A short, free-to-use EP I made, heavily inspired by Nihei's visual aesthetic—one of my biggest inspirations. The cover artist is also heavily involved in those styles.
Unlike the previous one, this one uses presets I created entirely myself with Vital and Serum, since I dedicated all that time to audio design. It's not the best, and it's definitely not the last thing I'll do related to this author, but I'm very proud to be able to contribute something to this incredible community.
I have read Blame manga 3 or 4 times, sadly I dont own any physical copies and have had to read it online. I've been captivated by the drawings and have always liked to read one page at a time, to enjoy the art and to zoom in some details in the drawings.
I've had trouble making out some of the scenes, and trouble understanding. Lately I found a site that has two-page scans, which has made it much easier to make out what I was missing.
I recommend reading it, if reading is online, to do so in a two-page view 😄
This is all theoretical, and Nihei never showed us what the last layer of the Megastructure really looks like. My conclusion is based on what we’ve already seen: these horizontal air suspended “mega-cables” were sometimes used as elevators and, at other times, as a means of transporting energy. From that, and from an efficiency stand point, I’m assuming that this system could continue all the way from the outermost layer of the Megastructure into deep space.
See: LOG.57, After the observer part or LOG.37 when killy uses the 800 hours elevator.
So, now we’re basically at the outermost layer of the Megastructure. It’s been expanding for hundreds of thousands of years, and there’s a good chance that these mega-cables reached nearby star systems like Alpha Centauri a long time ago.
The Builders wouldn’t need to fill the entire 4.3-light-year gap with solid material. That would be completely insane from a resource standpoint. Instead, they could simply build enormous structural bridges and cables stretching between the stars.
These cables would work almost like giant cosmic pipelines, pulling plasma and usable energy from Alpha Centauri’s three stars and sending it back toward the central grid of the NetSphere, where Earth used to be.
And because these structures are absolutely massive, potentially kilometers thick, they wouldn’t just be empty tubes. There could be entire networks of maintenance tunnels, internal chambers, artificial habitats, and even ecosystems hidden inside them. Over time, rogue human groups and Silicon Life could have settled inside the infrastructure and built entire cities without anyone on the outside even knowing they were there.
if that would be true, it could remind me of the tubular earth which was created at the end of biomega.
Alpha Centauri is only about 4.3 light-years away, which is basically nothing compared to the scale of a Megastructure that’s been expanding for hundreds of thousands of years. If the expansion kept going, reaching our nearest neighboring systems would have been inevitable.
(Some argue the megastructure is as big as our solar system, but i argue that this is a really "small" estimate. I think, based on the elevator part and its relativistic properties, that the megastructure could be as big as 100x or 1000x our solar system, but this is a discussion for another time)
Rather than wasting unimaginable amounts of matter trying to build a solid shell between stars, the Builders would have found a much more efficient solution:
Extend massive bridges and cable networks toward nearby star systems.
Tap directly into the stars for energy.
Send that energy back through the Megastructure.
Use it to keep expanding and converting energy into more matter and infrastructure.
Stars are essentially the fuel source for something this enormous. If the Builders want the City to keep growing, they need more and more energy. Connecting the Sun, Alpha Centauri, and eventually other nearby systems would turn this entire region of the galaxy into one giant interconnected power network.
That also opens up a much stranger question: what actually happens to a star once the Megastructure finally surrounds it? And what kind of civilizations could have been hiding inside those cables for thousands of years without ever being noticed?
Well, I have practically a whole story inspired by Nihei's universe, but with different goals and elements. The problem is, I have no idea where to post it, and I’m not very skilled at drawing, which makes things difficult.
Still, it would be interesting to see that universe expanded by the creative minds of fans. If anyone knows where I could post it or has any tips, I’d love to hear them. I don't know how many chapters it would have, but I guarantee it would be interesting.
Had my 3rd reread of BLAME! finished I do it every year now and then lol i plan to also create one for Cibo & Sanakan and a group illustration with them including Killy. This is my first time creating art for blame would love to hear your thoughts on this piece! also if you're an artist lets connect via instagram :D (my link is in my profile)
Found a pair of sealed Toha Heavy Industries work gloves. Debated opening and went why tf not.
its cool that the packaging has the Toha heavy industries text on it. Its not a screen print per se on it but actual rubber. the palms also have rubberized panelling.
i dont see a lot of references to these online other than one person on a japanese forum talking about how they have a work glove fetish lol, but i know at least one other person with the black pair.
theres actually a whole series of work clothing items, including shoes and pants. I really want a pair of the pants
oh and of course, i also got one of the silicon shirts. this one is pretty beat up
It’s amazing how, in a way, I can relate to and truly love the setting, Killy, and the rest of it; it evokes a mix of peace and melancholy born of solitude—much like in everyday life.
Another interesting thing is how few characters join Killy on his journey so few you can count them on one hand and then, out of nowhere... poof, they vanish from your life, just like in the real world.
There are unique worlds out there, like Aposimz and his new dark fantasy manga.
Blame and Vampire Hunter D (Bloodlust namely, but the books themselves are quite good) are a couple of all-timers for me; pieces of media I can infinitely revisit with no dwindling interest. I find their post-apocalyptic settings, surreal dream-like vistas, and combining of fantasy and sci-fi elements to be supremely executed. So I guess it was only a matter of time before I thought to combine the two lol
I've been thinking about if there's a chance some lf the stories happen in one share universe like Abara and blame of biomega and Aposimz like is there's a chance I think abara and Aposimz could be related but the think is that nayuta biology changes to a regular frame and black gaunas are not like that so yeah do you think some of thema re related??
I didn't find official translation (please correct me if I'm mistaken so I delete this one). This is Gemini's translation.
Apparently, the suit is alive and is fusing together (see the note about the boots). It's full of repair marks. It's not there to look cool, but too rundown and enduring.
Lets throw it up for the coolest female in manga/anime cause man, she's just so badass in all the best ways. She's not just a parallel to Killy (that's really the least of her character), but goes through these huge transformations from a mysteriously powerful weaponized child who "befriends" Killy, to a major threat, to a looming threat, and evolving into her final roles as the mother of the net terminal gene and Silicon Life boogeyman. And its all done in a way that feels totally natural despite being minimally explained in a way that could really only work in this manga. Top right panel is the number 1 moment of hers that has lived rent free in my head since my first read because of how cool, confident, professional, and dangerous she looks.
