Tower Dungeon 3

タワーダンジョン [Tower Dungeon] #3

by Tsutomu Nihei

エリクォが隠し持っているという「竜殺しの武器」を狙い、近衛戦団の裏切り者たちに奇襲をうけた第七分隊。全滅寸前の危機を前にユーヴァは・・・・・・！？　弐瓶勉が剣と魔法の世界を描く、迷宮探索ファンタジー第３巻！

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Graphic Novels

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 8, 2024

About the author

See also 弐瓶 勉.

Tsutomu Nihei (弐瓶 勉 Nihei Tsutomu, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. He has a relatively large community of fans in Germany where his manga Blame!, NOiSE and Biomega were published by Ehapa. Blame! was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop and in Italy by Panini Comics.

At first he studied architecture and later it is shown up in his manga works with drawing huge structures. This became one of his general theme that makes his manga unique. His works are usually in black and white. He is also an avid fan of the video game series Halo, as he mentions in his commentary section in the Halo Graphic Novel.

Taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_...

Reviews

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

EN I was already loving this series, but this volume made me even more enthusiastic.

It’s without a doubt the best volume so far — one of those that boosts your desire to keep reading and, on top of that, to explore other works by Tsutomu Nihei that I haven’t read yet, since Blame! is the only one I’ve read until now.

A manga series not to be missed.

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PT Já estava a adorar esta série, mas com este volume fiquei ainda mais entusiasmado.

É, sem dúvida, o melhor volume até agora — daqueles que aumentam a vontade de continuar a ler e, além disso, de explorar outras obras de Tsutomu Nihei que ainda não conheço, já que, até agora, só li "Blame!".

Uma série de manga que não se deve mesmo perder.

[c. a. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just can't get enough of this. I love everything: the artstyle, storyline, characters. I hope the author keeps this level of quality in the future as well

[Ignacio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nihei maneja bien los códigos de dragones y mazmorras, y los reviste de una estética atractiva en la encrucijada de lo majestuoso, lo indeterminado, lo estilizado y lo pesadillesco. A veces pierde un poco de sentido en encuadres y composiciones que quebrantan la continuidad más de la cuenta, pero en la mayoría ofrece viñetas que detienen la acción en el instante justo para que puedas componer cómo se ha llegado ahí y como se va a encadenar con la siguiente. Y alumbra imágenes de enorme belleza. Muchas.

[Mangrii · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sigo disfrutando de Yuva & company mientras ascienden por la surrealista mazmorra. Nihei siempre bien :)

[Estefanía Altés · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me ha gustado mucho uwu, los monstruos estan muy chulos y también el final me ha dejado con ganas de leer más de este manga uwu

[Evelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

this series seriously pisses me off when it throws in these half ass fan service scenes. Because the setting otherwise takes itself very seriously, and these random moments are such a tonal whiplash, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Because the story is good and intriguing, and I feel like wasting time on these moments is time we could have spent getting know more about these characters.

[Dp · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huge twist at the end, This series continues to impress me and slowly become one of my favorites.

[Alessandro Parisi]

Il gruppo di disertori ha ormai il pieno controllo della situazione ed è pronto a uccidere Yuva, Eliquo e Lilisen. Proprio quando tutto sembra perduto, Yuva dimostra una capacità sorprendente: riesce a non precipitare nel vuoto, si aggrappa alla parete e contrattacca un arciere, ribaltando lo scontro e salvando sé stesso e i suoi compagni, eliminando gli ex cavalieri.

Con l’ammazzadraghi ora in loro possesso, il trio prosegue l’esplorazione della Torre, ma si imbatte in un basilisco capace di pietrificare Yuva e altri esseri umani intrappolati nei piani del Dungeon. Durante questo arco narrativo stringono un’alleanza con un gruppo di scavatori e con una misteriosa ragazza, soprannominata da Lilisen “ladra di tombe”, che tenta persino di reclutare Yuva nel proprio gruppo.

Eliquo e Lilisen prendono definitivamente coscienza di quanto Yuva sia diventato indispensabile: è già la seconda volta che li salva, dimostrando un valore ben superiore a quello di un semplice contadino.

Tra Yuva e Lilisen nasce inoltre un momento di imbarazzo e vicinanza, che lascia intuire l’inizio di un possibile sentimento romantico.

Attraverso un sogno, Yuva entra in contatto con la principessa, che lo avverte di un pericolo imminente: il necromante sta tentando di rigenerare il drago dell’80° piano. Yuva deve avvisare Minsaber il prima possibile. La principessa gli dona una collana, e viene infine rivelato che nel sangue di Yuva scorre sangue reale, aprendo nuovi interrogativi sul suo passato e sul suo destino.

[Aaron Meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Man this just got amped up to 1000 lol. That first chapter Yuva truly showed up and turned a screwed situation into a decisive victory. Glad to be able to see the Excavators Guild again. Their leader sure has a thing for Yuva. Maybe working with her could be fun lol! But the most interesting thing by far is learning about Yuva himself which we get a peek at at the closing of the volume. With all that is happening in this volume the next should be a banger. The art continues to impress and absolutely adds to the flavor of the text. 100% recommend!

[Carlo Gnutti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eriquo nascondeva nell’orecchino un’arma esplosiva molto potente che potrebbe uccidere il drago del livello 80.
Nello scontro coi soldati Yuva si dimostra discretamente spietato, come si vede dalla kill molto splatter.
Figo il basilisco falena gigante.
Yuva viene visitato in sogno dalla principessa (che somiglia molto a sua sorella Funapa) che gli svela che l’obiettivo del necromante e’ impossessarsi del drago e gli dona anche la propria collana. A fine volume Eriquo ipotizza che Yuva discenda dalla famiglia reale.

[Alex Johnston · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is still so bare-bones plot-wise but the art is really good. The basilisk in this volume in particular RULES. So, not my favorite, but neat. I think the minimalist storytelling leaning on art design and atmosphere worked a lot better in blame because it was much more mysterious, whereas this is so bogged down in genre tropes that it ends up feeling generic even though a lot of the art design is very original.

[Enol Martínez Perez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume Three: simply stunning. Once again, Tsutomu Nihei manages to convey so much without resorting to panels filled with hyper-realistic artwork. The most interesting aspect, apart from the final twist regarding Yuva, is how the dangers of the Tower aren’t just the monsters, but what the dungeon itself does to humans.

I liked the interaction between Lilisen and Yuva. I suppose as the story progresses we’ll see more of the two of them and their relationship.

[Sel · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 estrellas porque hay escenas innecesarias con personajes femeninos que me descuadran totalmente en un manga de Nihei, de verdad. Al final no habrá un manga que se libre de viñetas cringe y que sobran. Desconozco cuántos tomos acabaran saliendo pero espero que la historia vaya consiguiendo más profundidad teniendo en cuenta otra obras de Nihei.

[Štěpán · Rating 4 out of 5]

The dark atmosphere is suffocating, and then there is a rest and breathing room; it contrasts wonderfully, and the art is spectacular. Naivety of Yuva is cute, and clashes with the high intensity of every situation and his passivity is directly challenged by every other character. And everything together creates a polarising experience, which I adore.

[Anahys · Rating 5 out of 5]

J’ai adoré ce tome !! Le fan service est beaucoup plus léger et subjectif (smash Lilisen et l’excavatrice), ça fait du bien. Le volume nous transporte tellement bien dans l’ambiance, et les dessins sont toujours autant magistraux. Hâte de connaître la suite, surtout avec la révélation de fin de tome !!! 🐉

[Ocean · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh we just slammed the gas on the story, didn't we? This was a lot of fun. Finally the protagonist is taking some initiative, and we're getting some intrigue along with the worldbuilding. I'm into it.

[TxD · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most action-packed issue yet, from the jump. More fantastic character and creature designs. Really setting up the lore for the future of this world. Relationships developing. Good fights. Awesome artwork.

[S46354595 · Rating 5 out of 5]

New poor little meow meow to add to my collection: Yuva. He's a total himbo. I love him your honor.
New woman that can do no wrongs (even when she actually does wrong): Lilicen. I would let her set me on fire. (oops did I say that out loud?)

[Samuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

80%

Really good volume. Some cool fights, plus some more interesting story reveals too. It’s kinda funny to me that Yuva’s pulling so many women, haha. Anyway, I’m interested where Nihei takes this series next.

[alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

wtf with that cliffhanger😭

[Omargg7785 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sigue mejorando capitulo tras capitulo

[Cristian Ghibli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Empezó un poco flojo el primero, pero se está poniendo muy interesante.

[Pedro Faria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok this has cooking potential.
Please, more folklore creatures as Eldritch monsters

[Adriano Barone]

Leggere cosa sia l'idea di Nihei di un manga shonen fantasy è esilarante. Considerando che il pazzo lo pubblica su rivista settimanale senza assistenti. Per Nihei son sempre preso benissimo.

[Shatiel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, sempre più spettacolare e che rivelazione!

Ma l'immagine finale??? Vorrei capirci di più dannazione!

[mykittyquest17 · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

Continues with the incredible art and great action. An absolute delight

[Aaron Donogh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this manga. Sad that I'll have to start waiting for new volumes.

[______rod · Rating 4 out of 5]

The most classic of plot twist, but keep reading. Cool draft-style sketches

[Mariana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh shit!!! Also, I love Yuva so much, I love when the main character is a straight up dummy 🫶

[Dalton Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay okay things are picking up. Love the love interests/romance part of the story and Yuva is beginning to me more interesting