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Saint Oniisan
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Description
Saint Oniisan is slice-of-life or divine-life, tale of Jesus and Buddha as they try to experience the modern world, in this case, Japan. The manga places a funny twist on religion, attitudes, culture and customs in Japan through the eyes of Jesus and Buddha.
You see Jesus and Buddha experiencing Asakusa, public baths, theme parks, and the internet. Throughout the manga, we get a little history of their divine greatness only to see their apparent insignificance in modern Japanese society. Suffice to say, before people can recognize that they’re actually Jesus and Buddha, people think of them as someone who looks like Johnny Depp or a guy with a button on his forehead. For real.
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What if Jesus and Buddha were living on Earth in modern times? What if they shared an apartment in Japan? Saint Young Men is a humorous manga about the daily lives of Jesus and Buddha, with each chapter focusing on some element of modern life, such as Disneyland, rush hour on the train, Christmas, the public pool, carnivals, and more.
Type
Manga
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Associated Names
聖・おにいさん
聖☆おにいさん
Saint Young Men
Sei Oniisan
Groups Scanlating
Latest Release(s)
Status in Country of Origin
4 Volumes (Ongoing)
Completely Scanlated?
No
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User Rating
Average: 8.3 / 10.0 (73 votes) Bayesian Average: 8.08 / 10.0
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Last Updated
October 25th 2009, 7:59am PST
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Year
2007
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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 416  (-148) Monthly Pos # 440  (+349) 3 Month Pos # 1012 (+793) 6 Month Pos # 1056 (-30)
List Stats
On 343 reading lists On 182 wish lists On 12 unfinished lists On 34 custom lists
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| All the good things everyone said by Hell_Clues on September 23rd, 2009, 4:53am |
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you have to try it. This idea is so great someone should have thought of it before. This should be a t.v show. This would be the greatest sitcom ever.
This manga is just interesting, and the humour comes so naturally. |
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| Epic. by Pediatricia on August 15th, 2009, 10:02am |
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Epic. Hilarious. Clever. Witty. Well-thought. Well-researched.
I could just sit there and rattle off the adjectives I could use to describe this manga, but why don't I give a semi-in depth review?
ART
The art is very fitting for this series. It's kind of a psuedo-realistic style that you see a lot of in seinen mangas like this. It's really suitable, I don't see it being any other way. I love the opening colour pages in the book, they are very nice and always a treat.
STORY
Saint Young Men is actually pretty good. It's about Jesus and Buddha sharing an apartment in Tokyo. Some people might immediately think this is a recipe for a sacrilegious, offensive comedy, but Nakamura Hikaru really did his homework. The subtle references to Christian symbolism are interesting and well-thought-out.
VERDICT
I have the first three volumes. When the forth hits bookshelves this September, you can bet I'm going to get it.  |
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| LULZ WHUT. by tartufo on August 2nd, 2009, 8:44am |
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Pure genius. Also, incidentally, pure crack. Lol @ Jesus and Buddha at the amusement park; Buddha's uncontrollable radiance only put out by thoughts of underwear; Jesus getting mistaken for a yakuza ex-con; Buddha's ears being used as bus-handles lol; the two of them totally failing at comedy skits but desperately trying anyhow.
So much gold in this manga. It's practically a gold-mine. OF LAUGHS. 
Agree with Mierten that Mohammed as a third roommate or potential roommate would be EPIC. What a great idea! I also like how this manga in a totally light-hearted way actually encourages religious cooperation. Like the way Buddha and Jesus are best buds and make all these really sweet compromises for each other. (Well, they both are so compassionate... How could they not get along, right?) Lol.
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| Hilarious! by justimagine06 on July 17th, 2009, 7:08pm |
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I'm a christian, but I'm not offended by this manga at all. This manga is a comedy, so it's obviously not meant to display Jesus and Buddha 100% accurately. The mangaka is not making fun of Christianity or Buddhism, so there's no need to be uptight. This is a really hilarious "alternate universe" type story, and it made me laugh out loud many times (which is pretty rare for me).
I definitely recommend it; so if you are religious, don't get hung up on whether it's sacrilegious or not (although Jesus and Buddha discussing the length of tinker bell's skirt may be borderline haha) - just read the manga and enjoy it |
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| 3rd roomate? by Mierten on May 21st, 2009, 7:31pm |
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As I read it, I was thinking: Shame they didn't have Mohammed as an absent 3rd roommate.
This does provide an ousider's view of society without being too serious. Maybe it will encourage readers to find out more to learn where the characters deviate from history. |
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| Hilarious and very original by amaranthine on December 19th, 2008, 2:16pm |
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Gawd, I was literally laughing my ass off reading this manga.
Don't know, but it might offend someone who's really into their religion? But they aren't really portrayed in a negative way at all. So I think it's safe for everyone. I mean you'll just fall in love reading about Jesus and Buddha's everyday life on Earth.
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| SO Out there... by PsychoticEmo on November 24th, 2008, 2:01am |
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If you're expecting Saint Young Men to portray either Jesus or Buddha accurately, then you're in for a disappointment. It's much less religion-heavy than it sounds. But this also means you should give it a chance even if you're not Christian or Buddhist.
Rating: 6.5 / 10.0 |
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