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Cage of Eden #4
Cage of Eden, Vol. 4
EVIL SPRINGS FROM KINDNESS!
After days of exposing themselves to the danger of prehistoric beasts and the harsh climate, the survivors break into several smaller groups - all trying to eke out an existence on the island. But when madness starts to effect some of the groups - everyone could be in jeopardy!
This volume of Cage of Eden includes special extras after the story!
After days of exposing themselves to the danger of prehistoric beasts and the harsh climate, the survivors break into several smaller groups - all trying to eke out an existence on the island. But when madness starts to effect some of the groups - everyone could be in jeopardy!
This volume of Cage of Eden includes special extras after the story!
208 pages, Paperback
First published September 17, 2009
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Yoshinobu Yamada
70 books27 followersAuthor of Cage of Eden (エデンの檻 Eden no Ori), Chanbara (チャンバラ) and EX - Shounen Hyouryuu (EX～少年漂流～)
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October 22, 2024
3.5
The whole island now seems full of roaming psychopaths...people with various mental issues.. murderers and maybe worse.
Teen manga?🤔
The whole island now seems full of roaming psychopaths...people with various mental issues.. murderers and maybe worse.
Teen manga?🤔
December 15, 2024
The island is full of dangerous, extinct animals yet the most dangerous foe here is the humans, once again proving their shittiness. Ah well the things are moving forward as people are dying here and there and I shall continue to read forward and then I shall Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I have I can. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and hope always to love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I have I can. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and hope always to love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to Keep on Reading.
February 9, 2015
Murder and mayhem continue in this volume. We see more action from Arita-Kun's group. It will be interesting to see how the reunion goes between Arita and his old friend Akira in the next volume!
January 4, 2020
This was my first time reading a genre like this in manga, and I was really surprise because I love it as much as I love this kind of genre with my books!
My, I just love the idea of mixing suspense, mystery, adventure and science fiction (?) to this story. It was definitely a first time for me and I have to say that this series is going to stay with me for a very very long time (probably forever hahaha).
I love the suspense and mystery (like duh, haha) and I don't think I found some parts in this series that I dislike.
Dang, I'm just rambling haha. Ohh well, just read this series and I'm sure you'll get hook too. And oops, that ending was....I dunno, I just feel that we're going to expect more to come ;)
My, I just love the idea of mixing suspense, mystery, adventure and science fiction (?) to this story. It was definitely a first time for me and I have to say that this series is going to stay with me for a very very long time (probably forever hahaha).
I love the suspense and mystery (like duh, haha) and I don't think I found some parts in this series that I dislike.
Dang, I'm just rambling haha. Ohh well, just read this series and I'm sure you'll get hook too. And oops, that ending was....I dunno, I just feel that we're going to expect more to come ;)
March 7, 2020
This volume was when Cage of Eden got really gross. From the start, this manga was always a little skeevy, full of panty shots and other fan service. I can handle that. But in volume 4, they introduce a cross-dressing ten-year-old boy. Despite being only ten year olds, the manga frequently shows him in suggestive poses and leers at his panties just like the older characters. And judging from the covers in later volumes, I see no evidence that this will change.
Yuck, yuck, yuck. I cannot recommend this manga to anyone because of this.
Yuck, yuck, yuck. I cannot recommend this manga to anyone because of this.
December 10, 2021
This book and its series is pretty good. Its about people from a plane crash landing on an abandoned island and trying to survive while hoping for a rescue to come and save them. The main characters are school kids trying to find out if they are alive or not. In this volume, the main character sengoku founds out that one of his close friends is a serial killer because he got hit in a head by a rock. After being surrounded by a group of killer extinct animals, they have figured out what was wrong with the killer and got him to calm down and be on his side
February 10, 2016
I really could use less deaths & cruel stupidity here.
December 26, 2020
So, everyone became cold blooded. Its time for a battle of leadership, thus a battle btween idealogies.
July 30, 2019
It’s good drama but it’s also fairly contrived.
World: The art is solid, other than the gratuitous panty and boob shots but the details in the forest and the animals are all pretty great. The world building is okay, it’s kinda fractured and we’ve stopped looking at what and why of the island and have for the last two books focused on the survivor groups and how each one of them are terrible and bad. Three groups in a row, it’s getting repetitive.
Story: The two stories we find here are aight, it’s nothing special and you see the turn coming fairly early. Whether it’s earned is another thing but I’ll talk about those below as they are character issues. The pacing is alright and the drama is interesting. There are still instances where the manga nature of this book takes readers out of the immersive world and into ridiculousness, like the pantie shots and some of the instances with the best friend and the 10 year old child who is running things, it makes no sense and your disbelief pulls you out of the story.
Characters: I will say out and out that the turn and the weird situation with the best friend is utterly ridiculous and pretty illogical, out of this situation we have a mass murderer? Makes no sense and is unearned an feels really contrived. Then there’s the stuff with the child which is also pretty illogical and breaks that character cause it’s so utterly ridiculous all the things that are happening. From his/her gender to the power struggle to him/her ruling the group, it is utterly idiotic. The rest of the main core group is getting there in terms of depth. There was a little for Ohmori this arc but her depth with her friend was very short lived and she was pretty okay with her friend dying and just moving on which was an issue.
It’s okay but the manga sections of this are really starting to conflict with the overall story, it seems like the author can’t help but insert these things.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is solid, other than the gratuitous panty and boob shots but the details in the forest and the animals are all pretty great. The world building is okay, it’s kinda fractured and we’ve stopped looking at what and why of the island and have for the last two books focused on the survivor groups and how each one of them are terrible and bad. Three groups in a row, it’s getting repetitive.
Story: The two stories we find here are aight, it’s nothing special and you see the turn coming fairly early. Whether it’s earned is another thing but I’ll talk about those below as they are character issues. The pacing is alright and the drama is interesting. There are still instances where the manga nature of this book takes readers out of the immersive world and into ridiculousness, like the pantie shots and some of the instances with the best friend and the 10 year old child who is running things, it makes no sense and your disbelief pulls you out of the story.
Characters: I will say out and out that the turn and the weird situation with the best friend is utterly ridiculous and pretty illogical, out of this situation we have a mass murderer? Makes no sense and is unearned an feels really contrived. Then there’s the stuff with the child which is also pretty illogical and breaks that character cause it’s so utterly ridiculous all the things that are happening. From his/her gender to the power struggle to him/her ruling the group, it is utterly idiotic. The rest of the main core group is getting there in terms of depth. There was a little for Ohmori this arc but her depth with her friend was very short lived and she was pretty okay with her friend dying and just moving on which was an issue.
It’s okay but the manga sections of this are really starting to conflict with the overall story, it seems like the author can’t help but insert these things.
Onward to the next book!
March 18, 2025
I hate the fact I'm intrigued by the mystery and story premise/idea of this series.... because there is too much fanservice in this series... and I'm honestly getting weary of it and some of the questionable choices being made... Since I have vol. 5 on my comicsplus shelf I'll read that, but I think I will DNF the series after that one. Also as far as I have access, I can only read 17 of the 21 volumes printed so I probably should just call it quits sooner than later because of that fact. This is not a series I would ever consider spending money on just to get the ending of the story.
June 8, 2018
The group around Akira find a cave which is filled with other, extinct species. Unfortunately the group becomes seperated and now they are trying to find each other.
The series is pretty solid til now, im excited on how the story continues.
The series is pretty solid til now, im excited on how the story continues.
May 8, 2025
I was curious about storyline in first 3 volumes. Even first half of Vol 4 was great. Later it falls flat, and I really don’t know why so many ppl are killing and getting killed.
Hopefully, it will be answered in next few volumes.
Hopefully, it will be answered in next few volumes.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 19, 2020
2.5 stars.
August 15, 2021
Alur semakin baik. Perkembangan cerita serta hubungan antar tokoh semakin dalam.
Terlepas dari begitu banyak sorotan pantsu dan oppai :')
Terlepas dari begitu banyak sorotan pantsu dan oppai :')
January 1, 2024
Bewarned there traps at play
Sich this is why schools are so often compared to prison with student like this. Hahahadark humor not my best joke.
Sich this is why schools are so often compared to prison with student like this. Hahahadark humor not my best joke.
January 27, 2024
I think I’m done with this series. I like the premise, but the execution could be better.
June 26, 2025
stop with this fucking fan service i cant take it anymore and these unnecessary deaths omg this series has become so stupid
May 8, 2012
If you've read my previous review, then you know that I had some issues with the idea of a group of adults blindly following a young girl. (Or maybe you raised an eyebrow at that as well?) In any case, they do deal with this in volume four, and I'm glad for it. It's rounded up a little swiftly, but that's because there's a bigger issue at hand here: Arita Kouhei.
Yes, we have our teams meeting up for the first time since the crash and the scattering of all of the teenagers. Obviously I can't divulge everything here, but Kouhei's group has taken a rather nasty and bloody turn for the worst. It's actually a rather interesting turn of events, as it helps set up a bigger overlying arc for the series and hints at what the potential for insanity is.
Art-wise, I'll admit that I'm getting tired of the fanservice. It's still the type of fanservice where it's worked into the story well, but the thing is... it doesn't need it. The girls are cute enough and the story is good enough that it just sort of feels superfluous. Anywho, the artwork is still pretty nice and I love the attention to detail. It's part of why this series works so well.
If you've been liking the previous volumes, you'll enjoy this one as well.
Yes, we have our teams meeting up for the first time since the crash and the scattering of all of the teenagers. Obviously I can't divulge everything here, but Kouhei's group has taken a rather nasty and bloody turn for the worst. It's actually a rather interesting turn of events, as it helps set up a bigger overlying arc for the series and hints at what the potential for insanity is.
Art-wise, I'll admit that I'm getting tired of the fanservice. It's still the type of fanservice where it's worked into the story well, but the thing is... it doesn't need it. The girls are cute enough and the story is good enough that it just sort of feels superfluous. Anywho, the artwork is still pretty nice and I love the attention to detail. It's part of why this series works so well.
If you've been liking the previous volumes, you'll enjoy this one as well.
September 27, 2016
Dopo essere fuggiti dal gruppo di adulti assassini (in realtà morti travolti da un branco impazzito di altre bestie preistoriche) il nostro gruppo di giovani sopravvissuti, capeggiati da Akira, giunge a un fiume e qui si lavano. Sono già passate tre settimane dall'incidente aereo che li ha gettati in questa misteriosa e preistorica isola. Mentre si rinfrescano trovano una ragazza svenuta e, dopo essersi ripresa, ella spiega loro che c'è un assassino tra il suo gruppo più a monte il quale sta eliminando ad uno ad uno tutta la sua classe sopravvissuta. Così Akira e il gruppo decidono di partire per salvare i ragazzi in pericolo, e trovano delle grotte di calcare sotterranee dove ad un certo punto si perdono. E l'assassino non è uno solo...
September 13, 2012
This Manga really has some legs. Still new and interestin things happening four books into the series.
August 3, 2016
I really have nothing to say. If Lord of the Flies is your kind of story, then maybe you would like this, but it just is not my kind of story.
April 19, 2015
It’s OK not great and not bad you can say it’s enjoyable with some interesting event here and there
October 27, 2015
3.5 Stars
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