A different, yet kind of cool, look into the future of Japan.

So it's the year 4001. Everything is obviously super advance, looks slick, and Japan of all places looks stunning. Now there'a crime committed and it's the first one in a very long time. Rai, the protector of Japan, decides it's time to hunt down the person(s) behind the act and bring them to justice. However the deeper Rai gets into it the darker the future is for the robotichumaniod thingy (sorry I'm still not clear what he is). Will this turn out good in the end for our protector? Obviously fucking not but is it fun to read?

Good: I enjoy the atmosphere of the future of Japan. Super futuristic with lots of colorful shots that make this Japan something very different. Rai's fighting style is a Samurai on crack and he's just slicing and dicing and it looks badass. I also thought the ending dropped a nice "oh shit" moment that makes you want to read more.

Bad: The heavy exposition in issues can get annoying. It's the classic "don't tell just show" that was obvious here. Just a heavy dump of explaining instead of showing. I get they need to be somewhat limited due to the artist here usually being slow but still. Also, talking about art, this isn't my favorite style. Hyper realistic just isn't my thing and with this style it fits at times (some of the action is nuts) other-times characters look like toys in a painted background.

Overall this was solid and fun. Sure, some of the dialog could have been cut, and I'm not in love with the art, but I do enjoy it's atmosphere and interesting story progression with some good side characters. I'll be checking out volume 2 for sure! A 3 out of 5.