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Kigurumi
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11 years ago
Posts: 537

By chance, I came across the following quote from one of Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini's martial speeches:

"Blood alone moves the wheels of history."

Do you think there's a connection between the manga's title and the quote from above? And if so, how would you interpret it?

On a side note, Trinity BAKumA has released its last batch of chapters for Blood Alone (thanks a lot!). It's sad to see this group come to an end. They did a great job at introducing us to various Shounen and Seinen titles (e.g. Sket Dance, Koisome Momiji, Gokukoku no Brynhildr, Nononono or Sommelière). I really hope that someone equally good will pick Blood Alone up.


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[color=#8A795D]"Stories are what death thinks he puts an end to.
He can't understand that they end in him, but they don't end with him."

  • Ursula K. Le Guin, Gifts[/color]

To be savoured:

  • Blood Alone by TAKANO Masayuki
  • Otoyomegatari by MORI Kaoru
  • Gangsta. by Kohske
  • Seishun Kouryakuhon by AKIZUKI Sorata
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Mr. Brightside
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11 years ago
Posts: 160

I always thought it was a play on "man can not live on bread alone." It makes sense to me, because it plays on a lot of the themes of the series. In contrast, I don't see Mussolini's quote as making as much sense in the context of the series.

I don't know how either quote would sound in Japanese/compare with Blood Alone's title in Japanese however, so I guess it's hard to know. Maybe it's a reference to something completely different, or simply makes more sense as a standalone title in Japanese. I think it's hard to know with only the English.


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8 years ago
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New News! Volume 12 of Blood Alone to be released at Comiket-92 on August 13, 2017.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.cc/news/2017-08-07/blood-alone-manga-volume-12-gets-release-at-comiket-92/.119837


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