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If you’re any sort of science fiction fan, many of the themes that are brought up in Jihai should be familiar.

17-year old Aoi is a courier who’s developed a reputation for being able to deliver his messages with unbelievable speed. Nobody realizes why that is until it’s revealed that he’s a custom-made revant, a clone.  As a revant, his lifespan is marked as a tattoo on his body, and it turns out he only has one more year to live.  He only has one more year to find the killer of someone he’s cared about and to exact his revenge.

One of the first things that I noticed about Jihai is how beautiful the art is.  I haven’t had the chance to check out the other series by Nigoshi (The Flat Earth Exchange, btw) but I think I will do that, since I really think the art in Jihai is amazing. It’s clean and detailed without going overboard. Nigoshi does pack a lot of action in each page, thus picking up the pace of the story. It’s an action-packed story that takes full advantage of the artists’ paneling style to keep the story moving forward.

The other characters in the book are also pretty engaging. We have Tristram, the lavender-haired bishop (who I think resembles Gunther from Kyou Kara Maou ^_^;;) and Disfield, his stoic  and mysterious friend who runs the town’s diner.  While not explicitly BL, I think Jihai treads that line with the relationships between the males in the series, especially with Aoi and Disfield.

So, if you’re the mood for an interesting manga with its fair share of pretty men and compelling story, give Jihai a run. I wasn’t expecting anything when I picked it up, but thankfully, I enjoyed reading through it. Maybe you will too.

Preview of volume 1 is available at CMX’s website.

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