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人間のいない国 #5
The Country Without Humans Vol. 5
A hauntingly beautiful tale about the last human in a mechanical world, by the creator of The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife (also from Seven Seas).
Shii is the only human left in a city inhabited by nothing but machines. As she flees through the eerie streets, hunted by the sinister Triangle Heads, she encounters a golem named Bulb. Can Shii survive long enough to form a friendship with this strange golem—and perhaps even discover what happened to her fellow humans?
Shii is the only human left in a city inhabited by nothing but machines. As she flees through the eerie streets, hunted by the sinister Triangle Heads, she encounters a golem named Bulb. Can Shii survive long enough to form a friendship with this strange golem—and perhaps even discover what happened to her fellow humans?
208 pages, Paperback
Published May 28, 2024
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March 21, 2025
And that's the end!
Another case of a series with a rushed ending. It's not that bad, the ending is pretty satisfying. But I breezed past this volume, everything felt so fast, and plot got really convuluted it was hard to follow. I don't think it needed to be that complicated, it really had me confused what was going on. The thing with other countries? Also after the big finale, there's a time skip?? With a story that seemed to be taking it's time for most of the run it was really weird. It just felt unearned. Especially with that king kid, he was completely horrible but you're supposed to symphatize with him. I mean he is a kid and I'm usually easier on kid characters, but he was actively violent and even murderous, but all that was justified in the end? Idk, I just didn't like it. The backstory could have worked if they spent more time actually giving him an arc, instead of whatever rushed redemption this was.
Anyways this volume just felt like it wanted to wrap up things quick, I wasn't invested anymore. I just wanted to see how it ends because the build up was so good. So much was unexplained for most of the story and it feels like in the last half everything is just kinda dumped. After reading this volume I was just scartching my head, rather than thinking about the ending (which is great!) or anything else. I feel like I missed so much. Because it doesn't really make sense to me what happened.
I feel like this became too high concept to be wrapped in one more volume. Too many philsophical questions, complex characters, `detailed world and mythology.
While I enjoyed this series, the last two volumes felt way too worldbuilding heavy.
I think it's worth a read, it's only 5 volumes if you want to read a sci fi dystopia manga. It's a really unique story I haven't seen in manga yet. At least read volume 1.
Another case of a series with a rushed ending. It's not that bad, the ending is pretty satisfying. But I breezed past this volume, everything felt so fast, and plot got really convuluted it was hard to follow. I don't think it needed to be that complicated, it really had me confused what was going on. The thing with other countries? Also after the big finale, there's a time skip?? With a story that seemed to be taking it's time for most of the run it was really weird. It just felt unearned. Especially with that king kid, he was completely horrible but you're supposed to symphatize with him. I mean he is a kid and I'm usually easier on kid characters, but he was actively violent and even murderous, but all that was justified in the end? Idk, I just didn't like it. The backstory could have worked if they spent more time actually giving him an arc, instead of whatever rushed redemption this was.
Anyways this volume just felt like it wanted to wrap up things quick, I wasn't invested anymore. I just wanted to see how it ends because the build up was so good. So much was unexplained for most of the story and it feels like in the last half everything is just kinda dumped. After reading this volume I was just scartching my head, rather than thinking about the ending (which is great!) or anything else. I feel like I missed so much. Because it doesn't really make sense to me what happened.
I feel like this became too high concept to be wrapped in one more volume. Too many philsophical questions, complex characters, `detailed world and mythology.
While I enjoyed this series, the last two volumes felt way too worldbuilding heavy.
I think it's worth a read, it's only 5 volumes if you want to read a sci fi dystopia manga. It's a really unique story I haven't seen in manga yet. At least read volume 1.
November 13, 2024
3.5*
I was expecting a little more from this volume since it’s the final one. The artwork was great and the story kept me captivated but I’m glad I borrowed these volumes from the library as I don’t know if I’d read this again.
I was expecting a little more from this volume since it’s the final one. The artwork was great and the story kept me captivated but I’m glad I borrowed these volumes from the library as I don’t know if I’d read this again.
July 30, 2024
C’est le cinquième et dernier tome de cette saga.
On a droit à de nombreuses révélations, mais j’ai trouvé que tout va trop vite.
J’ai bien aimé ce dernier tome, mais j’ai un bémol : la relation entre Shii et Bulb m’a semblé superficiel contrairement aux précédents, peut-être parce que ça va très vite et qu’on est dans de l’action pure, du coup, ça passe au énième plan alors que c’est ce que j’aime le plus dans cette saga.
https://psylook.kimengumi.fr/2024/07/...
On a droit à de nombreuses révélations, mais j’ai trouvé que tout va trop vite.
J’ai bien aimé ce dernier tome, mais j’ai un bémol : la relation entre Shii et Bulb m’a semblé superficiel contrairement aux précédents, peut-être parce que ça va très vite et qu’on est dans de l’action pure, du coup, ça passe au énième plan alors que c’est ce que j’aime le plus dans cette saga.
https://psylook.kimengumi.fr/2024/07/...
September 6, 2024
The ending felt really rushed, tbh but I like the happy ending. I also like that the story of the past humans also ties off any ends it had with the current story.
Although Sufy and Ataron not being united sucked but it makes sense that after about 400 years, all of humanity blended into 1 being, which is weird. Also, I felt rushed in the way of "oh those 2 million people we forced into this brain tank? Gone". And now it's a country of clones, which idk how that will fair against bio diversity in the long run, yknow?
Although Sufy and Ataron not being united sucked but it makes sense that after about 400 years, all of humanity blended into 1 being, which is weird. Also, I felt rushed in the way of "oh those 2 million people we forced into this brain tank? Gone". And now it's a country of clones, which idk how that will fair against bio diversity in the long run, yknow?
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June 6, 2024
I didn't know what to expect when I first started reading these mangas, but lemme tell you it is a beautiful story. It's a very interesting take on the future of humanity and the transhumanism movement. Definitely recommend reading it if you're looking for a short but moving story.
November 19, 2025
Overall, I liked it! The premise was interesting, and although I feel like the overall message could've been fleshed out and explored more, it was still a fun read. I'm curious to see how my middle school students will feel reading this series.
August 18, 2024
The concluding volume of a sci fi story that's asked what makes a being alive and what makes a life worthwhile. Despite the post-apocalyptic setting is overall very cute with some darker moments.
August 29, 2025
Though this series seemed to end abruptly I really enjoyed the finale and the concepts the story discussed.
March 1, 2024
Je dois avouer que depuis le début, bien que fort simple, cette courte saga de SF me séduit beaucoup aussi bien dans ses thématiques humanistes que son décor de post-apo ésotérique qui change un peu et où je retrouve de belles influences de mon enfance.
Dans cet ultime volume, Iwatobineko nous offre une conclusion logique mais non moins fouillée et juste pour cette histoire d’humanité qui a disparu, laissant derrière elle des golems qui ne savent que faire quand l’une de ses représentantes réapparaît. Alors la narration est peut-être un peu rapide ici, les développements peut-être un peu gentils, mais l’intention est là et quelle jolie intention.
J’ai beaucoup aimé les débats de ce tome autour du futur à donner à ce royaume où deux représentants de cette espèce disparue sont revenus à la vie et viennent tout chambouler. Faut-il reproduire les mêmes erreurs qu’avant ? A-t-on droit de vie ou de mort sous prétexte de protéger le camps qu’on a choisi ? Sur quoi peut se reposer notre idéologie quand les données sont tronquées ? Pas mal de questions philosophiques sur lesquelles réfléchir. Alors certes les personnages qui s’y penchent sont un brin caricaturaux, du jeune roi aux allures de Tetsuo (Akira), en passant par son adversaire, notre jeune princesse, qui elle rappelle celle du Château dans le ciel de Miyazaki, voire Nadia de la série du même nom, mais leur jeunesse est justement ce qui saisit en plein coeur, leur fougue, leurs hésitations, leurs sentiments bien entiers.
J’ai beaucoup aimé la mythologie du titre, qui est un mélange rappelant les titres cités plus haut, dans une SF avec une sorte de folklore, qui change de celle qu’on connaît bien souvent, qui est bien plus froide et déshumanisée, là on sent le poids de l’ancienne présence humaine et cela donne des allures de nouvelle Atlantide au récit. Les concepts de SF eux sont connus mais bien travaillés, du corps de rechange, en passant par le clone lambda, le nuage de consciences et de données, sans oublier les golems, les systèmes de défense et les êtres transhumanistes des autres états. Je m’y suis sentie très à l’aise.
Le dénouement est bien amené sur base de dialogue avec des tensions narratives permettant discussion et évolution dans un prisme très personnel où les émotions de chacun ont leur rôle à jouer. C’est bien sûr assez facile et naïf mais ça ne me gêne pas d’avoir une SF simple aussi de temps en temps et ça permet d’ouvrir ainsi à un public plus jeune, car si ce titre avait été classé en shonen ça ne m’aurait pas du tout choquée. Il y a juste l’ultime choix autour des clones que je trouve un peu limitatif et pas viable même dans l’utopie invoquée mais si chacun y trouve son compte pour l’autrice pourquoi pas.
Jolie petite fable humaniste, Lonely World a offert une histoire touchante sur le futur d’un monde où l’humanité a disparu mais réapparaît subrepticement et perturbe un nouvel équilibre trouvé, obligeant à en chercher un nouveau. Avec ses questions d’eugénisme et de transhumanisme dans un enrobage assez jeune et naïf, elle propose ainsi un texte de SF abordable par les lecteurs adolescents, ce qui pourrait être une jolie porte d’entrée vers des textes ensuite plus exigeants si l’envie leur prend. J’ai trouvé cette courte saga fort encourageante.
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Dans cet ultime volume, Iwatobineko nous offre une conclusion logique mais non moins fouillée et juste pour cette histoire d’humanité qui a disparu, laissant derrière elle des golems qui ne savent que faire quand l’une de ses représentantes réapparaît. Alors la narration est peut-être un peu rapide ici, les développements peut-être un peu gentils, mais l’intention est là et quelle jolie intention.
J’ai beaucoup aimé les débats de ce tome autour du futur à donner à ce royaume où deux représentants de cette espèce disparue sont revenus à la vie et viennent tout chambouler. Faut-il reproduire les mêmes erreurs qu’avant ? A-t-on droit de vie ou de mort sous prétexte de protéger le camps qu’on a choisi ? Sur quoi peut se reposer notre idéologie quand les données sont tronquées ? Pas mal de questions philosophiques sur lesquelles réfléchir. Alors certes les personnages qui s’y penchent sont un brin caricaturaux, du jeune roi aux allures de Tetsuo (Akira), en passant par son adversaire, notre jeune princesse, qui elle rappelle celle du Château dans le ciel de Miyazaki, voire Nadia de la série du même nom, mais leur jeunesse est justement ce qui saisit en plein coeur, leur fougue, leurs hésitations, leurs sentiments bien entiers.
J’ai beaucoup aimé la mythologie du titre, qui est un mélange rappelant les titres cités plus haut, dans une SF avec une sorte de folklore, qui change de celle qu’on connaît bien souvent, qui est bien plus froide et déshumanisée, là on sent le poids de l’ancienne présence humaine et cela donne des allures de nouvelle Atlantide au récit. Les concepts de SF eux sont connus mais bien travaillés, du corps de rechange, en passant par le clone lambda, le nuage de consciences et de données, sans oublier les golems, les systèmes de défense et les êtres transhumanistes des autres états. Je m’y suis sentie très à l’aise.
Le dénouement est bien amené sur base de dialogue avec des tensions narratives permettant discussion et évolution dans un prisme très personnel où les émotions de chacun ont leur rôle à jouer. C’est bien sûr assez facile et naïf mais ça ne me gêne pas d’avoir une SF simple aussi de temps en temps et ça permet d’ouvrir ainsi à un public plus jeune, car si ce titre avait été classé en shonen ça ne m’aurait pas du tout choquée. Il y a juste l’ultime choix autour des clones que je trouve un peu limitatif et pas viable même dans l’utopie invoquée mais si chacun y trouve son compte pour l’autrice pourquoi pas.
Jolie petite fable humaniste, Lonely World a offert une histoire touchante sur le futur d’un monde où l’humanité a disparu mais réapparaît subrepticement et perturbe un nouvel équilibre trouvé, obligeant à en chercher un nouveau. Avec ses questions d’eugénisme et de transhumanisme dans un enrobage assez jeune et naïf, elle propose ainsi un texte de SF abordable par les lecteurs adolescents, ce qui pourrait être une jolie porte d’entrée vers des textes ensuite plus exigeants si l’envie leur prend. J’ai trouvé cette courte saga fort encourageante.
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December 16, 2025
I want a sequel series where we get to meet people from other countries. I would also love a movie of this. I think that would be cool.
The Country Without Humans Review
5/5 stars
This will be a spoiler free review. Onto the review!
I happened across this manga at the library, and was surprised to learn it wasn’t a super long series. It’s only five volumes, but I wish it was longer.
This series is about a kid who lives in a world where there are no humans left, only robots. She’s the only human any of the robots have seen in a very long time. There are a few dead bodies of some of the last humans still around, but no other living humans except this one girl. The main plot of this series is trying to figure out what happened to everyone. There are some robots that she ends up befriending, but many others that are hostile for some unknown reason.
The city she is roaming around looks like an abandoned industrial city, almost pushing towards cyberpunk, but not quite. This combined with the fascinating robot designs makes for some really interesting world building. I could tell that the mangaka really put a lot of care into how he designed the city and the robots, which made this really fun to read, because the art was so well done.
Throughout the series, the girl and her robot friends end up learning some of the secrets of this city and what happened, which made me hope it was going to be a long series. It almost feels like there’s too much to be explored in just five volumes. But the story manages to wrap up neatly and not feel rushed. I do wish that the mangaka would write more little series in this world at some point, especially since there’s so much that could be explored. This is his first published series, so I have hope that maybe someday it will get a sequel. Or at the very least, maybe he’ll write something new that will also be really cool.
I grabbed this series at the library because it looked so mysterious and fascinating. And then it turned out to be exactly my kind of manga. I really hope that I get to read more by this mangaka in the future. He’s got such an interesting creative mind.
Have a nice day/night everyone!
The Country Without Humans Review
5/5 stars
This will be a spoiler free review. Onto the review!
I happened across this manga at the library, and was surprised to learn it wasn’t a super long series. It’s only five volumes, but I wish it was longer.
This series is about a kid who lives in a world where there are no humans left, only robots. She’s the only human any of the robots have seen in a very long time. There are a few dead bodies of some of the last humans still around, but no other living humans except this one girl. The main plot of this series is trying to figure out what happened to everyone. There are some robots that she ends up befriending, but many others that are hostile for some unknown reason.
The city she is roaming around looks like an abandoned industrial city, almost pushing towards cyberpunk, but not quite. This combined with the fascinating robot designs makes for some really interesting world building. I could tell that the mangaka really put a lot of care into how he designed the city and the robots, which made this really fun to read, because the art was so well done.
Throughout the series, the girl and her robot friends end up learning some of the secrets of this city and what happened, which made me hope it was going to be a long series. It almost feels like there’s too much to be explored in just five volumes. But the story manages to wrap up neatly and not feel rushed. I do wish that the mangaka would write more little series in this world at some point, especially since there’s so much that could be explored. This is his first published series, so I have hope that maybe someday it will get a sequel. Or at the very least, maybe he’ll write something new that will also be really cool.
I grabbed this series at the library because it looked so mysterious and fascinating. And then it turned out to be exactly my kind of manga. I really hope that I get to read more by this mangaka in the future. He’s got such an interesting creative mind.
Have a nice day/night everyone!
February 17, 2024
J’ai beaucoup aimé cette conclusion.
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