Gestalt (Manga)

Shape (超 獣 伝説 ゲシュタルト, choju Densetsu figure ) is a Japanese manga illustrator Yun Koga from 1995 to 2001.

Action

Father Olivier travels against the will of his master Messiah to the island of G, where the Monsters to G, a burnt alive unto God. Olivier gets on his journey the slave Ouri given, as it helps the residents of a city. But he does not believe in slavery and wants on his dangerous journey no accompaniment. But when he is attacked by the elf Suzu, which was sent after him by Messiah, Ouri saves him, so he now accepted as a travel companion.

But Olivier is soon kidnapped by the brother Ouris because it needs him for a ritual. After the successful implementation of this thanked by a small bag of gold, so that Olivier and Ouri able to procure new weapons. But occurs after the ritual, more and more the dark side of the priest to light. At the same time Suzu is attacked by envoys on behalf Sōshis.

Publication

The manga was published from January 1995 to February 2001 in the manga magazine Monthly GFantasy the publisher Square Enix. The chapters were also summarized published in eight anthologies.

An English version of the manga was published by Viz Media. In German published Egmont Manga and Anime from May 2006 to February 2008, all eight volumes. The translation is by Burkhard Höfler.

Anime

By 1997, an OVA was produced and directed by Osamu Yamazaki, which consists of two parts, each 29 minutes. The artistic director was Tadashi Kudo and the music was composed by Toshiyuki Omori. The end credits song is Get up, Right now by Yuzuru Oka. The OVA was released in January and February 1997 in Japan by SME Visual Works.

There is an English version, which appeared in America and Britain.

Reception

According to Kuno Liesegang Splash comics, the manga is cluttered with comic relief and fantasy clichés. The ratio of voltage and comedy is not balanced. The plot was too indecisive and drawings also unconvincing, only single characters are successful. Only for fans of roleplaying games is the manga interesting, as he would like in this course of action and offer many fancy figures.

The American magazine Animerica sees the OVA form of bonds from many other productions such as Record of Lodoss War or Final Fantasy, but would a drawing like narrative clearly inferior version offered here. The plot was consistently confusing the fights were strongly reminiscent of games like Prince of Persia.