Choujin X, Vol. 1: Volume 1

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Greed: Due to his nature as a Nue Chimera who can collect other Choujin's powers, the pharmacist always wants powers. He needs to remind himself to not overindulge in it. While the dose seemingly has no physical effect on Azuma, Tokio grows a beak. In fear of being seen, Tokio must now figure out how to hide his new identity as a Choujin. But it seems that there are people out there that are angry at Tokio and Azuma's use of the Choujin drug, and they do not seem to want to stay quiet about it. Harding, Daryl (February 2, 2023). "RuriDragon is Japanese Bookstores No. 1 Manga Recommendation of 2023". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023 . Retrieved February 2, 2023. Evil Parents Want Good Kids: Ely's mother was an infamous thief, but her last wish was for Ely to not turn out like her.

All I can say about the characters is that they just seem like kids or teens (not that I had a problem with it), but it just seems a bit odd that the kid just beat up a bunch of thugs. The characters don't have the same spark that the characters in Tokyo Ghoul had. At first I was not entirely sold on the series. The art was sublime but I was (and still am to a degree) not entirely latched onto the characters present. However since chapter 18 or so and into chapter 22 (the time I am writing this) it seems Isihida has Power-Upgrading Deformation: After being injected with the Choujin drug, Tokio takes on the form of a vulture-person, and has to hide his true face and form until learning how to shift out of it. Implicitly, this sort of thing is common to Choujin. It's not easy to tell in which direction this will go but so far we have a pretty basic shounen-esque premise about two friends, one being very popular while the other one is the quiet type.Tokio in Full Beastification can fly as well, due to being a vulture Choujin. He later leans how to only create wings to fly even in Partial Beastification. As a fan of Ishida's previous work, TG, I'm loving this one too. It started off as "goofy" and with a touch of "ridiculousness" to me, especially with how the main characters are handling themselves and are being handled but I'm loving it so far. The hype definitely is real where it's due and the comedic moments made me burst out laughing. Having a great time! The fights feel very lively and dynamic, character designs are recognizable, there's really not much to dislike.

This world is inhabited by mankind and the so-called Choujin, posessing individual supernatural powers reminiscent of superheroes, except using it, as far as we know, mostly to cause evil. is fun to read for the most part, but it easily shifts tones to be sombre when it needs to be, thought provoking or gut wrenching at times, and the fights are always fluid, dynamic and well thought out. The characters are three dimensional and feel real, acting in a realistic manner for the most part, their actions and decisions feel organic and not just wholly driven by the where the plot needs to go. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 22, 2021). "Choujin X Manga by Tokyo Ghoul's Sui Ishida Gets Serialization in Young Jump on October 14". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021 . Retrieved September 22, 2021. Choujin X, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023 . Retrieved January 28, 2023. Now, the characters are very unique, focusing on two seemingly different, yet very similar protagonists. I personally have never read a manga with two different protagonists, but I’m liking it so far.The story is told from the perspective of Tokio a pretty average introverted high schooler and his not-so-average extremely intense go-getter all talented friend Azuma, at first this kind of pair-up is pretty common in these kinds of stories. Let’s start with the plot. Since there’s only two chapters I can’t quite get into too much detail about the plot yet, but from what I’ve read, I can tell Ishida has put lots of effort and planning into this. The biology references are really fun to analyze and research and you can see foreshadowing take place in many moments that seem minor. The entire story feels like a fever dream, but in a good way. It’s one of the most unique, crazy stories I’ve Snakes Are Sinister: Nari is a Snake Choujin who can turn herself into a serpent and she is hired by the pharmacist to capture or kill Tokio. Fake-Out Opening: Chapter 1 starts off in a plane with Ely conversing about her dreams for the future with another passenger, when suddenly Chandra sets fire to everyone within the cabin. The scene then cuts away to the main protagonist, Tokio, as he's sitting in class looking up at the plane flying above. To me again, he is a very talented mangaka not just for the stories he can come up with, but also because of the many symbols he kwows how to put in the right places always. This story may even be more emotional than his last one, and I have the feeling that is going to grow bigger and better in the future.

Still don't really know what 'enjoyment' means but I'm gonna use it as an opportunity to wax over the overall manga quality. The pharmacist always wears a Noh Mask to hide his monstruous face, that looks patched together with Too Many Eyes. Full disclosure: I liked :Re's ending and, whilst I know that's probably an unpopular opinion within Sui Ishida's fanbase, maybe that perspective will help some people's perceptions of what to expect with this new series. Affably Evil: Ricardo might be an infamous criminal, but that doesn't mean he can't polite. When a kidnapped Tokio is hungry, Ricardo buys a pizza and offer him to eat.What can I say, this was a solid first chapter to me and I can only hope for even better ones in the future, whenever that may be (This won't have a structured release schedule due to Ishida's experience with that while working on tg). I would not go so far as to say that Choujin X is a carbon copy of Tokyo Ghoul. Most of the abovementioned tropes are common in many mainstream stories, and perhaps Ishida finds these particular ones interesting. I can understand the appeal of stories that drag seemingly ordinary and innocent personalities through dark and morbid situations, especially if that character comes off as relatable. Our protagonist Tokio feels like someone with severe impostor syndrome. He looks down on himself so much that he determines his self-worth via the people that he associates with rather than from himself, which is what earned him the label of a vulture. The book does an excellent job of establishing that as both a symbol of power and a negative character trait that has the potential to be overcome.

Handheld technology has advanced to the point that smartphones are cards in size and shape, much further than the real world had in 1998, and are combined with credit cards in their usage, at least in big cities. Dreaming of Things to Come: Zora can see the future in her dreams. Her first vision was seeing the memorial procession she was part of being killed by Quiem Mc Mann, the Choujin X at the time. Most of her actions in the present have for objective to prevent a calamity that would destroy Yamato as she saw in one of those dreams. already pointed out (superhumans in a society where they don't belong), however the similarities become thin beyond that point. Notably, unlike the Ghoul of Tokyo Ghoul, the superhumans aren't some underground group but active terroristic threats that leave visible destruction that scars the city, and the specifics of being a superhuman feel less focussed on the necessary evil inherent in being one as much as it does the naturally corrupting nature of the powers it gives you. Money also motivates Shiozaki, who wants to get himself and his siblings out of the bad side of town. He wanted to do that with baseball, but his Choujin powers awakened during a match and (besides apparently killing the batter he was pitching to) Choujin aren't allowed to play sports against regular people, so he had to resort to crime.

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