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Psyren #7
PSYREN－サイレン－7
Yoshina Ageha is a high school student who offers to help people with their problems for 10,000 yen. He'll take care of your stalkers, find your lost animal, whatever you want. One day when he's heading home, a nearby pay phone rings, and he picks it up. The only thing he hears however is his own voice echoing. After finding a mysterious telephone card with the word 'Psyren' printed on it, his life suddenly changes as he is drawn into a crazy new world.
192 pages, Paperback
First published August 4, 2009
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July 12, 2025
Two big developments here: their actions can change the future, AND they can't just choose to change the future directly. The future stuff goes a different direction, but if they deliberately try to alter how things turn out they get interrupted. We still don't know why or how, I guess right now the future changes but doesn't actually change in a meaningful way, but maybe that's because we're not far enough into plot nonsense for things to have a noticeable change.
February 21, 2019
Kalau asisten mangak Bleach, Tite Kubo sensei kan nggak terlalu jelas siapa-siapanya.
Mungkin mereka satu editor karena sama-sama dibawah naungan Shounen Jump. ;B
Mungkin mereka satu editor karena sama-sama dibawah naungan Shounen Jump. ;B
March 22, 2022
It’s so frustrating how they can’t warn people >_<
March 24, 2024
Ch 54-62
June 28, 2022
Listen I wanted to like Psyren, I really did. I was really taken in by its setting made more interesting by the mystery. But I’m starting to think that the shonen market is all about the vending machine effect, where what’s predictable sells. This made me a little sad because the author had a lot to say about books he reads and I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt that he has the taste to pull off a good story. Yet though either the pressure of his publisher or overabundance of characters to lasso a plot around, Psyren falls into the broad demographic of drab shonen that doesn’t impress me.
If it has one thing going for it it’s the premise. Psyren’s setting and stories are nestled between the venn diagram of Bleach and the Matrix. Except all of the action is Bleach and none of the thinking is the Matrix. Yet the mystery that’s initially set up of the contemporary world being so different from the Psyren wasteland was really compelling and hooked me to the story. I was at first impressed with the characters fixing time in the past present and present future, but that quickly waned after the characters had less of a reason to do it more for the sake of the plot than for themselves. And the semblance of characterization that was there consisted more of archetypes than substantial players of the game. The character models and designs are all really sharp and cool but didn’t add much more to the story, and that’s the story that was squeezed between explosions that took up whole and chapters.
The severe lack of motive is something I found made the books really flat overall. Save the world because you should save the world. Yet it sets up a whole mess of characters you don’t care if Ageha saves or not. Everyone he’s fighting to save he shared a comedic moment, brodown, boob grab or info dump in response to a question. The books never give the characters time to simmer and build on each other and the point of the series seems moot if that’s what we’re given. It had potential all the way through to elaborate on some interesting storylines, yet the final result is so top heavy from its characters it’s hard to say any of them were worth reading. I would say it’s worth reading if you’re looking for something different in shonen, even if it isn’t super different. But it certainly didn’t show me that the genre has mature or thoughtful stories to tell, but just gave me more pointy-haired high school sword flingers saving the world.
If it has one thing going for it it’s the premise. Psyren’s setting and stories are nestled between the venn diagram of Bleach and the Matrix. Except all of the action is Bleach and none of the thinking is the Matrix. Yet the mystery that’s initially set up of the contemporary world being so different from the Psyren wasteland was really compelling and hooked me to the story. I was at first impressed with the characters fixing time in the past present and present future, but that quickly waned after the characters had less of a reason to do it more for the sake of the plot than for themselves. And the semblance of characterization that was there consisted more of archetypes than substantial players of the game. The character models and designs are all really sharp and cool but didn’t add much more to the story, and that’s the story that was squeezed between explosions that took up whole and chapters.
The severe lack of motive is something I found made the books really flat overall. Save the world because you should save the world. Yet it sets up a whole mess of characters you don’t care if Ageha saves or not. Everyone he’s fighting to save he shared a comedic moment, brodown, boob grab or info dump in response to a question. The books never give the characters time to simmer and build on each other and the point of the series seems moot if that’s what we’re given. It had potential all the way through to elaborate on some interesting storylines, yet the final result is so top heavy from its characters it’s hard to say any of them were worth reading. I would say it’s worth reading if you’re looking for something different in shonen, even if it isn’t super different. But it certainly didn’t show me that the genre has mature or thoughtful stories to tell, but just gave me more pointy-haired high school sword flingers saving the world.
March 19, 2015
Psyren takes place a carefully constructed world and its overarching plot continually builds chapter by chapter. Don't start here - it really must be read from the beginning.
More and more pieces are coming together as Ageha's time marches towards cataclysm, but can anything be done about it? The use of time travel and premonition in this series is wonderful, and numerous fascinating questions about the interplay of Psyren and present day are emerging. There are so many layers and limitations to what's happening that our protagonists are severely impaired in their efforts. The emotional toil is palpable, and their refusal to give up regardless is what makes them such engaging, likable leads (flaws and all). A pair of strong cliffhanger keep anticipation high going into the next volume.
Tragedy is imminent, and that might be the least of Ageha's worries. Can't wait to read more.
More and more pieces are coming together as Ageha's time marches towards cataclysm, but can anything be done about it? The use of time travel and premonition in this series is wonderful, and numerous fascinating questions about the interplay of Psyren and present day are emerging. There are so many layers and limitations to what's happening that our protagonists are severely impaired in their efforts. The emotional toil is palpable, and their refusal to give up regardless is what makes them such engaging, likable leads (flaws and all). A pair of strong cliffhanger keep anticipation high going into the next volume.
Tragedy is imminent, and that might be the least of Ageha's worries. Can't wait to read more.
July 2, 2014
What would you do if your actions could change a future that you've already seen?
That's the question facing our main character as he strives to prevent the cataclysm that formed the world of Psyren. The kids involved are finally stepping into the arena of battle - and it's against some terribly powerful minions of the series big bad.
This was a pretty solid volume, emotional and driving the pacing at a punishing pace, but I think the pacing really works out for this one. Every chapter, a major change to the status quo seems to be happening and it's clear the story has finished its setup and is starting to shift toward end-game.
That's the question facing our main character as he strives to prevent the cataclysm that formed the world of Psyren. The kids involved are finally stepping into the arena of battle - and it's against some terribly powerful minions of the series big bad.
This was a pretty solid volume, emotional and driving the pacing at a punishing pace, but I think the pacing really works out for this one. Every chapter, a major change to the status quo seems to be happening and it's clear the story has finished its setup and is starting to shift toward end-game.
June 4, 2015
Each volume gets better and better!
A lot of stakes are being setup here so there is very little resolution but I like and enjoy the direction we are headed.
I love how passionate Ageha is about protecting everyone. And we get a lot of payoff from this Inui storyline. Finally Ageha acts on the knowledge he has...I love the idea of the video tape...
I love Shiner so much more than Dolkey. Haha, so quick, so ruthless. I enjoyed seeing his POV.
BOTTOM LINE: Battle trap, go!
A lot of stakes are being setup here so there is very little resolution but I like and enjoy the direction we are headed.
I love how passionate Ageha is about protecting everyone. And we get a lot of payoff from this Inui storyline. Finally Ageha acts on the knowledge he has...I love the idea of the video tape...
I love Shiner so much more than Dolkey. Haha, so quick, so ruthless. I enjoyed seeing his POV.
BOTTOM LINE: Battle trap, go!
January 7, 2013
It's great to finally have the big bad revealed. The protagonists starting to see how they've changed the future is cool. I'm not sure about the way they're blocked from making further changes by being sent to Psyren, though. I'll have to see how that plays out in further volumes. I found the fights here to be a little hard to understand, but that may simply be because it's been a while since I read volume 6.
December 16, 2012
I like how this series has been iron on the fact that the characters are not allowed to reveal their knowledge of the future, it makes for a consistently effective conflict. I'd really like to know why Nemesis Q is so insistent on this though. 3.5 stars
March 7, 2014
Right off the bat Amagi Miroku! I was pretty worried about Kyle and I couldn't believe the way Genesis Q prevented the team from stopping the plane! Not a very fair volume for the Main protagonist
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November 14, 2014
This is a splendid read I absolutely couldn't get enough. Brava.
May 7, 2015
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