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Alternatives:
English: Baoh
Japanese: バオー 来訪者
Author:
Araki, Hirohiko
Type:
Manga
Volumes:
2
Chapters:
9
Status:
Finished
Publish:
1984-10-09 to 1985-02-12
Serialization:
Shounen Jump (Weekly)
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Alternatives:
English: Baoh
Japanese: バオー 来訪者
Japanese: バオー 来訪者
Author:
Araki, Hirohiko
Type:
Manga
Volumes:
2
Chapters:
9
Status:
Finished
Publish:
1984-10-09 to 1985-02-12
Serialization:
Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Score
3.3
3 Votes
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33.33%
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Summary
Sumire, a nine-year-old girl with clairvoyant abilities, finds herself held captive aboard a train by Doress, a secret organization who are now whisking her away to their laboratory. Seeing her chance to escape their clutches, Sumire inadvertently releases Doress' top secret experiment: a 17-year-old boy named Ikurou Hashizawa, who has been infected with the Baoh parasite. With extraordinary powers of invulnerability and regeneration at his disposal, Ikurou aids Sumire, and the two escape together.
However, this is merely the start of their troubles. As Ikurou's development is incomplete, Doress considers him far too dangerous to roam free, and orders his immediate execution. Now on the run, the pair must survive an onslaught of hitmen while Ikurou attempts to learn more about his rapidly advancing powers.
However, this is merely the start of their troubles. As Ikurou's development is incomplete, Doress considers him far too dangerous to roam free, and orders his immediate execution. Now on the run, the pair must survive an onslaught of hitmen while Ikurou attempts to learn more about his rapidly advancing powers.
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Baoh Raihousha review
Baoh: The Visitor is a very short manga only spanning 9 chapters( short and sweet), but it's still good. Baoh has an art style very similar to Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood which makes sense as Phantom Blood was made several years after Baoh. Personally I think Baoh is a story that was best made short and if it were to come back I don't think it would be as good. A new anime wouldn't really be great and the OVA was oka, but I don't feel it captured Baoh accurately. I also think that Baoh's appearance in All Star Battle was awesome and I
hope he returns in Eyes of Heaven.
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Baoh Raihousha review
Kore ga! Kore ga! Kore ga Baoh da!
Getting that out of the way, well...Baoh. It reads older than dust, and for a good reason, it was created in the middle of the 80s. Baoh is a shonen manga about a young man, who is kidnapped by an evil organization, in order to infect a incredibly powerful parasite in his body. The plot is nothing too original, luckily enough, it's not the selling point. The art is remiscent of Tetsuo Hara's works like Hokuto no Ken and Riki-Oh, but also displaying some of Hirohiko Araki's own style. Overall, it's consistent with the context (80s post Hokuto no Ken boom), and just like HnK, it packs buckets of blood. The characters are likeable, but not really developed. Mostly forgettable. But, if the manga is so mediocre, why do I rate it seven in enjoyement? Because it's a Hirohiko Araki manga, of course! That means that bizarre stuff is bound to happen, and in amusing ways. Overall, I would rate it five, but I really enjoyed it. A manga with a nostalgic feel about it, outdated yet not forgotten, Baoh is a nice little window to the past, which will please those who seek a short, simple action story. Just don't expect something else, or you will be let down. |