☆A Sacred Text for a New Era☆
I read "Saint Young Men, Volumes 13-15."
It is a chain-reaction comedy where the "divine cohabitation" of the founders of Buddhism and Christianity takes on even more bizarre and unexpected developments.
This work captivates readers as an unprecedented surreal comedy that exquisitely harmonizes the solemnity of religion with everyday humor.
Saint Young Men 13, 14, 15
By Hikaru Nakamura
Saint Young Men 13
Jesus, full of worldly desires, and Buddha, who is strict about household expenses. John, who is holed up in a hotel working on the sequel to the "Book of Revelation." The Eleven-Faced Kannon, who participates in an offline meeting as a popular blogger with the handle "Ah~Men." ...and many others, a saintly cast gathers in Tachikawa! Even today, miracles continue to happen in the mundane world.
Saint Young Men 14
Buddha and Jesus are on a vacation in the mundane world in Tachikawa, Tokyo. To solve the problem of their apartment room becoming too cramped, Buddha turns into a demon of decluttering! In addition to the usual cast, including Judas, who causes tragedy with the "Lucky Bag Operation" he launched for Jesus, the Four Archangels, and Brahma, other colorful characters appear one after another, such as that person with too much literary talent who gets included in the Bible every time they write a letter, and that god who is left all alone during the month without gods!!
Saint Young Men 15
Was the "first murder in human history," said to have been committed by Cain against his brother Abel, a false accusation!? After many centuries, the truth is revealed! And Jesus's father debuts his meticulously crafted new rakugo story, "The Last Supper." With the fisherman brothers, the archangels, and the first-appearance patron saint of housewives joining in, Jesus and Buddha's Tachikawa life is lively again today!
By Hikaru Nakamura
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Volume 13: Tachikawa Vacation for Heavenly Celebrities
In addition to the rare duo of Jesus, who has become the embodiment of worldly desire, and Buddha, the guardian of the household budget, heavenly celebrities gather in Tachikawa, such as John, who is writing the sequel to the "Book of Revelation" at a hotel, and the Eleven-Faced Kannon, who participates in an offline meeting as a popular blogger.
There is no doubt that readers will be rolling on the floor laughing at the daily life in Tachikawa, which has turned into a resort for the gods.
Volume 14: The Theology of Decluttering and Lucky Bags
In their cramped apartment, the way Buddha turns into a demon of decluttering is just like Marie Kondo, who has achieved enlightenment.
Meanwhile, the strange commotion Judas causes with the "Lucky Bag Operation" for Jesus, and the intrusion of the Four Archangels and Brahma, make the Tachikawa apartment a true melting pot of the heavens.
Furthermore, the worries of an apostle with "excessive literary talent" who gets included in the Bible every time they write a letter, and the sight of a god all alone during the month without gods, give us a glimpse into the unexpected sides of the gods.
Volume 15: The Fusion of Biblical Mystery and Rakugo
The development where the truth behind the "first murder in human history" is revealed is just like a biblical version of "Furuhata Ninzaburo."
And the performance of the new rakugo story "The Last Supper" by Jesus's father is a miraculous collaboration between religion and traditional performing arts.
With the fisherman brothers, the archangels, and even the patron saint of housewives joining in, the Tachikawa apartment is increasingly becoming a social hub for the Heavenly All-Stars.
Impressions:
When you read this manga, you fall under the illusion that a religious textbook has suddenly transformed into a comedian's joke book.
Buddha's ascetic life and Jesus's miracles intertwine exquisitely with modern daily life, drawing readers into a vortex of laughter.
The way the ordinary town of Tachikawa suddenly becomes a hotspot for the religious world is as if a local city had turned into heaven overnight.
Saint Young Men is a rare work that sublimates the profound theme of religion into lighthearted laughter.
You will experience an unprecedented educational entertainment where you unknowingly learn the basics of religion and modern pop culture at the same time.
It might truly be called a sacred text for a new era that saves the world through laughter.
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