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Vol: 3; Ch: 24
2007 - 2008
3.696 out of 5 from 61 votes
Rank #18,655
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The month is February, but it hasn’t snowed all winter. Kanon’s father is often away on business trips and might be getting a little too friendly with his pretty young female subordinate; which Kanon doesn’t approve of so soon after her mother’s death. Her little brother collects insects, but they’re dying off. It turns out that these deaths are the first of many a plague to come down. First it’s the insects, inexplicably dropping dead everywhere. Then it’s the rats, looking for a new food source. And things just keep getting worse…

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Thrawn
8.5

Story: Straight up, I had some real fun with this. It's an apocalypse that isn't entirely brought about by humans, but by mother nature getting fed up with humans being the top dogs and opening up a can of whoop-ass. The real nitty-gritty of it is that the environment is changing and in turn, so does the ecosystem. The ecosystem in thos case doesn't bother with the large species but with the small. Rats, for instance, beasties of those size and even smaller. It almost feels fresh in that it isn't humans that are the worst enemy here but the species that lived in fear of us or those we crushed because we're so much better. It's about them rising up to kick some ass.And rise up they do, in a tale split into two perspectives: The son and daughter team and the father who tries to find them. It's quite effective in how it doesn't deal with the global effects of this catastrophe but focuses on the normal people, the common folk who have to survive this. It's not about finding a "cure" or a solution to this problem but simply surviving. The survival aspect is nothing short of great as there's a sense of fear and suspense for the characters, a sense of dread because a toilet is overflowing with rats or the dawning realization that something horrible is heading this way, how the lights go out one by one in the shifting darkness, an absence of hope in a world gone mad with despair and the destruction of humanity.Art: If there's one thing I love about it, it's that the good guys and bad guys are separated quite nicely, mainly that the good people are good looking and overflowing with the mammaries and the bad guys, or dispicable bastards are ugly, repulsive and sometimes have exaggerated features, a real stark contrast to the good looking goodies. It's comical and it works as the difference is truly ginormous. Might take away some of the horror or captivating imagery for some but it's still entertaining. Also of note is the horrifying character designs later on that turns anyone ugly because it's just simply unpleasant. Done well, but still quite unpleasant.The art overall holds up well and still looks quite nice. Unlike the cover, it's not heavy on fanservice and I can go as far as to say it's uncommon as it focuses more on horror and suspense, atmosphere and peril than ecchi, fanservice, boobs and panty shots.Characters: Straight up, Takada-Sensei is a love/hate kind of guy. He's utterly dispicable, moralless, selfish, mean-hearted, repulsive, ugly and his monologues and thoughts are utterly hilarious. His monologues are profane, hate filled, spiteful and so self-serving that I find myself enjoying his appearances despite how unlikable he really is. He's probably the true villain if there is one and even then he provides the most comedic moments despite his actions.The other main characters are a good bunch with a bit of development throughout the tale but not too much. They're kinder than the average person, know when to put logic before compassion for their fellow man and you can't really say that any of them are the load or completely useless. Even the little brother has his moments when he could obviously have been the useless tagalong kid. They got heart and it makes you want to cheer them on. Overall: Quite a chilling read and has it's moments of humor in a world gone to the rodents. A tale of survival, sacrifice and the fall of humanity as nature strikes back with a strong pimp hand. It hardly deals with the why or how we got to this mess but the journey, and one that actually reaches a conclusion no less. Fast-paced with some scary imagery and more about the civilians than the government, this is a tale well worth reading. And the stinger? Priceless.

Zabuzaxtr
9

Region...yeah I enjoyed reading it.Overall it was a good manga but as I will try to point out further down this review there are some small problems here and there but rest assured they are not deadly,unforgivable mistakes.and as I stated above it really is good.Just, nothing is perfect anyway. The story is very interesting, not because it is global warming, nobody gives a crap about how the world warms up right! Fu.k the environment! Of  course nobody does we love our nuclear fueled electricity how else could you pover your xbox one,how else would I charge my ipad and write this review! Serious though it is interesting because I came across many manga that was about disasters like a hurricane,alien invasion or supersmart ai wiping out humanity but region does it by using a theme that is closer to the real life than for example an alien invasion and does a hell of a good job.not trying to spoil anything but expect lots of bugs and rodents I mean real lots.The characters placed right in the middle of all the misplaced animals and wrong weather systems are very well crafted and you can tell who the good and who the bad guys are easily(that is no suprise since the artist of this manga draws the bad guys ugly, and good guys beautifull weird but fun)though that does not mean that there aren't any plot twists,misbehaving nature/environment create lots of twists when you least expect it.But as I said earlier nothing is perfect; for starters,I had expected loads of gore from this one but that is unfortunatelly not delivered and second I find its ending a little weak,vague to be more specific. The art is good in my opinion,the characters are drawn with great detail and have unique faces.As I said above ugliness of face is connected to foul behaviour and beautifull or at least normal face is connected to good behaviour.The environments are also nicely detailed and had to be so because the whole story is about environmental issues. At the end of the day;Region, is a great idea with good art combined with well crafted characters,overall a must read for everyone since there are not many disturbing scenes in it(contrary to my expectations) its ending in my opinion is a bit vague but don't let that stop you because once you start it is hard to lay it down.

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