Title: 3x3 Eyes
Creator: Yuzo Takada
Overview: A schoolboy is granted the curse of immortality by Pai, the
last survivor of a mythical demon race. The boy, Yakumo, must learn to
deal with his curse and also his duty to protect Pai and her demonic alter
ego, the Sanjiyan. In order to help Pai achieve her goal of becoming human
Yakumo must face demons, death and fear, leave behind all that he knows
and embark on a quest that will take him across Asia and across dimensions.
Comments:
Ric: 'One of my personal favourites, fun, action packed and in
places quite creepy. What sets this apart is some great action and
characters - well worth a look'
Tom: 'Mythological sci-fi with great action, artwork, humour and
some more action. Not as complex as you may expect and one of the best
action titles around.'
Pointless Trivia:
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Yuzo Takada continued the 3x3 Eyes manga
alongside his other projects from 1987 to 2003.
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There are a staggering 40 collected volumes of the manga available
in Japan.
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'3x3' is pronounced 'sazan' in Japanese, and is used
in the title as a phonetic pun on the name of Yuzo Takada's favourite
band - the Southern All Stars.
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The 3x3 Eyes animé has been shown in the UK on
Channel 4.
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The Japanese were treated to 3x3 Eyes games on the
Mega CD, Super NES, Saturn and Playstation consoles.
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The early manga has been re-released in Japan in a series of immense
700 page books.
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The original English language release of the first volume of the
manga featured a foreword by former White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie.
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The later manga heavily references Hindu mythology,
for example principal villain Kaiyan-Wang is often referred to as
Shiva - the Hindu god of destruction. Several of the spells are
written in Sanskrit too.
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It has been commented that 3x3 Eyes owes a
large debt to Osamu Tezuka's classic series The Three Eyed Prince.
If you like this try:
Blue Seed (Animé/Manga - Yuzo Takada, 1996)
Inu-Yasha A Feudal Fairytale (Animé/Manga - Rumiko Takahashi, 1998)
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