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mow
01-11-2005, 06:05 PM
Another incredible manga thatno body is reading. Marvellous in every aspect. Some might recall that si ts done by the same mangaka "Hideo Yamamotoas" who did the infamous " Koroshiya Ichi" the bloodiest and most disturbing manga ever to hit bookshelves. (which i so strongly recoomend checking out, but bewarned, you will feel sick, EXTREMLY sick after reading it)

Basically, "Homunculus" is a story dealing with Trepanation, a procedure of drilling a hole in the skull. It is said to increase the blood circulation and improve pressure inside the skull. It is also said to bring out a person's sixth sense, the ability to use ESP, see ghosts, move objects with one's mind. This is speculative fiction based on the concept of trepanation.

This manga is engimatic to say the least, The story entagles you so quickly, to be frank when i first read it was done by Yamamotoas, i expected another gangtser manga, but i was gladly wrong. This is a manga that reall dwells inside the human mind, A great piece of literature actually.

Yuo can grab this masterpiece at

www.mangascreener.com

On another note, get EVERYTHING scanlated by mangascreener.com, they simply provide the best manga's around, one of (if not the) best groups out there.

HERE ARE THE FIRST 5 VOLUMES

Vol 1
http://s29.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1UIJ1Z4N1881Z3OICX6PJ85ME9
Vol 2
http://s9.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=27PBR7MU99DBZ1IQ07674NQSH9
Vol 3
http://s9.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3966J441D7MQ40HUHI0YDO4X50
Vol 4
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2JMHWVNUYL8C709PEHFIRU893
Vol 5
http://s22.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1R1B1AIBEIJWZ2OK5ISKJ3SSBM

Shunsui
01-11-2005, 06:27 PM
whoa... i saw homunculus and thought fma XD, PS: as far as i know homunculus has nothin to do with drilling holes o.o, a homunculus is a middle ages myth. it says that alchemists made 12 inch tall little humans called homunculus, but ok

mow
01-11-2005, 06:29 PM
whoa... i saw homunculus and thought fma XD, PS: as far as i know homunculus has nothin to do with drilling holes o.o, a homunculus is a middle ages myth. it says that alchemists made 12 inch tall little humans called homunculus, but ok

>.< sorry i made a very dumb typo there, ill fix it right ahead

and easy on the delete button NN :amuse

mpthread
01-11-2005, 07:25 PM
this is a great manga, finished vol 4 a few days ago. it would be nice if it came out faster i wanna see what happens with the robot arm, he might turn into a gundam or something

also isnt this a joint between manga screener and band of the hawks, cause i got it from the hawks website

mow
01-11-2005, 07:27 PM
this is a great manga, finished vol 4 a few days ago. it would be nice if it came out faster i wanna see what happens with the robot arm, he might turn into a gundam or something

also isnt this a joint between manga screener and band of the hawks, cause i got it from the hawks website

the reason it doesnt come out that fast is becasue manga screener is in par with Big Comic spirits volume releases, but i realy cant wait to see how it deveopls

mpthread
01-11-2005, 07:43 PM
well thats how manga is, they can never release it fast enough, even if they did a chapter a day it still would not be fast enough for the manga fans

mow
01-11-2005, 07:54 PM
But still its worthh the wait, everything by mangascreener is worth the wait.

But what a weird concept, the idea behind the manga is just so original

mpthread
03-04-2005, 06:32 PM
Took me a while to find this post, it got buried

anyway new volume of Homunculus is out. Had some rather disturbing scenes in this one but well worth the read

Code
03-04-2005, 10:40 PM
What genre is the manga? Is it horror/gore/romance in it? or anyting like the other manga the mangaka did in terms of ... 'content'?

mow
03-04-2005, 10:51 PM
What genre is the manga? Is it horror/gore/romance in it? or anyting like the other manga the mangaka did in terms of ... 'content'?

Haha, I was sure someone would ask that cquestion seeing that the manga ka is the creator of Ichi the murderer. Dont worry, this mangs doesnt have (yet) any violence as its predecessor Ichi did. I really cant pinpoint what genre it is speciffically. Its more of a of mental/pyshcological manga than you would expect. Very interesting concept( an unusual one for that matter). I suggest just reading it. Its really worth while. And seeing your a fellow fan of 20th CB, you will most definiatly enjoy this.

Code
03-05-2005, 03:25 PM
Well I just read the first volume. Very interesting to say the least... Especially when he started seeing those things. Seems like he sees what a person is thinking? Who they are or what made them who they are? But he was able to do those things with his left side before so I guess that ... 'odd' dude's procedure enhanced it I guess.

mow
03-05-2005, 03:30 PM
Indeed, his abilities were always present from the beginning, yet have been simply improved and sharpened by the operation ( I cant wait till we delve in his past. The dude who made the operation (cant recal his name) seems to have known about him for quite sometime.

I'e only read till volume three, but it gets more intruiging with every passing moment.

If you would like to read a similair manga (pyschological thriller that is) I recommend MPD Psycho (http://forums.narutofan.com/showpost.php?p=250567&postcount=41) its quite violent and contains sexual content (though not as close to how disturbing Ichi Is)

Lactone
03-06-2005, 12:17 AM
I love this manga so much, I'm finished with volume 4 and just DLed volume 5, havn't read it yet. Man I wish this would become an anime, it would be great to see it in action, great art work.

mow
03-06-2005, 12:22 AM
indeed, having a series as great as this animated will be such a great treat. I would love to watch it on the silver screen.

Drizzt
03-06-2005, 01:41 PM
All I have to say about this latest volume:

Installation Complete

^^
>8

Cupboard
03-07-2005, 05:16 PM
The Downloads are huge .. That's all I can say for now..

I'll edit when I read the first Volume

mow
03-07-2005, 05:33 PM
the reason is that they have High quality scanlations, you can alwasy d/l the low quality ones

jkingler
03-11-2005, 03:57 PM
Hehe, I love this manga, but in the latest volume...Possible spoiler: When she eats her ___. And he eats his ___...Just EWWW! Haha. No more yogurt for me!!!

suPMah
03-12-2005, 05:04 PM
you're right, homonculus is awesome, though i found the last volume (chapter?) a bit scary (#5).. ooh how i hate being a mangaaddict.. :'(

Cupboard
03-13-2005, 08:49 AM
The Downloads are huge .. That's all I can say for now..

I'll edit when I read the first Volume

OK so I read all 5 volumes and I loved every 5 of them..

Allthough volume 5 is getting a little more sickening than the others..

I just want to know what's up with his left arm.. Did he unconsinously take it from the mecha boss or what? also is he becomming somekind of robot ?
Cause he did all kinds of these complicated math. things


anyway the Art.work is amazing, truelly is.. also I like how he plays with perspective and how much detail is shown in the manga..


*Snaps his Finger!*

suPMah
03-13-2005, 11:28 AM
i think that the robot arm is a part of him being a homonculus himself.. a homonculus that copies whatever he encounters..

Cupboard
03-13-2005, 04:18 PM
So after 10 years " If he survives? " he might be this guy with seriously emotional problems..

cover the left eye and add a mirror and he'll lose it :)

naw it isn't that kind of manga..

Come to think about it when is the next volume planned ? Summer '05 ?
Maybe he'll go and look for our Daddy's Boy and see what's wrong with his mind..

I have high expectations for this manga, hopefully the artist can live up to them ;)

Danchou
03-14-2005, 02:46 PM
I've read up to volume 4 and it's not bad. Is more out?

mow
03-14-2005, 02:52 PM
can anyone upload it for me? I cant use bitorrent any more

you can use www.yousendit.com
use your email as the destination and post the links here, ill edit them in my first post so that ppl will fread the manga too

kazekage2000
03-14-2005, 03:47 PM
i have seen the whole series so i am not saying anything but there are a lot homunculi out there and you will be surprised to find out about them all if i say anything you all will get really pissed.

mpthread
03-14-2005, 04:53 PM
can anyone upload it for me? I cant use bitorrent any more

Uploading it now, I'll edit this post when its done. Do you need everything or just Vol 5?

edit
Vol 5
http://s22.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1R1B1AIBEIJWZ2OK5ISKJ3SSBM

mow
03-14-2005, 04:55 PM
Uploading it now I'll edit this post when its done. Do you need everything or just Vol 5?

I havent read 4 or 5 yet, but if you could upload all the volumes it would be great, it will make the ppl that dont know about the mnaga more interested if they could d/l it directly from here, thanks btw, im giving you a rep :amuse

mpthread
03-14-2005, 05:05 PM
Manga Download
All the files are between 30-50 mb except for vol 4, that one is 256 mb. If anyone has a lower sized one put it up so people dont have to take up to much harddrive space
Vol 1
http://s29.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1UIJ1Z4N1881Z3OICX6PJ85ME9
Vol 2
http://s9.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=27PBR7MU99DBZ1IQ07674NQSH9
Vol 3
http://s9.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3966J441D7MQ40HUHI0YDO4X50
Vol 4
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2JMHWVNUYL8C709PEHFIRU893
Vol 5
http://s22.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1R1B1AIBEIJWZ2OK5ISKJ3SSBM

Voynich
03-14-2005, 05:23 PM
And dlling vol 1 now

*grin*

Let's see if it's any good XD

mow
03-14-2005, 05:25 PM
PERFECT
ill edit it my first post

MysticShadow
03-14-2005, 05:43 PM
geez.. when u said homunculus i had thought u were talking about a different manga... =(

Meijin
03-14-2005, 08:23 PM
I finished reading the first volume and I am in love. That's why I made the FC :laugh The story is deep and kinda scary. And I love the artwork.

Voynich
03-15-2005, 08:50 AM
Just finished vol.1

And this is quite possibly the weirdest manga I've ever read. Interesting though...but very odd.

And I just noticed how they mentioned something about a dutch organisation for trepanation *grin* They're always the bad guys when it comes to weird stuff ;p

kane_x
03-15-2005, 09:38 AM
I've read this up to vol. 4 now and I have to say I like this manga. It's weird, got a lot of talking in it and has interesting characters. After each volume I just want to read more and more. :amuse

Cupboard
03-17-2005, 04:36 PM
I want to join the FC !! :D

I want to be right there when it becomes a hype!

princesstaco
03-17-2005, 08:05 PM
Very ironic- we just learned about homunculi in philosophy class today!

Just read vol. 1. Very interesting! Thanks for the link!

Cupboards
03-18-2005, 07:47 AM
The Guest has arrived

Meijin
03-19-2005, 03:09 AM
Very ironic- we just learned about homunculi in philosophy class today!

Just read vol. 1. Very interesting! Thanks for the link!

Same thing for me. We're studying the brain currently :)

Vol. 5 was pretty disguting...like when the guy was alone in his car and he started like...and all :oh Then he just...ugh

princesstaco
03-19-2005, 04:51 PM
ok, this is random... but in Naruto terms, could Inner Sakura be considered Sakura's homonculus?

haha. I don't want to imagine Nakoshi trying to help poor Sakura.

Cupboards
03-19-2005, 05:19 PM
I don't think inner sakura is a homunculi.. cause people who have homunculi aren't aware of the fact that they have one. It's way down hidden in their unconsinous (tuff word) waiting to get out..

korican04
03-20-2005, 01:06 AM
That metal hand of his pwns sand powers.

Meijin
03-20-2005, 04:34 AM
That metal hand of his pwns sand powers.

SPOILER TAG THAT!!!

Yer, it is cool :xp

Code
03-21-2005, 02:55 AM
Finally got a chance to download some more and it's getting very intersting. Just finished with Volume 3. That guy is odd... nose ring guy. Is anything about his homunculus revealed before or in volume 5?

Meijin
03-21-2005, 04:29 AM
Finally got a chance to download some more and it's getting very intersting. Just finished with Volume 3. That guy is odd... nose ring guy. Is anything about his homunculus revealed before or in volume 5?

You start to see in Vol 4

Code
03-21-2005, 11:41 PM
Well just finished volume 5...

really that's some werid stuff... damn rapist.... Though it is quite good.

Danchou
03-23-2005, 07:50 AM
I don't get volume 5 at all. Why the hell is he doing that? And what is she trying to pull?

Code
03-23-2005, 10:33 AM
I don't get volume 5 at all. Why the hell is he doing that? And what is she trying to pull?
I'm guessing she's just horny or something... at first. But now she is coming to her senses and is trying to get away from him. And he's trying to install something on her. At first he wanted her away from him because her sand was consuming him. THen he figured someonthing out. Not sure exactly what he's trying to 'install' or do though.

Cupboards
03-23-2005, 03:38 PM
The girl is symbol freak, she wants to rebel against every written guideline there is. Therefore her homunculi is a sand monster who can adapt to every form it wants. Thing is she's stil a virgin so she hasn't had a guideline for that.

Anyway he figures out by raping her that he can make the sand solid. I think he uses a metafor to tell the reader that by raping her he is installing new software, hense the term Installation Complete, the rape was a succes.

But anway, isn't this manga the best! haha this is drawn insanely well :D it must take months to draw 1 manga

Code
09-09-2005, 10:11 PM
Volume 6 out.

http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3GDF82MHB59PE2LTYK6HUP2TVB

Haven't read it yet though (no need to rush when the next release won't be for another long while...). Though will probably end up reading right through it later today...

Darts
09-09-2005, 10:49 PM
Just read volume 6..can someone please explain to me what happened?
He bit and opened the scar, and the blood was "purifying" her? Why was she hidding it and what was the blood doing to her? Explain please

Code
09-10-2005, 01:02 PM
Just read volume 6..can someone please explain to me what happened?
He bit and opened the scar, and the blood was "purifying" her? Why was she hidding it and what was the blood doing to her? Explain please
Well she got the scar after she cut herself, after a convo with her mom. So I guess if her mom caused her to become the "Symbol" monster, the blood was also a result of her mom. Then there's the scene where she was licking the blood, the main character (yes I forgot his name...) was also suddenly licking the thing on his hand (.... ....) which could represent what she felt. So she was hiding that too from her mother and others (and someone would hide something they got from cutting themselves for obvious reasons... well some people would at least...). So I guess by not hiding it, her true self would spill out with the blood and overtake the symbols which was used to hide it ... . Just a thought. Well I guess the situation is meant to be confusing anyways....

Darts
09-10-2005, 01:46 PM
Oh thanks, seems right to me. But I don't get why the mangaka compared the cutting and the eating. One's for taking out the rage/relieving stress? The other I remember Nakoshi saying it's only a bad habit. Are they in anyway related? Other than to show something like humans are disgusting?

raynarose
09-10-2005, 01:53 PM
can someone re-post the first 5 files at yousendit? It says they are expired and from what ive read here... I REALLY want to read this manga.

Code
09-10-2005, 01:57 PM
You can get it from bittorrent here.
http://thehawks.org/hawks/bt/

Though I might be able to post it (might take a while) if you can't use BT.

Meijin
09-11-2005, 09:45 PM
Phew. Finally. Volume 6 is out.

Cupboards
09-12-2005, 05:55 PM
It has been 6 months..

Time for some quality manga.. v6

Smokeyjay
09-12-2005, 06:35 PM
What I think. I only skimmed both 6 volumes quickly however.

The mom is depicted as a controlling dominant housewife allowing no freedom to her daughter. Thats why she is depicted with tentacles attached to her, because she must be able to manipulate everything.

The daughter participates in these sex exhibits, even when she doesnt need money, as a sign of rebellion against her mother's domineering ways. She also cuts herself as a plea for help/rebellion etc and shoplifts. These are all signs of rebellion against the mother, but at the same time she is too scared to voice her thoughts to her mother. She keeps everything a secret, and pretends that she's a good daughter. The daughter is full of symbols because she lacks a identity. Like many teenagers, they lack a clear identity or place in society. And this is compounded by the fact that the mother probably wishes to form an identity around the daughter that the daughter probably doesnt like.

Having sex in front of her parent's house and in front of her mom was I guess the final act of defiance. As well as showing her scars to her mother? Maybe she now won't be so submissive to her mother?

Analyzing was fun. I might actually read the manga over more carefully now, to get a more indepth opinion.

Smokeyjay
09-12-2005, 06:42 PM
Oh thanks, seems right to me. But I don't get why the mangaka compared the cutting and the eating. One's for taking out the rage/relieving stress? The other I remember Nakoshi saying it's only a bad habit. Are they in anyway related? Other than to show something like humans are disgusting?

I think.

There similar in the way that both characters are bottling up their emotions, which will only end up inflicting physical/mental injuries upon themselves.

To show that both the man and the girl are similar and both disturbed individuals.

I dont think its to show that humans are disgusting, but more like fragile creatures. Its not the authors intent to portray humans as disgusting. He often portrays them first as monsters, but when you get right down to the soul, they end up just being "innocent fragile children"-like the mafia guy.

organizedcrime
09-13-2005, 05:30 PM
Jeese, I think I might have second thoughts on reading this :oh

Limitles Shadow
09-16-2005, 12:17 AM
The car scene (before the girl got in) was gross (what the guy did/ate)

Caso
03-29-2006, 05:54 PM
any new news plz ? vol7?

Hokage Naruto
04-05-2006, 07:58 PM
I just finished reading the first volume a few days ago. Its a bit freaky and yet its interesting to watch and see what is developed next. I will be downloading the second volume soon.

vanh
11-26-2006, 06:33 AM
Recently, I got to read Koroshiya Ichi. When I knew that Koroshiya Ichi and Homunculus had the same mangaka, I looked for Homunculus and read it. Really a good manga, much better than Koroshiya Ichi both in terms of arts and content. But when I finished the 6 volumes, i felt like the manga hadn't met its end yet. And somehow, I also felt that I didn't get all the idea the mangaka implied in it. Anyone felt the same way ? And by any chance, do you know any other manga by the same mangaka ?

Zaru
11-26-2006, 08:18 AM
I only got to read the first volume.

But how is the art better than in Ichi?

vanh
11-26-2006, 08:29 AM
well, like the drawing is clearer , characters look much like real people. bah, I suck Or so I'm biased >.< coz' Ichi brought me a disgusting feeling when reading it, very dark atmosphere.

Gutsu
11-26-2006, 09:25 AM
So was it cancelled? I've only read 6 volumes that were available so far. Sucks if indeed it was cancelled very interesting manga. :(

pakku
11-26-2006, 10:59 AM
Not canceled. Volume 7 (http://sbookg.s-book.com/sol/sky_gif/tanko_file_photo/180772.gif) is released in Japan quite soon, actually.

I tried reading Homunculus a year or two ago but I was turned off pretty quickly. My tastes have evolved a lot since then though, so I will be giving it a second try in the near future, and I'm pretty sure I'll like it much more this time around.

Gutsu
11-27-2006, 12:11 AM
That's great to hear woot! :)

Black Swan
11-27-2006, 11:55 PM
Finally some news on homunculus, i've been constantly checking thehawks forums for updates. It should take them a couple of months to scantalate the volume. But at least there is hope. I have not read the manga in a while so i will probably re-read the entire thing when my finals are done. It is a great manga with a great original plot. I cant wait to see the next part of himself that he cures in another, if its as interesting as the last couple this manga will continue to be great. I especially cant wait to find out the true past of that piercing guy, he was the biggest spaz I've read about in a manga since matamachi in vagabond (at least he is not afraid of getting some booty).

Ichigo_101
12-18-2006, 08:10 PM
hey i just finished reading the series.. only 6 volume?? i dont understand the ending... lol it is over yet?

pakku
12-18-2006, 09:28 PM
Nope, 7's coming soon. Real soon.

Ichigo_101
12-18-2006, 09:39 PM
wow i heard this series like 2 years ago and still on volume 6 =/

pwned hokage
12-19-2006, 04:25 PM
Hideo Yamamoto just took a very long break.

But volume 7 should be out soon, like stephen from MS said on their site. Volume 8 supposedly gets released in February.


I personally like Homunculus only a "tad" better than Koroshiya. A very small tad, because Koroshiya is just too insane not to love.

pakku
12-23-2006, 09:04 PM
Volume 7!

Link 1 (http://88.191.39.131/Homunculus_v07%5BHawks_MS%5D%5Blq%5D.zip)

Link 2 (http://91.121.3.44/Homunculus_v07%5BHawks_MS%5D%5Blq%5D.zip)

Kaki
12-23-2006, 09:06 PM
OMG, already...thanks.

vanh
12-24-2006, 12:19 AM
Now that's what makes my day. Thanks pakku

Black Swan
01-12-2007, 11:28 PM
I've been waiting so long for this and now I am in the middle of downloading it. I'm gonna read all six volumes before I read volume 7.

Segan
01-14-2007, 05:58 AM
How is Homunculus being published in Japan? By chapters or volumes, weekly, monthly...?

I read it up to volume 7 and I got to say, I like it more than Koroshiya Ichi, especially because of the concept behind this story. Very original.

pakku
01-14-2007, 01:07 PM
It runs in Big Comic Spirits, which is a weekly magazine, but from my experience it's pretty common for high-selling mangaka like Yamamoto to get a deal that pretty much allows them to slack off, meaning maybe they take a considerably higher number of weeks off than the other guys or their chapter page count is lower than it would be otherwise. Stuff like that.

However, I can't say how frequently he takes the week off, and I can't really tell how many pages per chapter since he doesn't like to divide it up into chapters in the volumes. *shrug*

escamoh
01-18-2007, 06:58 PM
wow this is such an incredible manga...i read 6 volumes in one night and im gonna read the 7th one right now <(-_-)>

when is volume 8 gonna be released?

Kaki
01-18-2007, 07:15 PM
don't be so hasty, you're lucky you got so much in one run....
I need to read vol.7

2788
01-19-2007, 02:31 AM
I need volume 1-6. Can somebody help me.

vanh
01-19-2007, 08:30 AM
You can download from vol 1 to vol 7 here (http://anip.homeunix.com/manga/index.php?path=Homunculus/). this manga is win.

Segan
01-19-2007, 05:05 PM
I thought about it now...

When the homunculus Ken sees, are all his own distortions, then he must have got a crapload of it...but I don't think, that this is it. Or at least not the whole truth...

pwned hokage
01-19-2007, 05:22 PM
That does make a lot of sense. Especially with the last conversation he had with tattoo-guy. This is just how HE sees everyone.

Kaki
01-19-2007, 06:10 PM
When the homunculus Ken sees, are all his own distortions, then he must have got a crapload of it. I take it english is not your fist language.
he takes on homonculus when he cures someone....

Segan
01-20-2007, 02:42 AM
I take it english is not your fist language.
he takes on homonculus when he cures someone....

That's right ^^

I mean the first conversation Ken had with this tattoo-guy the day after he saw the homunculi the first time.

This tattoo-guy meant, that all homunculi Ken sees are his own distortions. Ken mentioned that later as well, before the other guy called off the experiment.

pakku
07-23-2007, 10:15 PM
Volume 8 (http://www.thehawks.org/hawks/bt/Homunculus/Homunculus_v08%5BHawks_MS%5D.zip.torrent) is out.

JebbaChan
07-24-2007, 12:36 PM
Is anyone else having trouble w/ the torrent? It was downloading fine, then it stopped @ like 81%. Guess I'll try again when I get home from work.

pakku
07-24-2007, 01:38 PM
Yeah, that's just the extreme lack of seeds.

JebbaChan
07-25-2007, 01:14 AM
Ok now its at 87.7% & stalled! Come on people lets seed please. Has anyone successfully dled it yet? Well looks like I'll be checking out IRC for it. I'll post it when I get it, if someone else doesn't first that is.

Edit: Here's the only thing I could find out...
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q22/astridstarr00/Picture10.png

Elijah Snow
07-25-2007, 03:09 AM
I'm gonna check this series out, I wanna read something original.

JebbaChan
07-25-2007, 08:43 PM
Got it
HERE (http://rapidshare.com/files/44974311/Homunculus_v08_Hawks_MS_.zip.html)

paperkut
08-03-2007, 07:37 PM
Geeze, I read vol.1-vol.7 in a matter of hrs last night (now i feel guilty after seeing how long you guys have been waited for each one of them, sorry...kakaka)...cant stop!!

I was so surprised when found out the idea of Trepanation really exists, and it's been practiced/discussed the last couple thousand yrs, not to mention still today. The thought of Yamamotoas did not make this up (ok he did draw up the stroy, but it's the idea that counts), he merely magnified the possibility of such an interesting theory's quite stunning to me: that the story in this manga can possibly...exist in terms of the principle? That gives me chills.

And lucky me! Thank you JebbaChan! I'm spoiled again!

ps. it's probably just me, but I keep thinking that if Yamamotoas write this up as a novel might be even better, yet I'm so very pleased with the manga, it's a pure win either way.

~Shin~
08-06-2007, 10:24 AM
I just recently read this manga and it has a very unique concept. The art is spectacular. The only thing I don't like is the nasty shit that goes on sometimes.

For example


One of them is when the guy drank his own semen. I mean WTF? And the girl cutting herself and drinking her own blood. Usually I don't like content like this (Reason why I dropped Ichi the Killer) but I'll still check out this manga. And a question did Yamamoto announce how many volumes there are going to be?

Dio Brando
09-09-2007, 08:27 AM
I just read this. Excellent art and intriguing story.

Does anybody know when Volume 9 comes out?

maximilyan
09-10-2007, 04:00 PM
I'll look into this a little later.. are these homunculus similar to the ones in Full Metal Alchemist?

test
08-18-2008, 10:46 AM
Reviving a long lost thread.
Anyone read volume 9 yet? *g*

Moridin
08-18-2008, 10:51 AM
ooh nope, reminds me that I need to read vol 8!

Caso
08-18-2008, 11:22 AM
This should maybe put up as a sticky!
Ill try to see if I can make an ftp server, then I can share the manga with you guys (60 mbits upload speed).

And please post news about vol 9 if you have any.

Lord Jure
08-18-2008, 06:55 PM
Jee, I thought new volume came... what's with the bump?

fxu
12-22-2008, 12:05 AM
This manga needs a bump.

Anyway, some news.

I uploaded 1-8 to the mangashare reader.
http://read.mangashare.com/Homunculus/manga.html

Volume 9 is currently being translated by njt. I forgot which group was gonna do it. I also don't know when it's gonna be out. I read the first few pages of it.


homunculus v09

p06

おまえは、 // なぜ俺を選んだんだ?
Why, did you pick me?

p07
めんどくさいなあ・・・・
Oh my god...

もお〜〜〜〜
Fiiiiiine

じゃあ言わせてもらいますよ。
Then let me say this.

p08

あなたはなんで あんな所でカーホームレスをしているんですか?
Why were you living in your car in a place like that?

p09
一流ホテルとホームレスの集まる公園の挟間で自分探しぃ?
Trying to find yourself by going between top-notch hotels and places where homeless gather?

嘘だ!
Lies!

ポルシェに乗っていた外資系銀行マンが、
Why would a guy with a Porche that works at a foreign bank

p10

なんで オンボロ車でガソリンもやっとの車上生活をしているんですかあ?
be living his life in a beaten up car that barely has any gas?

な・・・
Why...

なぜ 知っている・・・?
Why do you know...?

BlaZeR
01-06-2009, 06:38 PM
Ah I love this manga, just read the entire 1-8 on mangashare.

Dream Brother
01-07-2009, 12:43 AM
I just stumbled across this, and came here to find the thread. Looks like an interesting series so far. Very eerie.

BlaZeR
01-07-2009, 05:40 PM
Is any group actively scanning this one?

Midus
01-09-2009, 03:08 AM
Been waiting so long for volume 9. Keep up the good work(If they frequent here). Hopefully it doesn't disappoint.

fxu
01-09-2009, 03:45 AM
Looking at the translation right now.

Pages 32/215 done. It's a tedious work; translating and scanlating.

fxu
02-01-2009, 03:35 AM
Volume 9 by illuminati-manga.

Download: #illuminati-manga @ irc.irchighway.net

Read online (http://read.mangashare.com/Homunculus/chapter-085/page001.html)

korican04
07-05-2009, 01:34 AM
I haven't read this manga in about 4 years now (which is aprox how old my last post in this thread was). Last thing I read was when he pwned the sand girl with his robot hand and manhood. Now it looks like the same fate will come to manabu.

Tempproxy
07-05-2009, 03:41 AM
I haven't read this manga in about 4 years now (which is aprox how old my last post in this thread was). Last thing I read was when he pwned the sand girl with his robot hand and manhood. Now it looks like the same fate will come to manabu.

The scene in the car before they have sex is extremely powerful the way the mangaka switches back and fort between Susumu eyes and the girls thighs. Normally you would expect a scene like that to be cheesy or just plain sleazy but it comes of as raw and intense. Besides 17yr virgin in your car at night all alone in a short skirt=win.

Mattaru
08-04-2009, 08:36 PM
:uwah

Just started reading this last night. Getting to the sand-girl part.
He's friggin' guzzling his own cum.
WHY IS HE DOING THIS :argh :argh Gawd, morbidly fascinating manga

This panel made me laugh after though :lmao

http://imageftw.com/uploads/20090804/burp.jpg

Edit: OH GAWD HE'S DOING IT AGAIN :argh :argh :argh