Nishioka Kyodai

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A pair of Japanese brothers working in underground, experimental manga; credited in the review as a screenwriter and an illustrator (the Nishioka brothers).

According to the review, Nishioka Kyodai (Kyōdai = brothers) are responsible for the underground manga Il Bambino di Dio; the work is highly visual, almost without dialogue, and features strong biblical subtext and nihilistic themes. The review names the brothers Satoshi and Chiaki and describes one as screenwriter and the other as illustrator.

Renji's review praises Il Bambino di Dio as a highly visual, experimental underground manga that deliberately disturbs. The work is almost wordless, full of bleak imagery and a strong biblical subtext, depicting cruelty and nihilism from childhood to adulthood. The review regards the book as provocative art that leaves a lasting, unsettling impression.