Yukie Sakai is a sprightly young home health aide eager to help her elderly clients. But what seems like a straightforward job quickly turns into a series of increasingly surreal and bizarre adventures that put Yukie's wits to the test! Cartoonist Kago, who is well known for combining a more traditional manga style with hyper realistic illustration technique, an experimental visual storytelling approach, and outrageously sexual and scatological subject matter, has single-handedly created his own genre: "fashionable paranoia."
I was pleasantly surprised with Dementia 21. I doubt it will change my feelings about the horror genre, but then again, I dont think that it is a horror story. What it presents through its unexpected humour and absurdly unique stories is refreshing and different from anything I have read in a while. It may not be a consistently strong ongoing story throughout but the self-aware tone of Kagos writing relishes its ridiculousness. It presents themes on culture and society while also showing what would happen in some unique situations. Like what would happen if there was an elderly battle royale or the damage that could be wrought by the elderly joining together like a Megazord. It will definitely not be everyone's cup of tea but why not give it a try, it may surprise you too. Read Full Review
Shintaro Kago deftly combines realism and absurdity for a manga title that's equal parts joyful, evocative, and jarring. Read Full Review
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