The main reason why I bought this book was the idea of getting to see India from the eyes of a Japanese person; what the chaos, anarchy, and unhygeinic disorder of this country must look like to someone used to the peaceful environs of a nation like Japan.

In that aspect, 'Indo-e baka ga yatte kita' or 'Stupid Guy goes to India' certainly doesn't disappoint. Mr. Yamamatsu presents an honest portrayal of his life in Delhi, complete with the several occasions of despair when things simply refu...

Its always very interesting the way a foreigner views one's country and brings out those observations in a uniquely honest manner..sometimes brutally honest.Stupid guy is one such very honest account. The manga writer's tryst with destiny (trying to sell manga in India ), or whether be the ability to laugh at his own self ,will have you chuckle silently. If you are looking out for a solid story and plot,this is definitely not the book to look in it for. But, if you are for seeking a light re...

I have been watching/following Japanese animation (anime) titles for a few years now, and I learnt that most of them originated from comics (manga). I haven’t read any Manga nor was I overly curious about the people who wrote or drew these manga or anime, but on reading the book summary and Karthik Tripathi’s review I figured it was worth a try.

Like any book written buy a stranger in a strange land, this comic book (graphic novel if you wish) shows us the narrator/writer’s perspective. And ...

When it was published in Japan a few years before, it aroused small but fiery sensation among the Japanese who knew India well. Yukichi Yamamatsu is a manga writer not well-known among Japanese readers, but now he is one of the most famous Japanese cartoonists to Indians.....................................................................................................

This is a journey of a 56 years old Japanese Mangaka(read cartoonist)..who was not informed about the existence of cartoon in India and was first times in our country gaining a mixed concept about India. to make popular this new type of japanese cartoons (manga) in India the total journey has been binded ..:)..but You need a little practice as manga has a special way to read

This guy Just made me think about our country.. twice..The real India.. and there ..the 'Poor' decieved japanese carto...

If you wanna try Manga, based on my research this is one of the very few available in English in India. And there are not many available in Japan either, I was there last year and searched for Manga in English. I did find many and bought many. However compared the amount of Manga available in Japanese, Manga in English is still quite scarce.

So not a bad option for your first manga.

However I personally felt let down by the sketches and content. I felt unfulfilled, lol. Moreover I am an Ind...

Fun, quick read especially for a plane ride!
It's not quite perfect as the experiences of the author might come across as bein
(Going to order the second one soon)

First impression after reading a few pages - Not impressed.

Why?

1)The artwork is very monotonous and doesn't exactly give a lot of weight to expression.

2) The author recounts his journey in India and his experiences there. I felt a slight subtlety of racism embedded beneath the throng of images and pop-up dialogue boxes.

3) If people in India do not read Manga, that does not mean that we do not have sense of comics. The culture and atmosphere in our country is perhaps the most unique th...

Please do not buy this. It looks interesting from its cover and title but its a stroy of a looser whis is not funny but irritating.

Yeah ! firdt time i read a manga. The book was quite good. I really enjoyed it and most importantly it shows the the real face of our country. DELHI being the capital of our country have now lost all sense of moral ethics and value. Apart from this. the story is quite humorous in many ways. How the guy struggles in Delhi is really funny. Some of his hindi dialogues like "ladki nahi mahila chahiye" made me laugh. but the ending could have been a little better. Overall it was an average.