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images, in order of appearance: Anna-Sophie Berger, Alexander Alekseenko, Kyle Johnson (all via newodor.tumblr.com), myself.

BAKA AND GOGH and oh my god the NATIONAL QUIZ

WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?!? AND WHY IS IT SO GOOD?

You may well ask. I think the formula in Katou Shinkichi's case is just to go completely crazy, but in a very comprehensive way (i.e., to the rhythms of a story- in the case of the National Quiz, one written by Sugimoto Reiichi- and in an almost scientifically experimental manner). You will see what I mean in a moment. I hope.

(Images pulled from MangaHere- http://www.mangahere.co/manga/national_quiz/)

We have:

1. A lunatic in a lion costume riding a mechanical dragon;

2. the National Quiz, Persian miniature style;

3. the Dark and Stormy Night, kimono-clad secret agent version.

IS THIS NOT SUFFICIENT ENTICEMENT FOR YOU? DO I EVEN NEED TO TELL YOU WHAT THE STORY IS? I DON'T WANT TO. I WON'T. I DARE YOU TO READ THIS COMIC!

On to BAKA AND GOGH, which you can find on the website MangaPark (http://v2012.mangapark.com/manga/Baka-Gogh).

Anyway. This time Katou Shinkichi illustrates his own narrative and it is wacked out, my friends. So much so that I would ALSO CONSIDER IT COMPULSORY READING. If I were a drawing master with unlimited power and influence over my pupils.

Is he not VERSATILE AS ALL GETOUT? Within a range stretching from benevolent madness to total chaos.

(images associated with Baka and Gogh [i.e., the last four] come from MangaPark; url above)