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機械狂高中生，見浦直人。
毒舌超精密自動人偶，琉紫．優爾斯列夫。
天才鐘錶技師，瑪莉．蓓爾．布列格。
機械化保鑣，瓦伊尼．哈爾達。
當４顆齒輪介入這個將死去的地球之一切，以時鐘機關加以重現、重新建構的世界，連命運亦將發生極大迴轉！讀者引頸期盼的高人氣輕小說漫畫化，宏大的鐘錶龐克冒險行動開幕！
毒舌超精密自動人偶，琉紫．優爾斯列夫。
天才鐘錶技師，瑪莉．蓓爾．布列格。
機械化保鑣，瓦伊尼．哈爾達。
當４顆齒輪介入這個將死去的地球之一切，以時鐘機關加以重現、重新建構的世界，連命運亦將發生極大迴轉！讀者引頸期盼的高人氣輕小說漫畫化，宏大的鐘錶龐克冒險行動開幕！
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April 7, 2020
This makes me think of Fire Force if you replace fire with gears, but that's a very loose comparison and the story is still (seemingly) fresh. Solid art with a very interesting world and characters. Definitely a promising start.
2020 reread:
Dropped this from 4 stars to 3 with this reread. I didn't remember anything about this, not even the above review ... and that's never a good sign. 😬
I liked it enough to continue on, though apparently I already read the second volume too. 🤷♀️
2020 reread:
Dropped this from 4 stars to 3 with this reread. I didn't remember anything about this, not even the above review ... and that's never a good sign. 😬
I liked it enough to continue on, though apparently I already read the second volume too. 🤷♀️
May 29, 2018
It was just OK. What is a fun premise is marred by annoying fan service cliches and the boring, overdone trope of the nerdy, bullied loner boy suddenly becoming cool and important by having secret abilities and finds a pretty trophy woman who is beautiful, two-dimensional, probably not human (i.e., a literal object) and exists only for him etc. etc. The subplot with the clocksmiths was actually more interesting and fresh than the main plot.
March 28, 2017
I am a huge fan of No Game No Life. I loved the show and I'm impatient for more. So when I saw that this manga was written by the same person I had to read it right away. I got my copy of vol 1 from Loot Anime, the Future crate. I had no idea what it was before getting a copy of it but I am in love. the characters are pretty cool and cute. They're also smart. The idea is different and we get to know the characters well in the 4 chapters.
April 21, 2017
A boy lives on a planet made of gears. There is so much to love about this book. The premise is unique at least for me. There is both humor and drama involved. The artwork is very well done. The perspective drawings made me stop and look for a minute or two before going on to the next page. The two page art spreads made me stop and look at details. I'm leaving spoilers out of this review as much as I can. I don't want to even write more of what its about because I want you to go read it!
January 6, 2024
Nope, just nope. Sexualises children and the plot is an absolute mess.
April 23, 2017
Pretty fun start of the new series but there's a couple of totally unnecessary bits of fanservice (because there's not much of it, the few scenes are totally useless). Seems to be better than the anime (watched the first episode).
March 26, 2021
"Clockwork Planet" is probably my most memorable manga, as it was the first physical manga book I had ever gotten with my own money. In my opinion, it is well worth the price. Due to the fact that it is a manga, you can read through the entire volume in a few hours tops, but it will be an enjoyable experience.
Clockwork Planet follows the story of Naoto Miura, a teenage boy who lives in the far future of Earth. In this time, people have moved from the main planet, to an outer shell of the planet made out of gears, or as they are known in the book, grids, created by a person named Y in the distant past. Naoto does not fit in with the rest of his classmates due to his fascination with automata, and is down on his luck. However, when a giant container fell on his house containing the automata RyuZu, who was made by Y themself, he had found her broken, and repaired her back to function. The rest of the story follows their hijinks as Naoto tries to figure out how to survive with his house destroyed, and the government trying to take RyuZu from him.
What peaked my interest about this book and the series as a whole is it's incorperation of comedy. There are definetly some serious moments in this manga, but what stands out to me are the moments that caused me to literally laugh out loud. From the action scenes to the more relaxed school scenes, this manga is a really entertaining read for manga readers who enjoy stuff like "No Game No Life", and "Fire Force".
Clockwork Planet follows the story of Naoto Miura, a teenage boy who lives in the far future of Earth. In this time, people have moved from the main planet, to an outer shell of the planet made out of gears, or as they are known in the book, grids, created by a person named Y in the distant past. Naoto does not fit in with the rest of his classmates due to his fascination with automata, and is down on his luck. However, when a giant container fell on his house containing the automata RyuZu, who was made by Y themself, he had found her broken, and repaired her back to function. The rest of the story follows their hijinks as Naoto tries to figure out how to survive with his house destroyed, and the government trying to take RyuZu from him.
What peaked my interest about this book and the series as a whole is it's incorperation of comedy. There are definetly some serious moments in this manga, but what stands out to me are the moments that caused me to literally laugh out loud. From the action scenes to the more relaxed school scenes, this manga is a really entertaining read for manga readers who enjoy stuff like "No Game No Life", and "Fire Force".
April 1, 2020
Yuu kamiya, best known for his other work "No Game No Life" creates another amazing story about a
dead earth that has been rebuilt with gears. the main character Naoto Miura, is a kid fascinated with the gears of the planet when one day, an advanced automaton created by the Y, the re builder of the planet, crashes through his ceiling. Despite not knowing her specs, he manages to fix her using his sense of sound alone. Before his ceiling crashes in on him, the automaton saves him. She introduces herself as Ryuzu, and authenticates him as her master and gaurdian. The 2 then go on to help stabilize
Naotos bank account as they are broke until the meet Maribelle Breguet, a meister (high level clocksmith) and Vainney Halter, her bodygaurd, who recognize Ryuzu.
I give this book a 10/10 due to Kamiyas terrific storytelling and the great illustrations by Shino. I think this is a great introduction to the series as it develops the core quartet, as well as the antagonist, the army. I love the characterization of the characters, with Naoto being the school "loser" who gets bullied and Ryuzu who is his servant but everyone thinks that she's too good for him
This is a definite recommend for anyone who is a fan of Yuu's other works.
dead earth that has been rebuilt with gears. the main character Naoto Miura, is a kid fascinated with the gears of the planet when one day, an advanced automaton created by the Y, the re builder of the planet, crashes through his ceiling. Despite not knowing her specs, he manages to fix her using his sense of sound alone. Before his ceiling crashes in on him, the automaton saves him. She introduces herself as Ryuzu, and authenticates him as her master and gaurdian. The 2 then go on to help stabilize
Naotos bank account as they are broke until the meet Maribelle Breguet, a meister (high level clocksmith) and Vainney Halter, her bodygaurd, who recognize Ryuzu.
I give this book a 10/10 due to Kamiyas terrific storytelling and the great illustrations by Shino. I think this is a great introduction to the series as it develops the core quartet, as well as the antagonist, the army. I love the characterization of the characters, with Naoto being the school "loser" who gets bullied and Ryuzu who is his servant but everyone thinks that she's too good for him
This is a definite recommend for anyone who is a fan of Yuu's other works.
February 15, 2022
Manga ligero y entretenido que nos lleva a un mundo en el que las ciudades están compuestas por engranajes y otras piezas de maquinaria. Seguimos las aventuras de Naoto Miura, un estudiante obsesionado con los mecanismos y la mecánica que tiene un talento especial para detectar los problemas en las máquinas utilizando tan sólo el oído.
April 27, 2023
Enjoying this. It's kind of like a cross between Cinder and Clockwork Angel.
March 8, 2025
This book is a little like Chobits, Vol. 1 with the whole boy saves an android and it becomes his personal companion. The thing that makes this different is that this is more of a steampunk thriller world then a slice of life comedy.
To me this is what would happen if Chobits, Vol. 1 and STEINS;GATE シュタインズ・ゲート 1巻 would cross and merged into a story.
The main hero is a nerdy boy who is bullies and like Chobits, Vol. 1 saves the life of a droid and becomes the master. Now I feel this is more meaningful the why he saves the droid and the relationship they get then in Chobits, Vol. 1.
Than later you meet a girl who reminds me of the smart, kind of bossy girl in STEINS;GATE シュタインズ・ゲート 1巻, Makise Kurisu.
** received w/ Loot-Crate Anime 3/2017**
To me this is what would happen if Chobits, Vol. 1 and STEINS;GATE シュタインズ・ゲート 1巻 would cross and merged into a story.
The main hero is a nerdy boy who is bullies and like Chobits, Vol. 1 saves the life of a droid and becomes the master. Now I feel this is more meaningful the why he saves the droid and the relationship they get then in Chobits, Vol. 1.
Than later you meet a girl who reminds me of the smart, kind of bossy girl in STEINS;GATE シュタインズ・ゲート 1巻, Makise Kurisu.
** received w/ Loot-Crate Anime 3/2017**
February 23, 2019
I received this book in LootCrate Amine, so I had no idea what it was about when I picked it up. I was pleasantly surprised :)
First off, the illustrations were beautiful. There were a handful of of small atmospheric or zoomed-in images that I couldn't decipher, but nothing that really hindered my reading experience. Ryuzu and Marie are both drawn so beautifully and intricately but with this overall sense of simplicity that I love.
As for the story - it's getting good. I was initially apprehensive about the storyline but once I hit around page 50 things really started to pick up. The scale of the story grew, more characters were introduced, and the stakes were raised. This volume really ends in a place that you can't stop reading at -- I would highly recommend having the next volume on hand for when you finish this one!
Raise your hand if you like the scifi genre, automatons, and evil governments. You guy's should pick this up!
First off, the illustrations were beautiful. There were a handful of of small atmospheric or zoomed-in images that I couldn't decipher, but nothing that really hindered my reading experience. Ryuzu and Marie are both drawn so beautifully and intricately but with this overall sense of simplicity that I love.
As for the story - it's getting good. I was initially apprehensive about the storyline but once I hit around page 50 things really started to pick up. The scale of the story grew, more characters were introduced, and the stakes were raised. This volume really ends in a place that you can't stop reading at -- I would highly recommend having the next volume on hand for when you finish this one!
Raise your hand if you like the scifi genre, automatons, and evil governments. You guy's should pick this up!
June 29, 2017
An interesting manga that seems to fuse sci-fi with a bit of steam punk. The art work is pretty, the story is interesting, and it does well on making sure the reader isn't confused about anything regarding the world that it's building. Looking forward to the next one.
July 1, 2017
I really liked the art in this book - suitable for a mechanical planet, it has very clean lines and isn't overly ornamental, although there seem to be a lot of gears. The story is intriguing, and I'm anxious to know where it's going to go from here!
June 1, 2017
Quite a bit of fun.
Review (volumes 1 & 2): https://derailmentsofthought.wordpres...
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September 30, 2017
An interesting manga.
April 16, 2018
REALLY fanservicey. Like if Chobits had none of the charm. The whole thing radiates gross.
November 9, 2022
This manga has a really slow start in terms of making things interestingly fresh, but once you get into it, it is genuinely intriguing. A lot of it all feels the same as many shonen manga I may pick up, except that the main female is much more coarse and blunt than the usual, and main character is oddly more… unique than that, and so is the story. My favorite part is likely the very idea of a clockwork planet itself, the clocksmiths and meisters and the meister guild and so on.
Overall, this manga has a really interesting concept, funny but common anime/manga humor, and genuinely very cute art. I’m surprised to say it but I would recommend it. Though I feel like the clockwork planet aspect is certainly something I feel cautious about as if you’re not into it, the jokes will not make up for the boredom you feel.
That being said, that’s my objective opinion. My personal opinion is that I greatly appreciate the clockwork aspects of this tale.
Overall, this manga has a really interesting concept, funny but common anime/manga humor, and genuinely very cute art. I’m surprised to say it but I would recommend it. Though I feel like the clockwork planet aspect is certainly something I feel cautious about as if you’re not into it, the jokes will not make up for the boredom you feel.
That being said, that’s my objective opinion. My personal opinion is that I greatly appreciate the clockwork aspects of this tale.
December 1, 2024
A surprisingly very fast read with your typical nerdy-bullied teenager boy though this time in the far future Japan and he loves to tinker. One day, a shipping container happened to drop onto his apartment building [as if!] and in it, he found a gorgeous girl automaton [the scene set up reminds me of Snow White].
There is a second perspective in the alternating chapter where the protagonist is a genius girl working as a clockmaker meister who adores chocolate and is determined to save the world (or at least Kyoto to start with). She is searching for that automaton girl.
It was a fun read with fairly clean illustrations (not so cluttered). This volume ends in a somewhat cliffhanger!! Just FYI...
There is a second perspective in the alternating chapter where the protagonist is a genius girl working as a clockmaker meister who adores chocolate and is determined to save the world (or at least Kyoto to start with). She is searching for that automaton girl.
It was a fun read with fairly clean illustrations (not so cluttered). This volume ends in a somewhat cliffhanger!! Just FYI...
December 20, 2024
Fun start to a series. The clockwork planet premise provides the opportunity for fun, cool gear art and visuals. The potential for constantly failing gear mechanisms gives the series the sense of urgency it needs so that it feels like an action manga while being about mechanical repair and politis 😂Unsurprisingly, the main little boy character is a Gary Stu, and Ryuzu is fan-servicey, but I still find their dynamic appealing, and I'm looking forward to seeing what it's like when all the characters meet up.
September 2, 2018
I love the manga. The art style is amazing and the artist is actual the same one who did the art for "No Game No Life" which is known for it's unique style of bright colors and so on. I think the manga is way better than the anime. The anime's art was not very good and it left out a lot of details that I really thought would be in the anime, so I was disappointed in the anime, but the manga is great. The story is told very well and I really enjoyed it.
August 23, 2023
Same old tropes, terrible dialogue, female-shaped automaton giving oral to the finger of a teenage boy to confirm that he has "been authorized as [her] master" and to demonstrate her vow of "absolute submission and loyalty" (complete with slurping, drooling, and moaning, pp. 52-55), so I guess I can include fan service in my list of complaints.
But hey, it's rated 16+, right? Seems legit.
Gimme a fucking break.
But hey, it's rated 16+, right? Seems legit.
Gimme a fucking break.
August 4, 2017
I'm still on the fence about this manga. It's still too early for me to know if it will be interesting enough for me to read before watching the anime and I was actually conflicted about leaving a review so early in the series. It's very hard to judge a manga by the first volume since it mostly contains only basic plot information, but volume 1 was good enough for me to want to read more.
February 10, 2019
Cute, complex, and building up to hints of something great.
This is a fantastic introductory volume. It very quickly and succinctly introduces the world, society, politics, and our main characters.
Naoto is the quintessential brilliant, misunderstood underdog and I'm really excited to see what Kamiya has in store for him.
This is a fantastic introductory volume. It very quickly and succinctly introduces the world, society, politics, and our main characters.
Naoto is the quintessential brilliant, misunderstood underdog and I'm really excited to see what Kamiya has in store for him.
March 2, 2021
A nice beginning to what seems like an interesting mix of sci-fi, mecha and the usual fun manga banter. I liked the world building, the different styles of narration and the characters are fun too! But yeah, once again the high school prodigy gets distracted by boobs.. it's just getting a little old.. I'm planning to continue the series if I can find the next volumes!
January 16, 2018
Oh really enjoyed this one. Bought the rest and can't wait to read more. Insecure boy, untapped abilities, clockwork girl, end of the world (or at least one city), can they save it? What's not to like?
July 29, 2018
A guild of master engineers rebuilt the planet entirely using complex clockwork assemblies. A young teen boy befriends a mysterious mechanical girl assembled from clockwork. The setting is interesting, there is a plot, and the art is well done. Bonus points for strong female characters!
February 3, 2019
A strong shonen vibe makes this not my cup of tea, but the premise is strong enough to try the next vol. Or in other words I'll keep reading as long as the story's not just about a boy and his sexy robot.
March 5, 2019
Clockwork Planet Volume 1 was quirky, cute, but a little bit too slow in terms of pacing. The art is good. The characters are fun. The story thus far is only so-so. I still enjoyed Volume 1, and am interested in seeing where the story heads.
December 29, 2020
Let's see, we have sexy robot lady licking mc's finger, dripping saliva. Then a plot that moved way too fast, and jumped all over the place. So, you are left wondering what is happening, and how they got from point A to point D. It had potential, but I won't be continuing.
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