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BIG O -

This week I read the graphic novel version of Big O- the Japanese version. As a younger kid I had seen it before on the shelf and it really caught my attention. Reading it in the original language on top of the rest of the story was actually really insightful. First, off the story itself was amazing and an intriguing sense of what it is to be human. The main character Rojā Sumisu or "Roger Smith" in English, is a negotiator who pilots a mech and ends up on the wrong end of a deal while negotiating which results in one of his clients' "daughter" to come and stay with him. Overall the book was action packed and because it was based on the manga it made for some great illustrations. 
I love Doroshī because she is a great female character. The entire story just sort of revolves around her constantly aiding Roger and saving him from precarious situations and even in battle. So you have this android female in a story mainly revolving around these men in the mech suites duking it out and her she just renders people useless all the time making her a complete badass of a character. I really like how she is an android. Similar to how the main female in blade runner operates she has reserved emotions with mostly apathy and trying to understand how humanity works and how humanity operates. For a series that was made shortly after the Gundam shift happened in Japan it really is amazing how they encompassed a completely darker tone to the entire story and building of the world. 

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