Psyren, Vol. 1: Urban Legend
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- Create Date：2021-06-08 09:56:36
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Toshiaki Iwashiro
- ISBN：1421536765
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Summary
"Save me！" Those were Sakurako Amamiya's last words to her friend Ageha Yoshina before she mysteriously went missing。 Now Ageha's on a quest to find her。 He's convinced that the mythical Psyren Secret Society has something to do with the recent rash of disappearances。 And now he seems to be caught up as a player in their very deadly game。。。
Reviews
Mark
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A really great start to a good series。
Mahmoud
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لن أعطي حكماً مطلقا على المانجا بما اني لا احب مانجات الشونين ولأنها اعجبت بعض الذين رشحوها ليولكن لم استطع إلا تقيمها واحد من خمسه واظن أنه إذا لم تكن لدي هذه العادة الغريبه وهي اكمال الذي بدأته مهما كان سيئا لما كنت اكملتها بتأكيد
Kcastella
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Wow great start but the main character dude is not as bad ass as the girl
Chafic （Rello）
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Finally getting around to review this。Great introductory volume to this really interesting world。 Definitely appealing with the post-apocalyptic/elimination game type vibe。The art style has been the highlight for me here， well-drawn characters and all the action scenes had the right level of fluidity to keep you engages。 The only downside has been that， besides the main character， the character personalities seem a bit flat - I hope they address this in the upcoming volumes。I'm curious to see wh Finally getting around to review this。Great introductory volume to this really interesting world。 Definitely appealing with the post-apocalyptic/elimination game type vibe。The art style has been the highlight for me here， well-drawn characters and all the action scenes had the right level of fluidity to keep you engages。 The only downside has been that， besides the main character， the character personalities seem a bit flat - I hope they address this in the upcoming volumes。I'm curious to see which direction the story goes as this has been a great foundation to build on。 。。。more
Natalie
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Re-read。 Great start to a new series。 I enjoyed both the art and the story。 Favourite part was Ageha shutting Madoka down。
Cinglian
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Very good。 Recommended it。 The drawing are awesome。
AJ Custodio
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It's been more than a decade since Psyren was first published， so I've decided to purchase this manga series as part of my collection。 And I don't want to lie but until now I'm still hoping for an anime adaptation。 Despite its" deep or serious" plot compared to your typical shonen mangas， Psyren was unique and that you'll enjoy reading it till the following years。 Plus the manga looks good， especially in your bookshelf。 It's been more than a decade since Psyren was first published， so I've decided to purchase this manga series as part of my collection。 And I don't want to lie but until now I'm still hoping for an anime adaptation。 Despite its" deep or serious" plot compared to your typical shonen mangas， Psyren was unique and that you'll enjoy reading it till the following years。 Plus the manga looks good， especially in your bookshelf。 。。。more
Hana Eka
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Dibaca kamarin。Awalnya iseng karena gambarnya nggak terlalu rapi danc ceritanya gore。Cuma ada sedikit penasaran。。。
Tuang Cin
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This is a great book。
Toby
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Oooh！ I’m fascinated！ Too bad my library doesn’t have volume 2。 *grumble grumble*A sci-fi glimpse at the future， where monsters roam the earth and where the world is in ruins。 Volume 1 didn’t really give a lot of answers at what Psyren is or why it exists， which is why I want to read volume 2 ASAP。 Obviously — I didn’t expect volume 1 to give everything away — in fact I was quite surprised by the tantalizing glimpse of the rest of the series， while keeping the ending from not quite feeling like Oooh！ I’m fascinated！ Too bad my library doesn’t have volume 2。 *grumble grumble*A sci-fi glimpse at the future， where monsters roam the earth and where the world is in ruins。 Volume 1 didn’t really give a lot of answers at what Psyren is or why it exists， which is why I want to read volume 2 ASAP。 Obviously — I didn’t expect volume 1 to give everything away — in fact I was quite surprised by the tantalizing glimpse of the rest of the series， while keeping the ending from not quite feeling like a cliffhanger （because god I hate cliffhangers and I get peeved when authors use them religiously）。The art was fantastic too and definitely enhanced the storyline。 I loved the visions of what future earth looks like （well， “loved” — a very dystopic and bleak vision， but well-portrayed through the artwork）。 The monsters were fairly original and well-drawn as well。I’ll have to see about putting volume 2 on hold at the library， because I want to keep reading！ 。。。more
Kaushila Sharma
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did read it
Andrew
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Would read again
Laura
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I do not usually read graphic novels， but I enjoyed this suspenseful science fiction story。 People have been disappearing and the only clue seems to be an odd phone card that each person found before they disappeared。 The main character is a high school boy who enjoys getting into fights helping people。 When a girl who once befriended him joins the Disappeared， he wants to save her。
Shawnie Nicole
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Totally an awesome start。 I wasn’t expecting to get so excited while reading this。
Pauline Stout
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Before I start I’m putting the spoiler tag but I’m not sure what I’m writing would qualify as spoilers。 I won’t cover plot points， but I will talk about character traits/history。I’m torn with this book。 It’s an interesting concept。 The art is fantastic。 It does a really good job conveying action and the monsters that show up late in the game are very well drawn。 I do have a lot of problems with this though。 The characters are incredibly generic looking。 They look like every other main character Before I start I’m putting the spoiler tag but I’m not sure what I’m writing would qualify as spoilers。 I won’t cover plot points， but I will talk about character traits/history。I’m torn with this book。 It’s an interesting concept。 The art is fantastic。 It does a really good job conveying action and the monsters that show up late in the game are very well drawn。 I do have a lot of problems with this though。 The characters are incredibly generic looking。 They look like every other main character in every manga。 There just isn’t anything unique about them。 I have a super hard time empathizing with the main characters。 They just throw you into the story。 You barely get any backstory for them I know that a。 the male main character fixes people’s problems （usually involving beating the snot out of someone） for money and his mom is dead b。 the female character is quiet and creepy and knows a lot about this game c。 minor male character goes to high school and is dangerous。 Since I know nothing about them at this point it’s hard to care about what happens to them。 Also that ending？ Bringing that element into a story is just lazy in my opinion。The world of the game is super interesting though。 You don’t get many answers about it but I’m guessing that will be explained later。 I want to know exactly how this was made and what made those monsters I mentioned。I don’t not recommend this because it wasn’t terrible and there are sure to be people that love it。 Going to be reading the second issue to see if it gets any better。 。。。more
DonutKnow
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Kinda cool。
Amber
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One of my resolutions this year is to read more manga。 So I randomly picked this up and wow。 I loved this。 I already love the concept and the characters and am ready to jump into the next volume。 While reading I kept telling myself I needed to go to sleep but then would read one more chapter until I ended up finished it。 I couldn't stop reading and I am so glad I picked this up。 One of my resolutions this year is to read more manga。 So I randomly picked this up and wow。 I loved this。 I already love the concept and the characters and am ready to jump into the next volume。 While reading I kept telling myself I needed to go to sleep but then would read one more chapter until I ended up finished it。 I couldn't stop reading and I am so glad I picked this up。 。。。more
Davidfelman23
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it was a really ok book and had some up and downs but in the end i liked it
Arthur
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great start to a series！！
ρɦαɳƭσɱ （ժαղcҽ's ճαճ）
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So far so good，its a series I could get into。
Sebastien
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Il m’arrive souvent d’avoir des bonnes intuitions quand vient le temps de choisir un manga。 Il arrive que les critiques soit pas toutes élogieuses mais que même à ça je sois capable de choisir un manga pour le style plutôt que sa popularité。 Psyren en fait partie。 Bien que plusieurs critiques disent que le début est bien mais pas vargeux et que le reste de l’histoire est meilleur; je crois personnellement que l’entièreté de ce manga est carrément superbe。 Je ne suis pa déçu de mon achat et encor Il m’arrive souvent d’avoir des bonnes intuitions quand vient le temps de choisir un manga。 Il arrive que les critiques soit pas toutes élogieuses mais que même à ça je sois capable de choisir un manga pour le style plutôt que sa popularité。 Psyren en fait partie。 Bien que plusieurs critiques disent que le début est bien mais pas vargeux et que le reste de l’histoire est meilleur; je crois personnellement que l’entièreté de ce manga est carrément superbe。 Je ne suis pa déçu de mon achat et encore moins convaincu qu’il faut se fier à la critique seule d’un manga avant de l’essayer。L’histoire de Psyren est assez complexe mais pour faire simple， il existe un jeu qui envoie des participant dans un monde totalement post-apocalyptique ou le but est de survire。 D’un livre à l’autre les voyages s’intensifient et l’histoire se développe pour devenir carrément passionnante。 Tout fitte à sa place et on a vraiment l’impression de lire une histoire complètement pensé d’avance。 Aucun passage bâcler， aucun personnages oublier， on en aurait pris plus， mais après 16 livres bien livré， je ne peux pas dire que c’est une faiblesse mais bien un très grand tour de force fait par l’auteur。L’ambiance， le thème et le dessin sont incroyablement bien maîtrisé。 On sent l’univers s’immiscer dans nos esprits et nous faire sentir le désespoir de la série。 Les scènes d’actions sont claire et les combat sont logique et parfaitement maîtrisé。 J’ai vraiment vécu des émotions réelles en lisant ce manga， chose qui ne s’est pas produite souvent。 J’ai lu de très bonnes oeuvre depuis les derniers mois， mais ce manga remporte la palme du meilleur à date。 Il fera partie de mes classique pour les années à venir。Je n’ai rien de plus a dire que ce manga est un must du shonen et que je ne veux pas flancher le moindre punch。 Si vous le pouvez évitez même de lire les preview à la fin de chaque livre， l’histoire est meilleur sans le moindre spoil。 Un incontournable dans mon livre à moi et ce du début jusqu’à la fin。 Essayez le et remerciez moi après。 100% recommandé。 。。。more
Michael Galdamez
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A very interesting and exciting manga。 The art has its ups and downs， but overall is pretty good。 I found this book to be surprisingly emotional， especially for just the first volume。After a slowish start， things really pick up by the second chapter， and it really never slows down after that。I was pleased to see that this book wasn't ridiculously violent， yet it certainly is dark， and has it's fair share of death。 Was also glad to see that it didn't have fan-service （which is a common aspect of A very interesting and exciting manga。 The art has its ups and downs， but overall is pretty good。 I found this book to be surprisingly emotional， especially for just the first volume。After a slowish start， things really pick up by the second chapter， and it really never slows down after that。I was pleased to see that this book wasn't ridiculously violent， yet it certainly is dark， and has it's fair share of death。 Was also glad to see that it didn't have fan-service （which is a common aspect of many manga）！Also a huge plus for this volume was the main protagonists respectability。 Ageha is a kind-hearted young man who is ready and willing to risk his life even for someone who blew him off and had no desire for aid。 None the less he still is quick to beat the crap out of someone who ticks him off。Hope to continue with this series。 。。。more
Alex
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Typical Shonen。 Good action。 Nice foreshadowing about the truth， but a little clumsy in keeping the secret until the end。
Patrick
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Very first manga i ever read and i think its awesome
Lisa Geddes
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odd concept， good action
Jess
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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 characte 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。 。。。more
Oni
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Really enjoyed this volume。 The design of Sakurako Amamiya was amazing。 Genre: action/romance/supernaturalAus Classification: M （violence， infrequent coarse language， sexual references）
Lucy Lu
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Amazing！ Really reminds me of The Maze Runner by James Dashner 。Can't wait to read volume two！！ Amazing！ Really reminds me of The Maze Runner by James Dashner 。Can't wait to read volume two！！ 。。。more
Racheal
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So far this is really good。 It does help that I happen to enjoy the stereotypical of manga reckless scrapper of a male lead。 Also， it's nice to a see a manga that doesn't shy away from the violence but also isn't overly gratuitous as a cover for the tragedy and loss of life。I expect good things！The storyline is nice and concise too instead of stretching over 100's of volumes which is excellent。 So far this is really good。 It does help that I happen to enjoy the stereotypical of manga reckless scrapper of a male lead。 Also， it's nice to a see a manga that doesn't shy away from the violence but also isn't overly gratuitous as a cover for the tragedy and loss of life。I expect good things！The storyline is nice and concise too instead of stretching over 100's of volumes which is excellent。 。。。more
C
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