天国大魔境 8 [Tengoku Daimakyō 8]

天国大魔境 [Tengoku Daimakyō] #8

by Masakazu Ishiguro, 石黒正数

どこにあるともわからない「天国」を目指して、「魔境」と化した未来の日本を旅するマルとキルコ。二人は「天国」を見つける鍵だと思われる「キル光線のマーク」を追い、「高原学園」奈良施設を目指す。だが、森をさまよう中で「奇妙な人物」に行く手を阻まれ……。一方、「天国」の「高原学園」は何者かの攻撃を受け、子供達が襲撃者に「保護」される事態に。新しい生活を送る子供達だったが、「園長」の目論見が明らかになり……！？　ついに「天国」と「魔境」が繋がる、少年少女サヴァイブ群像劇！

Genres: Manga, Graphic Novels, Japanese Literature, Comics

192 pages, Paperback

First published November 22, 2022

About the author

Born in Fukui, Japan in 1977, Masakazu Ishiguro (Japanese name: 石黒正数) is an award-winning comic artist who made his debut in 2000 with the Afternoon Magazine Four Seasons Award winning short "HERO".

While Ishiguro initially cut his teeth within the science-fiction realm he is possibly best known for his comedies; particularly the Japan Media Arts Award winning And Yet the Town Moves (Shonen Gahosha). Whismical, stylish and often surreal, Ishiguro's works are often put into their own SF genre (slightly fantastical).

Reviews

[Mehsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

The next volume and we are building to the apocalypse! Earthquakes are happening. A meteor is coming. What I already thought had happened with that girl really happened and now I am just mostly pissed and frustrated, especially later on. GOSH. Was that necessary? At times it was a bit confusing as we went from the kids being tiny to them being bigger and more adult but it didn't always feel like time was passing by. I am still happy that most of these kids have each other that they aren't completely alone now they have been taken from the facility. We do see some are getting sick, that there are hiruko to be found.
And then there is the other side with Maru and Kiruko travelling, finding a family I am still very sus about (especially given that chapter illustration and what the older woman said at the end), seeing a scary Hiruko, and oh yes, finding a place that is populated which made me happy as the world is so empty still and I am happy that people are slowly rebuilding.
Going to be reading the next, and for now last, volume soon!

[Hoppipolla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me estoy quedando de piedra con todo y lo bien hilado que está haha. Podrían ir revelando ya algunos secretos, también lo digo, pero bueno... Está bien.
Ya sólo me queda uno 🥹

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

i feel like we are getting somewhere... just not sure where yet...

[Artemissia G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cette série de manga se lit bien trop rapidement ! Ce nouveau tome n’y échappe pas, je l’ai dévoré en très peu de temps. Nous continuons de suivre plusieurs points de vue sur différents plans temporels. Loin de me perdre, ça m’a littéralement scotchée au manga ! Parce que chaque élément, chaque rebondissement est terriblement accrocheur.

Les différentes intrigues n’en sont finalement qu’une seule grosse et on découvre assez vite que chaque évènement relaté ne vient pas de la même époque. Bon…

ATTENTION SPOILERS
Si vous ne lisez pas encore le manga ou si vous en êtes qu’au début.

Ce qu’il se passe à l’institut avec les enfants prodiges, tout cela fait partie du passé. On découvre ici pourquoi le monde est devenu invivable et dangereux avec ces horribles créatures. Finalement, la trame présente est celle de nos deux héros, Kiruko et Maru (enfin, je présume pour l’instant) qui cherchent toujours le « Paradis ».

Plus j’avance dans l’histoire et plus je commence à rassembler certains fils, mais pas encore tous. C’est tellement bien ficelé. On sent que le mangaka n’a pas chômé pour écrire ce genre de scénario. Alors oui, ça me fait toujours beaucoup penser à Akira de Otomo, mais tout en ayant sa propre identité.

Malgré les différentes temporalités, on parvient sans peine à comprendre la trame. Ce nouveau tome était palpitant et la fin… est très frustrante, car elle s’arrête sur un sacré cliffhanger. Un moment que j’attends depuis que j’ai compris certains points.

Bref. Ce manga est vraiment une bombe qu’il faut lire. Un bon récit de SF, de la dystopie qui ne se fait quasiment plus aujourd’hui. J’attends la suite avec beaucoup trop d’impatience !

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got distracted finishing this one. It’s becoming more hard boiled and even more complex!
I love when there are spurts of “normalcy” in such a terrible future world in this narrative. Seeing people who grew up in the post-cataclysm world experiencing nice things is very lovely/cathartic.

[Etain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wikipedia says that this volume covers up to chapter 49 but I legit don't believe them, it's gotta end at 48.
I read 49 anyway. This volume has what is probably the biggest reveal in the whole series. The heaven storyline takes place 15 years before the hell storyline. They were obviously separate in some way but it was never made explicit until now. It also completely retexualizes Maru's goals because if "heaven" isn't "heaven" and tokio isn't the person with his face and the hiruko children aren't like him then what actually are the answers to all those questions. They very well may be the exact same answers in just a radically different context. It's things like these that make me extremely mad that the series isn't finished yet, C'MON!!!

[Lada · Rating 1 out of 5]

The old grandma in child's body, some family in the middle of nowhere, blablabla. I don't care.

Michika is the most annoying character ever. I saw a character like that in seinen so many times, I am tired.

My only question is why tf author thought it would be a good idea adding Maru trying to grope sleeping Kiruko after the SA that happened a dozen chapters back? Could he not think of anything else that would be funny? Or is there a quota for horny Maru waiting to be fulfilled?
It was not funny. It was distasteful.

I was surprised who the doctor was. At least that was something.

[mariam]

maru and kiruko's budding feelings for each other im kicking my feet twirling my hair etc they both don't want their journey to end bc then they'll have to part ways im soooo unwell :(( i'm flying through these volumes i need more Right Now. this is such a compelling mystery series and i love the sense of unease and suspense permeated throughout the manga, it keeps you hooked. i especially love love love the parts with the school and the kids.

[Hana Eka · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Hiruko" ternyata.... ;'(

[Kseniia Morozova · Rating 5 out of 5]

jesus christ this took a turn (never thought i’d put a five star on any book from these series)… special thnx to those brave editors reminding us who is who at this point.

[Payam Sharifi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely one of the more consistently entertaining and rewarding volumes, a lot of things really paid off

[Eressea · Rating 4 out of 5]

每次都正要精彩就且待下集分解
唉~~~

[Carlos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ya se empieza a entender todo... merecerá la pena una relectura.

P.D.: el anime es buenísimo.

[alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

im so confused with the timeline

[Rodri · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5: so weird!

[JamKat •_• · Rating 5 out of 5]

Michika over here sayin she’s sensing a Hiruko, whole time it was just Maru 😭

[Ali Alauda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bohaterka na okładce jest dla mnie tak wkurzająca od samego początku, że jej historia jakoś mnie nie obchodziła.