Versus 02

バーサス [Versus] #2

by ONE

After one last desperate attempt to defeat the natural enemies driving humanity towards extinction, thirteen worlds have collided and brought their people together…and their natural enemies, as well. The Hero Hallow of Sorcerion and his companions, along with The Mecha Ordinance’s Commander Keila and her team suddenly found themselves driven into a corner by the combined forces of their enemies, the demons and the robots. Until, by a strange twist of fate, those enemies started fighting each other. With thirteen natural enemies knocking down their doors the remnants of humanity stand no chance, unless they can trick those enemies into destroying each other…

Genres: Manga, Fantasy

200 pages, Paperback

First published November 9, 2023

About the author

Manga creator ONE first created One-Punch Man as a web comic, where it quickly went viral, garnering over 10,000,000 hits! Along with One-Punch Man, ONE also writes and draws another series called Mob Psycho 100.

Reviews

[Vail Chester · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Attack on Titan" as filtered through the weirdo who did "One Punch Man."

I joke, but it is funny how the first threat they tackle after the threat of the demons and robots are giants that aren't kaiju size, but still bigger than the Hulk. What's even more interesting is that the person they get to lead the squad of sharkbait is a fellow survivor of their targeted demon boss (the main character being the other barely-survivor of his demon and he lost an arm & his sword got broken after the encounter). The real reason why he survived however is that he took a page from Sir Robin's book and "bravely ran away away." So this situation where he has to be the bait in the fight to pit the Titans VERSUS the "Neo-humans" is a fine chance to show his mettle.

[Enairolf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Juste après ma lecture du premier tome, je me suis aussitôt jetée sur la suite, autant profiter de l’avoir sous la main hein. J’avais bien aimé le premier tome et cette suite est clairement dans sa lignée. C’est toujours aussi original, la tension est toujours aussi présente voir même un peu plus et il y a cette petite pointe d’humour que j’apprécie énormément. Je sens que c’est clairement le genre de manga qui ne va cesser de monter en puissance au fur et à mesure que l’on avancera dans l’histoire.

Dans ce second tome, pour vaincre l’armée démoniaque qui était sur le point de les exterminer, les mages ont ouvert un portail interdimensionnel et ont accidentellement fait fusionner leur monde avec 12 autres mondes parallèles. De plus, les habitants de ces distants univers, loin d’être les sauveurs qu’ils espéraient, sont eux aussi sur le point d’être décimés par leurs propres ennemis naturels. Face à ces 13 menaces planétaires, le héros Hallow a une idée : pousser leurs ennemis respectifs à s’entretuer. C’est cependant plus facile à dire qu’à faire et cette “solution” est tout de suite mise à l’épreuve du feu : une horde de titans se dirige droit vers eux et, s’ils ne font rien, le dernier bastion de l’humanité sera rasé d’ici deux jours…

Le premier tome a servi à bien poser les bases de cette histoire. Ici, on est clairement au coeur de l’action. Pour nos humains, la seule façon de réussir à se débarrasser des ennemis c’est de faire en sorte que les ennemis se battent entre eux. Comme ça, là ils pourront se détruire mutuellement et ils pourront tous être tranquille. Mais bien entendu que c’est bien trop beau pour que tout se passe sans aucune embûches.. Ici on va découvrir un peu plus les différents ennemis, du moins quelques uns, surtout les titans et les néo-humains. On voit un peu comment ils fonctionnent etc et le moins que l’on puisse dire c’est qu’ils sont clairement effrayants… Ils sèment le chaos le plus complet, franchement ils sont dans un pétrin pas possible.. Les ennemis sont si puissants! J’ai été assez surprise à la fin concernant Ario et je me pose beaucoup de questions à son sujet pour. la suite..
Ce second tome était clairement dans la lignée du premier. On rentre un peu plus en profondeur dans l’histoire, on découvre un peu plus les différentes menaces qui pèsent au dessus de leurs têtes. Cette histoire est vraiment originale et très plaisante à lire. Je suis très curieuse en ce qui concerne la suite parce que j’ai plein de questions en tête!

[Michael Ramirez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great volume. The detail here is really intricate, and you start to actually piece together how all these different calamities interact with each other. At first it was honestly a little confusing trying to picture all the different primal enemies and the different societies and humanities involved. But as the book progresses you get familiar with the titans, the parasites, the demons, and the robots. I appreciated that ONE eases you into it instead of going full Lord of the Rings info dump on you where you’re drowning in lore you can’t process yet.

There’s a lot of slow build here, a lot of dialogue and character work before the combat kicks in, and I liked that pacing a lot. Really excited for volume three, especially with the ending setting up the demons finally reaching the castle. The Neo humans blew me away too. When they said “perfect humans” I assumed that meant something more intellectual, but no, they’re just vicious, fast, strong, smart, basically humanity at its peak in every physical and mental sense.

It’s wild how creative ONE is building out all these different societies and monster types. I know he’s got the Monster Association background from One Punch Man, but this is next level. He’s such an incredible writer, proper world building, proper character work, and just genuinely inventive when it comes to monsters. If you’re into creative monster design and how different factions interact with each other, this is the series for it. Some panels do an amazing job actually making you feel the fear the characters are feeling.

I really felt for Hallow too, watching his personality kind of collapse as he’s stuck somewhere between hero and coward in the eyes of others, and slowly figuring out what being a hero actually means to him. Can’t wait for the next volume.

[ANTHONY FLORES · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este tomo sube de intensidad.

El hermano de Hallow, que es el heroe protagonista, tiene una idea por la breve pelea que tuvieron con los robots y los demonios. Tratar de que los enemigos naturales de los humanos se maten entre ellos.

Es una premisa increíble que te digo, está interesante. Pero no por eso deja de ser un poco meh con respecto a como quieren llevar la historia.

El final del tomo te da el impulso para seguir con el siguiente tomo... Si es que lo sacan o cuando ya lo saquen.

[Céline DDL · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un 2e tome qui nous plonge directement dans le plan de faire combattre les ennemis de chaque monde entre eux. Au péril de leurs vies mais pour survivre et surtout dévié les ennemis de leurs base. Un très bon tome 2, vivement le mois de mars pour la suite :)

[Maxime Facon Lisiak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Très bon tome, je me disais bien que le comportement d'Ario était étrange...
La longue palette de diversité des humains et des ennemis est super car on découvre petit à petit les spécificités. Les rebondissements également sont pas mal du tout

[Sophia Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

you know what airo? hell yeah. you are proving yourself to be a hero. i enjoyed seeing these neo-humans and how strong they are. i am very curious about which of the natural enemies are the strongest bc one of them gotta be the best

[jcw3-john · Rating 5 out of 5]

This manga is going to be so exhilarating and yet so stressful to read, all at once. All that effort and sacrifice to defer one crisis only to immediately encounter the fruits of another. So many excellent moments in this - cannot wait to read the next volume.

[Dony Grayman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sigue la nueva y caótica obra isekai de ONE, esta vez acompañado de grandes dibujos de Kyoutarou Azuma.

[Nehemiah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh my god this shit is tufffff, gives me such classic fun shounen vibes, gassed to be reading this as it comes out!!

[Shatiel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Se già al secondo volume stiamo messi così male, dubito questa serie sarà molto lunga....

[Ono Giseigo · Rating 4 out of 5]

ONE sigue mostrando su talento en distintos géneros y sigue acompañado de grandes dibujantes.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Theory put into practice. A hero's redemption. Disaster delayed a little longer.

We're akin to a colony of ants attempting to change the course of a herd of elephants.

[Sulhan Habibi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Semakin bagus…
Aaargh.. nggak sabar baca volume selanjutnya.

[Vincent · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still interesting to me. We get a contrasting hero who isn't as brave as Hallow, along with a visit to the neo-human world. The first monster versus monster fight was triggered but at a high price.

[Simon · Rating 5 out of 5]

4,5/5

[Jenson Jacub · Rating 5 out of 5]

First time it was a 5/5
Second time was a bit annoying knowing how it was going to go but still a 5/5

Also the neo-humans designs are a 6/5

Mainly love that this whole volume is its own arc

[Alex Carrillo · Rating 5 out of 5]

An introduction to new worlds, overwhelming enemies, and the tension between an unbreakable will and pure fear, all of that with an exceptional art

[Edmond Dantes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Está muy bien , empieza la guerra con ganas de leer el próximo tomo

[Alvaro Matteucci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crazy Fights! Amazing Art!

The situation gets super dire, and humanity has to do all it can to survive. The plot is unpredictable in the best way, and no sacrifice can be ruled out.

I'm completely hooked.

[Wahyudha · Rating 4 out of 5]

ini mulai seruuuu karena solusi itu dalam mengalahkan musuh alami manusia yang tak bisa dikalahkan.

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