jesus beat, there. You know, escaping to a planet that has a FACE on it might not be the greatest idea. Like going to that planet in the Alien movie. For one, the air on Remina is so toxic that it melts people. Nice weather we're having here today on Apocalyptic planet here. Remina spun the planet so everyone starts flying. They start flying over South America at one point. Shouldn't they be seeing women with huge asses flying by right about now? And now we see that not only does Remina's atmosphere kill people, it turns them into Picasso faces with huge tongues. I knew it. I saw this plot twist coming. The creepy guy from her fan club is the one ordering her crucifixion. Remina has teeth too.. (the planet that is, I'm not calling the heroine toothless) Me: Oh Remina, what large teeth you have? Remina: The better to eat your planet with! Also, it needs more salt. The ending seems pleasant enough, with Remina getting away in Minechi's basement, but is that really going to seem pleasant when it sort of turns into a Lord of the Flies scenario? Overall, I really enjoyed the story. The short story is quite interesting as well, although I wish they wouldn't have mentioned John Lennon. Now I'm going to imagine people sown together when I think of him. Not that it would bother me but that's not the sort of thing to be imagining when listening to music, not even if John Lennon smoked your weight in drugs.


7.5/10