Jisatsutou

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I got across this manga while looking for something new to read and after reading the synopsis I thought it would be worth reading, maybe because of its not too mainstream plot. At first I just saved it in my bookmarks and decided to read it sometime when I have the time. It stayed there for over a few months until I was having a bad night. I opened my pc and thought I'll give the manga a try..and I realized that it was a goldmine that I took for granted.

Story:

The story is a continuous struggle for all the characters especially Sei, the main ... character. The story is slow phased in an amazing way because it tries to capture every single moment from every situation. Although it is pretty predictable in a way where every single character has their own side story to tell, all were heartbreaks and despair but would eventually be erased by the experience and I guess, friendship they would found in the island. I rate it 10 because it relates to everyone one way or another especially on human's way of life.

Art:

The art is great, it fits the genre and the gloom that surrounds the story line. Can't say anything more about the art since I'm not an artist myself and I have so much respect for artist so applause for the author..

Character:

Somehow cliche' attitudes and life stories but at the same time unique in a way that the story tells their lives in a vivid way. The main character, Sei is so much of an average person yet with a deep mind and great skills. While the others are your typical characters that makes an awesome manga. A team leader with a lonely past, some intelligent guys, selfish trouble makers and a lonely girl with a past yet to be discovered. All in all the characters are well portrayed and detailed by the author. Anyone could relate to at least one of them which I guess is what makes a story worth reading.

Enjoyment:

I don't want to say enjoyment but as much as I would sound weird and uncomfortable to imagine, I guess it's more of the realizations that I found while reading at least 30 chapters. I cried on some parts and learned so much at the same time and for me that's enjoyment. No samurai or ninjas or kick ass martial artist but something more than those things. Something deeper and something that makes more sense.

Overall:

Overall it's a manga woooooooorth reading! you'll find yourselves inside every story and inspires you in a way that you'll think deeper of how life goes. I'm too glad I found this manga and learned so much from it. For me, this is a masterpiece. Thank you and forgive my english guys. :)

More lie Suicide Story, as in the story killed itself

The art is not spectacular but the characters have distinguishing features from one another. Depth and backstories are given to most characters which are some of the more i teresting parts of the story.

The story starts out well and is reasonable intelligent despite the absurd plot, however this changes due all of the characters extreme niavete, and outright stupidity. The characters act as if theyare righteous and have high moral values, but actually choose to ignore rape, murder, slavery, cannibalism, and the like.

I initially enjoyed this manga early on ... but after a while it became unreadable. The characters regularly create thier own problems and fail to grasp the cause and effect of any of their actions.

The issues portrayed in this manga are about finding a meaning and value of life by people who already attempted suicide. It's quite interesting in the way how mindset of such persons change in an environment different from everyday comfy life. On the other hand it also faces some of the more universal flaws in humans or human society independent of the environment they are put in.

There is a thought that life should have a meaning, a reason, so that a person would have solid will to live. That is the case in some of the moments you can find in this manga. But ... it also raises a doubt if what we find meaningful in life is actually all that important and if it's not just self indulgence or deception. Manga is not yet finished so we don't have a clear cut on what the message is. On the other hand that's good in it's own way - leaves some ground and raises some additional existential questions and thoughts for now. Anyway - a great read and a meal for brain!

Heavy incorporation of author's own sensibilities into an already sensitive topic makes this a questionably preachy journey. As far as believability is concerned it suffers from fluctuations; at some points, the raw realism resonates stupendously only to be dulled by the timeworn twists any experienced reader will be able to predict. Ironically, a major positive element is the lack of any sort of unorthodox turnaround, sort of teases one's expectations but always remains down to earth in that respect - as opposed to its philosophical innuendos.

Infamously drawn "clones" offer distinction on a personality basis at least, but more or less are victims of your ... everyday survivalist devices. They do succeed as proxies of the author's own standpoints, even make you ponder over some existentialistic dilemmas and sanctity of life itself. However, their naivety is pushed to the extreme for the sake of convenience and therefore drowns in absurdity. At a certain point, it feels as if they'll free themselves from the author's moralistic clutches, develop autonomy to break the fourth wall, and ask the reader: "Do you really believe this?"

Jisatsutou, written by Kouji Mori (Holyland), is a masterpiece. Once again Kouji Mori captivates the struggles of the being human, through a simple yet effective narrative. Mori's biggest strength however is character growth, and like Holyland, the main character wanders through a psychological labyrinth created by our stifling modern world, trying to rediscover what he lost, and giving hope to what others are looking for. Jisatsutou also has wonderful pacing, where each chapter is filled with something meaningful, and exciting.

Please buy his works when they come out in your language. It is these kinds of magnificent authors that need more recognition in our consumer culture.

Spread ... the word Jisatsutou is another work that sets the standard of what good seinen should be.

Coming from a fan of Mori Koji's Holyland (favorite of mine) I expected Jisatsutou to be a great manga, but unfortunately the symptoms that slightly hampered my enjoyment of Holyland (still a favorite) killed Jisatsutou completely. You might as well say it plagued the manga completely turning it into a dying zombie waiting to be killed.

Story 3/10

The story starts with our mc attempting suicide but ultimately failing to do so; He then wakes up in an island with a group around him most of them consisting of people who failed to commit suicide as well. The bad pacing of the story begins at ... the start of the story with extremely irregular pacing. The story begins to truly shine after chapter 20 all the way until 60. The problem is how the author forgets what to do with his characters and decides to prolong it all the way to 168. The pacing starts to really weigh down on the reader after chapter 60 to the point I didn't even want to continue reading this abomination (rarely happens). Horrible decisions one after another perplexed me. Granted, I read this in one sitting, but I have done the same with many other great manga namely Mori Koji's other work Holyland. Mori Koji's name was the only thing that carried this abomination all the way to the end in my case.

Art 9/10

As expected, the art was brilliant. The art that Mori Koji polished through eight years of writing and drawing Holyland paid off (wish the same could be said for the story and characters). There really isn't much complaints here to be said about the art. Undoubtedly, this is a preference since some would complain about the weird art style.

Character 2/10

Good lord almighty the characters really got on my nerves. You do not know the amount of times I wanted to smash my head with a brick because of how naive or stupid the characters were. The mc is the worst sinner in this category. I don't think I have ever hated a mc more than this one. It is surprising at how one quality could truly make or break a story. Specifically, in this case it is the mc's hesitation. Wow, at times I really felt like the author was doing this shit on purpose. At the story's most critical moments the mc made the worst choices. Naivete and hesitation also affected a few other characters but not the degree of our mc. There was perhaps one notable brilliant development of a character that carried me to finish the story. There were also a few other plot issues which really made me question whether or not a certain decision made by a character was really a choice that character would make.

Enjoyment 5/10

Even though I absolutely German Suplexed the shit out of this manga, I would be lying to you if I said I didn't enjoy this manga at some point. After chapter 20 we had signs of a characters reform which truly made me smile and will most likely be the only thing I remember of this dumpster. After around chapter 60 my enjoyment dipped horribly due to terrible choices by the author. I truly wonder what was the author thinking while writing this. I suppose after eight years of drawing this manga he probably forgot his sense of direction of this story and began repeating the same actions and behavior patterns of nearly all characters.

Overall 5/10

I read this manga, so you didn't need to. If you want something survival or psychological, go read the author's only good work holyland, homunculus, or kokou no hito

This is the best manga I have ever read.

At first it might look that this is going to be a really negative and depressing story. Well it indeed might not be suited for people with weak nerves as there are a lot of harsh things such as suicides and killing. But! This manga can offer you a lot of philosophical thoughts about life and show you that even at worst times you can always find a solution to move on if YOU find the courage to do that.
It's not a sweet story where everything goes well every time and that is what I liked about ... it, because there are always hardships that one has to face. It easily involved me to a story and leaved me stunned because this story is incredible, it feels so realistic.
Also, I can't not mention that I really admire all the work the author put into this manga. Explanations about ways characters used to deal with bows, hunts and etc (oh, and including his own experiences) were very clear, informative and interesting to read.

This is a story of life and death where people try to go through life however they can. It is definitely worth to give it a go.

Before delving deeper I would like to tell you that this manga is good but due to usual manga misrepresentation of human psyche or my lack of vision (disbelieve that japanese people are that timid) i grew to despise quite a few characters here.

Story 7/10

This a story about a raging problem in Japan and how government decided to deal with it by that i mean suicide attempts. This is a main construct of the story which is flawed by a huge margin even though it is fiction but it was represented in realistic way.... Giving a fertile island to suicide attempters and basically making ... this island a sovereign state (hey if Nippon was so charitable it would forget about northern islands that Russia owns now).
Next we have a document that they signed (basically renouncing your citizenship but well there are still international human rights that you cannot renounce) is it cheaper for government to do all this than to help citizens or wait it out until they successfully kill themselves? Well by a rough estimate it's far cheaper to do with old system, Btoom!!! - was more realistic in way because it's a private company that was earning money.
Next we have animals...apparently government has introduced some animals for our islanders (a speculation nothing more).
Well after that all prelude the story itself is more grounded and realistic (with occasional quirks). Story goes on to show us how ex-suicide attempters are surviving on a relatively good island with some tattered buildings, wild animals, fish and a lot of fruits and vegetables (well not a lot but considering all factors it's a good island and valuable one if i may say so).
We see how they overcome hardships find solutions to problems how they try to find a reason to live and survive how they try to find value to life. Conflicts between groups and people. If it weren't for killing, delusional fiction and other devious stuff in manga i would rate it better since as physiological manga it went quite deep about reasons for suicides, solutions and our behaviour as for how author made it play out that's a different story he had an ideal chess pieces but his preliminary settings and play style left a bitter taste in mouth.
Character wise he made quite a few unique individuals but he made/placed in different place to a Lawless island and.......well some people acted idiotic and naive as if they are still living in Japan with government over their heads being completely oblivious to surroundings whilst some adapted quite quickly as if author knew and simply forgot that desperate situations change us.
So while author has some knowledge in psychology the darker parts of our psyche was weakly shown(unrealistic response or action) there were many situations that are shown in fiction but are rarely even possible in our world since cruelty brings back only cruelty in the end even if you are all powerful your back is still open for a stab.....
All in all if you don't delve deep it's a good story with some practical knowledge about archery, survival and primitive technology though Translator contradicted authors survival tips (about diet and allowed plants) so be careful do not believe at face value what this author written about survival - double check!.

Art 7/10

How should i put it......Characters are ugly, skinny elves with zombie faces while some were okay and actually eye candy people like Male Lead always made me think about Necropolis........Character drawings were *unique* but mostly a turn off for me while background on the other hand was quite detailed and beautiful to watch, animals were also somewhat good so..maybe author simply wanted to show people in a more ugly light?
Either way characters mediocre at best, background is very good low amounts of blank backgrounds (want to visit this island because of those drawings) as for panel placement and speech bubbles all are up to standards no confusion.


Character 6/10

Like i previously had a rant about characters being out of place like situation wise and their reactions.....was completely un appealing though would they act more like real adult people the story would have ended MUCH faster.
So let's begin we have Male Lead - Sei, support - Ryou, why did i highlight them? They are epitome of my above stated rant of wrong chess pieces, while we really do see how Male Lead grows as a man a person and etc. fundamentally he still is naive so naive that i would argue that it may be a mental disability because of his weak will multiple times he single handedly prolonged series for many chapters multiple times and i think any morally good person would in fact act much more brutal than he did given the circumstances so in the end if author didn't make ML so idiotic, series would have ended much sooner because of that author decided to make ML naive and idiotic while making him ultimately most powerful person on the island so he is oblivious to many things and acts like he is playing an RPG game trying to make only good choices (guilty here!) only at the end of the series we finally see a true growth from bot to a man before that given so many situations......i grew to despise ML even though he had some good char.points but his naivety and indecisiveness made a lot of dead bodies behind.
Next we have support Ryou a same example of personality in a wrong place a walking paragon of virtue to a point of making me puke considering that he had a phase of completely ignoring other people! So he can be cold but when it is needed he becomes a hindrance his naive to the core that may become his undoing. He never learns after multiple failed attempts of diplomacy he did not learn and when he finally tried to wear big boy pants well he threw them away.
As for other well they were far more realistic pieces on this island i could imagine such people existing in real life and in those dire situations their actions were and felt real. Reference for MAJOR IDIOCY chapter 77 and Main Leads decisions next chapter 96 Phrase "We killed them merely because the commited a crime" <---Ask yourselves and look up what crimes did they do i would definitely murder after that.
Next, we have a lot of characters with a bucket of mental problems from rape victims(with PTSD) to psychopaths. This part is quite interesting that we might delve deeper to understand how they think and what motivates them though it is only a surface but considering this manga is mostly fictional it's was nice to learn something new.
Supporting cast besides few morons are people some are weak some are strong some are like children some are pragmatic like machines they differ in reactions and other stuff BUT they are slow on decision making (slower than people would be in realty i think considering situations and threats small communities are much more decisive that big governments they acted like a big government (governments has bureaucratic evidence based apparatus so they need time to go from the bottom to the top, island communities do not need this so after SEEING ANY TRANSGRESSION it mostly becomes an evident evidence but here people are oblivious and ignorant to workings of real world).
All in all besides few characters everyone else seemed in place if not for authors desperate attempts to prolong this everything would be wonderful but he even had to make decent characters slow on urgent decisions.

Enjoyment 7/10

Did i enjoy it ? Yes there were a lot of bumps on the way due to previously stated problems but if you overlook them everything seems fine and engaging, i would definitely want to experience life an island like that for a year for self growth with some prior studying of course. I could full heartedly empathize with some characters especially with one who was a nobody but even though flawed he was decisive and his decision making and thought pattern resembled how i believed normal people would do and react given the circumstances.


Overall 7/10

Did i like it? Yes. Would i recommend it? Well yes...but not to everyone if you are interested in survival in the wilderness, psychology and other similar stuff then please read but do not expect people acting normal - after being slapped multiple times you pull down your pants because why not give your opponent some tolerance lesson?? Ehh....But enough with bashing, read it and make your own opinion and write a review yourselves and tell me would you be timid in those situations?
Spoilers below!







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So finally i can speak my mind, so we have Male Lead and his supporting cast *friend* Kai a true case of psychopathy (btw edgy to the core) also we have other *friend* Sawada (leader of other community). So our ML had multiple chances to kill those 2.....But he did not have resolve to kill or hurt other people (Kai is a special case since they once talked while in mental institution) but other than that, this Kai is psychopath with edgy dream to kill everyone on this island then to die himself thus proving that he is the best THE ULTIMA! He starts by helping with some decisions at the start then after a while he starts to hate that people are starting to find a reason to live so he starts chipping at weak willed or people in crisis (pushing them to the limits of a suicide also pushing and helping them to die also murdering). After a while people notice that and confront him (he actually murdered too, strangled a girl) they know everything, they decide not to kill him (Sei motherfucker you had one job kill this bastard he is dangerous he killed multiple people c'mon some human instinct turn on ALERT DANGER!), so they let him go and he goes to another camp and helps them with tactics and strategy in order to kill other community and once again they had a chance to kill him but they do NOTHING!
Next we have other community leader a sociopath ex junkie who does everything only to get adrenaline rush, this community is better at start than our main community but they have dictatorship, Sawada is a cannibal and a major rapist so his community has a rule that women can't deny mens desire so chapter 77 we can see how they rape (newly initiated people) and even after seeing that they still are not determined then we have whole case where they attacked and due to Kais knowledge they made molotovs and few people died (a horrible death by fire, baseball bat to they eye (skull deformation)) then our Main grows cajones suddenly when his gay friend was taken as hostage (and raped by Sawada) but when he had a mark on sawada he still could not come through even though he knew his friends will die, girls will be raped and etc.
Next the problem of community they welcomed threats and transgressions against themselves for a while before finally deciding to retaliate after a failed retaliation they started to believe that everything is fine but after a stabbing incident when other community girls screamingly (for help) came to other community asked for help but then stabbed and killed 2 people eventually 3 and ran off. So all in all Main community after being spat on constantly find the resolve to kill (finally understanding that Sawada wasn't joking about massacaring them) as for Sei well only found resolve after his girl was taken by his bff Kai and ONLY then did he manage to finally kill someone even after killing off the edgy Kai he still regarded him as friend after doing so many atrocities (even though as i gather their exchange was brief in the past I mean SeixKai). Ending though was good though and I was happy that Ryou was killed (how he was killed) his naivety was his undoing!

Set in a time when the government has given up on saving repeat suicide attempts, the titular island is made.

The island’s purpose is to serve as a dumping site for those who have repeatedly tried to take their own lives. They’re left on the island without any resources. They only have what they are wearing, and all means of communication to the outside is barred.

Kouji Mori, Sousei no Taiga’s creator, is also Jisatsutou’s creator, so a great story line is already a given.

Jisatsutou’s distinguishing feature is how it depicts gray areas. The protagonists aren’t necessarily the good guys, and the bad guys aren’t necessarily the ... bad guys.

At the end of the day, everybody’s just a cut from the same paper.

Everybody is ironically just trying to survive.

Jisatsutou or Suicide Island scratches that itch that only weekly serialized manga can. Usually when a manga goes into serialization, the author has planned out the story for a couple of chapters, or he knows how he wants to end it. However, once they get into the grind of weekly chapters where they have to not only draw 20 pages but also think of a story for those 20 pages, that makes the reader want to come back for the next chapter. This process makes the story somewhat of a mess, but it's a delightful mess that is perfected in this manga.

After around 30 chapters, ... at any time there are around 5 threats going on all at the same time. And once you start reading a chapter, you never know which threat the author is actually going to use. Will the enemy village attack? Could another batch of islanders drop? Will the winter make getting food impossible? Will the wild hogs attack? Will that one villager run away? WIll that weird villager do something stupid? It's such a wild ride and I love it.

Next to that craziness, there is also some really interesting themes going on. I really like how the main character finds his will to live again after just vibing in the forest. Not really a fan of the "maybe forced rapeis good if they are treated very well??" part, but I guess that's just part of the rollercoaster.

No spoilers!

3 reasons you might want to check this manga out:

1. If you're interested in the survival - adventure genre. It's surprisingly realistic and the story is good. The characters (almost everyone) are unexpectedly relatable and likable. You might find yourself cherishing them.

2. They are people, who despite being suicidal before, try their hardest to cling to life. Together, they once again look for the answer to the question of "What is the point in living?"

3. You might learn a thing or two about the world. It contains a lot of great information.

The manga changed the way I've always taken things ... for granted. It changed me.

*Minimum Spoilers*

What if you decide to end your life, and the universe brings you something worse? This is Jisatsutou, an outcast survival manga that brings you a unique theme for survival series.

TLDR:
Jisatsutou is a survival manga that tells the story of an island where people who have attempted suicide are sent. The story and character development are solid, and the conflicts between them make it engaging. The artist does a good job of drawing backgrounds and nature, but the character design could be improved. While the manga has over 150 chapters, each chapter is not too long, and the writer still manages to develop the ... story and characters effectively.

Story 8
The story is wonderful and presents a new premise to the survival genre. The main plot revolves around an island where people who have attempted suicide are sent. What's amazing is that at first, going there doesn't seem like a big deal to someone who has attempted suicide, since they think they're going to die anyway. But that's the clever part. The hardest part of feeling hopeless and thinking of dying anyway is when you're forced to keep living.

It's great when people on the island discover the meaning of life through experiences like this. Additionally, as is typical with survival island themes, there is a lot of dynamic conflict surrounding the resources necessary for their survival. Seeing how they try to figure out how to survive and fulfill their everyday needs is very interesting and varied.

The plot and its progression are very solid. However, as a reader, I have mixed feelings about the ending. (So I leave it to your opinion.)

Character 7
There are many characters you'll encounter throughout the story, including the main character Sei. He's a high schooler who was in critical condition in the hospital and decided to end his life, which led him to end up on the island for the first time. His development throughout the story is impressive. At first, he is hopeless, but he later gains a strong will to live. His creativity in solving daily needs is remarkable, and his personality is wonderful.

The other members of the gang have unique personalities and skills that contribute to the progression of their survival story on the island. Each side character or secondary character has their own uniqueness and different personality, making the whole story more dramatic and engaging.

As it is a survival-themed story, there is a basic antagonist, a selfish character, and another survival group. The conflicts between them, driven by their different visions, make the story engaging. Despite being over a hundred chapters long, the author still manages to develop each character besides the main character. Additionally, learning about the background of each character adds richness to the story.

Art 7
The artist of Jisatsutou does a good job of drawing backgrounds, animals, and nature, but the character design is a downside. The old-school manga style with exaggerated features doesn't look like real life, and the facial features are composed in a weird and unnatural way.

I have mixed feelings about the characters. The artist used an old-school manga style, with exaggerated features that don't look like real life. However, I feel that the facial features are composed in a weird and unnatural way. Additionally, some of the face angles are also oddly drawn.

However, the artist's drawings of faces are effective at conveying emotions, and the anatomy and movement of the figures are well-drawn. The panels are well-composed, but the many speech balloons in each chapter can be overwhelming due to the involvement of multiple characters.

Overall 7
In the end, I enjoyed Jisatsutou. It has a well-developed plot that is both dramatic and dynamic throughout the story. Even though I don't typically read manga with a survival island theme, I would recommend this one. Despite having 150+ chapters, each chapter is not too long, and the writer still manages to develop the story and characters effectively.

after not reading manga for a couple months I returned again exited to read so great stories and have a good time and this is the shit j come back to, only God knows how many problems I got with this manga don't get me wrong it's decent but it's like getting top from a girl with braces you're having a great time then suddenly your foreskin gets in between and then suddenly it's not as good of a time, in thjs analogy of mine the girl is this manga and the braces are the characters which I will proceed to elaborate on right now(i ... wish that was just an analogy)

Art:5/10: The art isn't good really its just ight serves its purpose you could say have seen worse before

Story6/10: Now listen the premise is cool as shit buncha suicidal people in an island, who knows the might kill each other or whatever, well fuck if you were expecting for something actually interesting to happen, the start of the manga was really good actually, but shit man after that ain't happens they get separated into 2 groups of people and spend the whooooooole manga fighting each other, there were mentions of dangerous criminals and murderers that were on the island, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN AN AMAZING PLOT, but noooooooooo i guess watching them survive and fight was cool, on a final note the ending sucked major ass

Chraracters:6/10: Hey George didn't you make a very weird and personal analogy in the beginning saying how you didn't like the characters? Well yes they might actually be retarded, but at the same time they're basically the only good thing about this manga apart from the beginning, seeing them solve their personal issues is great, but that doesn't compensate for the huge fucking amount of dumass decisions they make, main character sei he won't kill anyone, yea that's kinda good but at the same time those people are trying to kill you, and your friends.

Now the big bad the antagonist!!!!! He sucks ass, just bad just because, isn't that scary actually this manga would've been 1 third as long if the other characters didn't have 48 chromosomes


CONCLUSION:
In conclusion, don't get top from a girl with braces

Mori Kouji, the author of this manga, is incredible with the technical side of survival. He really did go in the field and experience a lot of the things that he wrote about in the series. So much interesting and accurate information about how to survive in the wilderness makes this manga an interesting read. I cannot give enough props to him for having so much knowledge and conducting so much research, even if it's purely out of self-interest, and putting all that into a manga with great art and interesting storyline.

However, I think fundamentally as a story and the character development side of it, ... it isn't as good as it could have been. For a 17 volume serialization, they didn't do as much with the plot, had a lot of plot holes, characters that never lead to anything, and a lot of what felt like filler.

Overall, it's a decent read if you're interested in survival island series'. It is very technical and I feel like a lot less survival compared to other series. A lot of the story centers on conflicts between and within groups.