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its cool and bloody and uhhh the name 'happiness' stands well for the content

A refreshing take on a vampire story, I'm definitely looking forward to see where it goes! Oh and the art is very nice!

From the very first page, Addictive! Horror Manga with exquisitely beautiful Artwork, and Bold, large easy to read Font. Text matters in a manga, otherwise what good is sumptuous artwork if you can’t read the print? This manga series is impossible to put down! In fact, I was so hypnotized by the experience of this first in the series that I bought the entire set! I’m already up to the third volume. This series is a must have for any manga enthusiast. It’s spooky, haunting, ethereal, dream-like. For me, it’s allegory. But true Art is like that, provoking a Reaction. Demanding emotions from us who dare drink in each page.

This was a quick read. I did enjoy the story, but not one of my absolute favs. I will eventually check out the rest of the series.

"Happiness" is a beautiful series. it has it's ups & downs, it's dark moments, but I feel like Shuzo Oshimi did an amqzing job capturing the heart of these characters. "Happiness" is a coming of age story that takes elements of "Let the Right One In" & overall asks the question of what does it mean to be happy? I'm a huge Shuzo Oshimi fan & this might possibly be my favorite series so far. I highly recommend it.

This series starts off slow but damn does it ramp up. I read the whole series in a few days, stayed up all night one day and read a ton of it. Sooooo good. I'd say it's similar to Tokyo Ghoul (for more than just supernatural reason, also because of the dark qualities in the themes and tones) but far superior. While I'm a big fan of Tokyo Ghoul, Happiness is just damn good quality storytelling. It's so dark and twisted and slightly romantic too. Very well written.

This is a good weird horror manga by Shuzo Oshimi. My biggest qualm or annoyance I guess is the constant shots up a girl's skirt. It became obnoxious very early on. The story itself and following the character is a lot of fun, though, so I look forward to continuing in the series.

Not sure where all the supposed one and two star reviews are... they are not showing up at this point in time... Anyhoo... If you are not familiar with the amazing Shuzo Oshimi, then you should be! Flowers of Evil is one of my favorite mangas of all time! Don't judge it by the anime, which sports the most terrible art style ever... The first volume is a lot of setup. I won't get into details, but there is definitely a lot going on. The manga balances characterization and action quite well so that the reader doesn't feel like they are being dragged along through non-stop shonen action, and neither are the trudging along through hundreds of pages of tedious back story. Oshimi already showed us he can craft an amazing story even with a seemingly mundane premise (like Flowers of Evil - it's basically a psychopathic teen coercing a classmate to perform terrible deeds - and you should read it!). This is an amazing start to what should be a terrific and terrifying series!

The book was a lil damaged from the top left corner but that's alright,it's not really noticeable! I expected it to come in really bad condition but I was so happy when I opened the package. I'd definitely recommend this manga to you guys,the art is great!

Meine Tochter ist begeistert.

Happiness est un titre qui devrait prochainement être disponible en français. Mais je n'ai pas pu attendre et me suis plongé dans l'édition américaine. Je ne l'ai pas regretté. Le point de départ est assez similaire à celui que l’on peut trouver dans les Fleurs du Mal ou Dans l’intimité de Marie : un garçon mène une vie peu épanouie ; il fait la rencontre d’une fille qui va changer son existence. Makoto Okazaki, lycéen, est harcelé, isolé, son petit plaisir semble être de se masturber dans sa chambre le soir. Mais tout va changer lorsqu'une jeune femme va le mordre. Entre Éros ou Thanatos il choisit de vivre et de devenir un vampire. Comme l’adolescence est une période où le corps change, se transforme... quoi de mieux que d’utiliser les vampires dans cette perspective ? Ôshimi va alors réinterpréter le mythe du vampire, s'en servir comme métaphore : des désirs (notamment sexuels) que les personnes ne assouvir ; de l’anormalité ensuite car les vampires sont des « marginaux », obligés de se cacher pour vivre et vêtus chichement. Les vampires sont ainsi plus ou moins dominées par leurs désirs, pulsions, émotions, comme les humains le sont. S’ouvre alors une intrigue plutôt sombre, imprévisible et c'est tant mieux, l'auteur a ainsi d'autant plus de marges de manoeuvre pour mener son histoire comme il l'entend. Surtout, l’aspect qui m’a le plus fasciné dans Happiness concerne le graphisme. Les vampires ne voient pas le monde comme les non-vampires et cela Ôshimi s'attache à le montrer. D'où des déformations concernant l'aspect du vampire quand il est tenaillé par sa soif de sang, concernant sa perception de ceux qui l'entourent et enfin, concernant le ciel. La nuit leur appartient et devient alors une piste aux étoiles avec des accents très "van goghiens". Superbe. En somme Happiness est une superbe série alors foncez quand elle sera disponible en français ou bien prenez la version américaine mais dans tous les cas essayez de ne pas passer à côté.

Amazing book

Stupendo! Mi è piaciuto molto questo primo volume. Oshimi racconta una storia cruda, particolare, dalle tinte oniriche. Il suo tratto è inconfondibile. Okazaki decide di fare del bene, nonostante sia stato vittima di bullismo. Sta anche ottenendo qualcosa di positivo grazie al suo cambiamento. Sono curiosa di sapere come prosegue la storia.