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Description
Compilation of short stories:
• Hotel: Since 2079 (2006)
It is the year 2272 A.D.
A computer continues to live on in order to complete a mission in a world where all life, including Mankind, has gone extinct. This is a record of those 27 million years of its heroic struggle.
• Present (2006)
Hanako suffers from a terrible disease. After awakening from a deep slumber, Hanako has only three days to live.
• Subete wa Maguro no Tame datta (It Was All for the Tuna) (2008)
Tuna have become extinct and Jun Shiozaki will do everything possible and imaginable to bring them back.
• Stephanos (2007 M... More...
• Hotel: Since 2079 (2006)
It is the year 2272 A.D.
A computer continues to live on in order to complete a mission in a world where all life, including Mankind, has gone extinct. This is a record of those 27 million years of its heroic struggle.
• Present (2006)
Hanako suffers from a terrible disease. After awakening from a deep slumber, Hanako has only three days to live.
• Subete wa Maguro no Tame datta (It Was All for the Tuna) (2008)
Tuna have become extinct and Jun Shiozaki will do everything possible and imaginable to bring them back.
• Stephanos (2007 M... More...
Compilation of short stories:
• Hotel: Since 2079 (2006)
It is the year 2272 A.D.
A computer continues to live on in order to complete a mission in a world where all life, including Mankind, has gone extinct. This is a record of those 27 million years of its heroic struggle.
• Present (2006)
Hanako suffers from a terrible disease. After awakening from a deep slumber, Hanako has only three days to live.
• Subete wa Maguro no Tame datta (It Was All for the Tuna) (2008)
Tuna have become extinct and Jun Shiozaki will do everything possible and imaginable to bring them back.
• Stephanos (2007 Mandala Vol. 1)
Set in modern-day Japan, our main character Noriko finds out that she is pregnant with her lover Matsumura’s baby. He, however, is an important doctor with a family and everything already. Noriko wants to have the baby, but Matsumura says that it’s actually a rapidly growing cancer and that they have to remove it immediately. It might also be neither of these things…
• Diadem (2008 Mandala Vol. 2)
A "Diadem" is a word for 'crown' that has its root in Greek. "Stephanos", which appeared in "Mandala" 01, was also a 'crown'. It seems that we could consider this the second work in a continuing series of shorts that should perhaps be called a "Crown series". Less...
• Hotel: Since 2079 (2006)
It is the year 2272 A.D.
A computer continues to live on in order to complete a mission in a world where all life, including Mankind, has gone extinct. This is a record of those 27 million years of its heroic struggle.
• Present (2006)
Hanako suffers from a terrible disease. After awakening from a deep slumber, Hanako has only three days to live.
• Subete wa Maguro no Tame datta (It Was All for the Tuna) (2008)
Tuna have become extinct and Jun Shiozaki will do everything possible and imaginable to bring them back.
• Stephanos (2007 Mandala Vol. 1)
Set in modern-day Japan, our main character Noriko finds out that she is pregnant with her lover Matsumura’s baby. He, however, is an important doctor with a family and everything already. Noriko wants to have the baby, but Matsumura says that it’s actually a rapidly growing cancer and that they have to remove it immediately. It might also be neither of these things…
• Diadem (2008 Mandala Vol. 2)
A "Diadem" is a word for 'crown' that has its root in Greek. "Stephanos", which appeared in "Mandala" 01, was also a 'crown'. It seems that we could consider this the second work in a continuing series of shorts that should perhaps be called a "Crown series". Less...
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Associated Names
Boichi作品集 HOTEL
Diadem
Hotel: Since 2079
It Was All for the Tuna
Present (Oneshot by Boichi)
Stephanos
Subete wa Maguro no Tame datta
Отель
プレゼント (Boichi)
Diadem
Hotel: Since 2079
It Was All for the Tuna
Present (Oneshot by Boichi)
Stephanos
Subete wa Maguro no Tame datta
Отель
プレゼント (Boichi)
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Latest Release(s)
v.1 c.1-5 (end) by Illuminati-Manga & Japanzai over 12 years ago
c.Oneshot by Japanzai & XscansX over 12 years ago
v.1 c.Diadem by Illuminati-Manga over 15 years ago
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c.Oneshot by Japanzai & XscansX over 12 years ago
v.1 c.Diadem by Illuminati-Manga over 15 years ago
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1 Volume (Complete)
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Yes
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User Rating
Average: 8.3 / 10.0 (1099 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.25 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 8.25 / 10.0
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Year
2006
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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #652 (-8)
Monthly Pos #1693 (No change)
3 Month Pos #2514 (+305)
6 Month Pos #3616 (+466)
Year Pos #5067 (+720)
Monthly Pos #1693 (No change)
3 Month Pos #2514 (+305)
6 Month Pos #3616 (+466)
Year Pos #5067 (+720)
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Greatest oneshot in history
by BadassOtaku
October 30th, 2010, 4:18am
October 30th, 2010, 4:18am
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
I think that a lot of people are getting the focus of this manga completely wrong.
It isn't about global warming or humanity dooming itself. That's just the background for the story. It's about Louis and his achievement. It's about the miracle of his survival. It's about the Hotel and what it represents: the fufillment of a 27 million year old promise
It isn't about global warming or humanity dooming itself. That's just the background for the story. It's about Louis and his achievement. It's about the miracle of his survival. It's about the Hotel and what it represents: the fufillment of a 27 million year old promise
wtf is with these mangas and incest themes
by blaznazn22
December 10th, 2009, 6:30pm
December 10th, 2009, 6:30pm
Rating: N/A
ok my bad i was reading too quickly through the manga and thought that the manga had some incest between father and daughter... although the dude is old enough to be her father. Hotel has themes on global warming, overpopulation, etc. Although you can try and deny it survival of humanity in a 1000 years doesn't exactly look too good. Global warming, over population, terrorists with nukes....the list goes on
... Last updated on January 2nd, 2010, 1:40am
... Last updated on January 2nd, 2010, 1:40am
Touching
by wintermelon
March 14th, 2009, 9:16am
March 14th, 2009, 9:16am
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
Although not exactly mesmerizing, the art is Expressive enough to convey certain feelings.
A plot that reminds me of countless other apocalypse stories;
Not a lot of manga illustrates one...
or i just dont remember them on the top of my head.
I can definitely recall some anime having something like this though...
anyway, Hotel has an obvious message implied - most likely telling us to be more environmentally caring.
The touch of tradegy embedded with loneliness and a determination to survive is memorable.
overall, i like it.
... Last updated on March 14th, 2009, 9:30am
A plot that reminds me of countless other apocalypse stories;
Not a lot of manga illustrates one...
or i just dont remember them on the top of my head.
I can definitely recall some anime having something like this though...
anyway, Hotel has an obvious message implied - most likely telling us to be more environmentally caring.
The touch of tradegy embedded with loneliness and a determination to survive is memorable.
overall, i like it.
... Last updated on March 14th, 2009, 9:30am
27 million years is a long time.
by Adonia
February 11th, 2009, 7:09am
February 11th, 2009, 7:09am
Rating: N/A
i really didn't get the impression that the mangaka was trying to force global warming down my throat. i felt that it was more of a story about the struggle for life, remembrance and the long loneliness of a seemingly endless wait for change. Louis exhibited a touch of humanity himself which, though subtly expressed, made his character rather endearing.
rather than being preachy i think the mangaka just needed any excuse to wipe out the planet.
rather than being preachy i think the mangaka just needed any excuse to wipe out the planet.
Pssh
by Onizuka
February 7th, 2009, 11:34pm
February 7th, 2009, 11:34pm
Rating: N/A
Some of you people are too serious. Propaganda my ass. Global warming wasn't the main message in the story. yblees summed it up. Imo, for a one shot, it drew emotion, it provoked thought, it delivered. Nuff said.
How you read it ....
by yblees
November 1st, 2008, 6:18pm
November 1st, 2008, 6:18pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
Reading the earlier comments about the global warming message - I get the feeling those readers may have completely missed the story of the "person" who against all odds, over an unimaginable period of time, stayed unwaveringly true to the memory of it's most important people in "his" life.
I rarely give 10 ratings, but this definitely deserves it.
... Last updated on November 2nd, 2008, 12:25am
I rarely give 10 ratings, but this definitely deserves it.
... Last updated on November 2nd, 2008, 12:25am
That was great!
by Demoo
July 16th, 2008, 6:12pm
July 16th, 2008, 6:12pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
I wasn't expecting much from this oneshot but when i started reading it i felt that the author made a great story. I recommend that fans of sci-fi manga read it.
The story could fit All Gore><
by NightSwan
June 11th, 2008, 7:44am
June 11th, 2008, 7:44am
Rating: 6.0 / 10.0
I agree with the commenters below... It does seem like something All Gore will talk about and such. And also, that's it's clearly a statement...
So, regarding the manga itself..
Art- not so good, avrage, maybe less.
The story, no, the idea was good, and some of the written was good.
But it was carried out quite poorly, I must say.
Some strange comedic moments, and stuff like that...
About the ending
So, regarding the manga itself..
Art- not so good, avrage, maybe less.
The story, no, the idea was good, and some of the written was good.
But it was carried out quite poorly, I must say.
Some strange comedic moments, and stuff like that...
About the ending
Spoiler (highlight to view)
It said that the computer saved the spesimine of a human DNA. I think it was better off without any human DNA left, because humans do only destruction, and reviving them is just ... Shouldn't be done...
Global Warming vs. Life Eternal.
by Jooles
April 2nd, 2008, 4:57am
April 2nd, 2008, 4:57am
Rating: 5.0 / 10.0
At first glance, I almost would've guessed it was Al Gore's work. "You pulled the trigger, killing the earth with your GW!"
But. At the end I had another thought about this in mind. Maybe it was unintentional; maybe GW was the only thing that he wanted to come across.
Life is eternal. The Circle of Life. We created a machine, became extinct, and then that same machine created/restored us. Man, who had destroyed the world, would create the very thing that would restore it.
It's how I see it. I prefer Poetry over Propaganda. ... Then again, I don't like poetry either.
-edit- Christ, I don't remember this one-shot at all, and my own review didn't help at all...
... Last updated on November 7th, 2010, 6:44am
But. At the end I had another thought about this in mind. Maybe it was unintentional; maybe GW was the only thing that he wanted to come across.
Life is eternal. The Circle of Life. We created a machine, became extinct, and then that same machine created/restored us. Man, who had destroyed the world, would create the very thing that would restore it.
It's how I see it. I prefer Poetry over Propaganda. ... Then again, I don't like poetry either.
-edit- Christ, I don't remember this one-shot at all, and my own review didn't help at all...
... Last updated on November 7th, 2010, 6:44am
Purely Propaganda
by decisions
March 24th, 2008, 8:39am
March 24th, 2008, 8:39am
Rating: 2.0 / 10.0
It goes without saying that this is a political piece. While I in general dislike reading pieces that are overtly political -- rather than stories that integrate political themes into the backdrop -- I am generally willing to overlook that so long as the author can provide us with either an entertaining story or a deeply thought provoking outlook.
Hotel provides us with neither.
The story is just too short and it's like reading from a diary where entries come only on blue moons and are lacking detail to begin with. What little we see of the characters actually does make them seem interesting, but they are badly underdeveloped for the sake of emphasizing the political nature of the story. If anything, I think making the characters more dear to us would have helped emphasize the political message AND make it a better read.
As far as the story, Boichi's (the author) message is simply "global warming will cause a huge and unavoidable disaster." That's it. There's no scientific discussion, no thought provoking insight into the nature of man, and no proposed solution other than self-annihiliation for the sake of the planet.
Compared to authors like Masamune Shirow (author of Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell) who engage the reader with deep philosophics, the difference is clear.
My rating: 2/10
This story takes a highly speculative theory (note: global warming is not speculative; a sudden and irreversible catastrophic climate change is) and presents it as a fact to show us that we are dooming ourselves, but even that message is unclear given the very last scene, which indicates that technology might save us as well. In short, this story is purely propaganda.
The redeeming aspects are the characters, who I desperately wanted to see more of, and the art, which ranks among the best I've ever seen in any manga ever. But drawing good pictures does not make good manga.
If you want to read an environmentally driven story, you're much better off checking out Nausicaa or Blue Gender.
Hotel provides us with neither.
The story is just too short and it's like reading from a diary where entries come only on blue moons and are lacking detail to begin with. What little we see of the characters actually does make them seem interesting, but they are badly underdeveloped for the sake of emphasizing the political nature of the story. If anything, I think making the characters more dear to us would have helped emphasize the political message AND make it a better read.
As far as the story, Boichi's (the author) message is simply "global warming will cause a huge and unavoidable disaster." That's it. There's no scientific discussion, no thought provoking insight into the nature of man, and no proposed solution other than self-annihiliation for the sake of the planet.
Compared to authors like Masamune Shirow (author of Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell) who engage the reader with deep philosophics, the difference is clear.
My rating: 2/10
This story takes a highly speculative theory (note: global warming is not speculative; a sudden and irreversible catastrophic climate change is) and presents it as a fact to show us that we are dooming ourselves, but even that message is unclear given the very last scene, which indicates that technology might save us as well. In short, this story is purely propaganda.
The redeeming aspects are the characters, who I desperately wanted to see more of, and the art, which ranks among the best I've ever seen in any manga ever. But drawing good pictures does not make good manga.
If you want to read an environmentally driven story, you're much better off checking out Nausicaa or Blue Gender.
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