As I was pondering some of my favourite seinen serials one evening, I began to contemplate my love of books and how similar my taste in them are to manga. Then I started thinking about manga editions of my favourite novels. Suffice to say, I became thoroughly enthused, so much so that I tossed together a list of books that I feel would make badass seinen adaptations!
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel is a speculative fiction novella that is a mindfuck of societal critiques wrapped into a neat and unsuspecting little package. It follows Idir, who is an Iranian, Muslim man who is taking the British citizenship test that consists of twenty-five simple questions. However, whilst taking the exam, something godawfully dangerous…
If you are a scientist, you believe that it is good to find out how the world works; that it is good to find out what the realities are; that it is good to turn over to mankind at large the greatest possible power to control the world and to deal with it according to…
