Blackguard

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Jul 01, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English
  死ぬその時まで、生きる
  Live until the time you die
  This review contains spoilers. 出版されてすぐ読んだが、精神的にものすごく堕ちてた。そういう時に読むにはあまりにも退廃的な世界観の物語だったかもしれない…でもなぜか読めて、すごく心に残ってた、、のに、最近読み直して、全然ちゃんと読めてなかった気がするので感想。本当にもう世界全体が詰んでる。(舞台は日本の東京神奈川あたりだけど、もう生き残ってるのは地球上で日本のそこら辺だけなのか？などについて言及されてたかどうかの記憶がないのだが…どうだったかな)序盤、登場人物たちは世界が終わってるみたいな発言はしてないが、こちらから見ると既にかなり終わってる感が。なのに、更に絶望、しかなくなっていく。急激に。でも、生きてる。死ぬまでは、生きる。どんな姿でも。当時の自分は、爛れきったのちに枯れ果て、元に戻る気配も感じられない精神状態で。話はちゃんと入ってなかったけど、それでも心に残っていたのはなぜかというと、作品そのものが、励ますでもなく慰めるでもなく、ただ、隣に一緒に座って「この世界がどうなっていくのか一緒に見よう」と言ってくれた気がするからかもしれない。“この作品の中の人たちは、どんな状況でもどんな姿になっても自我が無くなっていく相手を受け止め続けながら皆生きるんだなぁ…”を、ただただひたすら眺めていた。眺めていたら、唐突に終わった。物語の登場人物たちが、理屈でなく「どんな姿になっても生きる」を、生き様で示してくれた。なんかそれがよかった。“ショウジョウ”の姿はヒトの感覚からしたらすごくグロテスクだけど、感染の進化と速さの理由が轟の推測通りなら、死滅も仕方ないかな、と思える。話と世界観は究極のディストピアだけど七雄とクリス・左穣と時宗・ちはやとゼン・アリスとニムラ、ペルシャンやセバスワン他AIたち。そして愛と七雄。最期まで彼らの関係には“執着”があった。執着は普段よい表現としては用いられないけど…この物語の中では大事なことだったように思う。自分だったら、酷い姿で死ぬとわかってる時に(特定の大切な誰かが、いてもいなくても)愛を感じながら死ねるかな？できない気がする。花田先生のお描きになる画面は、白と黒のコントラストと風が吹く描写に、独特な美しさを感じる。でもどこまでも淡々としていて、退廃的な美、とも違う。言葉では言い表せない作品。

  This review contains spoilers. I read it right after it was published, but my mental state was extremely depraved. Maybe it was a story with a decadent worldview that was too decadent to read at that time... but for some reason I was able to read it, and it really stuck in my mind... yet I recently reread it, and I feel like I haven't read it properly at all. Really, the whole world is already filled up. (The stage is around Tokyo and Kanagawa in Japan, but are there only parts of Japan on Earth that have survived? (I don't remember if things like that were mentioned or not... how was it) At the beginning, the characters didn't make statements like the world was over, but when you look at it from here, it feels like it's already quite over. And yet, there is nothing but despair. abruptly. But I'm alive. I will live until I die. No matter what you look like. At that time, I was in a state of mind where I was in full bloom and then withered, and I couldn't feel any sign of going back to normal. The story wasn't really included, but the reason it still stuck in my mind is probably because the work itself didn't encourage or comfort, but simply because I felt like they sat next to each other and said, “Let's see how this world unfolds.” I was simply watching “The people in this work all live while continuing to accept opponents who lose their ego no matter what kind of situation they look like...” When I was watching it, it ended abruptly. The characters in the story showed me “living no matter what you look like” in a way of life rather than logic. Somehow that was good. The appearance of a “rhododendron” is very grotesque from a human's point of view, but if the reason for the evolution and speed of the infection is as Todoroki guesses, it seems that extinction is unavoidable. The story and worldview are the ultimate dystopian, but Nanao, Chris Sago, Tokimune Chihaya, Zen Alice, Nimura, Persian, Sebastian, Sebastian, and other AI. And Ai and Nanao. There was an “obsession” in their relationship until the end of their lives. Obsession isn't usually used as a good expression, but... I think it was important in this story. If I were you, would I die feeling love (with or without a specific important person) when I know I'm going to die in a terrible state? I feel like I can't do it. The screen drawn by Hanada sensei has a unique beauty in the contrast between white and black and the depiction of the wind blowing. But it's completely indifferent from bland, decadent beauty. A work that cannot be expressed in words.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Apr 13, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English
  めちゃめちゃ良かった
  That was really, really good
  たくさんの感情を確かに丁寧に描いているのに、その余韻に浸る間もなく強引に次の場面に連れていかれる。けれどそこに嫌味な事も不自然も感じない。読後はとても長く余韻をかみ締めました。彼らが生きた記録を見せて貰えた事に感謝を。デビルズラインも読んでいますが、全く違うテイストです。だがしかし最高です。

  A lot of emotions are certainly carefully drawn, but soon after being immersed in the afterglow, they are forcibly taken to the next scene. However, I don't feel disgusting or unnatural about it. I chewed up the afterglow for a very long time after reading it. Thank you for being able to show me their living records. I also read Devil's Line, but it has a completely different taste. But it's awesome.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Aug 12, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English
  大好きです！
  I love it!
  デビルズラインも大好きでしたが、ブラックガルドの方が好きかもってくらいキャラも設定もストーリーも魅力的です。人物の心理描写が本当に好きです！1巻は作画が少し安定していない気もするのですが、是非その先も読んでほしいです！5巻で完結なのが勿体無いくらいとっても引き込まれます。星5どころか星10くらい付けたい作品です?

  I loved Devil's Line too, but the characters, settings, and story are so fascinating that I might like Blackgard better. I really like the psychological depiction of the characters! I also feel like the drawing isn't a bit stable in volume 1, but I definitely want you to read beyond that! I'm drawn in even if it's unfortunate that it was completed in volume 5. Would you like to give it about 10 stars rather than 5 stars for this work?

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