The premise of Saint Young Men sounds like a George Carlin routine in which he imagined what it would be like for Jesus and Buddha to share an apartment in present-day Tokyo. The prevailing tone, however, is more wry than satirical, focusing not on big theological or philosophical questions, but mundane ones: how to stretch a monthly budget, where to find the best souvenirs, how to fend off drunken commuters. Most of the humor stems from Hikaru Nakamura’s portrayal of Jesus and Buddha as opposites, with Jesus depicted as a cheerful spendthrift with a fondness for t-shirts and tschotkes, and Buddha as a frugal “big brother” who agonizes over every purchase. As a result, the two have a kind of Ernie-and-Burt dynamic in which Buddha frequently chastises Jesus for his...
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