I read this a few months ago and Ichi is definitely the worst protagonist of anything I've ever read. The more you read, the more you realize that he has zero redeeming qualities. He's just a broken and manipulated victim of his circumstances. Once he crossed the line and killed the innocent - and already severely abused - sex worker, there was no possibility of redemption for a satisfying ending for that manga.
It's worse when you realize he's the son of a rich person by the end who participates in these fantasies willingly. Yes he is a victim of trauma but he is also a man who refuses to take accountability, something that at least the Yakuza aren't guilty of.
@@nono9543 That's.....not true at all lol Ichi's name was Hajime Shiroishi. He was bullied and beaten daily at school and had parents that only pestered him to do better and stop being a weakling. Through a series of events and circumstances, Hajime finds out he has certain....desires. He ends up killing his parents and the boy that was bullying him, which lands him in a mental ward. Jiji finds him and then grooms him to become an assassin, using his mental illness and unchecked sexual desires to turn him into a killing machine. There's an animated OVA, a one-shot manga and a live action movie about Ichi before the main story, check them out if you're interested!
Important note: Jijii isn’t actually Ichi’s uncle, as calling older men “uncle” is an honorary custom in Japan to show your respect towards your elders Also, Ichi is very much alive at the end of the manga, he just turned his life around as a normal citizen
Dude, I think you twisted the ending. The guy with long hair at the end who makes the crying face is ICHI. He reverted to his original madness after kicking a can and finding some thugs who tried to pick a fight with him. Takeshi, the old man's new "machine," is seen coming out of an alleyway with blood. But the ending suggests that ICHI didn't fully transform into a normal person and that the monster is still there.
@@TheMaskedMan Yeah. You actually see Ichi interact with the little boy, Takeshi, right before he kicks the can. The boy is being molded into Ichi's replacement, though.
One thing, if my memory doesnt fail me, the guy at the end wasnt the kid from the booth, but Ichi, he became that "normal" guy, you can see the kid coming out of an alley after having killed someone, Ichi even recognizes him and tells him "Its me, your big bro, Shiroishi"
Ichi is bad, but at the very least he's actually insane. Not Joker-esque 'haha I kill u' insane but his thought process is genuinely out of whack with reality. If you want absolute irredeemable filth whose in his right mind look at Ryo from Shamo. Dude makes Ichi look like Clark Kent.
Ryo kind of comes to his senses by the end though, doesn't he? It's been a long time since I read Shamo, but I could have sworn that near the end he acknowledges what he's done.
@@bathumb45 In the last fight, he fought the weird guy with the big sword to protect the people he knew. but I don't think he ever admitted what he did was wrong.
Isn't ichi like actually mentally challenged? I remember them talking about how he has the mind of a child basically, which is why he's so easily manipulated in the first place.
@@Riley-uy5pe What is so gross about what they're saying? There's literally nothing wrong about what is being said. Does the truth make you that angry?
@@hellothere3609 The original comment is extremely unnecessary and honestly pathetic. Nobody was talking about self-diagnosing, it's simply not the topic of conversation. If you want to have nuanced discussions about why people might self-diagnose, and what the implications and results of that are - do that in a video that *actually* deals with the topic. It's gross that the video creator even liked this comment. Then again, this video essay was very bad in the first place, so why am I even pretending to be surprised.
You should Read Prisoner Riku- A boy living in a dystopian city gets falsely accused of killing his care taker after defending him in a shoot out with his officer and must escape the prison. (Also keep up the good work I adore the movie).
I love this current style of videos. The editing, the character analysis/script, the vibe, the thumbnail, I feel like every video since "The Most Vile Villain Ever In Anime And Manga" has been absolutely top-notch.
Idk man, Ichi is at least a mentally ill man child who's getting taken advantage of, while Ryo from Shamo is just the worst human being all on his own. He's not crazy or being manipulated by someone else like Ichi, he's just an evil human being and everything he does, he does for himself and with a sound mind. To me Ryo is still the worst of the worst.
Super underrated manga! My first introduction to Ichi was Takashi Miike's film from 2001, watched it a couple years ago with my dad. I'd never seen anything so violent, disgusting, depraved, disturbed and at times hilarious before. I immediately picked up the manga and it was even better/worse than the film. Glad you found this gem! It's... a lot
The scariest thing of this manga is how much relatable, logical and humane the author can make us feel toward the characters' action and mindset. Thus moving toward pointing out how close society really is between persecuted crime and acceptable darkness in a red light district, the gangster, the civilian and our own mind.
The constant crying reminds me of a real life serial killer that we had here in the United States. Calling the cops crying, saying he was the one who did it every time and that he wanted to be stopped and helped. I wonder if they based him off of that particular serial killer.
Dawg Hideo Yamamoto is one of the most goated writers and mangakas to me man. Like I LOVE how UNAPOLOGETIC the writing for these protagonists is. Not like trying to fulfill a fanrasy by writing. You hate the main character. And you should. Youre supposed to. And just there are countless things I can say about him that put him atLEAST on the level of legends like Inio Asano, Oshimi Shuzo, Cormac McCarthy etc. Shoutouts to Miura since he does Fantasy more than Dark Realism but yeah still deserves equal respect.
@killingspeerx Yeah that was WILD lmao 😂. Always gotta respect the courage of these legends for being able to put out intrusive thoughts like that. I strive for that level of confidence in life lol.
I see you peeping Shaman King! Bro! I'm sending positive vibes to you just for that and I subscribed! Enjoy the journey my guy! I know you're going to enjoy the story and enjoy making a video of it as well! BTW! When you say Ichi I think of Paranoia Agent.
This was one of my favorite mangas growing up. What I find interesting is despite is how he and the main antagonist have personalities that contrast their narrative roles. Ichi appears to be more innocent (compared to 90% of the cast at first) but his desire is to dominant over others. Kakihara is a leader who desires to be dominated and the story ends when the two accept each other's kink selves. This whole story seems to be a dark comedy on how society forces people to take on roles they do not want and how depravity goes out of control when individuals do not permitted to act out on them.
My first first vid of yours was zatch bell which is my fav manga and I appreciate the shout-out! It made me subscribe. Then I watched the most evil character which was cool I never would have read 20th century boys on my own. Now I get to see this one, same-day after the worst villain. How fitting..... Keep up the good I'm loving it so far
I love how unapologetically insane and in your face this manga is. It knows it's ridiculous and it REVELS in it. This manga is both messed up and funny.
Great video! Koroshiya 1 is my favorite manga of all time. However, there were a few mistakes I'd like to clear up: - Jiji is not Ichi's uncle. The translation says that because calling an older colleague or friend "Uncle" is a term of endearment and respect in Japan - Anjo is not actually Kakiharas father. He was the head yakuza for Kakiharas gang, which are often referred to as "Father". Kakihara was his right-hand man and masochistic lover. -The man crying at the very end is Ichi. We are lead to believe that he has grown up mentally and has moved on to live a normal life. We can see that when the punks try to pick a fight with him that he has actually not managed to fully suppress his insanity after all. -There is a prequel anime OVA, a manga one-shot and a live action movie detailing how Ichi got to where he is when we meet him in the story. All 3 vary differently on details but the general story is the same.
This reminds me of the show Barry. Both characters are good at killing but are maunly spurred on by their "father figures". For ichi its his quote on quote uncle and for Barry its Fuches
I read this when I was a child and I was just getting into manga. I typed in free manga and a site that was just adult manga came up first. I was WAY to young for the stuff I was reading, and I still remember the messed up mangas today.
nice one using Fear and Hunger 2 music. Also imagine if the creators of Breaking Bad adapted Ichi would be crazy. I am aware there is a pretty fantastic movie adaptation already
Good video, I still think Ryo from Shamo is a more evil character but maybe that has something to do with the fact we actually see him trough an extended period of time
It's been a while since I watched the movie. I remember liking it at the time. Might need to revisit it. I recognized that cut mouth anywhere though. The OG dark knight joker. lol
@@SwitchxA I watched the movie first and really liked it, then after reading the manga and revisiting the movie, honestly it didn't hit the same anymore. I like Takashi Miike as a director and understand that movies are much more limiting than manga as a medium, but for me it felt like the movie underplayed a lot of the darkness in the manga and replaced it with comedy.
I'm pretty sure Anjou isn't Kakihara's father because, much like the other comments about "Jijii", what they mean by "father" (oyaji) actually means "boss".
Masked Man! I'd love to learn how you created your digital character and animated it into your videos. Just point me in the right direction, and I promise to put in the work!
if i can give recomendations on manhwa 2 would be great! in that case: tower of god, peerless dad, superhuman era and red storm are must reads fs. 1st and 4th, great world building. all of them have great characters. peerless dad is more of a feeling kind of read, and action. red storm is a lot of action, wars strategy and stuff. superhuman era i think will be the next big thing if they animate it, the characters are gorgeous, real superheroe and villain like, great action and drawings rly. tog is just my favourite of all, i love the story building intricate factions and ideas, awesome story!
The live Action was a disappointment beyond belief despite having the title of a cult movie The Anime Ova captured the manga vibes better despite the cheap production
Hey masked man I really recommend you read “freesia” manga it’s one of the best psychological mangas ever and very underrated, I promise you after you finish it you will be making a video on it
I read this manga when i was a teenager...shit fucked me up. Felt like i had just ingested some very bad stuff into my psyche forever. Just such a twistedly perverted and vile story with jarring scenes of gory violence. It has arguably no redeeming qualities at all, just a very messed up narrative but very well done. Glad i read it, cool to see others reaction to this one.
Oh I remember this story, it made me appreciate One Piece more due to how depressing & disgusting the story was. Still don't know how I read the whole manga.
There should be a Death Battle between Majima (from the Yakuza game franchise) vs Kakihara (from Ichi the Killer). Think about it, both are into fighting and pain, both are gang members, and are obsessed with fighting a certain person. Who do you think will win? But I think Majima would win
Ichi seems like one of those weird trump-card villains that pops up in the latter half of an action manga, yet here he is as the main character in his own. This had to've been a tough read for a lot of people.
I really like Ichi's character; he wasn't really sympathetic, but he was quite empathetic at least to me. I like how easily he showed emotion, honestly liked him more than Shamo's mc, not a lot more but a little more. Shamo's character felt pretty heartless but it's the opposite with Ichi.
The amazing thing about Ichi is that you barley scratched the surface of his character. If you look at his bullet proof armor he looks kinda like a superhero right? With the "1" on his back instead of the front. Like an inverted superhero who kills rather than saves. Also throughout the manga Ichi kills all the girls the same way slashing the neck as cleanly as possible due to thinking there the girl from his past. Also both Kakihara and Ichi both go throughout the manga looking for someone to satisfy them, (Ichi with the proustite and Kakihara with Karen) which is why you can also view the manga as a romance story as well lol since they both found the "One". (Pun lol)
I know that you made this video but there are things that you got wrong on ichi the killer One the boss and kakihara have a sadomassochism relationship and they are not related by blood Second kakihara uses tempura oil on the gangster. Third ichi is the one that pissed off in the finale
Seems a Shamo video is in order also. Also thank you for the correction on the ending
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Never read it, is it good?
@@MoriohAnime it’s a bit freaky at first, but it’s quite great!
That explains a lot lol 😂
unsurprising
It can be a hit or miss honestly, not for everyone@@MoriohAnime
The "Post Nut Clarity Killer"
I read this a few months ago and Ichi is definitely the worst protagonist of anything I've ever read. The more you read, the more you realize that he has zero redeeming qualities. He's just a broken and manipulated victim of his circumstances. Once he crossed the line and killed the innocent - and already severely abused - sex worker, there was no possibility of redemption for a satisfying ending for that manga.
identical to barry
It's worse when you realize he's the son of a rich person by the end who participates in these fantasies willingly. Yes he is a victim of trauma but he is also a man who refuses to take accountability, something that at least the Yakuza aren't guilty of.
"prostitute" twitter and instagram really trying to make these unsavory people look like decent human beings lol.
Ironically, he just straightened out.
@@nono9543 That's.....not true at all lol Ichi's name was Hajime Shiroishi. He was bullied and beaten daily at school and had parents that only pestered him to do better and stop being a weakling. Through a series of events and circumstances, Hajime finds out he has certain....desires. He ends up killing his parents and the boy that was bullying him, which lands him in a mental ward. Jiji finds him and then grooms him to become an assassin, using his mental illness and unchecked sexual desires to turn him into a killing machine. There's an animated OVA, a one-shot manga and a live action movie about Ichi before the main story, check them out if you're interested!
Important note: Jijii isn’t actually Ichi’s uncle, as calling older men “uncle” is an honorary custom in Japan to show your respect towards your elders
Also, Ichi is very much alive at the end of the manga, he just turned his life around as a normal citizen
well then, that’s quite the twist ending
There was the theory that he is the female from the final chapter in the prequel, but not sure about that
So basically, kinda like the end of “A Clockwork Orange”?
read ichi, the prequel that was released before ichi the killer, it goes over this.
@@bruhman9262 going to read it now
Dude, I think you twisted the ending. The guy with long hair at the end who makes the crying face is ICHI. He reverted to his original madness after kicking a can and finding some thugs who tried to pick a fight with him.
Takeshi, the old man's new "machine," is seen coming out of an alleyway with blood. But the ending suggests that ICHI didn't fully transform into a normal person and that the monster is still there.
Oh shit. I might have😂
sounds like sequel bait
@ Ironically, the author never retook the story outside of the prequel. He seems to like the open ending.
@@TheMaskedMan Yeah. You actually see Ichi interact with the little boy, Takeshi, right before he kicks the can. The boy is being molded into Ichi's replacement, though.
@@dominicansolx the prequel came out before ichi the killer.
One thing, if my memory doesnt fail me, the guy at the end wasnt the kid from the booth, but Ichi, he became that "normal" guy, you can see the kid coming out of an alley after having killed someone, Ichi even recognizes him and tells him "Its me, your big bro, Shiroishi"
Ichi is bad, but at the very least he's actually insane. Not Joker-esque 'haha I kill u' insane but his thought process is genuinely out of whack with reality. If you want absolute irredeemable filth whose in his right mind look at Ryo from Shamo. Dude makes Ichi look like Clark Kent.
Ryo kind of comes to his senses by the end though, doesn't he? It's been a long time since I read Shamo, but I could have sworn that near the end he acknowledges what he's done.
@@bathumb45 In the last fight, he fought the weird guy with the big sword to protect the people he knew. but I don't think he ever admitted what he did was wrong.
@@ChessVolnutt Ahhh that's right, I remember the sword guy now lol
Isn't ichi like actually mentally challenged? I remember them talking about how he has the mind of a child basically, which is why he's so easily manipulated in the first place.
@ He has the mental maturity of someone around 7yo.
You’re already showing more respect to mental illnesses than terminally online people who self diagnose themselves with anything they finds quirky.
can you not say something so gross dude
@@Riley-uy5pe What is so gross about what they're saying? There's literally nothing wrong about what is being said.
Does the truth make you that angry?
@@Riley-uy5pe pfp checks out
@@hellothere3609 The original comment is extremely unnecessary and honestly pathetic. Nobody was talking about self-diagnosing, it's simply not the topic of conversation. If you want to have nuanced discussions about why people might self-diagnose, and what the implications and results of that are - do that in a video that *actually* deals with the topic.
It's gross that the video creator even liked this comment. Then again, this video essay was very bad in the first place, so why am I even pretending to be surprised.
You should Read Prisoner Riku- A boy living in a dystopian city gets falsely accused of killing his care taker after defending him in a shoot out with his officer and must escape the prison.
(Also keep up the good work I adore the movie).
I love this current style of videos. The editing, the character analysis/script, the vibe, the thumbnail, I feel like every video since "The Most Vile Villain Ever In Anime And Manga" has been absolutely top-notch.
Idk man, Ichi is at least a mentally ill man child who's getting taken advantage of, while Ryo from Shamo is just the worst human being all on his own. He's not crazy or being manipulated by someone else like Ichi, he's just an evil human being and everything he does, he does for himself and with a sound mind. To me Ryo is still the worst of the worst.
Super underrated manga! My first introduction to Ichi was Takashi Miike's film from 2001, watched it a couple years ago with my dad. I'd never seen anything so violent, disgusting, depraved, disturbed and at times hilarious before. I immediately picked up the manga and it was even better/worse than the film. Glad you found this gem! It's... a lot
The scariest thing of this manga is how much relatable, logical and humane the author can make us feel toward the characters' action and mindset. Thus moving toward pointing out how close society really is between persecuted crime and acceptable darkness in a red light district, the gangster, the civilian and our own mind.
The constant crying reminds me of a real life serial killer that we had here in the United States. Calling the cops crying, saying he was the one who did it every time and that he wanted to be stopped and helped. I wonder if they based him off of that particular serial killer.
I was literally reading this manga as I got the notification, dead serious
Damn, you tryna get ichi with it frfr
Dawg Hideo Yamamoto is one of the most goated writers and mangakas to me man.
Like I LOVE how UNAPOLOGETIC the writing for these protagonists is. Not like trying to fulfill a fanrasy by writing.
You hate the main character. And you should. Youre supposed to. And just there are countless things I can say about him that put him atLEAST on the level of legends like Inio Asano, Oshimi Shuzo, Cormac McCarthy etc. Shoutouts to Miura since he does Fantasy more than Dark Realism but yeah still deserves equal respect.
He also had that weird NTR one😂
@killingspeerx Yeah that was WILD lmao 😂. Always gotta respect the courage of these legends for being able to put out intrusive thoughts like that.
I strive for that level of confidence in life lol.
Sorry NTR??? do ya remember the name. @@killingspeerx
media literacy award
There was another about drag queens
Ichi the Killer is prolly the weirdest manga I've read
I recommend checking out some Jiro Matsumoto works like Freesia, the protag there might be inspired by Ichi
@@chabi659 bro ive finally found that manga again after you told this after years and years of searching. Thank you so much.
I see you peeping Shaman King! Bro! I'm sending positive vibes to you just for that and I subscribed! Enjoy the journey my guy! I know you're going to enjoy the story and enjoy making a video of it as well!
BTW! When you say Ichi I think of Paranoia Agent.
Been binge listening to your videos while at work, love the content man and you’ve put me on to a lot of fire series’🔥
the fact that this is one of my childhood manga is something lmao
This was one of my favorite mangas growing up.
What I find interesting is despite is how he and the main antagonist have personalities that contrast their narrative roles. Ichi appears to be more innocent (compared to 90% of the cast at first) but his desire is to dominant over others. Kakihara is a leader who desires to be dominated and the story ends when the two accept each other's kink selves.
This whole story seems to be a dark comedy on how society forces people to take on roles they do not want and how depravity goes out of control when individuals do not permitted to act out on them.
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My first first vid of yours was zatch bell which is my fav manga and I appreciate the shout-out! It made me subscribe. Then I watched the most evil character which was cool I never would have read 20th century boys on my own. Now I get to see this one, same-day after the worst villain. How fitting..... Keep up the good I'm loving it so far
The inscription theme fit so well in the beginning
Yeah he’s definitely deserving of the title vile protagonist.🐱
I love how unapologetically insane and in your face this manga is. It knows it's ridiculous and it REVELS in it. This manga is both messed up and funny.
Will watch this during the night shift but I'm so glad we got a maskedman video on this as I was contemplating if I should buy the series or not
This manga was so fked up. I read it when I was in my early 20s and I regretted it for awhile honestly lol
The plot twist with the uncle is the most insane part.
Damn, I love it when someone talks about old series espeically those gruesome ones.
Great video! Koroshiya 1 is my favorite manga of all time. However, there were a few mistakes I'd like to clear up:
- Jiji is not Ichi's uncle. The translation says that because calling an older colleague or friend "Uncle" is a term of endearment and respect in Japan
- Anjo is not actually Kakiharas father. He was the head yakuza for Kakiharas gang, which are often referred to as "Father". Kakihara was his right-hand man and masochistic lover.
-The man crying at the very end is Ichi. We are lead to believe that he has grown up mentally and has moved on to live a normal life. We can see that when the punks try to pick a fight with him that he has actually not managed to fully suppress his insanity after all.
-There is a prequel anime OVA, a manga one-shot and a live action movie detailing how Ichi got to where he is when we meet him in the story. All 3 vary differently on details but the general story is the same.
can you spoil the OVA´s ?
This reminds me of the show Barry. Both characters are good at killing but are maunly spurred on by their "father figures". For ichi its his quote on quote uncle and for Barry its Fuches
My thoughts exactly!
Had no idea it was a Manga. Of course i watched the movie when video stores were a thing and Manga wasn't really..
Great vid. You should try covering Army of Hell (Jigoku no Gundan) next
I read this when I was a child and I was just getting into manga. I typed in free manga and a site that was just adult manga came up first. I was WAY to young for the stuff I was reading, and I still remember the messed up mangas today.
God this manga was unhinged. Have you made a video on The World is Mine?
course he hasn’t lol
he only caters to what is popular
@@flashgenies Ichi the Killer is popular?
@@DanielHenrion yes to an extent, the manga not really but the live action is really popular
@@flashgenies the manga is also kind of popular it has been reissued multiple times, it exists outside of japan
another banger 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The editing is crazy goood
Best romcom manga ever
The Inscryption OST at the beginning was a very good choice.
Sets the mood perfectly
I would have NEVER found this wild story if it wasn't for you.
Who knew protagonist could be so vile!
I was just watching your second most recent video and thought that Hitman reborn would be a great video idea
This is one of the craziest and most brutal manga I have ever seen 💀
nice one using Fear and Hunger 2 music. Also imagine if the creators of Breaking Bad adapted Ichi would be crazy. I am aware there is a pretty fantastic movie adaptation already
Lol - the video is great
The Inscryption soundtrack in the beginning of the video was such a fire addition
Good video, I still think Ryo from Shamo is a more evil character but maybe that has something to do with the fact we actually see him trough an extended period of time
Editing is phenomenal, hope to get on ur level one day.
I love the movie but, unless I totally forgot, I never knew it was a manga. Cool.
There is also an anime
It's been a while since I watched the movie. I remember liking it at the time. Might need to revisit it. I recognized that cut mouth anywhere though. The OG dark knight joker. lol
@@SwitchxA I watched the movie first and really liked it, then after reading the manga and revisiting the movie, honestly it didn't hit the same anymore. I like Takashi Miike as a director and understand that movies are much more limiting than manga as a medium, but for me it felt like the movie underplayed a lot of the darkness in the manga and replaced it with comedy.
@@pedrios7553 I'm not surprised. Miike can get really wild so knowing the manga story arcs I have no doubt there were a lot of changes he made.
Not a lot of RUclipsrs go in depth about this story, be it the manga or the film. It's one of my favorites.
With the thumbnail, i thought that it was gonna be the guy from Shamo
I think Uncle might just be used in the yakuza boss type way them calling him jijii then is probably like old geezer. Correct me if I’m wrong👍🏾
Ichi the Killer mentioned 🗣🗣🗣🗣
I'm pretty sure Anjou isn't Kakihara's father because, much like the other comments about "Jijii", what they mean by "father" (oyaji) actually means "boss".
Masked Man! I'd love to learn how you created your digital character and animated it into your videos. Just point me in the right direction, and I promise to put in the work!
Great video
Masked man goated
if i can give recomendations on manhwa 2 would be great! in that case: tower of god, peerless dad, superhuman era and red storm are must reads fs. 1st and 4th, great world building. all of them have great characters. peerless dad is more of a feeling kind of read, and action. red storm is a lot of action, wars strategy and stuff. superhuman era i think will be the next big thing if they animate it, the characters are gorgeous, real superheroe and villain like, great action and drawings rly. tog is just my favourite of all, i love the story building intricate factions and ideas, awesome story!
still lremeber reading this when I was younger. Man...was I not ready.
ichi is a masterpiece people please read it
The live Action was a disappointment beyond belief despite having the title of a cult movie
The Anime Ova captured the manga vibes better despite the cheap production
Ichi the killer.... being a while since i heard anything about this one
I may be missremenbering but is the same author of homunculus (right?)
Yes
This gonna be banger.. btw no 400k special video? Top manga or top protagonist video? Just curious
Hey masked man I really recommend you read “freesia” manga it’s one of the best psychological mangas ever and very underrated, I promise you after you finish it you will be making a video on it
FREEEEEEEESIAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, HERE I AM
Imagine this getting a manga. For the love if god nnnooooo!!!
I read this manga when i was a teenager...shit fucked me up. Felt like i had just ingested some very bad stuff into my psyche forever. Just such a twistedly perverted and vile story with jarring scenes of gory violence. It has arguably no redeeming qualities at all, just a very messed up narrative but very well done. Glad i read it, cool to see others reaction to this one.
I never read the manga, but I watched the film for it in the early 2000s as a teen. It solidified to me what true horror is.
I would love to see a video on Shira from Blade of the Immortal
What do you use to edit? Loved the video ❤
I read Freesia a while back and after reading this realized what might have inspired that insanity
Oh I remember this story, it made me appreciate One Piece more due to how depressing & disgusting the story was. Still don't know how I read the whole manga.
This was my first ever manga/anime(ova) I think it setup the kinda stuff I like and made irreversible
damage to me as ten year old kid
this look good i want to read this one
There should be a Death Battle between Majima (from the Yakuza game franchise) vs Kakihara (from Ichi the Killer). Think about it, both are into fighting and pain, both are gang members, and are obsessed with fighting a certain person. Who do you think will win? But I think Majima would win
Is that Termina music in the background?
Ichi seems like one of those weird trump-card villains that pops up in the latter half of an action manga, yet here he is as the main character in his own. This had to've been a tough read for a lot of people.
I really like Ichi's character; he wasn't really sympathetic, but he was quite empathetic at least to me. I like how easily he showed emotion, honestly liked him more than Shamo's mc, not a lot more but a little more. Shamo's character felt pretty heartless but it's the opposite with Ichi.
Ngl can't help but click when we start talking about the vinest of villains
Please Elaborate the film and manga differences of Ichi the killer
Imagine if the authour made 1 of the most wholesome manga next
Read sanctuary - 2 friends decide to take over japan, one tries to become mafila boss while other tries to become a big politican
I watched the live action adaptation of the manga and it was beyond disturbing. However I think the manga is even more disturbing and depraved.
Ichi has to by far be the darkest antihero in all of fiction
was that the whole manga or is there more, sounded super cool but idk if I already know it all or not.
I wanna read Hikari man and Ichi the killer so bad since I enjoyed Homunculus so much, but man, this was a lot 😅
The amazing thing about Ichi is that you barley scratched the surface of his character. If you look at his bullet proof armor he looks kinda like a superhero right? With the "1" on his back instead of the front. Like an inverted superhero who kills rather than saves. Also throughout the manga Ichi kills all the girls the same way slashing the neck as cleanly as possible due to thinking there the girl from his past. Also both Kakihara and Ichi both go throughout the manga looking for someone to satisfy them, (Ichi with the proustite and Kakihara with Karen) which is why you can also view the manga as a romance story as well lol since they both found the "One". (Pun lol)
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u forgot to include the prequel to this
Kakihara feels like Majima from the yakuza games except he's actually sadistic 😭
Sneako-chan is very vile indeed
ichi the killer is really good i fully recommand it to the new manga readers 😁😁😁😁😁
Masked man... Please when you have time do read Reverend insanity I promise you won't regret it 🙏🏼
ICHI THE KILLER AAAHHAHAAGHAHA OMG HE'S DOING IT
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Homunculus is great, but why is no one talking about Ichi the Killer? This reminds me of Cry of Fear and Afraid of Monsters
Bro you should try reading Mad manga it's peak
Takashi Miike , classic
I know that you made this video but there are things that you got wrong on ichi the killer
One the boss and kakihara have a sadomassochism relationship and they are not related by blood
Second kakihara uses tempura oil on the gangster.
Third ichi is the one that pissed off in the finale
Ichi is a strong runner up, but Parallele Paradise's protagonist is the most vile protagonist ever in manga.
hey so uh... i think you missed some censoring from 13:03 to 13:19