Too many characters and many look the same. Nippon-America, Nippon-America, Nippon Nippon and Nippon Bug. Up to the point where it could speak human-language and using a cellphone, i decided to stop. Three pairs of legs, three body-parts head, abdomen, thorax, facet eyes, antenna, etc.And we are mammals. Let's say Cockroach did evolve in Mars (which the process of evolution took relatively short here), how can it evolve and took a form of Humanoid? The closest cockroach has similarity with homo sapiens is they both are living things. In some aspects, the reasoning just goes *bara bara* (sfx for crumbling). At least put some science basis in it? Be it a fantasy, you still want to make the story convincing to the readers. But the biggest flaw in this manga for me, is the theme "Science"-fiction. Some said the story is confusing with too many characters. Some said there are too many characters only appear to die. I think the most important thing to create a succesful story on whichever form media the author choose is to be able to captivate readers to its characters, plotline, and the world inside the story. When i saw the cover and summary, my first thought that it seemed interesting. I can´t believe i am saying this but in the Nippon Bug i trust! Attack on Titan (8/10), Black Lagoon (8/10 but the anime is a bit better), Gunslinger Girl (9/10) and Tokyo Ghoul (8,5/10) are further quality action tales that can deliver characterization along with the violence. A current and even better teamwork focused manga would be Until Death Do Us Part (9,5/10) which excels with its gender balanced cast and racial diversity even more. The mass of comedy spin-offs is utterly unneeded but Terra Formars Gaiden - Rain Hard (7,5/10), about the tragic back story of ensemble dark horse Adolf, is quite good and more serious in-continuity side-stories could work.
I am never going to call any of this high art and i get some of the criticism but if you want to read a straightforward biopunk survival tale that is way better than it should be then stick around and just power though the early slumps.
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That cliché even gets inverted at time and the series even has a funny bone. The driving force of the narrative is actually a string of romances but damsels in distress won´t be found here. The use of violence is also well done as the author understands where to go big and where to go small by focusing on reaction shots of onlookers instead. Fellow competitors as Hiroya Oku should take notes! Especially in the way this series handles death as you never know who will die.Īll the deaths stick so this is truly series for adults and not a Shounen power trip as way too popular Seinen manga are. I thus i have no problem to call Terra Formars weirdly feministic. Some of the women could use a slimmer breast size and the constant and highly interesting profiles mention every cup sizes but half of these are (good) jokes and some of the males get a few curios entries too, as their opinions on certain porn genres. There is nudity but it is tasteful and the manga goes for male one too by skipping easy setups for "fan-service" time and time again. Another noteworthy strength are the female characters (50% of the cast) and the way the author treats them. The animal metaphors and explanations, which relate to the powers employed, are all very interesting and the series is racially diverse to a degree that most Japanese publications don´t even strive too.
My appreciation then grew volume by volume.Īn immediately noticeable strength is the clean and dynamic art by Kenichi Tachibana and his action scenes become better and better over time with the expansion of the highly varied cast. 2 turned out to be an improvement on Vol.1 (the OVA) but it and the prequel chapter about the first mission are still essential reading as they form the backbone of the narrative, Don´t skip them even if both could used a rewrite. I then decided to travel to Mars again and the second arc in Vol. The series stuck with me though and i heard that the manga was up for an award, an anime (it´s alright but a bit rushed and kind of strange) and now a movie. Gantz (8/10) may have been a bit problematic but it left a void in the market which Terra Formars so i jumped on board early on and immediately jumped off due to the messy introduction arc.
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