Believers by Naoki Yamamoto

Street Musician Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 402

I did 2 believers wallpapers! Check them out at the fandom section

http://www.mangascreener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1817

Hope you like!

Street Musician Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 402

i did another Believers wallpaper... hope u like.

http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/5512/beliefyy8.jpg

i really like this one. running out of ideas though Confused

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:05 pm

Looks nice. I'm actually using one of your believers backgrounds right now.

Have to say though, I'd like them better - the writing.

Street Musician Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 402

woo hoo someone besides myself is using them Cool

btw just curious which one? the 'pasta' one?

hmm... and tat might be a good idea actually.. i think ill make the next one to be just image

Street Musician Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 402

Some Believers fan art/photo :)

Had the idea and been wanting to do this for quite some time, but could not because lack of beach. So, was in Singapore the other day and rushed to the beach just to take these photos.

Arrived at sunset, dark and lots of blurry pictures. Also the waves kept washing away my work. But these 2 photos came out o.k i think.

There was a couple making out in the water, i discreetly included them into the pic :) Hope the pics reminds you of Believers.

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3525/cimg2695yb7.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9807/cimg2702yg5.jpg

myanimelist profile · Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 7:22 am

cool

Street Musician Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 402

some more Believers fanart / fan photo... this time a bit different Smile

during last year's wesak festival here; i walked along with the procession ceremony and took some pictures Smile

unfortunately; being night time alot of the pictures turned out blurry.

wesak (vesak) is a buddhist celebration to celebrate buddha's birthday. here, people celebrate by closing off main city roads to allow processions by various temples and groups.

as the belivers peacefully walked along; chanting "namo amito"; it really reminded me of 'Believers' Smile

here's a fanart i did of the scene:
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/6719/cimg2911iior0.jpg

and also; here's a pic of one of the believers (me) Smile

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/9374/cimg2902iijf8.jpg

the effect didnt turn out as nice as i was hoping; i'll try get some better shots during this year's wesak celebrations Smile

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Fan Boy Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 2

I've just read "Believers" up to chapter 9. And wow "Naoki Yamamoto" is "damn good". Thank you, for "translating" this series, "Mangascreener"!

Sorry can't resist the "quotation marks". Embarassed

Fan Boy Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 2

I read this a while ago and thought it was brilliant. Tackles both social and individual issues without coming off as didactic. The ending message of confronting reality and taking responsibility for your life was especially poignant. As far as the sex goes, I didn't think any of it was gratuitous. The sexual indulgence was a result of repression, and actually made the characters more relatable. Plus, it's what makes them question the merit and necessity of the rules they've been told to live by, which is a recurring theme in the manga.

Street Musician Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 402

my yearly Believers thread bump Smile

found this on wikipedia, it may have been the inspiration for the last island scene in Believers. it's regarding a religious cult called "Peoples Temple" spoilers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples_Temple

After Jim Jones left for Guyana, he encouraged Temple members to follow him there. The population grew to over 900 people by late 1978.[81][86] Those who moved there were promised a tropical paradise, free from the supposed wickedness of the outside world.[87]

On November 17, 1978, Leo Ryan, a Congressman from the San Francisco area investigating claims of abuse within the Peoples Temple, visited Jonestown.[88] During this visit, a number of Temple members expressed a desire to leave with the Congressman,[89] and on the afternoon of November 18, these members accompanied Ryan to the local airstrip at Port Kaituma.[90] There they were intercepted by Temple security guards who opened fire on the group, killing Congressman Ryan, three journalists, and one of the Temple defectors.[91] A few seconds of gunfire from the incident were captured on video by Bob Brown, one of the journalists killed in the attack.[91]

On the evening of November 18, in Jonestown, Jones ordered his congregation to drink cyanide-laced Flavor Aid.[92][93] It was later determined that Jones died from a gunshot, with a contact wound in a location and angle consistent with being self-inflicted. His body was also found to contain high doses of drugs.

In all, 918 people died, including over 270 children. It was the greatest single loss of American civilian life in a non-natural disaster until the incidents of September 11, 2001.[94][95][96]

I underlined sections which i find similar to Believers.