Sickness Unto Death, Part 1 - Couverture souple

Asada, Hikari

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1939130093 ISBN 13 : 9781939130099

Editeur : Vertical Comics, 2013

Synopsis

The sickness unto death is what Kierkegaard calls despair and in this comic despair is manifested in form of a young woman named Emiru. Emiru is a beautiful young woman from a rich family and plenty to aspire to. Unfortunately she is consumed with grief. She does not align herself with God or God's plan for her and needs guidance.

So when she meets a young psychology student named Futaba she gives herself to him. In this way she loses herself to him. Kierkegaard defines humanity as the tension between the "finite and infinite", and the "possible and the necessary", and in this case Emiru as we come to know her will eventually end under Futaba's guidance. But who will take her place? And how will she and Futaba go through the balancing act between these opposing personalities as their relationship builds.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Takahiro Seguchi has been drawing manga for nearly a decade. He made his debut in Akita Shoten's Shonen Champion magazine with OYAMA! Gikusuke upon graduating from Oita University in Fukuyama. Since then he has penned a number of series, some of which detail the lives of people from Japan's far south. Seguchi has drawn over twelve comics since 1996, with his work EnMusu being his English debut in 2004. He is currently best known for his work on the cult-hit ORETAMA.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Based on the book by Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, Seguchi's Sickness Unto Death is a modern fictional retelling of his concepts of despair, sin, and self-image. At 18, Futaba Kazuma is going to college to get his certification in clinical psychology. While attending school, he boards at a creepy mansion. Also living there is a strange young woman called Emiru. She suffers from a terminal illness of the heart - despair. This deep psychological problem has eerie physical effects as well: her hair has turned white, her body temperature is well below normal, and her blood pressure is also bizarre. No psychologists or counselors have been able to help cure her of this problem. Will Kazuma be able to determine the cause of Emiru's despair and save her before it's too late?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vertical Comics
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1939130093
• ISBN 13: 9781939130099
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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