Ow.

Okay, I usually consider myself fairly open-minded, but I have to admit to being pretty appalled by the idea of a manga version of Mein Kampf.

I really don't understand the mindset behind East Press. I kind of appreciate Kosuke Marou's statement: "it is a famous book, but there are few who have read it. I think it is [studying] material for knowing Hitler, a man synonymous with ‘devil,’ and what sort of thinking created that level of tragedy."

But really, that seems to be more of a rationale for a simple translation/publication of the book than for making a damn comic book out of it.

Granted, comic books often make works accessible or more appealing to a wider range of people. But on the other hand, if you're not mature enough to read a book when it's not in comic book form, should you really be reading Mein Kampf to begin with?

I don't agree with censorship of the book, mind you. I don't think Germany's decision to ban the book is really the best way of dealing with the situation.

But really, I'm still wrapped up in the idea that someone actually sat down and thought "Let's turn the work of one of, if not the, most famous monsters in history into a COMIC BOOK." It gives me such a headache.