Buraiden Gai is a short manga by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. Fukomoto is well-known for creating Kaiji and Akagi. It’s a really interesting and intense manga. I recommend checking it out! One page in particular stuck out to me and it was about desire (Remember to read right to left).
This page reminded me of the following quote by Edgar Allan Poe:
“All suffering originates from craving, from attachment, from desire.” — Edgar Allan Poe
What do you guys think?? Do you agree with this notion or the quote? It makes sense to me, but I would love to hear what other people think. This makes me feel negative because of the bottom panel that says, “There’s only a few people who do achieve their dreams … the world has more people who failed.” Is this even true? At the same time, I feel relief from having a greater understanding about suffering.
I’ll leave you with this final quote from Buraiden Gai (Chapter 31)…
Wretched and Divine 