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| Matsui Rin finally got his work serialized in Jump. I liked some of his one-shots. Black Milk was a fun read. He is here with Dear Anemone and it was a really cool start. The art was awesome. I liked the premise too. Kinda reminded me of Jigokuraku. The character designs looked good. It ended with a big cliffhanger. Looking forward to more. Cautiously optimistic about it. |
ARK-13Feb 18, 2024 7:57 AM
| Last week I swore not to read any new wsj manga as it will just get axed anyway but here I am again, sigh. Why? Cause the artwork looked sick. Anyway so a battle survival premise with horror and gore. There's some interesting elements, specially the world building and the artwork elevates it further. Character designs are good too, both the females look great and ofc Anemone too. Hoping for this to succeed but we'll see. |
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| A lot of Hell's Paradise energy going on here. I liked it and dig the art style. I'm a little concerned that it just might not be suited for WSJ though |
| Nice to see someone take inspiration from Jigoraku to spice things up in the magazine. It'll be interesting to see where this is going |
| I really enjoyed this first chapter. The art is INCREDIBLE. I definitely see the Jigokuraku comparisons everyone is making, but there is a pretty important distinction to be made. Dear Anemone is heavily themed around Darwinism and evolution, as opposed to Jigokuraku (Hell’s Paradise) which has different religious themes (in Taoism and Buddhism), so in that sense they are also quite opposite to each other. Gaku’s little backstory with his friend Yoshio was so sweet. Kinda sad that Ryuichi is gone already, his personality was entertaining. I have a feeling Hairo is going to be an important character. Really curious to find out what exactly the government is planning, knowingly sending these people in as sacrifices. The little nod/homage to MHA was a nice touch as well. Looking forward to future chapters!! |
AgravityBoyFeb 18, 2024 12:29 PM
art by @u_zuta on twitter   |
| epic chapter epic art |
| Are we finally back to a dark edgy era for Jump? Cause I'm all for it. I am intrigued by the first chapter but I really need to see what direction the story tries to go in. Reminded me a bit of Jinmen with all the freaky animal designs. The art gives off somewhat similar vibes to Gachiakuta. Ok, bring it on, let's see what this manga has in store for us. Is it gonna deliver or is it gonna sink like most of the new Jump stuff. |
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| Never thought I would see something like this in Jump. Everything looks good except for character design (they all look same) Hope it doesn't get axed. I really need a good survival series on par with battle royale and cage of Eden atleast |
| This chapter was pretty good. It reminded me of Hell's Paradise with the mysterious island and stuff. I think the character art needs a bit more work but the backgrounds and the creature designs are great. Looking forward to the next chapter. |
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| I was ready to dunk on this for being similar to fab 100 on first impression but this was actually a great first chapter. It does not feel like a jump series but I like the horror vibes the art has. I am genuinely excited to see where this goes and how it plays with the evolution of different animals. |
| the first chapter very good i love the art, it was amazing when you appreciate details, wow i hope that it was not only for the first chapter. the story sounds interesting... |
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Reply to MegamiRem
Last week I swore not to read any new wsj manga as it will just get axed anyway but here I am again, sigh. Why? Cause the artwork looked sick.
Anyway so a battle survival premise with horror and gore. There's some interesting elements, specially the world building and the artwork elevates it further. Character designs are good too, both the females look great and ofc Anemone too. Hoping for this to succeed but we'll see.
Anyway so a battle survival premise with horror and gore. There's some interesting elements, specially the world building and the artwork elevates it further. Character designs are good too, both the females look great and ofc Anemone too. Hoping for this to succeed but we'll see.
| @MegamiRem i said myself the same thing and here we are lol |
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| It's been said over and over but yea there are heavy Hell's Paradise vibes from this one: the island being described as "both paradise and hell," the fact that a group of people are being sent to a mysterious island, and the anemone at the end looked like the Lord Tensen from HP. Seems interesting so far and feels like something fresh for WSJ, hope it doesn't get axed. |
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| Great first chapter. Hopefully this doesn't get axed. |
| Incredible artwork tbh. not sure if it’s gonna work weekly tho |
| Everything is nice and all but WTF Japan government is doing 13524 km/8403 miles away from their country?! I hope it will be plot point  Overall interesting beginning, it's kinda hard to praise anything than art right now but story seems promising. |
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| the art is definitely the strongest thing about this one. we'll see if the plot improves in chapter 2 🤷🏽 |
Reply to Nieznajomy43
Everything is nice and all but WTF Japan government is doing 13524 km/8403 miles away from their country?!
I hope it will be plot point
Overall interesting beginning, it's kinda hard to praise anything than art right now but story seems promising.
I hope it will be plot point
Overall interesting beginning, it's kinda hard to praise anything than art right now but story seems promising.
| @Nieznajomy43 I noticed that to and was really questioning it. |
| The admin of the Ruri Dragon discord server mass pinged the "series-updates" channel saying to read this. I now refuse to read this. |
| Controversial opinions |
| Reminds me of Jigokuraku obviously, but also made me think of AoT. |
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| Art was great but I wonder how consistent it’ll be weekly |
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| Why the hell is the Japanese government responsible for this island? By the way, Shonen Jump is pretty gore lately, isn't it? :3 |
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| Okay start. Agree with some of the other comments here, best strength is defo it's art, but it is hard to tell who's doing what. Agree it probably wasn't the best fit for WSJ, this probably would've got a longer more successful run on Jump+ or something else more lax and monthly. Although I'm sure we will see this mangaka serialise again somewhere and the experience from WSJ will likely be invaluable! |
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