![Lookin' kind of shonen there, Manny. Manny Villar manga](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3wYyu1BO-ZGURXxJ5751Po9TmLaROu73kXiyugMGO6GX47U6aGMAz7jDQARszOQN3eIRvSq3__jO3savpQYpChULESxr-5vnPU_e9OCRBSxHdgxQ-2ArDoaisQfaVXfTE4XTOQ/s400/rsz_0081.jpg)
Someone shared with me scans from the Manny Villar manga currently circulating Lord knows where right now.
You heard me right.
Manny. Villar. Manga.
![Unfortunately, there weren't any scenes of him swimming in a sea of garbage. How disappointing. Manny Villar manga](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZFng0vyfyEmFUmNH3cqjKYvDXaMGS-bmea5NFjHf9h23tGmZcTCLg6D5oT0zKIp0auY-FjouPtUi46HgbJtbRcnEWEhSmfkHP-BmkDBimlDZIt5qePACAFALTlspgjXCMEbeCg/s400/rsz_0031.jpg)
Now, news like this isn't exactly new. Lots of presidentiables in the past have had komiks made about their life stories before, with old-school art and dialogue that reads straight out of Hiwaga or Sindak Komiks. But to see manga tropes being used to dramatize the life of a self-made millionaire-slash-presidentiable is either an exploitation of the medium...or a stroke of genius.
Seriously, can you imagine when, like, Manny Pacquiao runs for Congressman again? We might get a manga about his life, the sort of comic Hajime no Ippo could only dream of being!
Man, now I want a mahou shoujo Loren Legarda manga.
You heard me right.
Manny. Villar. Manga.
![Unfortunately, there weren't any scenes of him swimming in a sea of garbage. How disappointing. Manny Villar manga](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZFng0vyfyEmFUmNH3cqjKYvDXaMGS-bmea5NFjHf9h23tGmZcTCLg6D5oT0zKIp0auY-FjouPtUi46HgbJtbRcnEWEhSmfkHP-BmkDBimlDZIt5qePACAFALTlspgjXCMEbeCg/s400/rsz_0031.jpg)
Now, news like this isn't exactly new. Lots of presidentiables in the past have had komiks made about their life stories before, with old-school art and dialogue that reads straight out of Hiwaga or Sindak Komiks. But to see manga tropes being used to dramatize the life of a self-made millionaire-slash-presidentiable is either an exploitation of the medium...or a stroke of genius.
Seriously, can you imagine when, like, Manny Pacquiao runs for Congressman again? We might get a manga about his life, the sort of comic Hajime no Ippo could only dream of being!
Man, now I want a mahou shoujo Loren Legarda manga.
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Hey. beej here (bf of sister's friend - not sure you'll remember me). Anyway, just posting to let you know that this I linked this post on my facebook. XD
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the blog, beej. Thanks for the link! Hope you enjoy the rest of the site!
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