The Manga Bible: NT-Raw   Manga-ka/Author Siku Genre history, non-fiction, drama, action Volumes: 1 Distributor: Hodder & Stoughton Classification: PG Rating   Introduction to the story   Two thousand years ago, a carpenter's boy from Nazareth in Judea prophesied, preached and taught his way around Israel and the Middle-east with his small band of loyal followers. His message was something no  one had ever heard before; it overturned Jewish teachings, it flabbergasted the leaders of the Jewish nation, brought people in crowds to listen. It was dangerous, and revolutionary. For this, he was tried and put to death by the Roman occupation. The end of the story of an ordinary man? No. Following the death of Jesus of Nazareth, his teachings lived on amongst his scattered followers, who banded together in secret, passing along a rumour... their leader, whom everyone thought was dead, had in fact defeated death and was risen from the dead... and his legacy still lives on today, in a world - your world - which would never be the same again.   My thoughts   I discovered The Manga Bible through a friend who knew I was interested in manga and thought I should read this; so it was with some expectancy that I bought and began to read it. Covering the entire New Testament (though not in exhaustive detail), this book highlights important details from the Bible and presents them in a way which is up-to-date, refreshing and palatable to today's new generation reader. But this is no namby-pamby comic for children - the details are stark and the art style Western, but angular and unforgiving. Putting my obvious personal feelings about the subject matter aside, this manga is an interesting and unique take on what is arguably the most famous book mankind has ever seen.   Where to find it   Manga The Manga Bible is available in two formats, The Manga Bible: NT-Extreme and The Manga Bible: NT-Raw, which is the copy I have. As far as I can fathom, I believe the Extreme version also contains the full text of the New Testament as well as the manga itself. Both versions also contain an interview with the creator and a good deal of concept drawings and illustrations. A similar book detailing the full Bible is also in planning and is due to be released soon.   Anime There is no The Manga Bible anime as of yet. However, The Bible has been animated many times in different formats and in many different languages.   Related web sites   If you are interested in The Manga Bible: NT-Raw, check these web sites out. http://www.theartofsiku.com Siku's official site http://www.themangabible.com The official Manga Bible web site http://www.waterstones.com The Manga Bible: NT-Raw at Waterstones