Tokyo Aliens

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Tenkubashi is hot and the art is really well done- especially the coloured panels. The plot itself is pretty generic, but setup with enough twists and turns that it actively keeps the reader engaged, and I did sit up in my seat a couple of times. Not to mention Tenkubashi is hot. The way the characters stories connect to each other is also really interesting, and done in a way where I really didn't know where it was going but it all begins to make sense once it happens. Overall, Tokyo Aliens is definitely an underrated manga that should be talked about more for its ... interesting character designs and engaging plotline. Have I mentioned the fact that Tenkubashi is hot?

It's really underrated and I was really surprised to find that out.

The whole idea of this manga, Aliens! It's something you might think you have seen enough, right? Well, yes, no, kinda? You know, their setting of world-building and characters of the aliens, really reminded me of Hero Academia just the difference where the Aliens are not known to the "earthlings" but are allowed under visa (you heard it right), to stay on earth!
They all have their own kind of "quirks". They look like normal humans but can change into an insect. Some look straight up like a beast, and some are just some ... kind of parasites.

Our main character, Gunji Akira, somehow got involved with an alien and the other character Tenkuubashi Shou who is part of the AMO, (some kind of earth-alien police). The AMO got their eye on MC Akira because of his family background. I won't say much more about this one, because of spoiler.

Now working with the AMO, our MC has a lot of growth and obstacles to overcome, with aliens and well, his own weird boss- his boss, I can't write much about him, but so far he seems to be the most mysterious character in this series! Is he evil, acting nice, or just genuinely weird..? We don't know (yet).

The main character is really great. He is not your typical can-do-it-all kinda guy, or the main one that cries all the time- even though he's not holding back on emotions, no, he makes it pretty clear to the reader what he feels but it just rather shy to the other characters- who I might add, are really amazing.

Besides our main Gunji Akira, we have Tenkuubashi Shou. Shou is very direct and might come off as blunt with his way of talking but he's perfect for Akira, who holds back.

The relationship between these two is still developing but so far it's a mutual trust where both want to protect the other (this is no BL by the way lmao even though it does sound like one with the way I'm describing their relationship. But be aware that their interactions can come off like teens with a crush (on Akira's side, but I don't think he notices that whenever he thinks about Shou.)

Anyway, really interesting these two!



I'm excited for more and I do hope the manga will get more readers.


My rating (so far)
Story: 8
Characters: 9
Art Style: 9

Very underrated shounen manga with sci-fi elements.

So now you may be asking yourself what is this story? Well shortly put, it is about Alien Immigration...yup, I aint joking. The main idea of the story is centered around the idea that aliens are already visiting our planet, but ..with visa. And ofc illegal immigration happens even in our favorite mangas so an organization called AMO takes care of these illegal "immigrants" ranging from kids who decided to "run away from home", aliens who just decided to "get a pretty wife coz earthlings are HOT" to actual serial killers, smugglers and planetary weapons. All while ... we get to know our main cast who is not less strange than the story, you may ask yourself - are THEY even human? And ...my answer would be - read on. The main cast has some mysteries around them, very dubious morals and a Gojou of their own.


What hurt this story and put it intot he rating it is sitting at now is most probably a very slow start and quite slow releases.
I could probably summarize volume 1 in 3 sentences and it would be excessive. However, just like the sales also indicare volume 3 and on the show really finds its footing and becomes a sci-fi show with some mystery aspects regarding our main characters, with some comedy sprinked in. So all in all I would recommend everyone who is missing a bit of quirkiness in their life to give this one a go, coz it is the most unique shounen I have read in a WHILE.