Giganto Makhia

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Synonyms: Gigant-Makia, Gigantomakia, Gigantomachia, Gigantomakhia, Giganto Machia

Japanese: ギガントマキア ΓΙΓΑΝΤΟ ΜΑΧΙΑ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 1

Chapters: 7

Status: Finished

Published: Nov 22, 2013 to Mar 14, 2014

Genre: Fantasy

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Young Animal

Authors: Miura, Kentarou (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #8221²

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MangaYoung AnimalMiura, Kentarou (Story & Art)

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Chapters: /7

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In a future one hundred million years away, after history has ended, myths have returned to life and giants stride across the land. Also wandering this world are Delos the wrestler and his odd partner Prome. Their mission brings them deep into an inhospitable desert where they make contact with the Scarabaei, a race of scarab people.

However, the Scarabaei have long suffered at the hands of a human empire encroaching on their lands, an empire they assume the very human Delos and his companion are part of. Forcing Delos to stand for the Empire's crimes, he is thrust into an arena with the Scarabaei's champion fighter Ogun. With his life on the line, Delos must not only confront this formidable warrior, but also the feelings of a whole tribe. Justice, pride, and survival hang in the balance.

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There are many references to Greek mythology throughout the story including its title which is based on the "Gigantomachy."

Kentaro Miura originally planned Giganto Makhia as a commemorative project for the 20th anniversary of the Young Animal magazine, although it wasn't published until a few years after the milestone. This is Kentaro Miura's first original project in 24 years, since he began Berserk.

Giganto Makhia was published in English by Dark Horse on February 3, 2016.

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Apr 14, 2020

MiMiKitten

Recommended

Giganto Maxia seems to have gotten a bad Rap both in terms of it's rating on this site, and it's reviews elsewhere. Let me say this; this manga does have some obvious problems, but I believe it is fairly enjoyable and decently written.

If you go into this short series expecting an ultra-violent, dark and gritty, edgy series, you will be sadly let down. What I found while reading this that while it does seem a bit generic at points, there are some really fascinating ideas, decent characters, amazing art, and a few really well done fights.

Giganto Maxia is not much when compared to berserk, ... which, in my opinion, is the best manga ever written. From what I have noticed, this endearing little short story by kentaro miura was knocked quite a bit by the community because miura took a break from berserk to write this. While I understand the frustration, I feel like the aforementioned knocking might deter some people from a fairly enjoyable, and overall GOOD story. This isn't to say it doesn't have any flaws though.

Sure, there are weird Loli piss parts that feel uncomfortable, for some people that might be deterring. I was essentially indifferent to this, but I thought the odd uncomfortable nature of these portions, while being very "stereotypical anime-esque", provided a little insight into how weird and just odd prome was, and from what I can tell that was miura's intent.

I think MAL has an inflated scoring system, and there will always be imbalances in the rating system on this site, so I can't really say my opinion or rating means anything. Many people will not (and did not) like this story, and that is ok. I would just suggest that if you go into giganto maxia with a light-hearted approach, you may be in for some fun. I would even go as far to say it is worth buying, as I have it on my own shelf. It is nowhere near as good as berserk, but I think it is severely underrated. I've noticed this under-rating happens a lot with many of osamu tezuka's works, but that is neither here nor there.

As for the bad things, I feel like I am obligated to mention them here because I forgot to mention them in the prior part of my review (sorry!).

There is a heavy use of really dumb, generic sci-fi terms that feel really out of place, and that threw me off at some parts.

Something that is less of a "problem", but more of a wish of mine, is that the series would be longer. If giganto maxia was a long running series, I feel like all of the potential in this little story could be expanded upon greatly.

I've seen a lot of mixed feelings about delos and prome. Generally speaking, I think they are good, but not great. I could understand how someone might not like them, so I won't make any definitive statements.

Basically, giganto maxia is fun and you should at least give it a shot, you might turn out liking it!

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Apr 18, 2016

Paraturtle

Recommended

Story:
Fun, but barren. There's clearly a lot to the world of Giganto Makhia, but due to it's limiting 7 chapters, it's unfortunate to see that a lot of this world is left to the imagination.

For a more explicit response to the narrative, it's actually pretty interesting and the characters themselves are all quite engaging. I didn't feel as though anyone was a forced character, and the comedy within it, although strange, is quite enjoyable. There's not a lot to respond to, and the narrative feels unfinished, so I can't help but feel cheated upon finishing the final chapter.

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Miura is fantastic. The only issue is that ...

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Nov 8, 2023

Gabriell_Braga

Not Recommended

This is some radical buddhism "all lives matter" nonsense with Miura's attempting a strange mix of western political correctness with power of friendship and Lolis (to pay for the manly manga he did with Buronson I guess). Besides all the positive reviews which I believe are based on just being fan of Miura's work (more specifically, Berserk), there are plenty of issues in this manga that need to be addressed.

Story:

"Don't be mean to mass murderers and rapists - punishing criminals will make you sad.
Just pretend nothing happened, acting is bad, except Loli Ex Machina can solve everything with the power of friendship and golden shower."
-Some ... weird pseudo moralist trend going on in manga lately.

There is no story to be qualified, it's a religious/political NPC mindset "all lives matter" in manga format. A human warrior and a kind of android Loli who follows him are captured by an humanoid tribe who suffer from the evil of "Human Imperialism", some type of victimization rhetoric. Miura makes some strange Black and White cliché of civilization bad vs tribal good (as if tribes before empires never plundered, raped and enslaved one-another as history proves, just muh evil civilized humans). There's no interesting, morally grayer depiction of human kinds like he does in Berserk - and then we just skip to have it all washed out later with zero consequences using the power of friendship.

There's no conclusion. The "ending" is some Gainax Ending that is the terror of any anime/manga fans who had experiences with bad endings, and can cause chills down the spine of Berserk fans if you stop to think that Miura could have done this to Berserk. At least we know from his final interview there WOULD be at least 2 main battles against the evildoers and the main characters wouldn't just hide their heads in the sand and become farmers because muh conflict bad.

Who needs to develop a reason for an ending when you can simply wash away all the negative parts in a convenient holier than thou false moralism and Deus ex machina.

Miura was probably worried of how much depth and political incorrectness he has put in the Conviction Arc of Berserk, and seems to have attempted to repent his imperialist manliness in this weird single.

Characters:
They're cute. The main characters are chubby versions of Roderick, ep. 252, and Schierke, ep. 184 (or Chitchi, ep. 329), from Berserk. Their interaction sums up in making pee jokes and being the saviors the "oppressed minority bugs", "we are your White saviors".

Art:
The art style follows the Millennium Empire Arc of Berserk without great improvements. Even if it was the best of Miura's art style, it would not save the fishy nature of this manga, and it feels like the art is too good for a story that doesn't live up to it.

Enjoyment:
People who read it and gave a blind eye for its defects (or at least tried to ignore the political cringe) were probably desperate for more Berserk chapters or just more Miura's creations in general.

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