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Night Head Genesis [ナイト ヘッド ジェネシス] #1
Night Head Genesis, Volume 1
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The world is a lonely place for Naoto and Naoya, brothers with amazing psychic powers that set them apart from humanity. Their parents cast them out–and had them imprisoned in an exploitative research center. But after they make a daring escape from the institution, Naoya has a psychic vision of an even greater a deadly plague that threatens the entire world!
The world is a lonely place for Naoto and Naoya, brothers with amazing psychic powers that set them apart from humanity. Their parents cast them out–and had them imprisoned in an exploitative research center. But after they make a daring escape from the institution, Naoya has a psychic vision of an even greater a deadly plague that threatens the entire world!
208 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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October 23, 2011
Rather confusing. I know that I should like the brothers but their situation, their background, their friends and enemies, it was all so... unclear that it was hard for me to actually connect with the characters. They were brought somewhere because of their powers and they couldn't get out and then they did and they knew how to drive a car and they had enough money to buy things and stay at a fancy hotel... What's their objective, their goal? Do they want to stop an apocalypse or just find their parents? It felt like I should be knowing these things already... It's all so muddled that I didn't really get it. I will give it one more book, maybe it'll catch my interest but so far, I'm rather disappointed.
December 29, 2010
Okay, I must admit that I was hoping that there would be shounen-ai overtones to this, as the artwork is done by You Higuri, but alas that is not the case. The story is of two brothers with psychic abilities who grew up in a research facility after their parents gave them up, we meet them as they escape the facility. They get drawn into a race to stop a deadly plague spreading across the world after a psychic warns them of the danger.
I have to admit that the brothers' relationship is co-dependent enough for me to want to keep reading...
I have to admit that the brothers' relationship is co-dependent enough for me to want to keep reading...
September 29, 2019
This manga reminds me of Supernatural (my favorite tv show ever 😊). Naoto reminds me of Dean and Naoya is Sam lol. But this manga is really good. The art style is clean and the story is quite interesting. Going to read vol.2 soon. This is my second time reading this series. Read it years ago, back when I was in high school 😅.
December 24, 2022
I’m an absolute sucker for stories with brothers as MCs! I watched the anime for this a few years ago and I loved it! The bond between Naoya and Naoto is so strong. They’re very protective of each other because of what they’ve been through, and their powers add another layer to the story itself.
Night Head Genesis is the kind of story with a lot of action, brotherly love, and growing tension and danger. So basically, it’s a thriller with dark vibes and loveable MCs! Volume 1 was certainly different in terms of story than how I remember the anime (though it’s been years since I’ve seen it), or it could just be that the story moves slower in the manga than it does in the anime. Considering the manga is about 15 years old, and the storytelling style has probably changed since then, it’s probably the latter. But I like it! NHG feels like it should be a slow burn, fleshing out on worldbuilding and character development while ramping up on tension and the looming feel of danger.
Honestly, I only thought to read this manga because I happened to see it in my local library. However, I’m invested (again) and want to read more!
Night Head Genesis is the kind of story with a lot of action, brotherly love, and growing tension and danger. So basically, it’s a thriller with dark vibes and loveable MCs! Volume 1 was certainly different in terms of story than how I remember the anime (though it’s been years since I’ve seen it), or it could just be that the story moves slower in the manga than it does in the anime. Considering the manga is about 15 years old, and the storytelling style has probably changed since then, it’s probably the latter. But I like it! NHG feels like it should be a slow burn, fleshing out on worldbuilding and character development while ramping up on tension and the looming feel of danger.
Honestly, I only thought to read this manga because I happened to see it in my local library. However, I’m invested (again) and want to read more!
July 24, 2019
Japanese sci-fi that is less a story of paranormal powers than a story of brotherly love. What was supposed to be a three-vol. series apparently stalled at two volumes--probably caught in the gap between when Del Rey Manga became Kodansha USA. The anime isn't all that similar to the manga series, either, so watching the anime to learn what happens in the manga may not be a substitute. Let's see what we can do to get vol. 3 published.
March 9, 2023
Pretty good. I like the art and stuff, but I feel like things moved a tad too fast. It was kind of all over the place, but it's not as bad as some. I'll probably continue this. Maybe I'll watch the anime or show to see if that's better (:
May 18, 2018
The best wise and deep anime so far !!!
April 22, 2021
Okay. The art is good but the story kinda pingponged and didn't really let you settle in it.
August 6, 2010
I admit it. I’m ambivalent about Higuri’s work. I think her art is beautiful but her storylines take off in odd ways and I find the shonen-nei a bit frustrating. I’d rather it be full out yaoi, frankly. However, this is neither yaoi (or at least I don’t believe so) nor written by Higuri. She did however adapt Iida’s story and illustrate it.
The one thing that is a tad annoying for the non-Japanese speaker (and maybe for those who are, since it’s annoying in English when author’s do this), is that the brother’s names are nearly identical. Naoto and Naoya Kirihara are brothers with psi abilities. Naoto, the older of the two, seems to have PK while Naoya reads minds and sees the future. This develops very earlier on and their parents turn them over to an institute run by Mikurya. We don’t get to see much of this place.
The story picks up when the brothers are older and they manage to escape. Mostly they just want to try and live a normal life. How they plan to do this the reader has no idea. One assumes being raised away from humanity, they aren’t just going to get jobs and blend back in. That point is moot however as Kamiya, a well known psychic foresees the end of humanity when a virus escapes from a lab and mutates and that somehow the brothers are involved.
Kamiya has a way of manipulating his fans to get them to act on his wishes, such as to do away with the Kirihara brothers. While the brothers try to dodge assassins they do meet the medical researcher who created the virus. In her, I’m disappointed. She goes from intelligent scientists to needy weak manga-girl in just a few pages. However by the end, the brothers learn something big and bad is waiting for them on the outside world. The art was as pretty as I figured it would be and the story is interesting. We learn a bit more about Naoto than Naoya since as the older dominate brother he does more of the talking. Naoya is much more frail all the way around. I’d be interested in the next volume.
The one thing that is a tad annoying for the non-Japanese speaker (and maybe for those who are, since it’s annoying in English when author’s do this), is that the brother’s names are nearly identical. Naoto and Naoya Kirihara are brothers with psi abilities. Naoto, the older of the two, seems to have PK while Naoya reads minds and sees the future. This develops very earlier on and their parents turn them over to an institute run by Mikurya. We don’t get to see much of this place.
The story picks up when the brothers are older and they manage to escape. Mostly they just want to try and live a normal life. How they plan to do this the reader has no idea. One assumes being raised away from humanity, they aren’t just going to get jobs and blend back in. That point is moot however as Kamiya, a well known psychic foresees the end of humanity when a virus escapes from a lab and mutates and that somehow the brothers are involved.
Kamiya has a way of manipulating his fans to get them to act on his wishes, such as to do away with the Kirihara brothers. While the brothers try to dodge assassins they do meet the medical researcher who created the virus. In her, I’m disappointed. She goes from intelligent scientists to needy weak manga-girl in just a few pages. However by the end, the brothers learn something big and bad is waiting for them on the outside world. The art was as pretty as I figured it would be and the story is interesting. We learn a bit more about Naoto than Naoya since as the older dominate brother he does more of the talking. Naoya is much more frail all the way around. I’d be interested in the next volume.
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September 17, 2012
Brothers Naoto and Naoya both have psychic powers. It was because of their psychic powers they were sent to a research center when they were young and eventually escaping the place. But Naoya starts having frightening visions of the future. His visions foretell of a deadly virus that will infect the entire world.
Pretty good story. Naoto and Naoya are both likeable characters and their psyhic abilities make things interesting. I think I'll be reading the next volume in this series, as I really liked this one.
Pretty good story. Naoto and Naoya are both likeable characters and their psyhic abilities make things interesting. I think I'll be reading the next volume in this series, as I really liked this one.
October 2, 2010
It's a bad sign when a story about psychics and an impending apocalypse is boring: even if it's not *good*, it should at least be entertainingly over-the-top. Sadly that's not the case here. I only learned after I read this that it was written sort of as a tie-in for the anime series. I wonder if that explains why it was so darn blah.
March 23, 2010
This. Was. EPIC!!!!!! Awesome artwork. Looks like Adam Lambert!!!
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June 14, 2011Kimm says "no thanks"
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February 26, 2010F IID nhg V.1
September 5, 2010
Spent most of the book very confused. Pictures were pretty, though.
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