Aposimz la planète des marionettes #3

人形の国 [Ningyou no Kuni] #3

by Tsutomu Nihei

From acclaimed mangaka Tsutomu Nihei, the creator and artist behind BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia, comes his newest Science Fiction epic.

The artificial celestial body Aposimz measures 120,000 km in diameter.
Most of its volume is its core space, which is covered by a superstructural shell.

Fifty centuries ago, the people who lost the war against the core lost their right to reside legitimately on Aposimz, and were stranded on the frigid surface.

They face rampant Frame Disease and aggressive automatons which appear frequently on the Ruins Level.

Yet even so, somehow the people survive.

Genres: Manga, Comics, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels

180 pages, Paperback

First published September 7, 2018

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

[Jeremy Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The lack of information this manga provides as a reader is getting old

[Ocean · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was a bit of a drag. There’s some interesting stuff and the art is awesome, but the story is leaning into the elements I have personally found to be the least interesting.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art is more detailed than in the last volume, in a way that I like. (It actually makes it seem like the creator was rushed with the installments that comprised the previous volume.) A few plot hooks were introduced that I hope are expounded on.

[Katharine · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

I'm still mixed about how I feel about this series. This feels like so much is happening and yet nothing at all. Others have pointed out how cringy some of the dialogue can feel, and I'm inclined to agree with them. Some of the dialogue during battle scenes is giving me cheesy 1980s kids' hero cartoon vibes, yet again. They did introduce a new foe, who seems somewhat interesting. But new enemies come and go so fast, I don't expect the new guy to last long. The newest enemy's introduction felt vague and very rushed. This entire series feels rushed for some reason? I also figured out why I'm getting PSO2 NPC vibes from Titania during battles. It's because instead of letting the reader be surprised by what's coming from opponents, Titania just tells you what's going to happen right before it happens. You don't get to be surprised by much in battles, because Titania just says "That's a [x] type frame! They'll do [x] attack! Be careful!" to Etherow. It makes Titania feel like an NPC whose giving a tutorial to a new player in an MMO. The cliffhanger ending of this volume was pretty interesting. We actually get to see the newly "reborn" King, and he seems like he will be a very interesting character. At least, I hope so.

[Ashe Catlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

It started having a lot of parallels with Blame!, Vol. 1 in the last 2 volumes with the humans living in an underground civilization surrounded by robotic creatures trying to kill them.

Saying that though I quite enjoy this, loving how the trio are working together. I main guy is still the main character though, as he always gets the last hits in the fights and the most to do. It was nice seeing the girls backstory, who know she'd be royalty. Her paralyzed brother was a welcome inclusion as well, due to his lust for power. Even telling the AI to take him stead of the lead character, which hinted at the cliffhanger. Honestly didn't see that coming, very curious on what the king AI's plan is as well, seems like his forming a bigger plan. I also really liked all the the new antagonist who's overpower like our lead, it's about time he had a challenge, overall I did really enjoy this but there isn't character development or emotions. So whilst I do enjoy reading it, it doesn't stay with me much after I finish reading it which is a bit of a shame.

[47Time · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the wake of Etherow and Yiyu's battle, the frames Fyuma and Aimu arrive. Fyuma's offer to join his side is refused by Etherow. The latter refuses so hard that he kills both of them. We're running out of bad guys here.

Etherow and Keisha continue their road downwards into the planet's core. They detour to Irf Nikk in the hope of gaining allies. Also to engage is some accidental peeping and awkward dialogue - entirely fan service, though I must say Keisha looks good naked.

Meanwhile Rebedoa has a new champion in Tosu, a natural-born killer with metal manipulation powers. With help from frame Jate, he find and attacks Irf Nikk. Though he is disabled after fighting Etherow and Keisha, the victory comes at great cost to the few Irf Nikk inhabitants who manage to flee. Their leader Kajiwan pushes forward with a risky plan of his own that doesn't involve his new friends.

[Sophie Townsend · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still, Doooope ass cyberpunk. I love that the two protags become closer, the battles become faster and brutal, the plot thickens! More critters!

[DonutKnow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tosu is cool 😎 I’m glad Etherow has an ally in Keisha 💪

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this volume but a little less than the others, nothing major happened but i still enjoyed it hihi:))