Nomination Post
OMORI
Natively: [Level 21]
Full Furigana: No
Summary
Sunny is a reclusive boy who has decided to move out of his hometown of Faraway, where he was born and raised, in search of a fresh start. Three days before leaving town, he is invited by his childhood friend Kel to leave home for the first time in four years, and is reunited with his former best friends, who have completely changed from before… A horrifying, dreamy, and heart-wrenching coming-of-age horror story is now available as a full-length comic book!
Availability
Physical: Amazon JP / CD Japan
Digital: Bookwalker / Kobo
Personal Opinion
Omori is based off the game of the same name created by OMOCAT. The overall tone of the story can be rather dark, but nothing adapted in this volume covers anything too grim. If you haven’t played the game either, don’t worry, this is a fine starting point. The order of some events are changed around but it never seemed to ruin the flow. I realise that the volume may have a few more pages than the guidelines state, however this manga features quite a number of sequences without any, or minimal, dialogue so it should be manageable to read it in a reasonable time considering the longer chapters. On top of that, the difficulty of the language never felt too difficult, although there is a bit of casual speech, so it should be fine for BBC.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Level of difficuly never felt too high
- Only 4 chapters
- Should be able to complete in, at most, 12 weeks.
- Likeable, interesting characters
- Can jump right in. No need to play the original game.
- A number of sequences have minimal, if not any, dialogue.
Cons
- Longer than average chapters due to it being a monthly manga.
- The art style, particularly for the characters, can be a bit hit or miss.
- No Furigana. Not sure if this is a sticking point for people.
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