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james_desantis 's review for:
Terra Formars, Volume 1
by Yu Sasuga
Leave it to Japan to have a story where we go to Mars to try and make it livable but first sent cockroaches to help teraform the planet only for them to become humanoid and have the strength to snap our necks with one move.
So yeah. That's basically the idea. We have a bunch of characters from different countries ranging from USA, Japan, China, and more. Together they are sent to Mars to try and make it a livable situation for more humans to come. However, when they get there they meet Humanoid looking roaches which attack and kill them. Think attack on titan meets bug wars. Since the humans can also inject themselves with something that gives them the power of bugs. Yeah...this shit is bonkers.
Good: The art is actually really solid. I enjoyed the fights, everything easy to follow, and for once they gave distinction to each race. That was a plus in my book. I also enjoyed the pacing as everything happens pretty quick. These creatures kill you so it's not like we're going to have the power of friendship stopping these bad boys. The ending also sets it up for more stories but maybe not with the same crew? A interesting choice.
Bad: The character's don't get flushed out enough. You get a glimpse of their past life when they die but it's done usually in a single page. So it feels more like a add-on then a actual reason to care for them. Also, the big bad are too over the top here. Yes, even in a series about roaches who can kill us.
Overall, a really fun if not really dumb story. I enjoyed it a lot reading it but also can understand why someone would hate it. Still, fun is fun. A 3.5 out of 5.
So yeah. That's basically the idea. We have a bunch of characters from different countries ranging from USA, Japan, China, and more. Together they are sent to Mars to try and make it a livable situation for more humans to come. However, when they get there they meet Humanoid looking roaches which attack and kill them. Think attack on titan meets bug wars. Since the humans can also inject themselves with something that gives them the power of bugs. Yeah...this shit is bonkers.
Good: The art is actually really solid. I enjoyed the fights, everything easy to follow, and for once they gave distinction to each race. That was a plus in my book. I also enjoyed the pacing as everything happens pretty quick. These creatures kill you so it's not like we're going to have the power of friendship stopping these bad boys. The ending also sets it up for more stories but maybe not with the same crew? A interesting choice.
Bad: The character's don't get flushed out enough. You get a glimpse of their past life when they die but it's done usually in a single page. So it feels more like a add-on then a actual reason to care for them. Also, the big bad are too over the top here. Yes, even in a series about roaches who can kill us.
Overall, a really fun if not really dumb story. I enjoyed it a lot reading it but also can understand why someone would hate it. Still, fun is fun. A 3.5 out of 5.