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Description
From Tokyopop:
Kurumi Ayaki is a recently-retired police officer with a record of excellence on the force and the guts and guile to back it up. In order to earn some extra money for her upcoming wedding, she has to return to the force... and is "rewarded" with an assignment to an elite unit who solves crimes that have been classified as unsolvable.
Partnered with a mysterious young genius who is unable to feel emotions, or even to leave his room, she acts as his eyes and ears to piece together clues even as her own personal life falls apart around her.
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Associated Names
リモート
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Status in Country of Origin
10 Volumes (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
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User Rating
Average: 7 / 10.0 (117 votes) Bayesian Average: 7.12 / 10.0
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Last Updated
May 27th 2009, 10:08am PST
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Year
2002
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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 692  (+221) Monthly Pos # 1701 (+159) 3 Month Pos # 2898 (+398) 6 Month Pos # 3674 (+225)
List Stats
On 102 reading lists On 141 wish lists On 240 completed lists On 31 unfinished lists On 20 custom lists
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| Actually, very enjoyable. by lomegil on June 11th, 2009, 11:02pm |
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People have definitely been too hard on this series. The art is bad? Only so in the beginning. The hardly imaginable plotlines? Come on, this is manga we're talking about. The medium that produced Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro - one of the most over-the-top, unrealistic and delicious detective series ever. Fer chrissake. The fanservice? If you're grumbling about that in manga, you're probably left with Worst and Gon.
The art is decent: simplistic, true, but it conveys the moods and character expressions nicely. It reminds a bit of Baka & Gogh, and is certainly better than The Hating Girl (which is a nice series, despite the abysmal drawings). The plot lines hold their own well against the genre standards. The story writer does run through the crime fiction cliches, but the whole genre is based on cliches anyway, and what matters is that the intrigue is present and the perpetrators aren't obvious enough to be guessed beforehand, at least during a casual read (you aren't going to meditate on that series, are you?).
Besides, there's a little ace in the sleeve here: the characters' behaviour is surprisingly realistic, especially in case of the heroine. The story is built around and propelled by typical plot devices, but the heroes react to the environment like real persons, not like stock characters of shounen mangas, whose actions are like a true hobbit's opinion: you needen't bother to check it out to know it. No profound psychological depth, but it's a nice selling point for those who like to read about people, not cardboard cutouts.
All in all, this is a typical manga, of course; nothing groundbreaking. But if you don't go in expecting Urasawa Naoki, you may be in for a nice little surprise. I know I was.
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0 |
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| A sad day for manga. by Cali on May 26th, 2009, 4:58pm |
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"Where ugly art and pointless fanservice combine", that's true, it's almost the best fitting description possible, but it lacks the "utterly retarded plots". It just lacks purpose, and it wasn't enjoyable in the least. I'm giving it a 2, because Jigoku Shoujo's still the worst manga I've ever read.
Remote's drawing style nearly make me cry, and it's not due to joy. And the conversations between Ayaki and Himuro made me really sad. "I'm not like you, who can't feel anything! Oh, I'm sorry, Himuro, I didn't mean that." Why does that make me sad? Because Ayaki didn't say it only once. Oh, the drama!
At best, this is a slighly adult version of Scooby-Doo, without the little bit of amusement that show managed to provide.
I could go on and on about how poor this manga is, how obvious the culprits are (and I don't mean it through deducting), but I'll just leave it as "possibly the second worst manga ever made" - just a healthy exaggeration, not too far from the truth, imo. I also thought about using the word "silly" to best describe this thing, but that word is too charming for this piece of garbage.
Want a good read? With brains rather than the illusion of intelect? Try Death Note. Or any other real seinen, for that matter.
Rating: 2 / 10.0
... Last updated on May 26th, 2009, 5:02pm |
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| Very Good ! by AnjuxKuran on April 11th, 2009, 4:13pm |
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Lots of people say that the art work is bad
but i love it !
its great for this manga !
and also this is one of the best manga's i have every read !
Spoiler (highlight to view) Text the only thing is , is that Ayaki did confess i think, but he did !!
also he wrote in his computer that he would try to confess agian ! |
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| Decent Read by Uthred on September 29th, 2008, 7:44am |
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Firstly, I find all the comments slamming the artwork to be a little overdone. The artwork isnt amazing, but it isnt terrible, its pretty middle of the road, workmanlike if you will. Its reminiscent in many ways of "traditional" shoujo artwork. Which is often terrible, yet you never see people complaining about it that much, a fairly visible double standard.
Secondly, most of the mysteries are quite enjoyable and are at the level you see in other mystery manga and detective stories i.e. not very plausible but they make for an enjoyable read. They're certainly no less believeable than anything seen in Detective Conan, etc.
Its an enjoyable read if you're into the genre and if you're not it could probably pass some time. Personally I found the most annoying thing about the series to be Manga-Sketchbook's credit page.
... Last updated on September 29th, 2008, 7:45am |
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| Amusing read, if you can bear the terrible art by Hanjae on July 22nd, 2008, 12:51am |
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As someone mentioned, the development between Himuro and Ayaki is probably the most interesting thing in this manga. It's the reason why I suffered through Fukada Kyoko's atrocious acting in the drama version, and it's why I read all 10 volumes in 2 days.
Some of the cases were pretty weak and the "evidence" is flimsy - it seems we're expected to simply accept what we're told as truth, at times, with the only reason being "Himuro is a genius and therefore he is always right." That said, they have entertainment value, and not all the cases fell flat. Some had pretty interesting twists, and it took a bit of pondering to figure out who actually did it. Others... well, you could see the ending coming a mile away, but it's still somewhat interesting to see how the characters handled it and reacted to it.
As the centre of the series, Himuro wasn't really given too much depth or real screentime. We know he's had a dark past, that it has something to do with his inability to move out of the room, but for the most part, we're barely allowed to know him. Ayaki comes across as surprisingly idiotic for someone who's supposed to be "smart, with guts and guile", but she's bearable, and the author did well to develop her character as the series wore on. She was noticeably smarter and more spontaneous than she was at the beginning, and definitely less reliant on Himuro.
Now, the art. Absolutely terrible. The very first shot of Ayaki in the first chapter shocked me beyond words. The characters are all blocky outlines filled with splotches of grey at a failed attempt at shadowing, proportions are wrong, and at various points, facial features are completely unaligned. If you're anal about art, I suggest you run as far as you can.
Overall, this manga wasn't quite as bad as it sounds. If you can bear with the art (and it gets slightly better, though I still got occasional urges to poke my eyes out), unnecessary fanservice, and read it without being overly critical, it's reasonably entertaining. Fans of the mystery/detective genre might enjoy the cases, if nothing else.
Rating: 7 / 10.0 |
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| .... by Firefly91 on March 31st, 2008, 3:05pm |
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I started reading this back in 2006 and sadly, I haven't the money to finish reading it just yet. I think that, since I was so new to manga at the time, Remote seemed amazing. Even now, I have to admit that I do really enjoy the series. It is true that the drawings aren't pretty. The only well done characters are the two many characters, something that I take to be the artist's choice and purposely done.
No, it's probably not the best mystery around and I probably only rated it a 10 because it was a favorite of mine a few years ago, but I think it's still a good manga, but my opinion might change when I'm done reading it.
Rating: 9 / 10.0 |
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| Story: Average. Art: Very bad by m1sael on November 4th, 2007, 5:56pm |
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In this manga the illustrator and the writer are different people so I'll start by commenting the first thing you'll see when opening the manga: its art. I'll give you two words: it sucks. Yes, the art in the manga looks more like the first attempt of someone learning to draw manga. It's really bad. As for the story, well I did find the detective/mystery tales quite amusing. They are nothing out of the ordinary but they are decent. If you are into mystery and detective stories and don't mind the ugly drawings I think you will enjoy it.
Rating: 4 / 10.0 |
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| quite good read by kaelynn on October 15th, 2007, 7:11am |
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well, i haven't read many mystery books in manga form, but i think this series is pretty good. the interaction between ayaki and himuro is interesting, and i like how the author develops the characters.
on the other hand, the mysteries do seem pretty typical.... and shingo gets quite annnoying after a while. but what the heck, i'm reading this purely to see the development of himuro and ayaki's relationship =D
Rating: 9 / 10.0
... Last updated on October 15th, 2007, 7:12am |
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| Pointless? by Lord_Lucifiel on July 12th, 2007, 10:53am |
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Erm... if you want better detective series, either read Kindaichi, Tantei Gakuen Q or something else. This series assumes so much, it's laughable. At least the mangaka improved significantly in Tantei Gakuen Q, in establishing sound assumptions and well thought-out scenarios.
(Edit: But at least the cases in the next few volumes are much better than the ones in the volume 1 which was really shaky in its' premise and assumptions.)
Edit: And this series is supposed to be violent? I'm sorry but the blood and gore are really tame, as compared to some "crime/detective manga". 
Rating: 6.8 / 10.0
... Last updated on July 12th, 2007, 11:44pm |
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| Alrigh by Frostman on July 2nd, 2007, 2:34am |
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Ah, its not the best manga that ive read by i did enjoy it. It kinda reminded me of death note. I feel sorry for shingo. I can see him being in the next murder suspect in one of her cases. I think ill try out some more mysteries. Dang that chick is a bitch, and not even in a good way.
Rating: 7 / 10.0 |
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