From an old legend of Japanese folklore, Hoichi is an album that moves away from what the nobi editions nobi! had accustomed us until now: while maintaining a traditional stained wonderful, tone made it more serious. Thus, it is far from the other stories of the Sun floating collection, their colorful illustrations and their pretty princesses. Here it is question of ghosts and does not laugh! The drawings are there to remind us. In ashy tones, they establish a fascinating atmosphere in its austerity: details of armor and wood, vast deserts pavilions at night, everything is done to make us dread the visits of the Samurai.
Adapted from the novel by Kwaidan Lafcadio Hearn, the text occupies a prominent place in this album. Abundant, it establishes a mysterious and enchanting setting where you feel discomfort dawn without being able to pinpoint what's wrong.
Hochi, the legend of the missing Samurai is an atypical album so fascinated by its atmosphere. Officer in Japanese folklore, it is inadvisable to read at night. Yet despite the late hour and the quiet of the night which included me, I have not been able to stop ...
