Straight up Hell itself,in post modern Japan no less.
Do we have clear indicators that this country is in fact Japan? I was getting the sense that it was supposed to be some other vague country.
It hasn't been outright stated, but it seems almost certain this is near-future japan. First off benika and her dad having japanese names, and the refugees adopting japanese names too (Rose Madder Shinegawa) or whatever her full alias was. Second are the local/express train lines, the japanese style convenience stores, and some japanese text on background signs and whatnot. Then you have the "refugee sushi" and "chili+fish sauce soup" which are all made from commonly available japanese staple foods which would likely be given either as rations or bought easily at a discount.
To some extent the story being told in this manga is already happening in Japan, albeit on a smaller scale with less flashy stunts. In order to keep the economy running (ie have a supply of workers to perform menial labor with low wages to prop up japanese businesses) the government has already started using work-visa programs to bring in immigrant labor, mostly from other parts of asia, and there are plenty of instances of immigrant employees trapped at their jobs with no way to leave unless they want to be deported.
Same, but it does seem to have a Japan flavour, of nothing else because of the author
Before my initial comment,I did in fact check to see what was the indicator that this is all in Japan itself,and indeed,sixth page of chapter one,bottom left corner,we get this:
Seventh page,top left :
12th page,bottom left :
Ignoring the nice cleavage,the place as a two parter doesn't seem to exist,but the two words separately have shown results for hotels in Japan.
16th page,middle left :
34th page,top right.
From the first chapter alone,we can say that,unless this is the return of a colonial Japanese empire with all the reclaimed land being part of the colony(wherever that colony is),this is Japan.
And oh boy,oh boy,oh boy...
...going from that...
...to that,this is why there is such as thing as too much freedom,and also why the Americans have to uphold their ammendments,especially the first and second,because the price of freedom is within your own two hands.
And she's still just a young'un.
Benika is being tempered more then any amount of Sunday school ever could,Rose is going to have the strongest person possible behind her.
Also,me Japanese buddy told me about how all over the place Japan is when it comes to refugees,2018 and 2019 saw them bring in immigrant workers from around Asia to help with growth,2021 was when they started looking into reworking how they treat refugees,2022 has Japan bringing in some Ukrainians,and 2023 had the 18th foreign person to die in the detainment centre since 2007,leading to even more reworking of the laws.
This comic is basically showing the extreme end conclusion should the door be opened wider whilst doing even less for those seeking safety.
Best.
Lesbian.
Comic.
Ever.
last edited at Jul 19, 2023 3:46AM