Gokurakugai, Vol.1

極楽街 [Gokurakugai] #1

by Yuto Sano, 佐乃夕斗

Kawasan kota lama Gokurakugai merupakan tempat berpadunya hiruk-pikuk pertokoan dan pekatnya kegelapan. Di kota tanpa peraturan itulah Tao dan Alma beroperasi sebagai “pemecah masalah”.

Suatu hari, di hadapan mereka, muncul seorang anak laki-laki yang mencari temannya, yaitu seorang manusia binatang yang menghilang.

Orang hilang yang tak terlihat jejaknya dan bangkai hewan yang tampak ganjil. Pada senja kala di mana kota mulai diselimuti kegelapan, wajah lain para “pemecah masalah” muncul ke permukaan!

Inilah awal kisah aksi super seru para pemecah masalah melawan makhluk mengerikan pemangsa manusia!!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Action, Comics, Horror, Shonen, Supernatural

176 pages, Paperback

First published November 4, 2022

About the author

Yuto Sano 佐乃夕斗 (Sano Yūto) is a Japanese Mangaka.

Reviews

[thi]

ms tao give me one chance

[daph pink ♡]

Why is this a one-shot deal? Chef kiss the story's progression and character growth. Amazing, incredible.

[Ricarda]

I'm a little surprised at how much I liked this first volume. The main character is precious, the character design is SO good and the story is interesting as well. Can't wait for more!

[灰]

I want my lungs to suffer from inhaling in all of Ms. Tao’s cigarette smoke. I WILL BE YOUR ASH TRAY 🧎🏾‍♀️🧎🏾‍♀️🧎🏾‍♀️🧎🏾‍♀️

[Igel :)]

-The art is amazing
- I love the character designs
-The story is interesting (although not the most special one I've ever seen)
-Tao is so hot

[hannah⁷]

hello this was so fun I can’t wait to keep reading this

[Lauren Lanz]

I’m surprised how much I already love these characters after just one volume. The art is beautiful, and the dynamic between Ms. Tao and Alma as well as their individual personalities are really fun.

The plot is pretty reminiscent of Chainsaw Man, but Gokarakugai stands out nonetheless because of how quickly it establishes solid side characters and their backstories. I became attached to all of the people Ms. Tao and Alma helped within only a few pages, adoring Yuki and Luka’s sweet bond of friendship, and immediately sympathizing with Isato’s family tragedy. I’m already hooked to the main cast, and knowing that the author is able to make me care for side character so effortlessly, I’m really eager to continue this manga!

[G_occasionally_reads [semi-hiatus cuz work]]

TAO IS MY RIDE OF DIE FOREVER 💗

May I interest you in:
🔪 another fantasy shonen manga (the story is nothing special or out of the ordinary, but it is quite enjoyable)
🔪 action + monsters
🔪 Tao, aka the hot, powerful and skilled lady MC 🥵
🔪 Tao and Alma's sibling-kind-of relation 🥹
🔪 great illustrations

[Andrea]

No me dice nada nuevo. Muy básico.

[Nicilaui]

The first volume kicks off with an interesting start so I‘m hooked. I like all characters designs so far, especially Tao’s and Alma’s. I think the dynamic between the two is unique and I'm looking forward to more. Otherwise you can draw a lot of parallels to Chainsaw Man or JJK, but I don't think that's a bad thing. I'm really excited to see how the topic of "demons" is dealt with in this Manga and which organisations and actors may come into play.

[Rodrigo]

Bueno esta bien, ameno pero poco mas, de momento bastante simple, habrá que ver si va evolucionando la historia.
Buen dibujo y personajes principales con buena presencia.
Valoración: 6/10
Sinopsis: ¡Los solucionadores de problemas de Gokurakugai están abiertos al público! En una ciudad decadente sin ley ni orden, Tao y Alma aceptan trabajo de clientes de todos los credos y culturas, y siempre están listos para impartir justicia contra los monstruos hambrientos de humanos que acechan en las sombras. Aceptarán cualquier caso, ¡siempre que el precio sea razonable!

Nunca falta el crimen en la ciudad, y un joven que busca a su amigo hombre bestia es solo otra entrada en una larga lista de informes de personas desaparecidas. Sin embargo, Tao y Alma se dan cuenta de que son los únicos capaces de resolver este caso y destruir a los feroces monstruos que acechan en cada esquina.

[Kasha Michiels]

It's been a while since i got so excited after reading a first volume. I absolutely love the story! The characters are so intriguing and the art is very pretty!

[Frédéric]

This title has just been published in France after a major advertising campaign and I have to admit I bought it on the basis of its above-average design.

After that, if I'm honest, it's really only the artwork that's above average. After this first episode the series seems very generic. The characters are immediately endearing, as stereotypes can be: Alma is cool, fun and a bit silly but powerful, while Tao is the pure ice queen, jaded but super badass. The threat posed by the magas seem quite innocuous at the moment, and the future revelation of hints of secrets slipped in here and there probably won't make me fall off my chair.

In short, it's certainly not the manga of the year, but the characters are cool, the action is well-paced and the drawings are beautiful. It's not so bad after all.

[Rebecca]

3.5 stars

This was a fun series starter. Alma is very likeable, and Tao is very hot. This particular volume was basically just a basic set up introducing the world and characters, and I'm interested enough to pick up another volume.

[library ghost (farheen)]

3.5 stars

short and cute ^^ RTC mb

[Christine]

This was fun. I’m not rushing to grab the next volume but I could definitely see using the library to grab more volumes next time I want a supernatural adventure sort of anime. I enjoyed this quite a bit.

[cey]

Hear me out Tao and Yomi..
The Art Style >>

[⋆｡˚꒰ঌ worm ໒꒱˚｡⋆]

I'm not super sure how I feel about this series yet.
Volume 1 is decent, though I'm not sure if I like the world building yet. I takes place in a heavily Chinese inspired city (which is actually super cool- I love all the backgrounds/fights so far), but the big surprise is the "people". I went into this blind so I wasn't expecting the beast-men thing (and honestly, it doesn't seem suppppper relevant so far?) it might be interesting if they decide to expand upon that in later volumes, but as of now it just kinda feels out of left field. I'm also not super thrilled with the MAGA (lol) designs, I feel like they could look a lot cooler/unique since they all kinda look the same :/

IDK. I'm curious to see what volume 2 will bring, but I'm less excited than I'd thought I would be. :(

[Ezgi T]

I’m very biased about 極楽街 because ‘Alma’ looks like a character I really like, and honestly that’s the main reason I picked this one up. Whoever invented “the red-haired, blue-eyed, crazy but also heart of gold guy”, thank you for your service to the world.

I generally don’t read shounen manga (in the rare occasion that I do read manga) but here we are . . . The art is really pretty and the story kept me interested throughout the volume. I’m definitely looking forward to reading the next volume once it releases.

[Ștefi]

Sister Tao give me one chance I can make you happy

[Sophia Paul]

LOVE THE ART STYLE OMG. love the characters alma MY LOVE MY DARLING and tao…. i need them both PLEASE! really enjoying the plot and the actions … overall can’t wait to see more of this series

[achilles]

it was honestly fun and has characters i wanna learn more about 🥹 let's see how things go

[Erika Sarutobi]

A little rough around the edges, but the art style is crazy good.

[Catharina]

Tao is fanservice for a specific demographics and it's me, I'm the demographics. She can kick me in the face and I'll say thank you.
Jokes aside, I was kicking my feet the whole time. This was so much fun. The art is utterly gorgeous and the hotness of the characters is illegal. Ate this all up like Alma the matcha bisquits.

[bea 🪴]

okay shonen is so back even with the first volume the art is so fucking cool and the premise????? yeah this is definitely excellent we love a half human half demon main character with his pretty mentor and found family (potentially i just be yapping)

[라우라]

Me he empezado el manga solo porque mi amiga me ha mandado fotos de 3 chicas que son guapísimas?? Pues sí, solo soy una chica lesbiana y caigo fácilmente por los personajes femeninos con esas vibes, lo siento

Las vibes que tiene Tao... es que le podría dedicar toda la reseña a ella, la verdad. Es preciosa y tiene una presencia increíble. Ya quiero ir conociendo un poco más a todos los personajes tmb porque en este apenas han introducido un poco a algunos y han ido enseñando qué es lo que hacen y tal.

En general me gusta el estilo de dibujo de todos los personajes, son muy guays, aunque estoy deseando conocer a cierta chica de pelo rosa que no ha aparecido aún.

También quiero ver cómo se va desarrollando la historia. En fin, es que no puedo decir mucho más porque tampoco se ha desarrollado nada como tal aún.

PD: el pelo del chico que sale al final me gusta, parece un idol

[Marureviere]

EDIT: It's officially getting serialized!!!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳 First chapter out next month! (07/07/22)



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I want Tao to crack my spine like a glowstick, break my bones, and step on my throat in the most degrading way possible I am nothing but an object for her.

[Cade]

it’s basically just chainsaw man x gintama but that’s not exactly a bad thing

[Agnese Rosengren]

Un primo volume spettacolare. I disegni sono pazzeschi e la trama davvero intrigante, i combattimenti sono gestiti benissimo e ci sono stati dei momenti in cui ho rischiato di perdere i polmoni per le troppe risate.
Non do punteggio pieno solo perché è stato sì un inizio pazzesco, ma sento che non siamo ancora entrati nel vivo della storia.
Questi primi tre capitoli sono stati soprattutto introduttivi e hanno svolto al meglio il loro dovere, quindi ora voglio capire se rimarrò sulla scia delle quattro stelle o darò punteggio pieno coi prossimi volumi.

P.S.: Alma è il mio spirito guida, non c'è altra spiegazione.

[mikaela (spinebreaker)]

If I had even half an idea what was going on in this world maybe it would be 4, but I do not lol. Also, I don't really like that the art style goes sketch mode during fight scenes. I do love the characters, though, and I can see myself reading more of this after that cliffhanger