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ケントゥリア [Centuria] #1

ケントゥリア 1 [Centuria 1]

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自由を求めて奴隷船に密航者として潜り込んだ少年・ユリアン。他の100人の奴隷たち、とりわけ身重のミラは彼の事を気にかけて優しくしてくれた。しかし呪われた海域で彼らを待ち受けていたのは…!? 新時代ダークファンタジー、ここに開幕!!

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2024

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Tōru Kuramori

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Profile Image for Gianfranco Mancini.
2,337 reviews1,070 followers
August 21, 2025
Un dark fantasy intriso di suggestioni lovecraftiane, con un'ambientazione davvero affascinante e suggestiva.
Peccato che i personaggi principali non siano all’altezza: poco carismatici e tutt'altro che interessanti, almeno per quanto mi riguarda.
Ed il modo in cui l'autore disegna le facce dei personaggi non mi invoglia affatto a continuare.
Peccato perchè da blurb e recensioni entusiaste varie mi aspettavo parecchio di più.
Detto ciò, la copia del primo numero mi è stata regalata da un amico quindi... a caval donato non si guarda in bocca, ma stavolta era meglio non guardarlo neanche in faccia😅
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201 reviews221 followers
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July 31, 2025
For Chapters 1-35(latest)

If Centuria gets popular in the future, just know that I've been here since chapter 5 and I told everyone.

I'm not gonna rate it yet since it's still pretty new but with the way it's going, Centuria will definitely make its way to my favourites. Can't expect anything less from any person associated with Fujimoto.

Also did I mention that the art is gorgeous? The hand proportion choice is... intresting but so many wallpaper worthy panels in just the first ten chapters alone. The way the eldritch-y monsters are drawn is breathtaking and honestly props to Kuramori for making them actually creepy.

I would describe the plot but... honestly you should just go read it yourself :)
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12 reviews
January 9, 2025
Read it, read it, read it. Did I mention read it? If this ever becomes an anime, it's gonna kick so much ass. Do you like gore? Did you enjoy Berserk and Chainsaw Man? Do you like medieval dark fantasy? Do you like main characters that stay sweet regardless of the world's bullshit? Do you like found family?! Do you like tall and muscular women?! Read it.
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83 reviews
August 19, 2025
That's one hell of a prologue. The only way I can describe it is like a combination between Berserk and Vinland saga. So if you like those manga then you should check this manga too, you won't be disappointed. I love the cosmic horror and the unknown in this manga, the author had executed it really well.
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33 reviews1 follower
December 12, 2024
i fear i will not be continuing this... not feeling invested in the plot and the facial expressions are sooooo stiff ;-;
Profile Image for Jessy Morin.
39 reviews
October 16, 2025
Le premier tome pose des bases intéressantes, avec un univers riche et un visuel fort. Cependant, la narration reste confuse par moments : trop de personnages, trop de concepts introduits trop vite. On sent le potentiel, mais ça manque de clarté et d’émotion pour vraiment accrocher dès le départ.
C’est une lecture correcte, mais pas inoubliable. Si le deuxième tome améliore le rythme et la cohérence, la série pourrait vraiment décoller.
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647 reviews
July 26, 2025
storia interessante ma dialoghi infantili e non ho trovato particolarmente coinvolgenti i disegni, pensavo qualcosa di più dark , delusione
Profile Image for Haylee Blystone.
175 reviews
October 17, 2025
This series has such a strong start that I had no choice but to keep reading. I will say I teared up reading some of it, but i see that as a good thing. I've read so many series that it takes a really good one to make me feel so much emotion from the very beginning. I'm excited to see where this goes!
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359 reviews5 followers
October 15, 2024
So. Good. Vinland saga + Berserk = this incredible manga. Be sure to jump on it before it gets big.
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119 reviews1 follower
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October 19, 2024
i can see why people likened it to vinland saga and berserk, but as my sister said its pacing is a bit too fast to get the emotional parts hit as they should
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124 reviews
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August 1, 2025
leyendo pal trabajo para ver q tal estaba, menos mal que lo sacaron con 2 tomos pq el primero se queda un poco tieso, vamos a darle un poco de chance
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125 reviews
September 26, 2025
j'ai trop aimé je suis restée un moment là bouche grande ouverte mdrr et c'était hyper touchant
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252 reviews1 follower
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July 12, 2025
Julian è un ragazzo che viene deportato come schiavo insieme ad altri cento prigionieri, uomini e donne, su una nave diretta verso terre sconosciute. Il suo passato è segnato dalla violenza: venduto dalla madre a un fabbro crudele, è stato costretto a uccidere il suo padrone per difendersi.

A bordo della nave, Julian stringe un legame profondo con Mira, una schiava incinta dal cuore gentile. Mira porta dentro di sé un dolore enorme: in passato ha già perso un bambino, ucciso da mercanti senza scrupoli. Julian cerca in ogni modo di sostenerla e proteggerla.

Tuttavia, il loro viaggio viene sconvolto da un evento atroce: il proprietario della nave, in cerca del pagamento dell’assicurazione, decide di compiere una strage, sterminando i suoi stessi schiavi. Durante questo massacro, appare un mostro misterioso che propone un patto: in cambio di potere, bisogna sacrificare la persona più cara.

È Mira a compiere il sacrificio, togliendosi la vita per salvare Julian e lasciare il suo bambino, Diana, nelle sue mani. In seguito al sacrificio, Julian ottiene poteri sovrumani e il dono di 100 vite.

Fuggito grazie a una scialuppa di salvataggio, Julian affronta mostri marini durante il viaggio, riuscendo a sopravvivere sebbene perda alcune delle sue vite. Una volta approdato sulla terraferma, Julian e la piccola Diana vengono accolti da due ragazze che si prendono cura di loro, fornendo cibo, vestiti e rifugio.

Nonostante la nuova sicurezza, Julian è tormentato dai sensi di colpa: sente che se fosse morto lui, Mira sarebbe ancora viva per crescere sua figlia. Il peso del sacrificio lo accompagna ogni giorno.

Sei mesi dopo, spinto dalla gratitudine per il dono ricevuto – la vita di Diana – e dal ricordo dei cento schiavi che hanno dato la loro vita, Julian trova la forza per ricominciare. Ottiene un lavoro e il suo primo incarico è liberare l’ingresso di una cava di ferro, ostruita da una frana. È il primo passo verso una vita in cui possa dare un senso alla sua sopravvivenza.
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511 reviews48 followers
January 1, 2025
Centuria is a blend of Berserk and Vinland Saga for 13-year-old boys and comes with all the flaws and praises one can expect. It is written in a simple way and sometimes quite on the nose and shows its inspiration very clearly, yet it lacks the subtlety its inspiration has. The issue is that it feels very formulaic, even though in the shonen genre feels fresh, as this approach to storytelling is more common in seinen. It feels a little bit stupid and naive, even though I admit that what it wants to do and what its intentions are - the beats of the story work well.

The main hook of this series is however the art. Kuramori might have some issues with proportions and perspective and I guess that the digital drawings sometimes let him forget the whole composition, but to me, it is just really fucking cool. Giant monsters, weird tentacle gods, blood sacrifices, weird goats and a giant woman in armour just scratch that weird fantasy itch I love enough to want to know more and see what the story will be.
555 reviews6 followers
April 20, 2025
it’s cliche but also interesting
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33 reviews
September 6, 2025
L’incipit della storia è coinvolgente e cattura subito l’attenzione. Alcune tavole presentano disegni davvero suggestivi e ben curati, mentre in altre, soprattutto nelle scene di dialogo, lo stile appare più abbozzato.
Per quanto riguarda la trama, in certi passaggi mi sembra un po’ forzata: ad esempio, il legame che si crea tra Mira e Julian si sviluppa in modo molto rapido, e risulta poco credibile che lui, che per gran parte della vita non ha incontrato nessuno disposto ad aiutarlo, trovi nel giro di pochi capitoli ben due persone pronte a salvarlo. Anche la scena in cui Mira partorisce da sola praticandosi un cesareo appare francamente eccessiva e poco realistica, rischiando di indebolire l’impatto emotivo del momento.
Nonostante queste perplessità, continuerò la lettura, perché il genere dark fantasy mi affascina e lo spunto narrativo da cui prende avvio la storia ha sicuramente del valore e delle potenzialità interessanti.
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8,465 reviews150 followers
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
December 18, 2025
A dark, more horror specific manga which is the first volume featuring a slave ship where the main character has escaped to and becomes a slave where he meets a pregnant woman named Mira, but after a dark turn of events where the slaves are slaughtered, Julian ends up with Mira's baby, Diana, and has the powers/strength of those slaves who were killed. To move forward, Julian and Diana end up at another location where he can raise the baby, mourn the loss of those killed including Diana's mom, Mira, and find justice.

A tale that includes fantastical elements like the sea octopus/urchin, historical references related to slavery and abuse, and a poetic justice element to Julian ending up with Mira's baby trying to make it in the world.

It's unique.
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338 reviews
November 30, 2025
demasiada demasiada demasiada prisa bro en 20 paginas muere la madre y consigue poderes mágicos de mierda
no vamos a hablar ya como 10 personas viendo como Mira se practica una cesárea intentando dándole dar el toque gore chica mejor mierda
me pareció muy inspirado en berserk pero de temu, el dibujo si es muy bonito pero la trama deja mucho y cuando digo mucho que es mucho que desear.
Y ya no voy a hablar de cringe que da el Julian haciéndole trauma dumping a la madre esta de su vida en la pagina como 5 bro como si a alguien le puto importase es como chico estás con 100 esclavos más que me importa
54 reviews
October 21, 2024
Es un inicio fuerte. Me leere el segundo volumen eventualmente porque solo han salido tres (de hecho solo dos porque el tercero no esta formalmente como volumen) y quiero que la historia tenga un poco más de cuerpo.

Quisiera creer que el ambiente de fantasía oscura junto con el horror casi cósmico se va a mantener pero es de esperar que se aligeren los tonos para hacer parecer que todo va bien. Esperar será a ver qué.
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46 reviews
December 12, 2024
Wow. I knew I should expect something good but....wow. Centuria is such an intersting manga.
It has captured my attention almost immidietly. I was looking for a new serialised manga after Jujutsu Kaisen has ended and this is a much needed upgrade to my manga reading.
Yes, the drawings might have some errors, some characters look weird in a couple of panels but I do not care about that. These minor problems do nothing to make me enjoy this story less.
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74 reviews5 followers
October 17, 2024
Read up to the latest chapter.
Brilliant work so far, the story is interesting with brilliant characters that I'm already emotionally invested in. The work building is intriguing. Some very dark moments, sprinkled with some hope. Artwork is great and different.

Overall I'm really enjoying it so far, the Eldritch horror aspects have really hooked me.
Looking forward to more :)
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588 reviews
June 6, 2025
i wanted to check this out since the first two volumes are coming out next month in spain and i was curious. however, i'm not really vibing with the story or the characters. i'm not saying it's bad per se, it's just not my thing. i'm also not a big fan of the art style, altho i do appreciate how angvall is muscular as fuck cause she's so pretty
42 reviews
July 26, 2025
Dark fantasy con ambientazione marina (per ora). Parla di schiavi che vengono venduti e sacrificati come fossero carne da macello, ma ad un certo punto un'entità dona dei poteri al protagonista.
Forse il rapporto tra il protagonista e una donna incinta si sviluppa un po' troppo in pochissime pagine. Tutto sommato carino.
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327 reviews5 followers
October 24, 2025
Un esordio super convincente per questa storia dark fantasy che, fin dalle prime pagine, si mostra in tutta la sua originalità, drammaticità e brutalità.
La storia di cento- e uno- schiavi che vengono sacrificati al mare, ma ad una condizione… se quella di Julian sia una maledizione o un’immensa fortuna, devo ancora capirlo ma non vedo l’ora di scoprirlo!
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771 reviews11 followers
December 2, 2025
Centuria is a uniquely beautiful manga series opener. The scenes of the ship and the sea monsters were stunning. The historical feel of the book including the ship of 100 slaves were fascinating. I wish that there was more variation in the ethnicity of the characters however, especially in depicting a system of inequalities that are often based on surface differences.
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176 reviews4 followers
August 25, 2024
A promising start to a promising new dark fantasy series. I am so here for the eldritch horror elements! There are some plot points that beg for your suspension of disbelief, but that’s par for the course when it comes to shounen.
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322 reviews1 follower
November 16, 2024
This manga starts off STRONG. The art is unbelievably good and the style is very distinctive. The story is shaping up to be nothing short of spectacular.

Please support this series! It deserves attention!
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88 reviews
June 9, 2025
2.5. Je me sens neutre après cette lecture. Un peu trop gore pour moi et un scénario pas encore super clair. Un enieme "chosen one" surpuissant. A voir comment ça évolue par la suite, cest pas mauvaise je ne suis juste pas la cible
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