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Iris Zero #1
アイリス・ゼロ 1 [Iris Zero 1]
少年少女の目に“瞳(アイリス)”という不思議な力が宿るのが、当たり前になった世界――。
瞳の力を持たない“欠落者(アイリス・ゼロ)”として、幼い頃いじめを受けた水島透は、敵を作らないよう目立たずに過ごす事が身に染みついていた。
しかし、ある時学校で人気の美少女・佐々森小雪から依頼を受けてしまう。
注目を浴びる事になった透の取る行動は……!?
そして小雪から受けた依頼の真相とは……!?
持つ者と持たざる者のふれあいを描く、心に響く大人気学園ファンタジー、待望のコミックス化!!
瞳の力を持たない“欠落者(アイリス・ゼロ)”として、幼い頃いじめを受けた水島透は、敵を作らないよう目立たずに過ごす事が身に染みついていた。
しかし、ある時学校で人気の美少女・佐々森小雪から依頼を受けてしまう。
注目を浴びる事になった透の取る行動は……!?
そして小雪から受けた依頼の真相とは……!?
持つ者と持たざる者のふれあいを描く、心に響く大人気学園ファンタジー、待望のコミックス化!!
159 pages, Paperback
First published October 23, 2009
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About the author
Piroshiki
10 books3 followersHe writes short novels in his free time.
In his official blog he is releasing a short novel titled " 空 に ある 魔法 - Magic in the sky - " , with designs done by his partner, Hotaru Takana.
In his official blog he is releasing a short novel titled " 空 に ある 魔法 - Magic in the sky - " , with designs done by his partner, Hotaru Takana.
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May 12, 2016
The last two manga I read were just awful, but ... Woohoo! Third time's the charm!
This gave me the same feeling when I started Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, but actually, I think this first volume grabbed me more. Both series have great distinct characters with really original ideas and a bit of magical realism. The only thing Iris Zero doesn't have is any ecchi-ness, at least not yet (though because of that there is a joke at the end saying they'll have to change the title to Zero Sex Appeal instead, ha.)
The premise for this series is: 99% of kids are born with an "iris" - basically a special power that let's them "see" certain things. Some kids can see what their former lives were like, some can tell you what's going to be for dinner, others can see if someone is lying or not. The whole "iris zero" is for the main character; he doesn't have an "iris" and has been bullied by kids that do. Since he can't rely on an extra ability he develops his own way of figuring people out with context and conjecture.
Mostly, he just wants to be left alone. And of course the opposite is going to happen.
All in all, a really great start.
This gave me the same feeling when I started Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, but actually, I think this first volume grabbed me more. Both series have great distinct characters with really original ideas and a bit of magical realism. The only thing Iris Zero doesn't have is any ecchi-ness, at least not yet (though because of that there is a joke at the end saying they'll have to change the title to Zero Sex Appeal instead, ha.)
The premise for this series is: 99% of kids are born with an "iris" - basically a special power that let's them "see" certain things. Some kids can see what their former lives were like, some can tell you what's going to be for dinner, others can see if someone is lying or not. The whole "iris zero" is for the main character; he doesn't have an "iris" and has been bullied by kids that do. Since he can't rely on an extra ability he develops his own way of figuring people out with context and conjecture.
Mostly, he just wants to be left alone. And of course the opposite is going to happen.
All in all, a really great start.
November 12, 2015
Iris Zero is something pretty original.
People have started to be born with what they call an "Iris" - a power that allows the person to see different things about people (whether they are lying, if they're good at something, etc). Toru, the main character of the story is an Iris Zero - one of the small percentage of children born without an Iris.
The story is based on Toru using his common-sense reasoning to help people solve issues that stem from misunderstandings of their Irises or other strange phenomenon that no one else seems to be able to figure out.
It's a pretty simple story, but I thought it was pretty fun. Definitely something I would continue reading.
People have started to be born with what they call an "Iris" - a power that allows the person to see different things about people (whether they are lying, if they're good at something, etc). Toru, the main character of the story is an Iris Zero - one of the small percentage of children born without an Iris.
The story is based on Toru using his common-sense reasoning to help people solve issues that stem from misunderstandings of their Irises or other strange phenomenon that no one else seems to be able to figure out.
It's a pretty simple story, but I thought it was pretty fun. Definitely something I would continue reading.
December 21, 2013
Iris Zero is not what I expect it to be at first. I thought it will be a shoujo manga where high-school love reigns supreme in the story. It certainly appeared like that in the first couple chapters but as I read more, the mystery/drama aspect seems to be more emphasized.
The story opened at the struggle of the protagonist, Mizushima Toru who happens to possess no Iris (a special ability that the majority of the young population to have) and the story introduced his "minimal exposure" policy. The policy is to protect him from making more enemies as an Iris Zero (a person without an Iris) was mercilessly beaten up and bullied by his peers.
The story only truly began when Sasamori Koyuki, a popular girl at his school, "confessed" to him. But Toru found out later that the true purpose of the "confession" was only to help her find the person "qualified" for the next student council president. Koyuki's iris gives her the ability to see if a certain person is "qualified" in holding a position but she couldn't find the "qualified" person to be the next student council president. So she used her iris to find the person "qualified" to help her find the next student council president and that person is Toru.
Although Toru was at first reluctant to help her due to being afraid of breaking his "minimal exposure" policy, at the end he used his advanced ability of solving problems to find the person qualified for the position of the student council president (which happens to be Koyuki herself!)
This manga is a good read and there are small hints of romance but like I said, the mystery and the drama is the main theme of the story.
The story opened at the struggle of the protagonist, Mizushima Toru who happens to possess no Iris (a special ability that the majority of the young population to have) and the story introduced his "minimal exposure" policy. The policy is to protect him from making more enemies as an Iris Zero (a person without an Iris) was mercilessly beaten up and bullied by his peers.
The story only truly began when Sasamori Koyuki, a popular girl at his school, "confessed" to him. But Toru found out later that the true purpose of the "confession" was only to help her find the person "qualified" for the next student council president. Koyuki's iris gives her the ability to see if a certain person is "qualified" in holding a position but she couldn't find the "qualified" person to be the next student council president. So she used her iris to find the person "qualified" to help her find the next student council president and that person is Toru.
Although Toru was at first reluctant to help her due to being afraid of breaking his "minimal exposure" policy, at the end he used his advanced ability of solving problems to find the person qualified for the position of the student council president (which happens to be Koyuki herself!)
This manga is a good read and there are small hints of romance but like I said, the mystery and the drama is the main theme of the story.
March 8, 2022
Eine Geschichte über Freundschaft, das Anderssein und Mut.
Die Charaktere sind super interessant und sehr vielschichtig.
Hier treffen zwei Gegenpole aufeinander, die allseits beliebte Koyuki und der eher Einzelgänger Toru.
Es ist schön wie die Freundschaft entsteht und auch sich die Charaktere weiterentwickeln.
Ich bin gespannt wie es weiter geht mit der Reihe.
Der Artstyle ist klar, einfach - dünn gezeichnete Linien und trotzdem sehr gefühlvoll.
Iriszero ist eine High-School Geschichte mit vielschichtigen Charakteren und deren Geheimnisse, Sorgen und Gedanken.
Die Charaktere sind super interessant und sehr vielschichtig.
Hier treffen zwei Gegenpole aufeinander, die allseits beliebte Koyuki und der eher Einzelgänger Toru.
Es ist schön wie die Freundschaft entsteht und auch sich die Charaktere weiterentwickeln.
Ich bin gespannt wie es weiter geht mit der Reihe.
Der Artstyle ist klar, einfach - dünn gezeichnete Linien und trotzdem sehr gefühlvoll.
Iriszero ist eine High-School Geschichte mit vielschichtigen Charakteren und deren Geheimnisse, Sorgen und Gedanken.
August 5, 2013
Iris zero has a good concept and a good plot line. The characters are interesting and the art style Is good.
March 11, 2018
Premier tome plutôt sympa avec un concept original. J'ai hâte d'en savoir plus sur les différents iris des personnages et comment l'auteur va faire évoluer son histoire.
November 4, 2018
It's been a while since I've read this book, but looking back on it, I really enjoyed reading it. I liked how creative the iris abilities were and how these abilities can cause a lot of problems too. The main character doesn't have an iris, but that just means that he doesn't have a filter on his reality. The mysteries that occur through the story were very interesting and I enjoyed watching the main character solve them with his friends.
March 11, 2024
This manga was kind of average😐. Some parts were a little slow. I think it was because the story was introducing the characters. It was getting better towards the end. I did like the character art🖌️. I think the next book could be better. So far, Koyuki is my favorite character. I didn't really like the mini comics at the end. They were weird😔. ~ Koala🐨🎮
February 13, 2018
I liked this, but actually I was quite disappointed because I hyped it up in my head so much and I thought I would really love it!
The characters were likable but nothing happened, at least nothing happened continuously.
The characters were likable but nothing happened, at least nothing happened continuously.
February 3, 2014
A shounen/shoujo manga featuring people with special abilities, well that's pretty common.
Or one with the main character to be the only one without any ability, that one is pretty common too.
At least something about Iris Zero, is that they are not some explosive superpowers or other amazing abilities. (so far) All of them are just some specific ability to see 'something more' than is seen by those without powers: seeing certain qualified people, seeing lies, etc.
This gives limitation to the special abilities which opens larger possibilities of exploring simple ordinary things in life surrounding the characters.
(Say, instead of only showing off powers or deciding who is the most powerful one.)
An other thing about Iris Zero: those special abilities are not always considered as gifts. Some are more like curses.
The story is pretty much a slice-of-life which is somewhat popular recently, where the main male character is helping his classmates around by solving their problems deductively (mostly girls). I'd say, Hyouka, or Yahari SNAFU.
While the solutions to the problems are in the shounen/shoujo standard, at least for me they're not enough satisfying: the solving of the problems through common sense and wise (flowery) words.
I find Iris Zero to be quite entertaining as a shounen/shoujo, with possibilities to be better. But it's not to be expected to be more 'beautiful'.
(And I don't find the artwork interesting.)
Or one with the main character to be the only one without any ability, that one is pretty common too.
At least something about Iris Zero, is that they are not some explosive superpowers or other amazing abilities. (so far) All of them are just some specific ability to see 'something more' than is seen by those without powers: seeing certain qualified people, seeing lies, etc.
This gives limitation to the special abilities which opens larger possibilities of exploring simple ordinary things in life surrounding the characters.
(Say, instead of only showing off powers or deciding who is the most powerful one.)
An other thing about Iris Zero: those special abilities are not always considered as gifts. Some are more like curses.
The story is pretty much a slice-of-life which is somewhat popular recently, where the main male character is helping his classmates around by solving their problems deductively (mostly girls). I'd say, Hyouka, or Yahari SNAFU.
While the solutions to the problems are in the shounen/shoujo standard, at least for me they're not enough satisfying: the solving of the problems through common sense and wise (flowery) words.
I find Iris Zero to be quite entertaining as a shounen/shoujo, with possibilities to be better. But it's not to be expected to be more 'beautiful'.
(And I don't find the artwork interesting.)
January 4, 2016
The story has a good plot.the protagonist does not like the being the centre of attention cause from a incident occurred back when he was small,in collage a girl appears I need of his help.the protagonist has only one friend which supported him in the beggining but since this girl got into his life he made quite a worthwhile friends.the story is taken mostly around the protoganist
July 25, 2014
Adoro esta historia, hermoso arte y temas complicados pero interesantes.
December 9, 2013
Jenis cerita yang aku suka nih. :D
April 13, 2014
ternyata baguss, dan ada satu misteri yang layak ditunggu: apa iris Shinozuka sebenernya hehehe...
July 21, 2015
j'ai beaucoup aimé ce premier tome. cette histoire d'Iris que certaines personnes voient des choses j'ai trouvé ça original.
April 11, 2017
Good idea, has some scope. Ill wait and see how it builds up.
April 10, 2018
Une bonne découverte qui me fait sortir des sentiers battus.
Ce n'est pas parque Toru ne voit rien de spécial avec ses iris qu'il n'est pas spécial, comme les autres.
Ce n'est pas parque Toru ne voit rien de spécial avec ses iris qu'il n'est pas spécial, comme les autres.
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