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横浜駅増殖の謎、そしてヒロトの決断とは――!?
ついにヒロトは、教授から示された場所にたどり着く。そこにいたのは、モニタの中に映る若い教授――彼は、ヒロトが望めば、横浜駅の機能を停止させることができると告げるのだが…。話題の新感覚SF、ついに完結!
ついにヒロトは、教授から示された場所にたどり着く。そこにいたのは、モニタの中に映る若い教授――彼は、ヒロトが望めば、横浜駅の機能を停止させることができると告げるのだが…。話題の新感覚SF、ついに完結!
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First published November 2, 2018
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November 20, 2024
Full series review - read only after reading volume 3!
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There's something about the setting here being innately linked to travel only for our characters to remain trapped within it that feels kinda high concept and incredibly interesting! However, I was under the impression that this series would be slightly longer than 3 volumes and upon realising, my expectations sunk. It just wasn't long enough so you end up getting a lot of surface level looks at concepts and themes and some very economical world building and story telling (if we were to put it nicely!)
Yokohama Station wears its BLAME influences on its sleeve (self propagating buildings, a gun that can shoot through said buildings and walls, a lot of its sci-fi, Al elements) and while, I will admit, BLAME didn't make a lot of sense to me and Yokohama Station did, the latter doesn't really give you a lot to think about after the story ends where as BLAME did. From that, decide for yourself which you think is the better story!
Hiroto's main up shot for entering the station is to take a look around and find a location called Exit 42. As it's me, I'm 1000 times more interested in a character looking around a location, meeting people and interacting with the society they come across than the actual plot/aim of the story (idk yall Iyashikei, not even once I'm telling you). The cigarette vending machine gangs, the weird pits that the Al and enforcers can't track individuals in, the weird factories that appear and how these are then controlled by the people who find them/are ousted by more powerful people, the entire Suika system they have in place and how this divides society and forces people to abandon their children due to being unable to afford the cost of said Suika implants. This is all so good! This location is so so good, so let's spend some time in it, rather than blasting through Hiroto's hero's journey experience in what is technically under 3 volumes as volume 2 takes a massive break to look into the life of a weapons manufacturer who wanders around outside of the station for what I felt was faaaar too long.
I'll reiterate that this manga is an adaptation of a light novel, a light novel I haven't read so would hope it goes into more depth on some of the things I've listed however, due to Hiroto's limited time ticket for the station giving him only a few days of exploration, I don't expect it to. My expectations were probably too high for this series and I should have kept myself in check!
———————————————💫💕
There's something about the setting here being innately linked to travel only for our characters to remain trapped within it that feels kinda high concept and incredibly interesting! However, I was under the impression that this series would be slightly longer than 3 volumes and upon realising, my expectations sunk. It just wasn't long enough so you end up getting a lot of surface level looks at concepts and themes and some very economical world building and story telling (if we were to put it nicely!)
Yokohama Station wears its BLAME influences on its sleeve (self propagating buildings, a gun that can shoot through said buildings and walls, a lot of its sci-fi, Al elements) and while, I will admit, BLAME didn't make a lot of sense to me and Yokohama Station did, the latter doesn't really give you a lot to think about after the story ends where as BLAME did. From that, decide for yourself which you think is the better story!
Hiroto's main up shot for entering the station is to take a look around and find a location called Exit 42. As it's me, I'm 1000 times more interested in a character looking around a location, meeting people and interacting with the society they come across than the actual plot/aim of the story (idk yall Iyashikei, not even once I'm telling you). The cigarette vending machine gangs, the weird pits that the Al and enforcers can't track individuals in, the weird factories that appear and how these are then controlled by the people who find them/are ousted by more powerful people, the entire Suika system they have in place and how this divides society and forces people to abandon their children due to being unable to afford the cost of said Suika implants. This is all so good! This location is so so good, so let's spend some time in it, rather than blasting through Hiroto's hero's journey experience in what is technically under 3 volumes as volume 2 takes a massive break to look into the life of a weapons manufacturer who wanders around outside of the station for what I felt was faaaar too long.
I'll reiterate that this manga is an adaptation of a light novel, a light novel I haven't read so would hope it goes into more depth on some of the things I've listed however, due to Hiroto's limited time ticket for the station giving him only a few days of exploration, I don't expect it to. My expectations were probably too high for this series and I should have kept myself in check!
March 18, 2025
Full 3-volume series review
When I read the first volume a year ago, I was intrigued and enjoyed the story: 200 years after a war whose side effect led to the Yokohama subway station self-propagating, eventually leading it to completely engulf several of Japan's main islands. Our protagonist lives a hardscrabble life outside the station, a small community of people stuck on a tiny inlet, surviving off of the station's trash. When a mysterious mobile device purports to allow him access to the station for 5 days, he leaps at the chance—promising to find a mysterious counterculture leader, but primarily aiming to just see what it's like inside the mythical land where people have enough to eat.
For about a book and a half, maybe even two full books, the series mostly lives up to its premise (at least by hitting the "yeah, this is entertaining" mark, which is about what I expected). But even in volume 1, I had a nagging feeling that the story was setting up a world that seemed like it would need time to explore, much less wrap up a story that clearly involves finding the secret about why Yokohama Station has become a technological invasive fungus. And that feeling did not vibe well with the discovery that the series is only 3 volumes long.
Alas, I was right to be concerned. The world expands in the second book, showing that some of the smaller main islands are currently Yokohama-free, but only through constant vigilance and anti-Yokohama warfare. The pockets of people who eke out a living outside the station and the resistance areas are small, tribal, susceptible to violence from passing bandits. Even if the station can be destroyed, how will the Japanese rebuild a society? What will they do with entire islands that will be covered in non-living concrete and metal? How will they set about farming, when the majority of station residents have never been outside in their lives?
WELP, HOPE YOU DON'T MIND A LACK OF ANSWERS, because the third book basically goes, "here's a brief history of how Yokohama happened, go turn it off, bye." It's incredibly unsatisfying; if I was reviewing the third book alone it would get 1 star; the additional one here is because the first half of the series was entertaining in a very "don't think about it too hard" kind of way.
It's so bad, and so many things aren't wrapped up, that I almost have to assume that partway through the mangaka was told it was getting like, half the run time they'd originally planned for. Getting cut short is the only way this makes sense, but heck does it make for a bad end to a reading experience.
When I read the first volume a year ago, I was intrigued and enjoyed the story: 200 years after a war whose side effect led to the Yokohama subway station self-propagating, eventually leading it to completely engulf several of Japan's main islands. Our protagonist lives a hardscrabble life outside the station, a small community of people stuck on a tiny inlet, surviving off of the station's trash. When a mysterious mobile device purports to allow him access to the station for 5 days, he leaps at the chance—promising to find a mysterious counterculture leader, but primarily aiming to just see what it's like inside the mythical land where people have enough to eat.
For about a book and a half, maybe even two full books, the series mostly lives up to its premise (at least by hitting the "yeah, this is entertaining" mark, which is about what I expected). But even in volume 1, I had a nagging feeling that the story was setting up a world that seemed like it would need time to explore, much less wrap up a story that clearly involves finding the secret about why Yokohama Station has become a technological invasive fungus. And that feeling did not vibe well with the discovery that the series is only 3 volumes long.
Alas, I was right to be concerned. The world expands in the second book, showing that some of the smaller main islands are currently Yokohama-free, but only through constant vigilance and anti-Yokohama warfare. The pockets of people who eke out a living outside the station and the resistance areas are small, tribal, susceptible to violence from passing bandits. Even if the station can be destroyed, how will the Japanese rebuild a society? What will they do with entire islands that will be covered in non-living concrete and metal? How will they set about farming, when the majority of station residents have never been outside in their lives?
WELP, HOPE YOU DON'T MIND A LACK OF ANSWERS, because the third book basically goes, "here's a brief history of how Yokohama happened, go turn it off, bye." It's incredibly unsatisfying; if I was reviewing the third book alone it would get 1 star; the additional one here is because the first half of the series was entertaining in a very "don't think about it too hard" kind of way.
It's so bad, and so many things aren't wrapped up, that I almost have to assume that partway through the mangaka was told it was getting like, half the run time they'd originally planned for. Getting cut short is the only way this makes sense, but heck does it make for a bad end to a reading experience.
December 20, 2024
Chronique complète :
https://sunread26.wordpress.com/2024/...
Extrait :
Dernier tome pour cette trilogie qui adapte une série de light novel en deux tomes. Dans un univers de science-fiction, centré sur le Japon et son devenir suite à ses propres prouesses technologiques qui ont pétées un câble. Déjà, trois tomes de manga pour deux tomes de light novel, ça annonçait clairement la couleur sur l’adaptation… Toutefois, celle-ci m’a globalement plu, donc je pense que le light novel ne peut être que mieux.
Le parcours d’Hiroto touche à sa fin, que va-t-il découvrir à la sortie 42 ? Lui qui n’était parti que pour réaliser le souhait d’un vieux scientifique qu’il comprenait à peine pourrait bien détenir les changements futurs entre ses mains. Il continue d’avancer vers cette sortie mystérieuse aussi rapidement que possible, il ne lui reste plus beaucoup de temps avant d’être expulsé de la gare après tout.
Ce qu’il va découvrir va beaucoup le secouer, il va aussi devoir prendre une grande décision tout en se remettant en question. L’avenir des habitants vivant dedans et en dehors de la gare pourrait bien subir un grand bouleversement par sa faute. La décision reste toutefois assez facile à prendre et il se lance, l’impact de celle-ci ne sera pas directe mais sur plusieurs années. Les nouvelles sociétés qui se sont formées vont devoir à nouveau s’adapter aux changements à venir, reste à savoir s’ils pourront y parvenir sans utiliser les armes.
Ses mêmes armes qui sont à l’origine de cette gare qui avance continuellement pour s’agrandir. D’une certaine manière, la série montre également que l’on ne contrôle pas toujours la technologie, surtout quand celle-ci est avancée et autonome. Pourtant, dans la réalité, on fonce directement dans cette direction, ne pensant ses séries que comme des fictions, jusqu’au jour où il sera trop tard pour l’envisager comme une possibilité.
Pourtant, il nous arrive déjà de perdre le contrôle d’un véhicule, alors pourquoi est-ce que ça semble si absurde de pouvoir perdre le contrôle d’IA ? À quel point ceux qui ont le pouvoir sont-ils arrogants et ignorants ?
Dans le cas de la série, les changements opérés par un bug de l’IA ne sont pas bien méchants quand même. Elle ne tue pas tous ceux qu’elle croise, elle continue juste de s’étendre jusqu’au jour où elle sera allée trop loin et s’effondrera sûrement sur elle-même. Dans tous les cas il aurait donc fallu trouver un moyen de l’arrêter. C’est dommage qu’une partie de l’humanité réagisse toujours de la même manière : pour se mettre en avant, diriger et ne penser qu’à soi et ses propres bénéfices.
Difficile d’évaluer les personnes vivant dans la gare et savoir s’ils sont vraiment heureux ou non, s’ils connaissent la situation à l’extérieur et ainsi de suite. Au final, pas mal de choses sont abordés, mais rien n’est vraiment exploité ou expliqué jusqu’au bout. J’ai vraiment l’impression de n’avoir eu que la surface de l’iceberg, ce qui fait qu’il manque encore beaucoup de pièces pour pouvoir terminer le puzzle. Il met donc assez difficile de définir si la série est bien ou non.
Dans le cas du manga, je pense qu’il permet de voir si le light novel pourrait plaire. Après tout, le light novel devrait pouvoir aborder tous ses sujets bien mieux que le manga. Mais ce n’est qu’une supposition et rien n’est garanti. Je souhaitais tenter ce format avant le light novel, car je savais que je finirais de le lire avant et pour me faire un avis rapide. Techniquement, la série pourrait me plaire, mais je pense que le manga ne m’a pas donné suffisamment envie pour que je franchisse le pas.
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https://sunread26.wordpress.com/2024/...
Extrait :
Dernier tome pour cette trilogie qui adapte une série de light novel en deux tomes. Dans un univers de science-fiction, centré sur le Japon et son devenir suite à ses propres prouesses technologiques qui ont pétées un câble. Déjà, trois tomes de manga pour deux tomes de light novel, ça annonçait clairement la couleur sur l’adaptation… Toutefois, celle-ci m’a globalement plu, donc je pense que le light novel ne peut être que mieux.
Le parcours d’Hiroto touche à sa fin, que va-t-il découvrir à la sortie 42 ? Lui qui n’était parti que pour réaliser le souhait d’un vieux scientifique qu’il comprenait à peine pourrait bien détenir les changements futurs entre ses mains. Il continue d’avancer vers cette sortie mystérieuse aussi rapidement que possible, il ne lui reste plus beaucoup de temps avant d’être expulsé de la gare après tout.
Ce qu’il va découvrir va beaucoup le secouer, il va aussi devoir prendre une grande décision tout en se remettant en question. L’avenir des habitants vivant dedans et en dehors de la gare pourrait bien subir un grand bouleversement par sa faute. La décision reste toutefois assez facile à prendre et il se lance, l’impact de celle-ci ne sera pas directe mais sur plusieurs années. Les nouvelles sociétés qui se sont formées vont devoir à nouveau s’adapter aux changements à venir, reste à savoir s’ils pourront y parvenir sans utiliser les armes.
Ses mêmes armes qui sont à l’origine de cette gare qui avance continuellement pour s’agrandir. D’une certaine manière, la série montre également que l’on ne contrôle pas toujours la technologie, surtout quand celle-ci est avancée et autonome. Pourtant, dans la réalité, on fonce directement dans cette direction, ne pensant ses séries que comme des fictions, jusqu’au jour où il sera trop tard pour l’envisager comme une possibilité.
Pourtant, il nous arrive déjà de perdre le contrôle d’un véhicule, alors pourquoi est-ce que ça semble si absurde de pouvoir perdre le contrôle d’IA ? À quel point ceux qui ont le pouvoir sont-ils arrogants et ignorants ?
Dans le cas de la série, les changements opérés par un bug de l’IA ne sont pas bien méchants quand même. Elle ne tue pas tous ceux qu’elle croise, elle continue juste de s’étendre jusqu’au jour où elle sera allée trop loin et s’effondrera sûrement sur elle-même. Dans tous les cas il aurait donc fallu trouver un moyen de l’arrêter. C’est dommage qu’une partie de l’humanité réagisse toujours de la même manière : pour se mettre en avant, diriger et ne penser qu’à soi et ses propres bénéfices.
Difficile d’évaluer les personnes vivant dans la gare et savoir s’ils sont vraiment heureux ou non, s’ils connaissent la situation à l’extérieur et ainsi de suite. Au final, pas mal de choses sont abordés, mais rien n’est vraiment exploité ou expliqué jusqu’au bout. J’ai vraiment l’impression de n’avoir eu que la surface de l’iceberg, ce qui fait qu’il manque encore beaucoup de pièces pour pouvoir terminer le puzzle. Il met donc assez difficile de définir si la série est bien ou non.
Dans le cas du manga, je pense qu’il permet de voir si le light novel pourrait plaire. Après tout, le light novel devrait pouvoir aborder tous ses sujets bien mieux que le manga. Mais ce n’est qu’une supposition et rien n’est garanti. Je souhaitais tenter ce format avant le light novel, car je savais que je finirais de le lire avant et pour me faire un avis rapide. Techniquement, la série pourrait me plaire, mais je pense que le manga ne m’a pas donné suffisamment envie pour que je franchisse le pas.
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October 20, 2022
Die Idee der Story hatte Potential, hat aber letztenendes zu nichts geführt. Ich schätze, in der Buchvorlage ist alles mehr ausgebaut und detailreicher. Schade.
Der Zeichenstil hat mich an BLAME! erinnert
Der Zeichenstil hat mich an BLAME! erinnert
February 2, 2024
Rushed and rather disappointing ending. Lots of beautiful artwork, but the writer didn't offer much in terms of story. The final felt really rushed, almost as if it were skipping parts further toward the end. Glad it's a short series.
March 5, 2024
The not so dramatic conclusion where plot points connect. Hiroto makes it to Exit 42 and learns the true nature of Yokohama Station, Nijo finally gets to talk to the AI cyborg, and Kubo makes it into the station.
It's not very exciting. It looks like it's going to get exciting, but then it just fades out, time skips, conclusion, the end. It was an interesting idea, but I wish it had more time to really flesh out the world instead of jumping from plot point to plot point like the floor was made out of lava. Overall, 2/5.
This series has 3 volumes.
It's not very exciting. It looks like it's going to get exciting, but then it just fades out, time skips, conclusion, the end. It was an interesting idea, but I wish it had more time to really flesh out the world instead of jumping from plot point to plot point like the floor was made out of lava. Overall, 2/5.
This series has 3 volumes.
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