Tenkuu Shinpan

Well, it ended Tenkuu Shinpan, one of the first manga that I started reading because it caught my attention, I really regret to see how it ended.

I must say that despite everything I like the manga, but that does not prevent me from being disappointed.

There will be spoilers

The manga itself presented an interesting story, the story is about a young girl named Yuri who is transported to a world where you can only walk between buildings (or so it is at the beginning) while a person wearing masks and weapons murders all people What do you see. Well, the story presents a solid base presenting quickly and mysteriously how your world is governed which is fine, we have demonstrations of or more masks work (like when the maid mask commits suicide because his mask was broken).

The story moved at a more than decent pace, making a contrast between tense moments against the masks and moment of dialogue between the characters, the story would be fine, but in a certain part of the manga the story becomes nuy convoluted and elaborate, the presentation of the guardian angels was well achieved, because they were powerful characters that with their simple presence it was noticeable that something important was going to happen, but then the manga wants to look like a shonen of fights and stable Yuri and his brother who fight against the guardian angels more strong which removes one of the major elements of tension of the manga (it must also be mentioned that it is not as if the fight were memorable, in fact they do not present something ingenious or a key element, only simplistic explanations of how humans can fight against the guardian angels).

When the manga is ending the story, rhythm and drama decays much more, with a mediocre and hurried final combat in addition to presenting scenes that do not have much essence or feeling (when Kusakabe meets his son at the end or when Rika cries for Yuri they are scenes that feel very empty, but the death of Aikawa wins the prize, introducing us to whom he believed himself to be the main antagonist and killing him in a simple and uncomprehending way, as if it were nothing).

Manga characters can be interesting and have charismatic personalities to a certain extent, because there are some like the sniper mask or the great angel that come to have menorables moments and to be interesting without having the need to go deep into them.

The protagonist, Yuri Honjou, is the one that I consider the worst character in the whole manga, has no chemistry with other characters purs its personality is totally boring and does not generate any unpredictable dialogue or a competent dialogue for the plot, because Yuri always talks about how he wants save all and typical things of this type of manga, it would be justifiable if Yuri will present some kind of evolution, but never notice a noticeable change in it (oh if it is opaque because they wanted to put elements Badass to Yuri to do very powerful and that is noted by the approaches that put the drawing when she fights), also that throughout the first half of the series Yuri always saves because he remembers advice from his brother (which is a cheap excuse), what more decent is that she is the one that has the most credible objective to the beginning is well planned for the plot (its design is normal, but not bad).

Other characters such as Yoshida, Kuon, Kazuma (the scientist) and capable (only capable) Nise are somewhat decent for how they perform with the other characters, generating a change to the characters around them and evolve, the death of Kazuma it is the best of the manga for how it changes in the others (especially in Ain, but it's a pity that she never shows that change by making the character feel empty and unused).

others like Rise and Yoshida change in a credible way, because Rise felt for the first time a great affection towards someone, which intensifies and makes their relationship real, the only unpleasant thing about Rise is that his personality is obscured or simply afterwards it is not explored ( final is totally forgotten), besides that his past is nuy edgy, but that is passable.

Yoshida on the other hand is the archetype of character who always wants to do the right thing, very similar to the protagonist, but Yoshida in itself presents more humanity and looks a bit more like a real character, even near the end of the manga he offered his body to the administrator in order to be able to be strong and achieve their goals, realizing that what he did is wrong he sacrifices himself to save Yuri's life, which suggests that in the end the whole magician Yoshida could achieve his goal to be of great help and actually if it became strong, it is difficult to sacrifice your life for another.

Kuon is the character that generates the sniper mask can evolve a bit, generating a contrast between mask and human living in the mumdo, expanding the possibilities of mangaka to develop a relationship (also that naturally presents the fact that there are people who They can control the masks, besides that Kuon is a character that unlike most manga characters, does not decay, his personality is not spoiled or become a deus ex machina for having the strongest power of the manga, which is appreciable because at various times the tension was intact because they did not abuse that elemnto, Kuon does not present any evolution which does not seem to be something totally horrible, Kuon throughout the manga I present a lot of determination and even impact a bit with his death, but then "survive" and explain it in a decent way (and I take this parenthesis to say that the design of all these characters is nor bad, there are designs like that of the sniper mask that you have left because it combines with his personality).

This part I would like to focus on some specific characters, if I do not talk about some narrative element or character is simply because it is irrelevant, although I will use to say that the dialogue is quite mediocre, often giving unintelligent insinuations on a topic and without memorable phrases or interesting that drive the plot, because almost the whole plot advances with the action, many characters that contribute in dialogue are discarded totally (as the scientist Kazuma who contributed giving intelligent and scientific comments and the prophet who was responsible for putting together a strategy, just as Rika and the mask sniper, those characters save a bit the dialogue), returning to the subject wanted to talk about just the large number of characters that are finally forgotten, all the characters who died before are not remembered and the "antagonist" Aikawa is totally forgotten and do not even mention it, the prophet and the angel guardian fighter appear very little and u importance is minimal despite the potential they could give, the characters added near the end the only decent is Juo, with a more cruel and simplistic philosophy so that he can survive in the world, generating disputes with all the characters and even having a reflection before dying (the chapter when he dies is amazing, the drawing they make to his facial expression is incredible and that pleases because the facial expressions are not the strong of the manga, also the angle that they put to his death, falling towards the floor just behind a bottle that says "favof not vote baaura", an ironic death with a reflection at the end, very well achieved).

The drawing of the manga seems accurate, with good shots at the right time and with interesting and unique perspectives (the drawings of the landscape with all the buildings was very good), the manga has a lot of censorship and that spoils the emotion because the manga itself is not so graphic as to censor some parts (although much censorship is for the panties of the female characters), the drawing also evolved throughout the publication of the manga, which is noted and appreciated, I would say that this is the best point that has the manga because the perspectives that make everyone with all the buildings drawn is incredible, but the approaches they do are not very suitable since several only have the intention of showing panties shamelessly while in action scenes He opts for a more common plane, but when the guardian angels appear that changes radically (emphasis on the appearance of the guardian angel who was a wrestling wrestler).

The end of the manga is disappointing, all the questions raised by the manga were not even resolved in a subtle way, the final stage had been built during many episodes just for the final battle to say one or two episodes, besides that they made Yuri too powerful making no enemy seem a threat and that was reflected in the end, the emotional moment of the end were very fast which prevents me from empathizing with the characters, the dialogue is still just as concise and the end left many things open and without solution (the same thing happened to Dolly Kill Kill and Eden No Ori, they had so many topics to explore and they were wasted making a dull ending that can hardly be considered an end).

To summarize the things I would say that Tenkuu Shinpan is another case of wasted manga, few good characters, mediocre dailogo, a plot with very good base but bad development, interesting element, but little used, an interesting final scenario poorly executed and a protagonist very op , at least he had an incredible drawing and the first half is more than entertaining, that saves the manga from making it a bad work. Despite everything said, it is likely that I will remember manga because it was one of the first I read, but I would not even think about recommending it to anyone.

so this manga is kinda garbage, and a lot of aspects are at fault for this. To kick off my first review ever I'm setting some ground rules, first this review will try and be as short as possible. Second, if you read this review and still enjoy Tenkuuu Shipan, good for you i hope you enjoy this cup of tea. and lastly, i dropped this manga for reasons that i will get into.

Story
so this story kicks off with Yuri (Female lead) watching a guy get his head split by an ax swinging redneck with a smiling mask on. Sounds cool right? It was, but things change for the worse very quick. EVERYTHING IS EXPLAINED IN DETAIL, every fight, action, decision, and motivation is spelled out for us, murdering the horror aspect harder than the side characters. This left me skipping dialog boxes in a pathetic attempt to keep me from boredom which didn't work.

Art
everyone is well designed for their roles in the story, the sniper who is cooler than an ice cube is dressed like a lady slayer, and the school kids have their generic school uniforms but even the art isn't safe from this manga's mediocrity. I have a felling that when the author realized that when the horror aspect was ruined he just decided to pander to us with underage ecchi underwear shots, I took this as an insult to my intelligence and made me wonder what demographic they where trying to hit with this.

characters
this was the finial straw for me, there was no highlight here. Yuri the mc has this next level of a brother complex where she doesn't even want to have sex with him but actually worships him like a god.The brother himself is an edge lord, and you could throw me a bunch of character traits at me and i wouldn't be able to guess which person you were talking about.

Enjoyment/overall
if you didn't guess it by now, I didn't like this manga. I came in hoping that i could pull off horror but got lost somewhere between the constantly shown camel toes of highschool girls and what was interesting kills from an overwhelming evil force, but turned out to be a fix for someones gore fetish. I can't recommend this to anyone, however if you do find out that it does pull magic from its nether regions and turns it around by all means have fun, but I'm done here and i don't think I'll return.

Don't go for the bad score, give this manga a try, it is really breathtaking!
I can't deny that it has clear defects, but still I think the experience of reading this manga is worth it. There are two flaws that stand out: the end, it doesn't represent how good the story went and the introduction of a villain who doesn't have an ounce of charisma. Regarding the first defect, I think the author did well not to take the most obvious path, but there was a lack of progress, the final fight was not as exciting as others and the characters did not have the emotion that was expected. About the second defect, I didn't really like this villain, but he served a purpose and was true to himself at all times, everything in this work and even he fits in with the plot.
The characters, the construction of the world and the revelation of the mysteries for me are strong qualities of the work, especially the characters, the protagonist for me was the best female protagonist I have ever seen, including anime, she performs very well the duality of a protagonist who fights for the good of others and at the same time is someone dangerous, who grows exponentially while still being the same character you met in the beginning. There are 3 other characters that I got attached to, they don't need to be so well developed, but each scene they appear in has an impact, and they are just cool, really cool, really really cool. This story is a lot about it, cool characters doing cool things in extreme situations.
This manga made me scream with euphoria at various times, it is stupidly fun and is a sensational work in terms of action, without a doubt it was marked as one of my favorite manga

I really enjoyed this work of art. The story is full of plot twists. It's not just an ordinary survival thing. If you are action/horror/suspense lover then I guarantee that you will enjoy this.

I'm not really a person who keeps eye on the art in manga or anime so I can't really comment on it. But I really did like the way they made the masks for the masked people.

There are lots of characters but mainly supporting ones. There are bad and good people and you might fall in love with how brave some of them are. I was excepting it to be male protagonist since it was action and horror but it was actually a girl protagonist and that was a huge plus!

I couldn't stop checking for more in this series and this is the first time I hope they will make anime adaption for this one.

Note: It has "ecchi" genre but it is really light and not a reason to not read it.

Hope you enjoy this as well!

Here we go the 1st non-Preliminary review.

Tl;Dr don't care about the mean score given above (7.42) at the time of this review.
Give it a try.

I started reading this one some years ago. I read about 10 chapters then I put on hold as it was a good marathon material and it was still publishing, and everyone knows the pain of waiting for the next week chapter in a thriller manga, also chapters were about 6-10 pages so those who read it week by week ended up giving a low score....probably dropping it.

I was searching for a manga to read on my on-hold list some days ago and found it with "finished" status, so I gave it a chance and didn't regret it.

The story is thrilling as it takes place in a strange realm and there's always something new to discover about its mechanism every chapter. I was reading about 10-20 chapters/break time. also, there's plenty of twists in the plot.

The art is good and clean.

The characters vary.. irrational, logical, good, evil and unpredictable ones...So there's always a character to root for even if you didn't like the mc.

Really enjoyable series, you should give it a try.

I managed to finish the series. The fact that that's the first thought I had (it's finally finished!) is not a great sign for this manga. I went in to this series, excited for something new and interesting. And the premise is very intriguing. The mask system is neat and the sky-rise setting is certainly something I haven't ever seen before.

However... the concept is not enough to save the execution.

I was sourly disappointed by this manga. The horror element died off very quickly after starting - probably within the first volume or two honestly. There feels like there's nothing at stake and you're taught early on to not grow attached to these one dimensional characters. The only element I even cared about by the end was Nise, to be truthful.

The world-building is insane and baseless and the system is faulty to a crazy level. There is too much happening at the same time and the manga feels like it holds no real meaning or weight. Which would be fine, if it were a slice of life series.

All in all, Tenkuu Shinpan takes itself a little too seriously. I would not recommend it unless you're alright with scattered content and boring, barely expressive characters.

I'll get straight to the point: This manga has moments where it does show uniqueness and it is a very easy read, but its plot is filled to the brim with clichés and awful characters.

That the manga is an 'easy read' is probably the best compliment I can give it because it seems the author really worked hard at that aspect.

To begin, the manga drops you right immediately into the action. I do mean 'right immediately' -- from page 1. Other such manga would take at least a single chapter, if not two or three before the action takes place. It's understandable too as the author wants to establish setting, initial characterization (so readers can see the effects of the plot on the characters), and perhaps introduce some conflicts.

Tenkuu Shinpan doesn’t do that. Instead, the action starts from the beginning and the characterization is introduced in small bits and pieces sprinkled throughout the chapters. The result of this is that the manga is an easy read – one can read ten chapters without thinking much at all -- but it also feels like the story is a secondhand thought.

Which brings me to my main criticism: the clichés and awful characters.

The main character, Yuri Honjou, fits every manga stereotype you can think of. First off, she’s a ‘brocon’ (i.e. the little sister who loves her big brother), she’s innocent and naïve, and 1/4 of any particular chapter is dedicated to showing off her panties and/or other assets. She’s also naively simple to the point where she describes a person she acknowledged as highly murderous (and who she witnessed murdering somebody) as ‘a nice person’ and started using the honorific ‘chan’ within moments of meeting her. Yet despite her naivety, innocence, and nonviolent nature, when she attains a gun, she becomes an incredible sharpshooter to the point where she can blow a weapon out of someone’s hand from a distance.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of stereotypes that surrounds Yuri too.

It’s also not limited to her as a character, but other characters and the plot as a whole tends to be pretty simple and one-dimensional. The mystery is brought on inelegantly and ‘clues’ are pretty much shoved into readers’ face. New characters also fall into known stereotypes and fall by the wayside pretty easily.

So question: If this manga seems so filled with clichés, what are these ‘moments of uniqueness’ I referred to?

Well, I actually mentioned one in passing -- the fact that she uses and continuously uses a gun. Manga, even survival manga, seems highly averse to its characters using weapons. Clubs, knives, and especially guns are either never used at all or dropped as soon as the threat is stopped. The heroes seem to depend on the act of physically restraining others or screaming 'stop!' in order to protect themselves.

So the fact that the main hero picks up a gun, uses it, and continues to use it (among other weapons) is actually surprising.

There are other things too, such as the fact that survival (even for the characters who typically survives) is genuinely extremely low, is also surprising. However, for the most part, Tenkuu Shinpan is a clichéd mess wherein the story seems to take a backseat to the action.

What may be a great read that been ruined by the simplistic story and characters. Overall, I think there’s a good chance one could enjoy it if one could ignore those aspects, but for me, I just couldn’t.

Please note that this review is based on the first 5 chapters, and in turn I have no knowledge of further plot threads or if the quality of the story improves, however I doubt that it does.

Art: 8

So, lets start with the strong point of the series, the art. From the character designs to the excellent use of shadows and hard angles to give a sense of scale to the world, the art is a feast for the eyes. every detail is really well drawn, from each curve of the ladies, to the way the first villain's fat rolls around his sides, it is all done with great attention to detail and it makes this absolutely an amazing piece of art.

Story/Character: 3

Now to the rest of it. The story is as half assed as it gets, girl transported to alternate wold without explanation and sudden murderous hijinks ensue. Granted, the story has potential, a unique setting with a truly interesting set of circumstances, but this is all dropped in favor of instant action and a main protagonist as generic as they come. from constant spouting of how determined she is, how much she loves her brother followed by screaming about it all being hopeless and repeating the determination speech over again. This series has horrid pacing, plot development, and easily one of the most uninteresting female protagonists Ive ever read.

Enjoyment/Overall 4:

So when it comes down to it, this is an "easy read" action horror story. So, if you are within the range of 13-16 you may enjoy the writing more than I have. However, the art is something that I have no doubt just about everyone will like, its visceral, well detailed, and belays the lack of writing quality to the point of being quite jarring.

It started off really well, created unique intriguing, surreal universe, but later wandered into the realm of fighting oriented narrative.

Every single character has to state his ambition/determination every other sentence.

Every ten or fifteen chapters one of the characters gains totally unannounced and ridiculous abillity and is now 'Oh, he is now the most powerful one in this universe', just to create fake plot twist.

The actual plot progresses really slowly with some of the chapters serving as fillers - there was a chapter in which there was only a single phone call in which one of the characters told the other, what happened in previous three chapters or so... i sheit you not.

Not really a review but few thoughts I want to say here about this.

SPOILERS!!

It should've stayed the gory horror killing game to the end.

Unsatisfactory ending.

The Sniper Mask face reveal isn't that exciting after you learn that the author can't draw original faces.

The biggest issue is if you showed someone how far Yuri had come from chapter 1 to the point before she obtained the power of "someone who became close to the god" they would say there's nothing wrong. But her development was in two or three days which is ridiculously ridiculous. Maybe it was the mental pressure of the situation she was in but two days are just absurd. The whole story is two or three days, man... all that action is worth a week at least...

Some plot twists are too mainstream and predictable but some were shocking, I must admit that.

Also, how was Kuon basically sticking to the Sniper Mask and just her behavior to the whole situation were enraging me sometimes. Yes her fangirling was relateable but there are people dying, Kim! Thankfully she realized that later on.

Now the manga isn't "bad" as the number 4 is described. It was fairly good to average at the end. But I can't give this manga a 7/10. So 4/10 but it was good.

But I'm excited for the anime release! I will definitely watch it, the beginning was great after all.