Biomega

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BIOMEGA
Kanoe Zoichi on Superbike
Genre Seinen, Sci-fi
Manga
Authored by Tsutomu Nihei
Publisher Kodansha
Serialized in Ultra Jump
Original run 2004
No. of volumes 2 (currently)
Related works

NOiSE,Blame!,Net Sphere Engineer

Biomega is an ongoing seinen/action manga by Tsutomu Nihei, the creator of BLAME!. Biomega is the second prequel to BLAME! and is the story of how the world in BLAME! became shrouded by the Megastructure.

[edit] Synopsis

Set in the future. It follows a character by the name of Kanoe Zouichi and his AI companion Kanoe Fuyu whose luminous form is integrated into the system of his bike. They are agents sent by a powerful organization (Toha Heavy Industries) to retrieve humans with the ability to resist and transmute the NS5 infection that is spreading across the world.

The art in BioMega is similar to BLAME!, with its complicated concrete sprawl and ludicruously wide, empty spaces. However, things seem to happen at a more reasonable pace. In this manga, there is emphasis on the swiftness of the attacks made by Zouichi, such as the gun being sheathed just before the enemies fall to the ground. Speed is crucial in this manga, unlike in BLAME!, and the plot develops just as quickly. An interesting read, especially if one had enjoyed BLAME!

[edit] Update

Volume 1 was released 2004 and stopped, chapter 11 of Volume 2 was released May 2006, 2 years later in Ultra Jump.

[edit] External links

Tsutomu Nihei
Works
Blame! | NOiSE | Biomega | Net Sphere Engineer | Abara | Digimortal
BLAME! characters and structures
Killy| Cibo | Sanakan | Graviton Beam Emitter | Net Terminal Genes |


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