The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation

They give away some of the ideas that inspired Siku and Akin to write The Manga Bible, as well as the influences they had during the process.

To illustrate the disorder of a war or the prophecies of the revelation, he also uses the technique of bleeding, which means that the drawing appears to continue over the edge of the page.

[9] Another example for the close connection between the Japanese culture and its aesthetic is shown in the silent wandering of Jesus through the wilderness, triggering on the sensory memory of the reader.

When the Egyptians are punished with the death of their first born, because the Israelites are not freed, Siku draws the characters with a facial expression that also elicits compassion in the reader, an effect that is often used in manga.

The weakness of different characters is illustrated with the examples of the moral downfall of David with Bathshebe or when Samson is deceived to give away the secret of his power.

In The Manga Bible's rendition of the Old Testament entitled "The Book of God's People", Moses narrates the story of Genesis to a group of children.

The Book of Jonah is called "A Comedy Short" and is supposed to bring comic relief between the heavy issues of war and destruction that are persistent in the Old Testament.

To emphasize the difference Siku uses a subgenre of manga called super deformed, in which the drawing is very simple or minimalist.

The events between the first encounter of Jesus with his disciples and his death are told in less than thirty pages, including the Parables of the Good Samaritan, the Unforgiving servant and the Prodigal Son.

In the New Testament Jesus is tempted by the devil, who promises him the power over the world represented by contemporary New York and parts of other modern cities.

The book also makes use of irony or jokes, for example, when Adam sees the tree of good and evil in the Garden of Eden and his response is "Cool!".

[19] The Manga Bible is definitely influenced by the English culture, especially because it retells the story of a book that most people in the West are at least somewhat familiar with.

[20] It was also pointed out that due to the dense summary, the story moves in a fast pace and causes some theological flaws in The Manga Bible.

[21] While most manga fans and reviews seem to be disappointed by the book and point out its weaknesses, the church praised the work.

"[11] Siku himself sees in Jesus a superhero and not the traditional blond Christ, people know from Hollywood movies.