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Post #168626 |
Smooth Operator
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8:52 pm, Jun 9 2008
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Does anyone know a hobo manga? It seems like an interesting concept.
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Post #168629 |
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indeed it does, i would like one to read as well
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Post #168631 |
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Hmm, I've never heard of anything like this. There are probably some hobos, but I think the focus of the manga quickly moves away from the topic.
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Homunculus?
Sort of? It doesn't revolve around it or anything, but...
I agree with kaerfehtdeelb and xOmbiecOrp, though, interesting concept. I'll keep an eye on this one.
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Post #168634 |
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Homunculus is the closest one i had read, i think, but the focus isn't the hobos...
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Post #168635 |
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What the hell is Homunculus about? I didn't really glean much from the summary
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Post #168637 - Reply to ( #168635) by ahoaho |
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Quote from ahoaho What the hell is Homunculus about? I didn't really glean much from the summary
Yeah, neither did I, so I just read it.
Umm, how to sum it up... basically, we're introduced to the main character, who lives in his car. He's approached by someone who offers to pay him a decent sum of money if he participates in a research experiment... one that deals with - you guessed it! - trepanation and the supernatural experiences that it may inspire. It's about what he sees after that.
Which is as good as it gets from me, explanation-wise.
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Post #168677 |
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Zetman - The main character has been homeless all his life.
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Post #168683 |
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'homeless' and 'hobo' are not the same thing.
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If you're looking for a manga about a homeless man who lives on a train, I don't think the Japanese would write about that kind of thing; it's mainly part of American culture. In fact, I doubt there is any manga about trains that doesn't involve molestation.
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Post #168686 - Reply to ( #168685) by AX |
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Quote from AX If you're looking for a manga about a homeless man who lives on a train, I don't think the Japanese would write about that kind of thing; it's mainly part of American culture. In fact, I doubt there is any manga about trains that doesn't involve molestation.
I think that dirt poor and living under a newspaper, in a box, or simply wandering from town to town living off the kindness of others can all earn you hobo status, though, and one of those may be a possibility.
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Post #168687 - Reply to ( #168686) by x0mbiec0rp |
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Quote from x0mbiec0rp Quote from AX If you're looking for a manga about a homeless man who lives on a train, I don't think the Japanese would write about that kind of thing; it's mainly part of American culture. In fact, I doubt there is any manga about trains that doesn't involve molestation. I think that dirt poor and living under a newspaper, in a box, or simply wandering from town to town living off the kindness of others can all earn you hobo status, though, and one of those may be a possibility.
Exactly.
Not that there can't be manga about a man who rides the rails. There is a manga about delta blues, isn't there?
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Well, if you define hobo as someone homeless who travels around looking for work... I guess Letter Bee sort of fits?
Actually, there are quite alot of mangas about wanderers... but I guess a wanderer isn't exactly a hobo... Now I'm rather confused 
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Post #168730 - Reply to ( #168725) by qiqi92sg |
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Quote from qiqi92sg Well, if you define hobo as someone homeless who travels around looking for work... I guess Letter Bee sort of fits? Actually, there are quite alot of mangas about wanderers... but I guess a wanderer isn't exactly a hobo... Now I'm rather confused
... Close enough.
I guess a slice of life drama/comedy would work for a hobo manga. It seems like an interesting enough concept.
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Post #168772 - Reply to ( #168683) by ahoaho |
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Quote from ahoaho 'homeless' and 'hobo' are not the same thing.
Well seeing as how manga is not overflowing with the hobo genre, is it a really important distinction?
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