Telepathic Wanderers Volume 1

by Yasutaka Tsutsui

Nanase, a beautiful young telepath, comes back to her hometown to settle down... but her life soon becomes more than unsettling. Using her telepathic powers, Nanase combats vengeful enemies and stumbles across others possessing telepathic powers.

Genres: Manga, Graphic Novels, Seinen

200 pages, Paperback

First published November 8, 2005

About the author

Yasutaka Tsutsui (筒井康隆) is a Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor. Along with Shinichi Hoshi and Sakyo Komatsu, he is one of the most famous science fiction writers in Japan. His Yume no Kizaka Bunkiten won the Tanizaki Prize in 1987. He has also won the 1981 Izumi Kyoka award, the 1989 Kawabata Yasunari award, and the 1992 Nihon SF Taisho Award. In 1997, he was decorated as a Chevalier Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.

His work is known for its dark humour and satirical content. He has often satirized Japanese taboos such as disabilities and the Tenno system, and has been victim to much criticism as a result. From 1993 to 1996, he went on a writing-strike to protest the excessive, self-imposed restraint of Japanese publishers.

One of his first novels, Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (1967), has been adapted into numerous media including film, television and manga. Another novel, Paprika (1993), was adapted into an animated film by the director Satoshi Kon in 2006.

Reviews

[Allie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing really grabbed me, but I think it has potential, so I plan to read the next one. Fingers crossed!

[Arska-täti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nanase, häkellyttävän kaunis nuori nainen, joka osaa lukea ajatuksia. Melkein välittömästi selviää, ettei tähän kykyyn sisälly mitään miellyttäviä skenaarioita. Suurin osa ihmisten ajatuksista (etenkin miesten) kun pyörii lähinnä sen ympärillä, miten eri tavoin he voisivat harrastaa seksiä Nanasen kanssa. Ja jo heti ensimmäisten kappaleiden aikana Nanase kidnapataan ja hänet yritetään raiskata. Ei todellakaan mitään hyvän mielen tarinointia.

Groteuskeudestaan huolimatta tässä sarjassa on jotain vangitsevaa, jotain, joka pakottaa lukemaan lisää. Ehkä se on se toivonkipinä, että tapaako Nanase matkojensa aikana yhtäkään (myös ajatuksiltaan) kilttiä tai hyvää ihmistä. Myös sarjan kuvitus on hyvin voimakasta, ja se sopiikin tunnelmaltaan tarinan tyyliin varsin hyvin.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was pretty interesting. worth the read

[David Doel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Isaac Asimov this is not, but the story is okay and the art is excellent.

[Anna C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yg suka ESP, wajib baca buku yg satu ini. Sudah setengah tahun lebih sejak terakhir kali selesaiin buku ini, skrg uda agak-agak lupa detilnya, pgn baca ulang lagi kalo novel2 di rak uda berkurang separonya. :p