Scientia

by Seiji Toda

A society where people have forgotten about ethical taboos and enjoy a life with clones, robots, body rental and drugs.

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[John Blacksad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oldukça zayıf bir #blackmirror seçkisi gibi. Okunur, unutulur. Zayıf olmasının bir sebebi kısa hikayelerden mürekkep olması ve derinleşememe olabilir. Bir de ilk yayınlanmasının üzerinden 20 seneye yakın geçmiş anladığım, fütüristik bir temanın böyle bir makasta sağlam kalması zor. Köprünün altından çok sular geçiyor okur zihninde. Oku, unut.

[GG · Rating 2 out of 5]

An interesting read for sci-fi short stories I guess

[Christina (A Reader of Fictions) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Scientia's actually pretty cool. It's a collection of science fiction stories, all based around technological advances.

The first one's rather reminiscent of Lissa Price's Starters. A girl who's contemplating suicide answers a help wanted add looking for suicidal girls of a certain type. Turns out she can make a lot of money by letting a paralyzed old woman borrow her body for three months. Another story is about a young man who doesn't think he can fall in love who takes a drug which simulates the physical and mental aspects of love. Another's about a woman whose family dies in a car crash who has a clone of her late daughter made, and the differences between the clone and the original.

All seven tales are thoughtful and fairly happy, actually. It's a nice change since much fiction shows science as the enemy, but here it's shown in a more positive light. Science is even worshiped.

The only thing I didn't like much was the art. All the women sort of looked the same, and I was never sure if the stories were interwoven or all entirely separate, though I think the latter.

[Brandon · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's bizarre to read a series about this futuristic world where everyone is devoted to science and big companies are conducting wide-scale human experiments that can lead to death and the fundamental alteration of the human body... and that's a good thing? Like, here's a wonder drug that can keep you working until you literally die, isn't that awesome?!?!??? If you have mental health issues you should just do enough drugs, put yourself in a coma, and wake up being happy. You hate your life and want to die? How about you give your body away to an old lady so she can do all the work for you, because in her old age her greatest wish is to work really hard and be a productive member of the work force.

Part of me is amused at the optimism found in scientific advancement. The other part of me is horrified that some of these things are seen as something positive. I spent every story waiting for the shoe to drop about how something went wrong and it always ended up as sunshine rainbows butterflies, which was a disappointment because the stories really weren't too interesting taken at their base premise.

[Oscar Camacho · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un ensayo sobre la depresión y los distintos paliativos que nos da la sociedad en forma de medicamentos y tratamientos "milagro" en afán de que sigamos siendo productivos, así como de las presiones que nos impone el mundo moderno que van en contra del bienestar de las personas y constriñen su desarrollo llegando al punto en el que solo aspiramos a trabajar y a ser "útiles" a otros sumiéndonos en el miedo que nos impide conectar con los demás.

Mi única crítica es hacia el dibujo ya que da la sensación de se todos muy iguales no distinguiéndose claramente los personajes unos de otros, además de la repetición de algunos elementos narrativos una y otra vez sin una justificación o diferenciación clara.

[indah · Rating 3 out of 5]

So much paranoia over future technology but not much positive outlook like this one. And it feels so good to walk with the present, fully acknowledging its state yet keeping the faith in humanity altogether. This manga is simply comforting

[Azra · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 ⭐️

[Göksu · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5

[Mayank Agarwal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome read. Really like the positive outlook you take from each of the 7 short stories based on futuristic world and the changes bought about by science. The plot are so good, full mangas/books can be written on them.

The art is rough- girls look very plain and at times like guys but it suits the realistic look of slice of life style.

[Coyora Dokusho · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was really, really touching