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Cage of Eden #1
Cage of Eden, Vol. 1
Danger and action abound after Akira Sengoku and his classmates crash-land on a deserted island while flying home from a class trip. The island doesn't exist on any maps but that's not even the strangest the animals they find on the island are prehistoric beasts that are supposed to have been extinct for thousands of years! Now Akira and his friends are in danger as the island's residents start eyeing the humans for their next meal. Will they ever solve the mystery of the island and find their way home?
208 pages, Paperback
First published February 17, 2009
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Yoshinobu Yamada
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May 17, 2020
I pretty much roll my eyes at manga like this, where every single female is seen as a sex object. But when scenes pop up where I can see the obvious outline of a teenagers labia, I do have to ask myself what is going on.
This book is meant to be about a plane crash on an unknown island, with some prehistoric creatures thrown in too. Sounds intriguing, right? Well, when we have shots of teenagers bending over when there is a bloody fight going on, things started to feel a little fucked up, and definitely not on a good level.
The main male character seems like a dick, and is actually rather bland. I was waiting for him to grow a backbone, instead of him obsessing over what is in his boxers. I can handle sexual innuendo, but sexism on this level, is ridiculous, and it puts a dampener on the plot. I may continue with the series, with the hope that it may get better.
This book is meant to be about a plane crash on an unknown island, with some prehistoric creatures thrown in too. Sounds intriguing, right? Well, when we have shots of teenagers bending over when there is a bloody fight going on, things started to feel a little fucked up, and definitely not on a good level.
The main male character seems like a dick, and is actually rather bland. I was waiting for him to grow a backbone, instead of him obsessing over what is in his boxers. I can handle sexual innuendo, but sexism on this level, is ridiculous, and it puts a dampener on the plot. I may continue with the series, with the hope that it may get better.
February 10, 2020
Good start of the series, slightly erotic in nature (pretty pointless, if you ask me).
A good representation of the Eocene era while most concentrate on Mesozoic. The creatures such as andrewsarchus, sabre tooth, Diatryma are new and exciting.
A good representation of the Eocene era while most concentrate on Mesozoic. The creatures such as andrewsarchus, sabre tooth, Diatryma are new and exciting.
July 26, 2019
Lost Japan style.
World: The art is solid, I wish there was less panty shots but oh well, it¡¯s the genre norm. The world building is solid for a fist book. The world offers no answers and poses a lot of questions and sets the tone of the book to follow. The world is a mystery and much like Lost the tv show, the island itself is a character at this moment.
Story: Story moves along well, it¡¯s very manga and the emotions and the pacing feels very immediate which is solid for now. The violence is sudden and jarring which is intended. It feels like Lost x Battle Royale and that¡¯s not necessarily a bad thing. A lot of set up this arc but that¡¯s good because a good mystery will keep this story interesting.
Characters: The characters are basic at this moment and fall into archetypes but I hope that as the series progresses it will dive deeper into the characters.
Solid start for Lost x Battle Royale.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is solid, I wish there was less panty shots but oh well, it¡¯s the genre norm. The world building is solid for a fist book. The world offers no answers and poses a lot of questions and sets the tone of the book to follow. The world is a mystery and much like Lost the tv show, the island itself is a character at this moment.
Story: Story moves along well, it¡¯s very manga and the emotions and the pacing feels very immediate which is solid for now. The violence is sudden and jarring which is intended. It feels like Lost x Battle Royale and that¡¯s not necessarily a bad thing. A lot of set up this arc but that¡¯s good because a good mystery will keep this story interesting.
Characters: The characters are basic at this moment and fall into archetypes but I hope that as the series progresses it will dive deeper into the characters.
Solid start for Lost x Battle Royale.
Onward to the next book!
January 23, 2012
Why am I encountering such bad manga all of a sudden? Is the world uniting against me?
*sigh*
*sigh*
January 24, 2013
I recently read this on the shelves of my local bookstore. I have to say that while it isn't my type of read, I can see why it's developing quite the fandom.
This book is pretty much like Land of the Lost, but with more violence, sexual innuendo, and Japanese schoolkids. Oh, and blood. Lots more blood.
There's a lot of fanservice here, but to be honest it doesn't really get in the way with this manga. This is the way fanservice should be (unless the whole point of the manga is for that sort of thing) and it's decently handled here. People who aren't into getting gratuitous panty shots or close ups of random curvy female bodyparts will probably get a little irritated, though.
Overall this is a decent series, just not one that I think I'll really get that into. It's something that I can see being incredibly popular and I won't be surprised if this becomes one of Kodansha USA's fan-favorites. (Well, of the ones that aren't being re-released into the English manga reading audience.)
UPDATE:
I have to add this to the first volume to warn people coming into this series. This will have some spoilers for the series, but the basic warning is that this series doesn't really have an ending. It has sort of a "this chapter is done, but the story still continues and there's no romantic resolution or anything like that".
Now if you're wanting specifics, read on.
My big gripe is that the last parts of the manga were incredibly weak. The story sucked me in after a while, getting me addicted despite it being so long. However in the final arcs about a homicidal doctor and discovering the final building that explained the island, somewhere the story started to sag under its own weight. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't great either.
Then suddenly we have a final chapter that takes place later on after the previous chapter where the characters all talk along the lines of "oh yeah, those were rough times but we're totally over that now and we're sailing back to Japan now". Nothing is resolved except that everyone is ready to leave the island. There's no resolution over the romances either. Akira never actually hooks up with his childhood friend and our other love triangle never actually resolves either. Yarai never really pairs off with either his fellow student or the teacher, nor is it ever fully explained what the feelings are between Yarai or the teacher. Earlier on in the series there had been movements towards having the feelings between the teacher and Yarai play out as a mother/son or sister/brother type of thing, but that had been abandoned partway through the series to push a romance angle. Part of me is frustrated at that because I sort of didn't see it, but I'm more frustrated at the lack of resolution here.
It's not an awful ending, but it is rather unfulfilling after spending so much time reading the series.
This book is pretty much like Land of the Lost, but with more violence, sexual innuendo, and Japanese schoolkids. Oh, and blood. Lots more blood.
There's a lot of fanservice here, but to be honest it doesn't really get in the way with this manga. This is the way fanservice should be (unless the whole point of the manga is for that sort of thing) and it's decently handled here. People who aren't into getting gratuitous panty shots or close ups of random curvy female bodyparts will probably get a little irritated, though.
Overall this is a decent series, just not one that I think I'll really get that into. It's something that I can see being incredibly popular and I won't be surprised if this becomes one of Kodansha USA's fan-favorites. (Well, of the ones that aren't being re-released into the English manga reading audience.)
UPDATE:
I have to add this to the first volume to warn people coming into this series. This will have some spoilers for the series, but the basic warning is that this series doesn't really have an ending. It has sort of a "this chapter is done, but the story still continues and there's no romantic resolution or anything like that".
Now if you're wanting specifics, read on.
My big gripe is that the last parts of the manga were incredibly weak. The story sucked me in after a while, getting me addicted despite it being so long. However in the final arcs about a homicidal doctor and discovering the final building that explained the island, somewhere the story started to sag under its own weight. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't great either.
Then suddenly we have a final chapter that takes place later on after the previous chapter where the characters all talk along the lines of "oh yeah, those were rough times but we're totally over that now and we're sailing back to Japan now". Nothing is resolved except that everyone is ready to leave the island. There's no resolution over the romances either. Akira never actually hooks up with his childhood friend and our other love triangle never actually resolves either. Yarai never really pairs off with either his fellow student or the teacher, nor is it ever fully explained what the feelings are between Yarai or the teacher. Earlier on in the series there had been movements towards having the feelings between the teacher and Yarai play out as a mother/son or sister/brother type of thing, but that had been abandoned partway through the series to push a romance angle. Part of me is frustrated at that because I sort of didn't see it, but I'm more frustrated at the lack of resolution here.
It's not an awful ending, but it is rather unfulfilling after spending so much time reading the series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 26, 2019
Decent Plot, But Too Fanservicey
A plane full of people crash on an island that exists on no map, filled with creatures that are supposed to be long extinct. Sound interesting? Yes, but not so much in practice . The main dude is annoying, but what really put me off this book was all the fanservice. I don't want to see the outline of a teenage girl's labia, thanks. And it feels especially out of place in the dramatic scenes -- when a prehistoric horror is mauling someone, a panty shot takes away from the scary mood.
Every female ends up as a sex object. It gets old fast.
So, despite the premise and some cool illustrations, I can't recommend this. It's too objectifying, which is annoying and ruins the mood.
A plane full of people crash on an island that exists on no map, filled with creatures that are supposed to be long extinct. Sound interesting? Yes, but not so much in practice . The main dude is annoying, but what really put me off this book was all the fanservice. I don't want to see the outline of a teenage girl's labia, thanks. And it feels especially out of place in the dramatic scenes -- when a prehistoric horror is mauling someone, a panty shot takes away from the scary mood.
Every female ends up as a sex object. It gets old fast.
So, despite the premise and some cool illustrations, I can't recommend this. It's too objectifying, which is annoying and ruins the mood.
July 30, 2012
Panty shots don't belong in a horror/adventure manga. It would have been a lot better without all of the fanservice, simply because it looks like the author was going more for a serious, horror-y type of feel. It's very disorienting to have someone being eaten by a prehistoric beast on one page, and then on the next a large breasted woman in a wet shirt. I don't mind fanservice, but there's a time and place for it, and it's not "every time the female love interest shows up."
Read "King of Thorn" instead. All the horror, less of the distracting fanservice.
Read "King of Thorn" instead. All the horror, less of the distracting fanservice.
July 15, 2019
While I thought the premise was good, think ? lost needs jurassic park.
I thought the execution was lacking. The danger never felt ¡°real¡± or high stakes.
The main character is a wet lettuce ? (and a bit of a perve)
Not sure if I¡¯ll continue.
I thought the execution was lacking. The danger never felt ¡°real¡± or high stakes.
The main character is a wet lettuce ? (and a bit of a perve)
Not sure if I¡¯ll continue.
October 22, 2019
Die Story, um die Schulklasse, die auf einer geheimnisvollen Insel mit einem Flugzeug abst¨¹rzt, hat mich sehr neugierig gemacht. Im ersten Band bekommt man einige merkw¨¹rdige Ereignisse zu sehen. Pr?historische Tiere sind auf der Insel unterwegs, die Menschen aus dem Flugzeug ver?ndern sich, einige werden regelrecht zu Tieren und fallen ¨¹bereinander her. Der Held der Reihe, Akira, war mir erst unsympathisch, aber man erkennt seinen wahren Charaktere in den Situationen, wo er andere besch¨¹tzt und Schutz braucht man auf der Insel definitiv. Ich bin mega gespannt wie sich die Beziehungen zwischen den Charakteren entwickeln wird, welche Allianzen geschlossen werden und wie sich allgemein die Gruppe entwickeln wird. Die Charaktere sind wirklich interessant, aber auch sehr eigen und teilweise sehr abgefahren.
Der Zeichenstil war mir in den Actionszenen teils zu hektisch, aber ansonsten war ich total begeistert. Vor allem die pr?historischen Tiere wurde super dargestellt.
Alles in allem w¨¹rde ich die Reihe sehr, sehr gern weiterlesen, allerdings habe ich bereits gesehen, dass die B?nde doch recht teuer sind, die Reihe sehr lang ist und man die B?nde kaum gebraucht bekommen kann. Ich wei? noch nicht, ob ich bereits bin diesen Preis zu zahlen.
Story 4,0/5
Charaktere 3,0/5
Zeichenstil 4,0/5
Gesamt 4,0/5
November 19, 2024
So I read Deathtopia by the same author earlier so was excited to start another series from him. Interesting start and let's see how the story develops and then let's Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I have I can. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and hope always to love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to .
I have always loved comics, and I have I can. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and hope always to love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to .
October 14, 2024
Definitely Lost vibes here.....and you know it's going to go all Lord of the Flies pretty soon.
Trying to be more than one thing at once..with teenage angst....panties/boobs...throw in some Jurassic Park as well.
All in all...it's a fun read...develops into a mature read
Trying to be more than one thing at once..with teenage angst....panties/boobs...throw in some Jurassic Park as well.
All in all...it's a fun read...develops into a mature read
May 12, 2013
This series has to be one of the best manga I've ever read. I have personally dubbed it the lovechild of Lost and Jurassic Park...obviously because they're stranded on an island and are being eaten by extinct animals.
It took me a few times to get used to the ecchi (boobs & panty shots EVERYWHERE...there's also a bunch of nice shots of a shirtless teenage delinquent...*blushes*) but it fits somehow. It doesn't go overboard and take away from the story, but then I may be being easy on it because I just recently read High School of the Dead. However, it's typical teenage boy horniness so I'm forgiving. I'm happy the author made the ecchi-ness available for both genders (which doesn't usually happen) and although there's definitely not as much fanservice for women as there was for men, I'm still happy the author put it in there.
I love watching the psychological affects in the story. It's very realistic and I enjoy watching how everyone matures throughout this tragedy. Everyone will be affected in so many ways in just as many ways you wouldn't expect. Some will kill, some will take the situation to take advantage of others, some will go bat-shit crazy, and some will mature into leaders and fighters.
I especially love to watch as the main character matures from a class clown to a leader who's willing to do anything for his friends.
The darkness of this manga (the dark side of humans/people being eaten by animals/etc.) is balanced with the light (ecchi-ness/friendship/etc.)
One last thing that makes the series even more wordly is the range and variation of characters. Oh my gosh, there are so many characters who are so unique with personalities that aren't repeated twice. A 10 year old crossdresser, a perverted monk (which of course hasn't happened before...-_-), the genius who has no physical skills, a dangerous quiet delinquent, a sociopathic cult leader, etc.
However, there is one downfall of this series...it's the ending...I have already read the ending online and there better be a sequel or else i.am.going.to.be.pissed.
Don't get me wrong, i'm still extremely happy about the story despite the ending, I recommend it!
It took me a few times to get used to the ecchi (boobs & panty shots EVERYWHERE...there's also a bunch of nice shots of a shirtless teenage delinquent...*blushes*) but it fits somehow. It doesn't go overboard and take away from the story, but then I may be being easy on it because I just recently read High School of the Dead. However, it's typical teenage boy horniness so I'm forgiving. I'm happy the author made the ecchi-ness available for both genders (which doesn't usually happen) and although there's definitely not as much fanservice for women as there was for men, I'm still happy the author put it in there.
I love watching the psychological affects in the story. It's very realistic and I enjoy watching how everyone matures throughout this tragedy. Everyone will be affected in so many ways in just as many ways you wouldn't expect. Some will kill, some will take the situation to take advantage of others, some will go bat-shit crazy, and some will mature into leaders and fighters.
I especially love to watch as the main character matures from a class clown to a leader who's willing to do anything for his friends.
The darkness of this manga (the dark side of humans/people being eaten by animals/etc.) is balanced with the light (ecchi-ness/friendship/etc.)
One last thing that makes the series even more wordly is the range and variation of characters. Oh my gosh, there are so many characters who are so unique with personalities that aren't repeated twice. A 10 year old crossdresser, a perverted monk (which of course hasn't happened before...-_-), the genius who has no physical skills, a dangerous quiet delinquent, a sociopathic cult leader, etc.
However, there is one downfall of this series...it's the ending...I have already read the ending online and there better be a sequel or else i.am.going.to.be.pissed.
Don't get me wrong, i'm still extremely happy about the story despite the ending, I recommend it!
July 6, 2014
I wanted something easy to read, fresh, yet something that was going to still engage me while I was ill. So I set my partner of with the task to go to our local library and find me something I would enjoy reading. My partner spends most of his time on the computer reading it, so I trusted him to both find me something entertaining, and to my tastes. He followed through.
Cage of Eden is creepy, gory, somewhat subtly sexual at times, and a provoking exploration of what I believe is a parallel universe or shift in time (that I am not sure of yet, but by god you can bet I want to read to unravel the mystery.)
The characters are in their early teens, fuelled with hormones, crazy ideas and interesting survival skills. I grew attached fast to them. Which I wasn't expecting and I loved the diversity of their skills and personalities. They are still naive, have a long way to go to character journey and strength, yet I know already that I need to know what happens to them.
When the plane crashes, and they are shifted from their normal world, I was instantly intrigued by the new land that surrounded them, the mystery of what happened to land them there, and what would become of them all. Not a great deal happens to the main characters in the story, a few secrets are uncovered or at least poked at. There were times when I was flipping pages, and other times when I wanted to get to the truth of it all. I was surprised, and intrigued and I really enjoyed the premise and what the author and artist delivered. It is certainly unique in a way I have never read about.
It was a great start to the series, one that I am willing to invest in continuing. If you want something a little different, where you can learn at the same time I would recommend picking this one up. It is fast paced, action promising, and there is even a little romance if you read between the lines.
July 20, 2019
School excursions ¡ it¡¯s but one of many big moments in a Japanese student¡¯s life where bonds are strengthened between classmates, romance occasionally blossoms and wonderful memories are made. For one class, however, a jaunt to an exotic locale turns into a nightmarish struggle for survival for one group of students in a most unusual island in Volume 1 of Cage of Eden.
We meet Akira Sengoku, a 15-year old student who delays the plane that holds all his classmates by arriving late during boarding. Nobody seems surprised at all seeing as they all know him to be something of a slacker with no real prospects. Still, he is a big part of the class that had traveled from Japan to Guam on a pleasant school excursion that ¨C judging by the class pervert¡¯s video footage ¨C was composed of fun in the sun. Akira¡¯s actually quite a popular guy seeing as his friends include the hottest guy in the class by the name of Arita Kohei and the hottest girl in the school who is a childhood friend who goes by the name of Akagami Rion.
The flight starts off peaceful enough for us to see the interaction between Rion and Akira is on the friendly side but Rion clearly sees the boy in a different light. Meanwhile, we meet the class brain, a boy named Mariya Shiro, and a new flight attendant named Ohmori Kanako. However, the peace is suddenly and violently disturbed when the plane suddenly takes a dip as all instruments begin to fail in the cockpit. Then all hell breaks lose in the cabin as Akira attempts to find Rion who moved out of her seat when an unusual anomaly appears before the boy.
The next thing we know, Akira opens his eyes to see that he is on a strange island rather inside an airplane. He thinks the plane might have crashed and he was thrown out somehow but if that was true where is the wreckage? On top of that, he sees unusual animals in this island such as tiny horses and an odd beaver-like creature. When he hears something that sounded like a voice he realizes he has come face-to-face with a huge man-eating bird that has attacked the class smart kid Mariya and the Ohmori, the flight attendant. Akira manages to lead the bird away in order to regroup with the only two survivors.
Thanks to the fact that Mariya managed to somehow fall out of the plane with his laptop, the brainy kid looks through an encyclopedia only to find out that all the creatures they have seen so far ¨C including the giant man-eating bird called a Diatryma have all be instinct for millions of years now. Since they see no wreckage, Mariya also assumes that only ones that survived. Of course, all of this doesn¡¯t sit well with the attractive and busty Ohmori.
Somehow, Akira manages to keep both his companions composed enough to keep searching anyway. It isn¡¯t until Ohmori decides to take a bath in a stream that she notices a water bottle from the airplane that they realize that the plane has crashed somewhere and there might be survivors like them. When they manage to locate the plane, they also find the class pervert¡¯s video camera that seems to have new footage.
Unfortunately, things get even more terrifying when a carnivorous creature with a huge maw kills a few students and forced them all back into the plane. It is Rion who tried her best to keep everyone calm before things turned badly back inside the plane. What they see on the camera is actually very disturbing as they watch what happened to the survivors on the airplane and how the pilot ended up murdered with a knife stuck into his stomach. Panic takes hold of his classmates that turns into something even more shocking.
Still, Akira manages to be reunited with Rion after figuring out what happened to her and the group tries to make sense of all that has happened so far. The four still don¡¯t know what happened to the others since the camera doesn¡¯t show where everyone went after they all became a panicky mess. As the others take on duties they are capable of carrying out, Akira feels useless. When he goes outside the plane, he is attacked by a person in a mask.
Cage of Eden has an intriguing setup and the ¡°Lost¡± meets ¡°Jurassic Park¡± vibe offers a number of interesting possibilities. Still, the series isn¡¯t without its few problems that make some things seem so farfetched. Mariya¡¯s laptop not being broken is one of them and just how did somebody smuggle a switchblade on board? Some might even have a problem with the fan service as well that has detailed panty shots from Rion (that seems out of place) and a nude bathing scene with the buxom Ohmori that seems tacked on just for the sake of adding nudity.
Still, it¡¯s hard not to ignore its good qualities such as the decent characters and the fact that the survivors are going up against extinct animals that include saber-toothed tigers. Then, to add to the intrigue, there¡¯s a maniac with a hockey mask on the loose.
Volume 1 of Cage of Eden has numerous possibilities that make for an interesting and fun read that ¨C hopefully ¨C will become stranger and even more exciting in future volumes. The characters and the island itself are fun to follow but despite a few issues I have with some elements I feel that it could have been a lot better. Still, there¡¯s more than enough good here to make it worth picking up in hopes it gets even more fascinating.
After a fun excursion in Guam, a class trip turns into a terrifying ordeal as the airplane crash lands on a most unusual island. Soon, student Akira finds himself, a fellow classmate and a surviving flight attendant discover that the island is filled with animals that have long been considered extinct. When they manage to locate their crashed plane, they find out that something terrible has happened as their struggle for survival is just beginning.
The artwork in the series is the kind we¡¯ve seen before but, thanks to Yoshinobu Yamada¡¯s attention to detail, you¡¯ll find yourself appreciating the setting and the character design. Then there¡¯s the fan service that can be a bit out of place at times a little too detailed for some, which is why the rating is appropriate for this title.
An intriguing survival story with plenty of mystery to boot, Volume 1 of Cage of Eden is off to a good start despite a few weak spots that hold it back from being a truly extraordinary story. Still, there¡¯s plenty of potential in this first volume and, despite its flaws, Cage of Eden is actually a very entertaining read. This is certainly one worth checking out.
We meet Akira Sengoku, a 15-year old student who delays the plane that holds all his classmates by arriving late during boarding. Nobody seems surprised at all seeing as they all know him to be something of a slacker with no real prospects. Still, he is a big part of the class that had traveled from Japan to Guam on a pleasant school excursion that ¨C judging by the class pervert¡¯s video footage ¨C was composed of fun in the sun. Akira¡¯s actually quite a popular guy seeing as his friends include the hottest guy in the class by the name of Arita Kohei and the hottest girl in the school who is a childhood friend who goes by the name of Akagami Rion.
The flight starts off peaceful enough for us to see the interaction between Rion and Akira is on the friendly side but Rion clearly sees the boy in a different light. Meanwhile, we meet the class brain, a boy named Mariya Shiro, and a new flight attendant named Ohmori Kanako. However, the peace is suddenly and violently disturbed when the plane suddenly takes a dip as all instruments begin to fail in the cockpit. Then all hell breaks lose in the cabin as Akira attempts to find Rion who moved out of her seat when an unusual anomaly appears before the boy.
The next thing we know, Akira opens his eyes to see that he is on a strange island rather inside an airplane. He thinks the plane might have crashed and he was thrown out somehow but if that was true where is the wreckage? On top of that, he sees unusual animals in this island such as tiny horses and an odd beaver-like creature. When he hears something that sounded like a voice he realizes he has come face-to-face with a huge man-eating bird that has attacked the class smart kid Mariya and the Ohmori, the flight attendant. Akira manages to lead the bird away in order to regroup with the only two survivors.
Thanks to the fact that Mariya managed to somehow fall out of the plane with his laptop, the brainy kid looks through an encyclopedia only to find out that all the creatures they have seen so far ¨C including the giant man-eating bird called a Diatryma have all be instinct for millions of years now. Since they see no wreckage, Mariya also assumes that only ones that survived. Of course, all of this doesn¡¯t sit well with the attractive and busty Ohmori.
Somehow, Akira manages to keep both his companions composed enough to keep searching anyway. It isn¡¯t until Ohmori decides to take a bath in a stream that she notices a water bottle from the airplane that they realize that the plane has crashed somewhere and there might be survivors like them. When they manage to locate the plane, they also find the class pervert¡¯s video camera that seems to have new footage.
Unfortunately, things get even more terrifying when a carnivorous creature with a huge maw kills a few students and forced them all back into the plane. It is Rion who tried her best to keep everyone calm before things turned badly back inside the plane. What they see on the camera is actually very disturbing as they watch what happened to the survivors on the airplane and how the pilot ended up murdered with a knife stuck into his stomach. Panic takes hold of his classmates that turns into something even more shocking.
Still, Akira manages to be reunited with Rion after figuring out what happened to her and the group tries to make sense of all that has happened so far. The four still don¡¯t know what happened to the others since the camera doesn¡¯t show where everyone went after they all became a panicky mess. As the others take on duties they are capable of carrying out, Akira feels useless. When he goes outside the plane, he is attacked by a person in a mask.
Cage of Eden has an intriguing setup and the ¡°Lost¡± meets ¡°Jurassic Park¡± vibe offers a number of interesting possibilities. Still, the series isn¡¯t without its few problems that make some things seem so farfetched. Mariya¡¯s laptop not being broken is one of them and just how did somebody smuggle a switchblade on board? Some might even have a problem with the fan service as well that has detailed panty shots from Rion (that seems out of place) and a nude bathing scene with the buxom Ohmori that seems tacked on just for the sake of adding nudity.
Still, it¡¯s hard not to ignore its good qualities such as the decent characters and the fact that the survivors are going up against extinct animals that include saber-toothed tigers. Then, to add to the intrigue, there¡¯s a maniac with a hockey mask on the loose.
Volume 1 of Cage of Eden has numerous possibilities that make for an interesting and fun read that ¨C hopefully ¨C will become stranger and even more exciting in future volumes. The characters and the island itself are fun to follow but despite a few issues I have with some elements I feel that it could have been a lot better. Still, there¡¯s more than enough good here to make it worth picking up in hopes it gets even more fascinating.
After a fun excursion in Guam, a class trip turns into a terrifying ordeal as the airplane crash lands on a most unusual island. Soon, student Akira finds himself, a fellow classmate and a surviving flight attendant discover that the island is filled with animals that have long been considered extinct. When they manage to locate their crashed plane, they find out that something terrible has happened as their struggle for survival is just beginning.
The artwork in the series is the kind we¡¯ve seen before but, thanks to Yoshinobu Yamada¡¯s attention to detail, you¡¯ll find yourself appreciating the setting and the character design. Then there¡¯s the fan service that can be a bit out of place at times a little too detailed for some, which is why the rating is appropriate for this title.
An intriguing survival story with plenty of mystery to boot, Volume 1 of Cage of Eden is off to a good start despite a few weak spots that hold it back from being a truly extraordinary story. Still, there¡¯s plenty of potential in this first volume and, despite its flaws, Cage of Eden is actually a very entertaining read. This is certainly one worth checking out.
August 14, 2011
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This manga is a mix of high school life meet a Jurassic Park kinda swing. It's really interesting and crazy to read.
Coming back from Guam, a plane with over 300 passengers crash lands on a mysterious island stationed in the Pacific Ocean. The only thing is that the island isn't on any map. One other thing... There are extinct animals running wild and they're hungry.
Cage of Eden is such a strange, interesting read especially since all the characters are enjoyable and I'm eager to see their reactions or how they're going to jump at tasks or fights. Since it's survival of the fittest it's impressive to see how high school students are acting in a world where everyone is your enemy. You can't trust anyone on that rule-less island because you could wind up killed.
The one thing that I was glad I predicted right was the attempt to establish a society. Something that creates common ground and keeps those in line. Though the students are in a difficult situation where wild beasts are feasting on them, they're trying to maintain order with a sound environment for the most part.
I'm itching to read more from this manga :)
This manga is a mix of high school life meet a Jurassic Park kinda swing. It's really interesting and crazy to read.
Coming back from Guam, a plane with over 300 passengers crash lands on a mysterious island stationed in the Pacific Ocean. The only thing is that the island isn't on any map. One other thing... There are extinct animals running wild and they're hungry.
Cage of Eden is such a strange, interesting read especially since all the characters are enjoyable and I'm eager to see their reactions or how they're going to jump at tasks or fights. Since it's survival of the fittest it's impressive to see how high school students are acting in a world where everyone is your enemy. You can't trust anyone on that rule-less island because you could wind up killed.
The one thing that I was glad I predicted right was the attempt to establish a society. Something that creates common ground and keeps those in line. Though the students are in a difficult situation where wild beasts are feasting on them, they're trying to maintain order with a sound environment for the most part.
I'm itching to read more from this manga :)
May 6, 2013
Woah! Intense! Kind of reminds me of a - or -type setting mixed with the TV show Lost. And now I'm kicking myself for not at least grabbing the second volume because it ends on a doozy of a cliffhanger.
Lots of panty shots and boobs, but it's an ecchi manga so that's to be expected and it doesn't bother me. The story already has me intrigued and there are so many questions I want answered. Hopefully this mangaka can pull this story off to where it makes sense because there are so many ways it could go wrong and just end up being silly or stupid. I'm looking forward to finding out just which way this one goes.
Lots of panty shots and boobs, but it's an ecchi manga so that's to be expected and it doesn't bother me. The story already has me intrigued and there are so many questions I want answered. Hopefully this mangaka can pull this story off to where it makes sense because there are so many ways it could go wrong and just end up being silly or stupid. I'm looking forward to finding out just which way this one goes.
January 4, 2020
This was my first time reading a genre like this in manga, and I was really surprise because I love it as much as I love this kind of genre with my books!
My, I just love the idea of mixing suspense, mystery, adventure and science fiction (?) to this story. It was definitely a first time for me and I have to say that this series is going to stay with me for a very very long time (probably forever hahaha).
I love the suspense and mystery (like duh, haha) and I don't think I found some parts in this series that I dislike.
Dang, I'm just rambling haha. Ohh well, just read this series and I'm sure you'll get hook too. And oops, that ending was....I dunno, I just feel that we're going to expect more to come ;)
My, I just love the idea of mixing suspense, mystery, adventure and science fiction (?) to this story. It was definitely a first time for me and I have to say that this series is going to stay with me for a very very long time (probably forever hahaha).
I love the suspense and mystery (like duh, haha) and I don't think I found some parts in this series that I dislike.
Dang, I'm just rambling haha. Ohh well, just read this series and I'm sure you'll get hook too. And oops, that ending was....I dunno, I just feel that we're going to expect more to come ;)
October 22, 2015
3.5 Stars ¡¤¡¤¡¤ Ever heard/watched the tv series ? You know, plane crashes on a mysterious island? Well, that tv series is one of my faves all-time. I absolutely loved it. So when I read the synopsis of this manga somewhere, I couldn't help but check it out because its premise was so Lost-like. I'm just on its 1st volume so I don't know why this seems to have mixed reactions from readers. I guess I'll have to find out. But so far, I'm liking this and I'm really getting intrigued. Not a fan of the art, though. Hence the 3.5 stars.
October 13, 2015
Singolare storia a met¨¤ strada tra Battle Royale e Lost,la storia ruota intorno a un misterioso incidente aereo che catapulta una scolaresca di ritorno da una gita su un'isola apparentemente al di fuori del tempo e dello spazio,non registrata su nessuna mappa e dove vivono insieme animali e piante estinte provenienti da diversi periodi storici.
I personaggi presentati nel primo volume sono fin troppo stereotipati,ma il mistero dell'isola ¨¨ presentato in modo affascinate.
I personaggi presentati nel primo volume sono fin troppo stereotipati,ma il mistero dell'isola ¨¨ presentato in modo affascinate.
June 19, 2017
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February 10, 2018
This series in all is intense and fast paced! From prehistoric creatures to man-made buildings, there is plenty of mystery and a little romance sprinkled here and there. I liked this series because I don¡¯t always like to be caught up in the drama of small situations and enjoy a plot like where characters have to change and give up so much to survive. This series is definitely one of my favorites for all these reasons... but, we could do without all the echi.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 22, 2012
The art was good for most of it, there were points where it looked like he was cutting corners.
The story is...still out for review. I'm going to need to read a few more books to better understand what's going on and if it's not just an excuse at a TnA series.
The story is...still out for review. I'm going to need to read a few more books to better understand what's going on and if it's not just an excuse at a TnA series.
May 26, 2017
An interesting, though unoriginal idea. The drama and maturity of the middle school age kids did little to interest me and I was turned off by some minor nudity and language. Guess that's what I get for picking up a random manga.
February 8, 2016
Here¡¯s hoping the author is done with fanserv already.
January 2, 2019
This is awesome! man I think this is going to be a good read for when i'm resting.
August 28, 2022
I kind of picked up this series on a lark, wandering around in the local library. They happened to have the first 10 volumes of this series available, so I just picked up the first 5 to see how it goes. Within 2 weeks, I've gone back and finished the entire series (21 volumes!).
Each volume takes about 30 minutes of reading time, so I guess I've spent about 10+ hours on this series. I can't say it was the most worthwhile of 10 hours of manga reading time, but at the same time I can't say I thought it was a waste of time either.
The plot of the book basically follows what happens after a plane crashes on a deserted island, and follows the very unlikely journey of about 150 middle school kids with a sprinkling of adults. Its the usual shonen story of how will overcomes a lot of deficiencies about oneself and their adventures amongst extinct creatures and how they survive amongst the environment and their worst enemies, which is other humans.
The series sprinkles in a bunch of explanatory tracks (this is so and so animal and this is what and what plant) and has a TON of fan service. The target age of this manga is other middle schoolers after all, and there's excessive fan service at times, but its easily skippable after a while.
The actual tension is really about "what is this island, how are they going to get out of it and who's going to die", and the author really strings it out, but not in an outrageously contrived way. There's a few books where nothing of importance happens, but its mostly outweighted by the actual plot advancement of the protagonists finding out more and more of the island's mysteries.
Another series that's actually quite like this is the TV series Lost, but unlike that TV series, this one actually has an ending! The ending is a bit of a...let down, but as manga endings goes, its still reasonably satisfactory.
All in all, its not a waste of time and a reasonable diversion and I like that it has a semi-satisfactory conclusion. There's quite a number of loose ends that were not tied up, but in a manga series that spanned 21 volumes (about 5 years), that's bound to happen.
I'll say this is one of those books you shelf under "light summer reading" and don't pretend to go into it that its going to be more than some brain candy. If you go in with those expectations, you'll be fine.
Each volume takes about 30 minutes of reading time, so I guess I've spent about 10+ hours on this series. I can't say it was the most worthwhile of 10 hours of manga reading time, but at the same time I can't say I thought it was a waste of time either.
The plot of the book basically follows what happens after a plane crashes on a deserted island, and follows the very unlikely journey of about 150 middle school kids with a sprinkling of adults. Its the usual shonen story of how will overcomes a lot of deficiencies about oneself and their adventures amongst extinct creatures and how they survive amongst the environment and their worst enemies, which is other humans.
The series sprinkles in a bunch of explanatory tracks (this is so and so animal and this is what and what plant) and has a TON of fan service. The target age of this manga is other middle schoolers after all, and there's excessive fan service at times, but its easily skippable after a while.
The actual tension is really about "what is this island, how are they going to get out of it and who's going to die", and the author really strings it out, but not in an outrageously contrived way. There's a few books where nothing of importance happens, but its mostly outweighted by the actual plot advancement of the protagonists finding out more and more of the island's mysteries.
Another series that's actually quite like this is the TV series Lost, but unlike that TV series, this one actually has an ending! The ending is a bit of a...let down, but as manga endings goes, its still reasonably satisfactory.
All in all, its not a waste of time and a reasonable diversion and I like that it has a semi-satisfactory conclusion. There's quite a number of loose ends that were not tied up, but in a manga series that spanned 21 volumes (about 5 years), that's bound to happen.
I'll say this is one of those books you shelf under "light summer reading" and don't pretend to go into it that its going to be more than some brain candy. If you go in with those expectations, you'll be fine.
May 3, 2022
I kind of knew this was coming. I read this as a young teenager, which is why all the disgusting pedo shit flew over my head. It's insane how this author tries to include panty shots of middle schoolers on the same page as horrific gore. It's insane that the girls are designed to look 20 when, again, they are in middle school. Even the adult women are horribly and disgustingly written, far surpassing the genre-typical threshold in boys' manga. Every line of dialogue and every design decision for the girls and women are directly informed by some form of fetish or porn fantasy. It is truly sick.
It makes me sad because without all that, the horror elements are legitimately spectacular. Do the scifi aspects make sense? Absolutely not. But the tension, the interpersonal drama, the action scenes, the paneling (when its not being voyeuristic), it had so much promise! It was one of the first horror manga I ever read, second only after Uzumaki by Junji Ito (let me tell you, that was a jarring introduction). I have a soft-spot for survivor-type stories, where a mismatched group of people have to use their ordinary skills to barely survive extraordinary circumstances by the skin of their teeth.
If the sexism was toned down, I might be able to ignore it, but it's just. Everywhere. Every page. Every spread. It's in every character. I can't even like any of them because they're so shitty to the girls who are in just as much trauma and turmoil as them, but with the constant threat of sexual harassment at every turn from their closest friends.
And, if my memory serves me, it gets worse down the line as more girls are introduced. So I'm gonna have to let this one go. Bye, Cage of Eden.
It makes me sad because without all that, the horror elements are legitimately spectacular. Do the scifi aspects make sense? Absolutely not. But the tension, the interpersonal drama, the action scenes, the paneling (when its not being voyeuristic), it had so much promise! It was one of the first horror manga I ever read, second only after Uzumaki by Junji Ito (let me tell you, that was a jarring introduction). I have a soft-spot for survivor-type stories, where a mismatched group of people have to use their ordinary skills to barely survive extraordinary circumstances by the skin of their teeth.
If the sexism was toned down, I might be able to ignore it, but it's just. Everywhere. Every page. Every spread. It's in every character. I can't even like any of them because they're so shitty to the girls who are in just as much trauma and turmoil as them, but with the constant threat of sexual harassment at every turn from their closest friends.
And, if my memory serves me, it gets worse down the line as more girls are introduced. So I'm gonna have to let this one go. Bye, Cage of Eden.
January 2, 2025
I began reading this series back in 2010 when I was a highschooler loitering at B&N reading manga with my best friend, and only a month ago I was like "huh I never finished that series, I wonder how it ended." So I returned to Volume 9 where I left off and I binge read the remainder of the series in a week.
I definitely agree with many of the other commenters that it is overly fanservicey. I see it as a relic of the era, very obviously catering towards young boys and trying to hold their attention with gratuitous fanservice. However, no one seems to be complaining about Dr. Stone which I think is a far worse offender because the fanservice shots there don't even make sense within context, but whatever.
Fanservice aside, I found the story to be incredibly intriguing. I came to like the spunky characters, their cleverness, the monsters they'd face, and this captivating mystery of the island. It was cool to see the new monsters, their historical background, and there are even end notes which are informative.
Unfortunately, I had no idea that the series got axed, so the author had to rush the finale, which wasn't very fulfilling. I still think the overall story including the ending are still better than Dr. Stone because the plot keeps you hooked up until the very end.
It's sad to see how Desert Island Mystery stories like Dr. Stone and Lost (and arguably A Series of Unfortunate Events) continue to fumble the ending, prompting much intrigue but bringing up too many questions than the author can answer. Maybe someday we'll get a complete and satisfying story.
Even with its flaws, I still had a lot of fun reading this series and I would recommend it (with caution that the ending is okay at best).
I definitely agree with many of the other commenters that it is overly fanservicey. I see it as a relic of the era, very obviously catering towards young boys and trying to hold their attention with gratuitous fanservice. However, no one seems to be complaining about Dr. Stone which I think is a far worse offender because the fanservice shots there don't even make sense within context, but whatever.
Fanservice aside, I found the story to be incredibly intriguing. I came to like the spunky characters, their cleverness, the monsters they'd face, and this captivating mystery of the island. It was cool to see the new monsters, their historical background, and there are even end notes which are informative.
Unfortunately, I had no idea that the series got axed, so the author had to rush the finale, which wasn't very fulfilling. I still think the overall story including the ending are still better than Dr. Stone because the plot keeps you hooked up until the very end.
It's sad to see how Desert Island Mystery stories like Dr. Stone and Lost (and arguably A Series of Unfortunate Events) continue to fumble the ending, prompting much intrigue but bringing up too many questions than the author can answer. Maybe someday we'll get a complete and satisfying story.
Even with its flaws, I still had a lot of fun reading this series and I would recommend it (with caution that the ending is okay at best).
February 21, 2025
The premise/plot idea seems really interesting but the fanservice... The fanservice/objectifying of women and verging on what could be turning into erotica further down the line however might kill this series for me. It is rather much compared to it's just the first volume. I don't mind the occasional panty shot or so, even sexism or graphic scenes/grim dark stories, but I do have my limits and what I most certainly cba to read, is smut/erotica/hentai. Unfortunately I just have this inkling feeling this series might go down that rabbit hole since it is listed as adult/seinen at my library. A bit of a shame if that is where it will go, because the mystery/horror part did catch my interest. I wanna know about that island and why those animals are there. Who made them? (seems most likely unless there is some sort of weird time loop/hole anomaly going on), Did someone crash the plane? Are they all gonna go lord of the flies/battle royal etc.? But reading smut about horny teenagers or millenial old fairies luring teenage girls are not big on my agenda! Gotta insult both sides of the audience now I'm at it! jk, it's just not my jam and people can read what they want. I just find most of these things boring personally. I'll give it a couple of more volumes, because I liked the artstyle and the premise.... and I might be a sucker for extinct animals...
March 1, 2020
I was pleasantly surprised by this manga. Yes, Cage of Eden technically belongs to the tired "isekai" genre, but it is more similar to a hybrid of Inuyusha and the American TV series Lost than Sword Art Online. It's a breezy read, and I dig it.
I have one caveat, however. There are a lot of tone-deaf panty shots in this manga. Look, it is not my place to begrudge a manga some fan service. If done right, frankly, I enjoy a little TNA. I only ask that a manga does not flash undergarments at moments that interfere with the plot. Cage of Eden often does this, showing panties at arbitrary times that clash with the narrative. Instead of focusing on how scared a female character is or wondering how she will get out of this situation, I find myself looking up her skirt and thinking about that instead. The excessive cheesecake often takes me out of a story.
I have one caveat, however. There are a lot of tone-deaf panty shots in this manga. Look, it is not my place to begrudge a manga some fan service. If done right, frankly, I enjoy a little TNA. I only ask that a manga does not flash undergarments at moments that interfere with the plot. Cage of Eden often does this, showing panties at arbitrary times that clash with the narrative. Instead of focusing on how scared a female character is or wondering how she will get out of this situation, I find myself looking up her skirt and thinking about that instead. The excessive cheesecake often takes me out of a story.
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