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the Comic Book Bin
On the surface, Dark Metro seems to be stuck in a formula familiar to horror fiction, in particular EC Comics and "The Twilight Zone." However, the twist ending isn’t a bad thing or seem old hat when done well, and Dark Metro keeps doing it and doing it and doing it well. Dark, dank, and extra creepy, Dark Metro has enough walking and slithering dead to give even George Romero and John Russo bad dreams. TOKYOPOP has published some twisted goth-inspired horror, but Dark Metro digs a weird grave all its own. I couldn’t put this terrifying treat down until I finished the last story, and I eagerly await Vol. 2
~Leroy Douresseaux, the Comic Book Bin
http://www.comicbookbin.com/darkmetro001.html
ComicCritique.com
I have been a fan of Asian horror films for some time now. Not just the well-known Japanese ones imported to the States like The Grudge and The Ring, but also those films being produced in Korea, Thailand, and Singapore. Their films have a level of suspense and pure chills that are often lacking in American horror films which tend to rely more on gore. However, I have rarely found this level of suspense and fright in horror Manga titles. Dark Horse’s Museum of Terror has always had a high degree of chills and there’ve been a few others. We can now add Tokyopop’s Dark Metro to the list.
Dark Metro is an anthology series that you don’t see enough in Manga but you are starting to see more and more. This debut volume presents five stories in its 200 pages and while the stories are separate, they all take place in the Tokyo underground subway stations. Underneath the city lies a dark world inhabited by malicious spirits, just waiting for an unsuspecting victim to stray too close. The stories are tied together by a mysterious young man named Seiya who tries to help those who have unwittingly entered this terrifying underworld.
The five chapters are each named after a different subway station. The opening tale, “Ginza”, is the best in the first volume. A dancer named Anna is heading home but misses the last train. Making matters even worse is that someone has locked her in the station and she’s virtually trapped. Soon Anna is on the run from a terrifying spirit who wants her soul.
In “Shibuya” an attractive woman invites a group of high school pimps to a rave party in the train station. She promises lots of her friends will be there as well. One of the boys begins receiving text messages on his cell phone, warning him to leave before it’s too late. Will he leave or will he suffer the same grisly fate that awaits his friends?
“Ikebukuro” finds Aoshima-Kun on his first day of work as a new train operator. The other operators tell him about the ghosts that haunt the subway but he thinks they are just trying to scare him… until he encounters something that causes him to doubt his own sanity.
Tokyo Calen has managed to grasp on to the feel of Asian horror films with his stories. There is some gore but largely the stories work on the strength of the setting, the suspense, and the brisk pace. He serves up five ghastly tales in the best tradition of gothic ghost stories with a modern slant. Yoshiken’s art is the perfect complement. His style is less cartoony than most Manga art and has a stronger look of realism. This book came as a pleasant surprise. If you’re looking for a solid Manga horror title, then look no further than Dark Metro!
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Its funny how you know u get spooked out by stuff and STILL read it. ROFL! I love this though it frightens me soo!
KIWIPOPTART
23.08.2008 01:49 AM
i like it
MANGAFAN123456789
22.08.2008 05:51 PM
This is great! =D
NOYUKI
20.08.2008 01:45 PM
HECK! its mega fun 2 read!!
SAILORNEPTUNE31
18.08.2008 12:45 AM
mucha mucha kooai!!
SAILORNEPTUNE31
18.08.2008 12:41 AM
Hmm, is it just me, or are the pages a little out of order toward the beginning? http://www.tokyopop.com/cog/tp_manga/1822121.html
TOUGALOVER77
14.08.2008 04:44 AM
cool!
SVERBRIDGE
13.08.2008 01:30 PM
You get hooked on this manga very easy!
OURANHOSTCLUBMANAGER
13.08.2008 12:28 AM
It looks good....But T_T I can't see anything except the first picture.
KAZUMI62090
12.08.2008 06:31 PM
I WANTT!!! :3
AKIV12801
11.08.2008 04:40 AM
Luv this... I cant wait to have it!!
MAGASATO
10.08.2008 08:44 PM
the drawing are sick XD and the stories give me the chilles but in a good way. im so getting this manga!!
BORDNEMO
09.08.2008 04:11 PM
Freakin' awesome. I'm gonna have to buy this one for my collection
PAINREAVER
09.08.2008 03:46 PM
sweet...
TWILIGHTFAIRY
09.08.2008 12:46 AM
this manga is so totally cool
LILMIZTOKYO
05.08.2008 04:08 PM
Not a lot of depth to this but still an enjoyably creepy light read. I like the attractive but simple art style. A bit more character development would be welcome but if this is meant to be stand-alone stories I guess that could be difficult.
YAMINOSENSEI
04.08.2008 03:44 AM
Oh my gosh... xD The creepiest and most spine - tingling manga I've read! Perfect!
TOKYOTABBY
03.08.2008 02:29 AM
Okay this sounds totally awesome, i can definetly get into this!
KITTY08
17.06.2008 03:02 AM
I really liked this one I may have read it a bit to many times lol
ENDLESS0SORROW
06.06.2008 08:14 AM
I have this manga! Its pretty neat! I just wish that they'd lessen the text during the suspense areas. They should focus more on picture action during the suspense parts to add less crowded and more artistic ambience on the scary parts... OTHER THAN THAT THIS MANGA IS EXCELLENT! ^_^ I am sure to keep this manga on my shelf. I am very excited to know more about the host character on the second volume! WHEN WILL THE SECOND VOLUME COME OUT???
VULPESPYRO
30.05.2008 08:17 PM
i have this and read it and i love it :3 me + blood/gore/death = happyness
RIKUSNOBODYGIRL
06.05.2008 08:01 PM
this looks n sounds cool.
BZGODDESS
30.04.2008 12:15 AM
hm.... pretty cool
AX974
24.04.2008 06:58 AM
This one is really good!!! Creepy, just the way i like it!
VAMPIRESSS
23.04.2008 04:59 AM
Wow that was really dark, I mean creepy compared to some of the stuff I've read I can really get into this (though I'll probably not sleep well heh.)
WINGMAY13
22.03.2008 03:45 AM
Looks like this is going to be good and the artwork is very nice, I think I will go check out the rest of the chapters that are posted^_^
NIKKINOODLE
20.03.2008 07:31 PM
Oh yeah, good spookiness! This one definately goes on my "must read" list.
SPIDER8LEGS
13.03.2008 08:16 PM
=D
BLINKEXISTS
11.03.2008 12:29 AM
wow this book was really good!!! There was dead people everywhere!! I want more please!!
KIRBYEATSNEKO
27.02.2008 01:57 PM
do u think this book is good? which is better this or shin megami tensei (KHAN)? pls help!
JULESAIAH
18.02.2008 07:39 AM
This was good, a little disturbing but I liked it...
PRINCESSERASEIRU
17.02.2008 04:08 AM
wow... i bet this only sounds cool cause of the vivid description... subways of the dead... what's next is all i've gots to say...
ISHIKUROSACHIRA
16.02.2008 05:56 AM
That is BEYOND COOL. 8D lol
INVADERDEZ77
14.02.2008 12:02 AM
this is very... intresting... kinda freaky
AMBER314
11.02.2008 10:07 PM
i love the look of this!!! too bad there's only 3 volumes (according to this page)
SHIRO420
11.02.2008 04:55 AM
hmm interestin story i just might read it tooo^_^
FORGOTTENANGLE
09.02.2008 08:46 AM
The previews for the book are extremely creepy (or perhaps it was just that I was reading this during a severe rain/thunder/lightning storm around midnight), but it's a very, very good book. I hope that Barnes and Nobles carries this book! =^.^=
SHINJUPANDA
09.02.2008 02:51 AM
Awsome! gotta have itt!
VASHLOVER6
08.02.2008 12:03 AM
cool!
WOLFLING
07.02.2008 02:12 AM
looks good i'll have to read this one
YOMYOM125
06.02.2008 11:48 PM
Gotta have it.
ILLUSIONMYST
06.02.2008 11:37 PM
must buy it
DNROXAS
06.02.2008 03:48 AM
I've always been a fan of horror and this was pretty good. I want to read some more!
LOLASANGEL
06.02.2008 03:38 AM
this mangas cool
JONOKO
28.12.2007 11:34 PM
How can i read this chapter if it says "VIP"?
TULISUSI
28.12.2007 02:36 AM
looks like a great read
ANAFREAK91
25.12.2007 10:33 PM
whoa thats some freaky s**t!!! i'm a big fan of the horror/suspense genre so i especially liked this one.
HELLPAINTERGX
24.12.2007 08:26 PM
This is a good manga if u like mystery, blood and goore and supense. As for me I liked the suspense and mystery but could live without the picture of blood, personally.
AVATARLOVER10
22.12.2007 06:49 PM
pretty cool. It reminded me of the Matrix when she got called and the text gave her instructions on where to go. It was kinda funny though when the zombie girl threw her leg. She was angry because of what? She didn't get the lead act in something? It seems like a trifling problem and to be made so extreme was very funny.
LEADANDIRON
21.12.2007 07:02 AM
Ahaha, pretty fun, like 80's american horror mixed with twenty-first century J-Horror character and scenes, the composition and form of the characters was really good, although overall, it's a little clean and digital for me, but will this manga actually be printed?
20.12.2007 10:03 PM