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I will come back to the title and explain it but first few words about author, Yoshinobu Yamada. Hi is artist and writer in all his works and that's kinda normal in the world of manga but not that much normal in comic world where sometime few artists do same art. So from my point of view, his soul (as an artist) is in each manga and i like this new one. Perhaps you have already met with some of his works, first there was Young Castaways in 1999, Chanbara 2003, Cage of Eden 2008, Charon 2013 and now Deathtopia. The first chapter is issued, ... contains 52 pages and is published by Kodansha. There is not much of plot you can check, most of info say just few words about what to expect but after reading first chapter i will just tell you what kinda manga it is or is not.

The weird

The main protagonist is Fujimara Kou, a 19 year old student, while trying to catch thief, car hits him and he ends in hospital. Incident with the car broke his bones around the eyes and he must go immediately to surgery, after it finished and while resting was attacked by a girl named Laura. Before the incident, he wore glasses but after he see perfect, maybe too perfect, because some people don’t have facial expressions. So for now I see him as a weird one.

The Bad

Antagonist is Laura, was introduced to us on page 12, for now we don't know why Laura hate Kou but she want to take his eyes and while fighting, Laura told Kou “You see, this is because you're an extremely dangerous man…!". He almost died there but then three more girls entered room. The strange thing about her is that she was shot, crashed through the window from the third or fourth floor and remained alive, she is not human but from that point we don't know more info.

The good

I bet you already waiting to check who's good here, ok ok Kou is good but we still don't know nothing about him. And for now he got saved by three girls who shot Laura, tried to kill her then vanished without trace so for now they are „good“ side. They also appear on the last page but who are those three girls?.

Action is dynamic and there is a good balance of scene… i am talking about the scenes that contain a lot of detail and those containing less. Further more, Yamada constantly attracts us to keep track of the action and discover more about Kou. My only wish is for Yamada to bring forward some cool abilities. What we have before us is only the first chapter, therefore i can't evaluate the manga but I have a feeling I'll be sure to check the next sequel.

Today I will present manga (Iron Knight) written and illustrated by Tomohiro Yagi, the first release was on December 5 2013. Tomohiro just entered into the world of manga but he has long been known in the art, 2012 he was awarded the Golden Future Cup for Goblin Night and One Shot manga he created.

The story revolves around a young boy named Teppei Ushizume (and full on the words "Iron Soldier"). Although he does not live with his parents, because his mother died and his father has to be away from home for long periods of time because of his job, he stays with ... Tsubasa Himegami, a very close friend of his and her family until his father returns. Unlike other children, his body is hard as steel.
But the quiet life begins to change when more people appear to have a goblin virus. The virus changes people and turns them into a monster that attacks all around, but it seems that the majority of infected are criminals. Although caring boy, he ends up infected, but unlike the others, he can control himself and use his newfound powers to fight evil goblins. In a short time he encounters battles with groups of goblins, inexperienced he slowly learne their skills and capabilities. While moving through his hometown, he sees the destruction goblins made and it gives him a reason to defend people.

Throughout the work one can get a feel of the weight of emotions, on the other hand it calls the animal in us to go out and act as justice. The illustration is good and shows a lot of detail in the battles, as an artist, Tomohiro uses more free art features than the expressive detail.

As for the story, is popular but still would like to emphasize that somewhat resembles the modern epic stories such as Iron Man, but still described in the spirit of the Japanese tradition. As recently dabbled in the world of manga, I expect and hope to see soon more work from his workshop.

Thing with anime is that there is always something new that impress me from time to time, i have been watching anime almost 20 y now and i am still fan of it. As time passes, likewise graphic and animation become more and more advanced. So many studios wanna put new things out to make money but it's soooooooo damn hard to be creative and give people interesting plot that goes with time we are living in.
If you are reading this, then you also are one of those people who enjoy new tech, net, media, fast info, games and you looking for something that has ... style, good graphic, nice plot, fast action and maybe, most importan of all, you want something that will teach you new tricks. Last time i had so much fun was at Death Note anime, now i have No Game, No Life.
This anime is kinda different from most i watched, actually maybe just refreshing i will leave it for you to decide. Produced by Madhouse, directed from Atsuko Ishizuka and based on Light Novel Series by Yuu Kamiya. We are talking about comedy/action/adventure/intellectual anime with some elements of echi. The main duo is great. They are awkward but also extremely cocky. The princess Steph is also great and its funny how the brother and sister treat her. The show has a great sense of humor and I find myself laughing pretty hard quite often.

Story
The story is about two siblings Sora and Shiro who are hardcore gamers and are known as the Blank players. Legend says that they have never been beaten in ANY game, Chess, Online football, online MMO, shooters or any other kind of game. There talents and skills are so abnormally good they are considered as urban legend. One day they get a mysterious email about If they ever felt that the world they lived in wasn't where they belonged. As gamers, it is challenge for them and they accept invitation from Teto, who say's that he is God, and they suddenly end up in new world where all things are settled with game. God stated that their be no War no Violence and no theft and new world is populated with 16 races with inumanity (humans) on last place. After having the vast majority of their lands captured by the other races and being driven to the brink of extinction, Sora and Shiro challenge these one-of-a-kind battles of the intellectual powers in order to save Humanity.
If you want to watch strange, fun, fast action, mind bubbling anime, i highly recommend it and give 9/10 points.

Today we have a lot of anime series out there that are awesome, just remember Code Geass, Evangelion, Eureka Seven … I mean, we’re talking about big robots or mecha. Most of their plots are a mix of horror, crime, action, tragedy and many other genres so i often claim that anime overshadowed many highly funded films. And now let’s continue to our new show Knights of Sidonia, it comes from the workshop of Starchild, was made following manga written by Tsutomu Nihei which has 12 vol (2009).

Anime follow the story thousand years after the destruction of the solar system by alien race called Gauna. ... Part of humanity managed to save itself using enormous “seed ships” like the Sidonia. Nagate Tanikaze is a young man who has been raised deep in the bowels of the ship. When he goes into training to pilot the huge robotic weapons known as Gardes, Nagate is entrusted with piloting the legendary unit known as Tsugumori. Nagate and his fellow pilots put their lives on the line against the Gauna, in the ultimate battle for the survival of humanity!

In the first episode Nagata was caught stealing rice, while trying to escape he got hurt and ended in hospital, in fact, he often find himself in the hospital. While he was under the city with his grandfather, on the surface there are now three genders of people, man, woman and third parties whose bodies adapt after choosing partner. The graphics are excellent and the music complements awesome to make really good atmosphere, i hope you will enjoy watching this truly refreshing anime.

Let's be honest, I was bored and looked for some new manga to read. It's not that someone told me about World Customize Creator, I just scrolled net and thought „damn, same crap all time“ then just randomly pressed on this title. After i read chapter one to eight, i wanna share bit of my opinion or review. This manga is nothing special and i must say main protagonist Tagami Yusuke…damn, not so smart person but on other hand still kind a cool dude. If you don't expect much from manga, you will find this one enjoyable. I was checking around to see rating and ... some sites highly rated like 10/10 but real score is 7/10 and i will try to explain it why.

Original synopsis:
Tagami Yusuke, led by a mysterious voice, is summoned to another world, "Caltsio". He was just a young, video-game lover, but Fate decided to make him become the "Evil God of Calamity" of this world, obtaining the ability to create and customize everything.

Yusuke was summoned by divine voice, still not known who, and voice asked him to say his wish. And like all fail gamers, he wanted to be able to freely customize as he was doing usually in games(cheating). Thing he didn't realize is that he actually was granted with that wish and he can customize whole world. Caltiso, world where he got summoned to, is place where some people are granted special powers from one of four gods. Gods have there color for powers of nature they control (wind, water, earth, fire) thus person get color of hair and eyes depending on that. Now imagine what happened when person with black hair get out of shrine of Evil God of Calamity that from prophecy has black hair and will bring destruction to world.

Now to get back to my rating of manga, i take one point down because graphic is not something extra special, it is normal as in any manga, story is tempting and that is what made me read all chapters. Second thing i kind a don't like is ..you got all that power and you slack…c'mon, get bit more of imagination here. Some might say that this is harsh what i say but still i think it's good manga for reading and i suggest it to all manga readers .
Review posted on site digriot.com