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Heaven's Design Team #3
天地創造デザイン部(3)
Everyone's saying "If you give this to a kid, they'll be so engrossed, they won't give it back!" Every day, Heaven's Design Team receives unreasonable requests from their client, God, to design all sorts of animals. Full of interesting and educational comedy, like, "Is there a creature that creates gems?" "How does a sea otter sleep in the ocean?" "Why do male lions have manes?" Also includes the popular animal picture book!
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First published January 23, 2019
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Hebi-Zou
19 books11 followersIs a part-time lecturer in the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
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December 16, 2022
J’ai profité d’avoir le prochain tome dans ma PAL pour le lire dans la foulée. Encore une fois c’était un très bon tome que j’ai beaucoup aimé. Je ne vous cache pas qu’au début, j’avais un peu peur que l’histoire soit redondante, qu’on finisse par se lasser au final. Comme c’est toujours plus ou moins le même schéma, j’avais vraiment peur que ce soit toujours la même chose et que plus les tomes avancent, plus on se lasse. Je suis ravie de voir que ce n’est clairement pas le cas!
Dans ce troisième, près l’expédition soudaine de Mme Ueda, nos concepteurs sont sollicités par Yokota, le chef d’un projet bien particulier en Enfer : un parc à thèmes de ténèbres et de flammes ! Pour l’occasion, ils devront s’affronter en équipes et concevoir le meilleur design de la mascotte chargée d’accueillir les visiteurs… Quel projet sera le plus“cool et terrifiant” ?
Encore une fois, j’ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à voir les projets de nos concepteurs et voir quelles idées farfelues ils pouvaient avoir! Ça m’a beaucoup fait rire quand Saturne a voulu reproduire le premier amour de Kenta, clairement on partait au vrai désastre mais finalement il a réussi a bien se rattraper mine de rien! J’ai tellement aimé le moment où Neptune a crée la loutre de mer. C’est un animal que j’aime beaucoup et que je trouve tellement mignon et adorable. Et ça on la bien retranscrit dans ce passage! Je suis très curieuse d’avoir le prochain tome entre les mains. Il s’annonce incroyable au vue de comment celui ci se termine et j’ai vraiment plus que hâte de découvrir ça. On va enfin découvrir qui se cache derrière Dieu, je ne sais pas pourquoi mais je sens que ça va être drôle.
Dans ce tome ci, je trouve que l’histoire a su se renouveler. Déjà, Saturne a voulu reproduire un dessin de Kenta et puis on a aussi tout le monde qui avait dessiné un prototype qui représenté Shimoda en quelque sorte. Ça nous offre quelques chapitres qui nous change de l’ordinaire et j’ai vraiment trouvé ça plus que chouette. Encore une fois, c’était un tome rempli d’humour, de situations loufoques et j’en passe. Je passe un véritable bon moment à chaque fois que je me plonge dans un tome de ce manga. Mais maintenant, j’attend vraiment la suite avec grande impatience!
Dans ce troisième, près l’expédition soudaine de Mme Ueda, nos concepteurs sont sollicités par Yokota, le chef d’un projet bien particulier en Enfer : un parc à thèmes de ténèbres et de flammes ! Pour l’occasion, ils devront s’affronter en équipes et concevoir le meilleur design de la mascotte chargée d’accueillir les visiteurs… Quel projet sera le plus“cool et terrifiant” ?
Encore une fois, j’ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à voir les projets de nos concepteurs et voir quelles idées farfelues ils pouvaient avoir! Ça m’a beaucoup fait rire quand Saturne a voulu reproduire le premier amour de Kenta, clairement on partait au vrai désastre mais finalement il a réussi a bien se rattraper mine de rien! J’ai tellement aimé le moment où Neptune a crée la loutre de mer. C’est un animal que j’aime beaucoup et que je trouve tellement mignon et adorable. Et ça on la bien retranscrit dans ce passage! Je suis très curieuse d’avoir le prochain tome entre les mains. Il s’annonce incroyable au vue de comment celui ci se termine et j’ai vraiment plus que hâte de découvrir ça. On va enfin découvrir qui se cache derrière Dieu, je ne sais pas pourquoi mais je sens que ça va être drôle.
Dans ce tome ci, je trouve que l’histoire a su se renouveler. Déjà, Saturne a voulu reproduire un dessin de Kenta et puis on a aussi tout le monde qui avait dessiné un prototype qui représenté Shimoda en quelque sorte. Ça nous offre quelques chapitres qui nous change de l’ordinaire et j’ai vraiment trouvé ça plus que chouette. Encore une fois, c’était un tome rempli d’humour, de situations loufoques et j’en passe. Je passe un véritable bon moment à chaque fois que je me plonge dans un tome de ce manga. Mais maintenant, j’attend vraiment la suite avec grande impatience!
December 22, 2023
This series continues to be hilarious. The addition of a new "client" helped the humor along. Each chapter is almost like a riddle: given this vague assortment of characteristics and abilities, what animal are they thinking of? I wonder if a manga like this could be used for middle schoolers who are getting into biology.
December 7, 2021
4.5 stars. Gods design animals for Earth! Each chapter focuses on 1-3 animals and the thoughtful creative process on the how and why an animal is the way they are. At the end of each chapter are bits of information about the animals mentioned.
It's really interesting how there's a God who sends an angel as an agent to Roman Gods in order to design creations for Him. I like how there's reason in the creation, making it a fun way of explaining the who, what, why, and how. The cast of characters are all likeable and have their quirks. They share the spotlight with their animal creations. The plot is linear so readers won't have to worry too much about having to read from the first book. Some new characters do get introduced but each volume includes a quick introduction for each person.
Give to middle schoolers and up who enjoy manga and like to learn along the way!
*Review for "Heaven's Design Team" volumes 1-6
It's really interesting how there's a God who sends an angel as an agent to Roman Gods in order to design creations for Him. I like how there's reason in the creation, making it a fun way of explaining the who, what, why, and how. The cast of characters are all likeable and have their quirks. They share the spotlight with their animal creations. The plot is linear so readers won't have to worry too much about having to read from the first book. Some new characters do get introduced but each volume includes a quick introduction for each person.
Give to middle schoolers and up who enjoy manga and like to learn along the way!
*Review for "Heaven's Design Team" volumes 1-6
September 24, 2021
More of the same as the first 2 volumes, but there's also (dare I say it?) the beginnings of an actual plot. For reasons yet unknown, Hell is beginning to court the design team too. And to the designers' delight, Hell has a clear idea of what they want instead of just vague guidelines. The design team is under the impression that they're designing creatures for a kind of... theme park, basically, one which doesn't follow the normal rules of physics as such. This allows for otherwise impractical designs such as Cerberus and a three-headed dragon!
There's still plenty of the episodic humor and cuteness that the series has been delivering up til now, as well as the cool factoids about the real animals featured in these design requests, but it seems like there's at least a little bit of an actual direction now. This is good, and I am looking forward to seeing how it continues.
There's still plenty of the episodic humor and cuteness that the series has been delivering up til now, as well as the cool factoids about the real animals featured in these design requests, but it seems like there's at least a little bit of an actual direction now. This is good, and I am looking forward to seeing how it continues.
May 3, 2021
While volume two had renewed my interest, this one sapped it dry. I don’t think I’ll be continuing with this series. It’s really for very enthusiastic animal facts-lovers only. This is no slight on the series, but it’s not keeping my personal interest.
It’s very touching that the whole design office values Ueda. So cute.
It’s very touching that the whole design office values Ueda. So cute.
November 9, 2024
This is such a fun read! In this manga, our characters design animals, with God as the client. It's so funny to see this group of oddballs creating various animals, some familiar and some not so much.
I love that I learn interesting facts about animals. A highlight for me in this volume is getting to learn about where (possibly) the legend of the giant cyclops originated.
I love that I learn interesting facts about animals. A highlight for me in this volume is getting to learn about where (possibly) the legend of the giant cyclops originated.
April 16, 2026
This series does continue to creep up in entertainment as well as creativity! A "new client" added a new level of flavor, and I feel Hebi-Zou, Tsuta Suzuki and Tarako (creators) should be given major credit for creativity as well as vision as the book progresses...it improves! Ostriches! Sea Otter! Tarsier! So much goodness continues on this original series!
June 11, 2024
Another interesting, educational, and humorous volume. I always try to guess what animal they will come up with in the beginning, and I swear I always learn something about an animal every chapter. The world and nature is a strange, strange place.
May 24, 2021
In which the sea otter is invented, and the team dies of cuteness overload! Plus, a new collaboration with hell allows the team to design animals that couldn't live on Earth!
August 21, 2021
A whackadoodle romp, Frizzle style.
December 26, 2021
kinda meh liked the first one best
February 27, 2022
This one was fun. I like Hell!
September 23, 2022
If you read nothing else from this book, read the otter chapter.
November 4, 2022
4.5 stars.
June 27, 2023
Cute and educational!
August 25, 2024
25 Aug 2024
Gu thẩm mỹ của một số nhà thiết kế rùng trợn thế nào ấy!!!
Cơ mà rất tò mò không biết khách hàng trông ra làm sao?!
Gu thẩm mỹ của một số nhà thiết kế rùng trợn thế nào ấy!!!
Cơ mà rất tò mò không biết khách hàng trông ra làm sao?!
February 11, 2026
There really is no plot besides learning about animals. I love it.
Heaven’s Design Team Review
5/5 stars
This will be a spoiler free review. Onto the review!
Do you remember being a kid, going to the library, and picking out a handful of books about random topics from the nonfiction section? This manga series brought back all those memories for me. I used to read all kinds of informative books about stuff like spies, cats, medieval times, whatever I was feeling like learning about at the time. When did I stop doing that?
The reason this series makes me feel like that is because of how this series works. It’s about the angels in heaven who design the animals based on prompts from god. In each chapter, they have 2-5 prompts they have to fulfill. If there are a lot of them, they sometimes combine them, so that one animal has multiple qualities. Then they submit the designs and see what the design team says. If it works out, then the animal gets completed and put on earth. If not, they have to adjust their design.
This series doesn’t really have any kind of big story or anything. It’s just these angels designing animals. That’s why it feels so much like reading kids nonfiction books. Each chapter ends with an overview of the animals they invented, giving you real world facts about each animal. I was so excited each chapter to be able to read all the fun facts about the animals. Many of them I then felt compelled to look up more about, because either I learned something new about them, or didn’t even know that animal existed at all.
This series made me feel like a kid again, discovering new and exciting things at the library. Ever since I’ve started working at a library, I occasionally pick up kids books to read, because they’re just so fun. Sometimes I read silly little picture books. Other times I head over to nonfiction and see what subject catches my eye. I cannot recommend doing this enough. You might learn something new, or you might just find a little joy or nostalgia.
One of these days I’ll eventually get around to the animes for all these manga I keep reading. This is yet another one that has an anime. I would love to watch these silly angels invent animals. They’re all so stupid and hilarious. The one guy only invents horses, the one lady has an obsession with gross animals, the bug team is just one angel who cloned himself in order to have faster productivity. My favorite is the lady who leads the design team. She’s very blunt with them when they make something that has huge flaws, and will not budge despite their pleading to please please please let the pegasus pass.
If you want to have a good laugh and learn random fun facts about animals, definitely give this series a try. It’s very silly and I love it so much.
Have a nice day/night everyone!
Heaven’s Design Team Review
5/5 stars
This will be a spoiler free review. Onto the review!
Do you remember being a kid, going to the library, and picking out a handful of books about random topics from the nonfiction section? This manga series brought back all those memories for me. I used to read all kinds of informative books about stuff like spies, cats, medieval times, whatever I was feeling like learning about at the time. When did I stop doing that?
The reason this series makes me feel like that is because of how this series works. It’s about the angels in heaven who design the animals based on prompts from god. In each chapter, they have 2-5 prompts they have to fulfill. If there are a lot of them, they sometimes combine them, so that one animal has multiple qualities. Then they submit the designs and see what the design team says. If it works out, then the animal gets completed and put on earth. If not, they have to adjust their design.
This series doesn’t really have any kind of big story or anything. It’s just these angels designing animals. That’s why it feels so much like reading kids nonfiction books. Each chapter ends with an overview of the animals they invented, giving you real world facts about each animal. I was so excited each chapter to be able to read all the fun facts about the animals. Many of them I then felt compelled to look up more about, because either I learned something new about them, or didn’t even know that animal existed at all.
This series made me feel like a kid again, discovering new and exciting things at the library. Ever since I’ve started working at a library, I occasionally pick up kids books to read, because they’re just so fun. Sometimes I read silly little picture books. Other times I head over to nonfiction and see what subject catches my eye. I cannot recommend doing this enough. You might learn something new, or you might just find a little joy or nostalgia.
One of these days I’ll eventually get around to the animes for all these manga I keep reading. This is yet another one that has an anime. I would love to watch these silly angels invent animals. They’re all so stupid and hilarious. The one guy only invents horses, the one lady has an obsession with gross animals, the bug team is just one angel who cloned himself in order to have faster productivity. My favorite is the lady who leads the design team. She’s very blunt with them when they make something that has huge flaws, and will not budge despite their pleading to please please please let the pegasus pass.
If you want to have a good laugh and learn random fun facts about animals, definitely give this series a try. It’s very silly and I love it so much.
Have a nice day/night everyone!
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