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レベルE [Level E] #1
Level E #1
Atualmente, centenas de raças alienígenas vivem no planeta Terra”. A partir desse contexto, a primeira história é sobre um alienígena (o Príncipe do planeta Dogura) que caiu no Japão com uma nave reserva, e alegadamente perdeu a sua memória no impacto. Ele passa a morar no apartamento de Tsutsui, um 1º anista do colegial que tinha acabado de se mudar. O alien logo se mete num caso de polícia que acaba envolvendo todos à sua volta. A segunda história conta sobre 4 ginasiais que vivenciaram uma cena de canibalismo em uma excursão, a cena de um rapaz devorando a colega e, temendo que sejam a próxima vítima, procuram uma ajuda supostamente especializada em uma clínica psiquiátrica. O médico, em troca de uma recompensa abusiva, aceita a proteger os ginasiais da ameaça e desvendar a identidade do ser canibal, e…
200 pages, Paperback
First published March 4, 1996
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Yoshihiro Togashi
323 books1,327 followersYoshihiro Togashi (冨樫義博) is a manga artist. Credited in Chinese translations as Fu Jian Yi Bo.
He began drawing manga at an early age; while he attended college, the publisher Shueisha recognized his talent. Togashi has authored numerous manga series in different genres during the past three decades. He is perhaps best known for writing and illustrating the YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter series, both of which have been published in the popular Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Togashi is married to Naoko Takeuchi, the author of Sailor Moon.
He began drawing manga at an early age; while he attended college, the publisher Shueisha recognized his talent. Togashi has authored numerous manga series in different genres during the past three decades. He is perhaps best known for writing and illustrating the YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter series, both of which have been published in the popular Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Togashi is married to Naoko Takeuchi, the author of Sailor Moon.
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November 9, 2022
A very unique, absurd, hilarious, thoughtful, crazy, genius, and, at times, dire take on the whole first contact trope.
This whole series is a one of a kind find!
This whole series is a one of a kind find!
November 27, 2018
I wasn't expecting too much from this, having been released between Togashi's two big contributions to the "battle shounen" genre (YYH and HxH) but I was pleasantly surprised.
For the most part, this manga is free of superpowered violence. It is instead largely a "comedy," but its reliance isn't specifically on jokes or gags. There is a science fiction theme here, following the crashlanded "Baka-Ouji" ("Idiot Prince") of Planet Dogra who breaks into Yukitaka's apartment, a high school student with promise of making it big in baseball. At first, the comedy sidesteps the "fish out of water" scenario one might expect, and instead Baka-Ouji is just kind of a sarcastic dick, seemingly more aware of his surroundings than he lets on, seemingly not as amnesiac as he claims. The manga appears episodic, following Baka-Ouji's integration into Earth/human society as human scientists investigate his spacecraft (which Yukitaka accidentally explodes via self-destruct mechanism) and later his identity (which Baka-Ouji doesn't seem to care about exposing). Yukitaka meets the girl Miho, his next door neighbor, who becomes a bit of a co-conspirator in the hiding of Baka-Ouji's identity. Unfortunately, Miho's father is the head scientist in charge of investigating the alien spacecraft and searching for its owner! And Baka-Ouji's three closest bodyguards have followed him in an attempt to bring him to an intergalactic summit where he must give a speech, but his amnesia stands in the way! And Baka-Ouji's guard run into issues with enemy aliens hiding on Earth, a belligerent race who for some reason do not harm humans! And these aliens want to kill Baka-Ouji for punching one of their guys out! And Baka-Ouji's guard are willing to use Yukitaka and Miho as human shields to save their prince!
That sounds like an unnecessarily cliched plot, but it actually pays off. BIG SPOILERS THAT RUIN THE PUNCHLINE TO THIS VOLUME (yes, "punchline"): Baka-Ouji didn't really lose his memory, or otherwise it returned soon after getting to Earth; He launched himself in an emergency vessel to escape his guard ahead of time so he could make a deal with the other aliens so they'll pretend to want his blood; Baka-Ouji meets Miho's father shortly after Yukitaka meets Miho, and he gets Miho's father in as a co-conspirator of his joke, to have the scientist send investigators to "hunt" Ouji; The whole thing was a prank to fuck with his bodyguards, involving Yukitaka and Miho in the process.
What starts as a semi-episodic comedy manga starts to veer uncomfortably into seriousness, threatening to become a battle shounen. Togashi pulls back at just the right moment to reveal the entire purpose of the steadily-cohering plot to be one big joke! I applaud Togashi for his ruse. I personally love YYH and HxH, but I feel YYH was at its zenith with those first two episodic volumes, before Yusuke learned the "Spirit Gun" technique, and long before the Dark Tournament. Level E caught my interest with its three-volume span, potentially teasing me with more episodic goodness by a storyteller who seems to work better with smaller tales rather than larger ones (see how Gon still learns Nen practice as late as volume 19 of HxH). As Level E shifted closer and closer to the Threat of Battle Shounen, so too did I fear the story might end up an abortion, a mis-aimed attempt at a scifi battle series that flopped and caused Togashi to start work on the adventure tale of HxH. Instead, Togashi blasted me with this zany little twist.
There's a strange feeling, when you fear a work might fuck you over for becoming shitty, going against your expectations (in my case, I didn't want seriousness here), only to redeem itself unexpectedly. Togashi delivered.
For the most part, this manga is free of superpowered violence. It is instead largely a "comedy," but its reliance isn't specifically on jokes or gags. There is a science fiction theme here, following the crashlanded "Baka-Ouji" ("Idiot Prince") of Planet Dogra who breaks into Yukitaka's apartment, a high school student with promise of making it big in baseball. At first, the comedy sidesteps the "fish out of water" scenario one might expect, and instead Baka-Ouji is just kind of a sarcastic dick, seemingly more aware of his surroundings than he lets on, seemingly not as amnesiac as he claims. The manga appears episodic, following Baka-Ouji's integration into Earth/human society as human scientists investigate his spacecraft (which Yukitaka accidentally explodes via self-destruct mechanism) and later his identity (which Baka-Ouji doesn't seem to care about exposing). Yukitaka meets the girl Miho, his next door neighbor, who becomes a bit of a co-conspirator in the hiding of Baka-Ouji's identity. Unfortunately, Miho's father is the head scientist in charge of investigating the alien spacecraft and searching for its owner! And Baka-Ouji's three closest bodyguards have followed him in an attempt to bring him to an intergalactic summit where he must give a speech, but his amnesia stands in the way! And Baka-Ouji's guard run into issues with enemy aliens hiding on Earth, a belligerent race who for some reason do not harm humans! And these aliens want to kill Baka-Ouji for punching one of their guys out! And Baka-Ouji's guard are willing to use Yukitaka and Miho as human shields to save their prince!
That sounds like an unnecessarily cliched plot, but it actually pays off. BIG SPOILERS THAT RUIN THE PUNCHLINE TO THIS VOLUME (yes, "punchline"): Baka-Ouji didn't really lose his memory, or otherwise it returned soon after getting to Earth; He launched himself in an emergency vessel to escape his guard ahead of time so he could make a deal with the other aliens so they'll pretend to want his blood; Baka-Ouji meets Miho's father shortly after Yukitaka meets Miho, and he gets Miho's father in as a co-conspirator of his joke, to have the scientist send investigators to "hunt" Ouji; The whole thing was a prank to fuck with his bodyguards, involving Yukitaka and Miho in the process.
What starts as a semi-episodic comedy manga starts to veer uncomfortably into seriousness, threatening to become a battle shounen. Togashi pulls back at just the right moment to reveal the entire purpose of the steadily-cohering plot to be one big joke! I applaud Togashi for his ruse. I personally love YYH and HxH, but I feel YYH was at its zenith with those first two episodic volumes, before Yusuke learned the "Spirit Gun" technique, and long before the Dark Tournament. Level E caught my interest with its three-volume span, potentially teasing me with more episodic goodness by a storyteller who seems to work better with smaller tales rather than larger ones (see how Gon still learns Nen practice as late as volume 19 of HxH). As Level E shifted closer and closer to the Threat of Battle Shounen, so too did I fear the story might end up an abortion, a mis-aimed attempt at a scifi battle series that flopped and caused Togashi to start work on the adventure tale of HxH. Instead, Togashi blasted me with this zany little twist.
There's a strange feeling, when you fear a work might fuck you over for becoming shitty, going against your expectations (in my case, I didn't want seriousness here), only to redeem itself unexpectedly. Togashi delivered.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 24, 2018
Yukitaka is a first year out on his own in a world where aliens have been hiding amongst humans for years - a world that he is forced to accept when Prince Baka crash-lands, loses his memories, and forces the duo to live together! Togashi begins a darkly humorous series with this intriguingly insane entry sure to have fans laughing. What on Earth did Yukitaka do to get such terrible luck?!
May 29, 2017
Je suis un fan de Togashi, que ce soit Hunter X Hunter ou Yu Yu Hakusho, ses manga sont tout simplement différent et sublimes. Quand j’ai appris que Kazé avait édité en français la mini-série Level E, je me suis empressé de me la procurer. Par contre, je me suis pas empressé de la lire par manque de temps et surtout par une trop grosse quantité de lecture pas faite. Je dois dire que cette oeuvre est assez spéciale car Togashi a fait cette mini-série seul. Quand je dis seul je veux dire pas d’assistant, pas de conseiller technique et pas de phantom writer pour l’aider quand il est malade. Il a tout fait seul, dessin, décors et montage. Un travail de moine et pour dire sachant ça c’est plus facile de donner à ce manga la note qu’il mérite plutôt que la note commercial que plusieurs lui ont donné.
L’histoire est celle du prince d’une race extra-terreste qui a pour but dans la vie de cassez les pieds des gens. Il aime corrompre, manipuler et déganger. Un vrai trou du cul. Cependant étant en charge de protéger la terre contre les invasion extra-terrestre ou problème galactique, on doit tout de même compter sur lui. C’est au travers de plusieurs groupe de personnages que l’on suit les plan tordu du prince dans la vie de tous les jours. Y’a pas à dire, le style Togashi est là pure et dure. Humour, règles, longues explication et originalité. On pourrait presque voir cette oeuvre comme un ramassi d’histoires courtes en plusieurs chapitres. Assez inégale dans la qualité, on a tout de même droit à une lecture plus qu’agréable. Encore une fois il ne faut pas oublier que cette oeuvre a été fait par l’auteur seul et sans aide.
Côté dessin on a droit a ce que j’ai vu de mieux par Togashi. On a quand même droit a quelques dessin plus moche comme on peut voir dans tous ses mangas. Mais pour le reste, il s’est vraiment donné à fond que ce soit pour les décors que pour les personnages. Un vrai plaisir pour les yeux.
L’univers est assez fou et là c’est ce qui fait perdre l’étoile du manga chef d’oeuvre. Malgré la auge d’information, d’explication et de présentations on n’approfondit presque pas le monde débile que Togashi a pondu pour faire ce petit manga. Sinon pour le peut qu’il nous donne on a encore droit à un monde riche en détails et en saveur. Dommage que l’on doivent le quitter si tôt.
En résumé, si c’était un manga fait avec une équipe de 12 mangaka (comme à l’habitude, voir même plus dans certains mangas) ce manga m’aurais paru un peu simplet, mais sachant que c’est une oeuvre abbatu par un seul homme je dois dire que je suis complètement sidéré. La qualité de l’histoire, du dessin et du monde surpasse de loin plein d’oeuvre qui ont une grosse équipe derrière. La base de cette mini série aurait pu donner un long manga original et qui aurait mérité une longue série d’intrigue extra-terrestre et plein de moment avec des rebondissements. J’ai beaucoup apprécié ma lecture et je recommande cette petite série a tout fan de Togashi, vous ne serez pas déçu ou du moins pas tant que ça. Une bonne lecture.
L’histoire est celle du prince d’une race extra-terreste qui a pour but dans la vie de cassez les pieds des gens. Il aime corrompre, manipuler et déganger. Un vrai trou du cul. Cependant étant en charge de protéger la terre contre les invasion extra-terrestre ou problème galactique, on doit tout de même compter sur lui. C’est au travers de plusieurs groupe de personnages que l’on suit les plan tordu du prince dans la vie de tous les jours. Y’a pas à dire, le style Togashi est là pure et dure. Humour, règles, longues explication et originalité. On pourrait presque voir cette oeuvre comme un ramassi d’histoires courtes en plusieurs chapitres. Assez inégale dans la qualité, on a tout de même droit à une lecture plus qu’agréable. Encore une fois il ne faut pas oublier que cette oeuvre a été fait par l’auteur seul et sans aide.
Côté dessin on a droit a ce que j’ai vu de mieux par Togashi. On a quand même droit a quelques dessin plus moche comme on peut voir dans tous ses mangas. Mais pour le reste, il s’est vraiment donné à fond que ce soit pour les décors que pour les personnages. Un vrai plaisir pour les yeux.
L’univers est assez fou et là c’est ce qui fait perdre l’étoile du manga chef d’oeuvre. Malgré la auge d’information, d’explication et de présentations on n’approfondit presque pas le monde débile que Togashi a pondu pour faire ce petit manga. Sinon pour le peut qu’il nous donne on a encore droit à un monde riche en détails et en saveur. Dommage que l’on doivent le quitter si tôt.
En résumé, si c’était un manga fait avec une équipe de 12 mangaka (comme à l’habitude, voir même plus dans certains mangas) ce manga m’aurais paru un peu simplet, mais sachant que c’est une oeuvre abbatu par un seul homme je dois dire que je suis complètement sidéré. La qualité de l’histoire, du dessin et du monde surpasse de loin plein d’oeuvre qui ont une grosse équipe derrière. La base de cette mini série aurait pu donner un long manga original et qui aurait mérité une longue série d’intrigue extra-terrestre et plein de moment avec des rebondissements. J’ai beaucoup apprécié ma lecture et je recommande cette petite série a tout fan de Togashi, vous ne serez pas déçu ou du moins pas tant que ça. Une bonne lecture.
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June 7, 2024High schoolers find out that aliens have lived among us for years. One such alien ends up at the main guy’s house with scientists pursuing him. Hijinks ensue.
I’m a big fan of Togashi’s more popular works (Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho), so I was curious to check this one out. I'm not a big fan of the art style - it feels uneven. There are a lot of info dumps and the characters don’t stand out very well besides the main alien.
The comedy falls a bit flat, but admittedly a lot of that is likely due to the translation I read (cursing = funny, apparently). Although, there’s a race of aliens obsessed with baseball, and that made me laugh.
I have incredibly mixed feelings so far, but there's only two volumes left so I might as well continue on.
I’m a big fan of Togashi’s more popular works (Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho), so I was curious to check this one out. I'm not a big fan of the art style - it feels uneven. There are a lot of info dumps and the characters don’t stand out very well besides the main alien.
The comedy falls a bit flat, but admittedly a lot of that is likely due to the translation I read (cursing = funny, apparently). Although, there’s a race of aliens obsessed with baseball, and that made me laugh.
I have incredibly mixed feelings so far, but there's only two volumes left so I might as well continue on.
September 23, 2025
comprei sem saber do que se tratava a coleção, me surpreendi por ser uma comédia misturada com elementos de ficção científica, gostei bastante dos personagens e também me diverti muito com as piadinhas, é engraçado um livro com traço e aparência tão sérios, ser na verdade uma experiência engraçadinha de acompanhar. ansiosa pelo próximo volume!
January 23, 2022
I enjoyed the comedy of the first half (especially the RPG arc), as well as Togashi's ability to render humans in various ways, but found the later stories to be a little less exciting, although the gimmick of the "subconscious baseball stadium" was neat.
September 17, 2024
Tem hora que eu tô morrendo de rir, mas temo momentos que tem canibalismo e cabeças rolando e eu fico 🤢
October 4, 2024
Độc đáo, hài hước, sâu sắc
October 6, 2024
It's hard to review this... It's so incredibly absurd. If you like absurdist humour this might just be for you. It did get a few laughs out of me.
January 13, 2025
Better then Hunter x Hunter but is not to say much... 1/10
October 13, 2025
Không nhận ra phong cách bác Togashi luôn, dù nét vẽ đặc trưng không lẫn đi đâu được. Nửa đầu thì hài ẻ với ông quàng tử ngốc, nửa sau thì vừa dị dị vừa đáng thương.
July 23, 2022
友人勧めの漫画。
「ハンターｘハンター」の作者？が1990年代半ばに描いた作品らしい。
（wiki曰く：「「アシスタントを使わず一人で描いたらどうなるか」ということに挑戦した作品であるため、同誌としては異例の月1での連載となった。」）
そのせいか、漫画の中のギャグシーンがとても1990年代。
嫌いではないけれど、好きでもない...
オムニバス形式なので、登場人物達も特に一貫していないのは気分転換に良さそう。
（「バカ王子」に振り回されるというのは共通か）
「ハンターｘハンター」の作者？が1990年代半ばに描いた作品らしい。
（wiki曰く：「「アシスタントを使わず一人で描いたらどうなるか」ということに挑戦した作品であるため、同誌としては異例の月1での連載となった。」）
そのせいか、漫画の中のギャグシーンがとても1990年代。
嫌いではないけれど、好きでもない...
オムニバス形式なので、登場人物達も特に一貫していないのは気分転換に良さそう。
（「バカ王子」に振り回されるというのは共通か）
March 13, 2013
Another rating: 7/10
June 25, 2024
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— 4.75 Stars.
June 22, 2025
trời ơi bức tường chữ ><
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