Cagaster #1
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| Writer | Kachou Hashimoto |
| Artist | Kachou Hashimoto |
| Cover Price | $12.99 |
It's the year 2125, and a strange plague called "Cagaster" appears. One-in-a-thousand people is infected by this disease, which turns humans into monstrous cannibalistic insects. Two-thirds of humanity is decimated. Thirty years later, young expert bug exterminator and mercenary adventurer Kidou and newfound friend Ilie struggle to survive in this brutal new world, while delving into the mysteries of the plague and its causes. Kidou is tasked with finding Ilie's mother, after being entrusted with her by her dying father. Meanwhile, the battle continues to rage against the mutated population of Earth, with the code possibly being more
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6.0
The Graphic Library - Sara Campbell
Jun 24, 2020This was an interesting story to read in the middle of a pandemic. The intro world-building said that it took 2/3rds of the population to die before the human race decided to take action, which given the current state of tensions in the U.S., would be plausible. The kid gang is straight out of Oliver, and it's a little cliché. Kidow is the typical I'm-too-young-to-be-this-good hero, but he's more interesting than Ilie, and yet this volume focuses mainly on her. One character I did appreciate was Mario, the proprietor of the boarding house. In this futuristic world, trans people seem to not be ostracized, as Mario leads a successful establishment, and his patrons don’t seem to care about his appearance (other than one aside about “the cross-dresser”, but that was more for means of identification than used as a derogatory phrase). The illustrations are a little unpolished, but special detail is paid to character’s faces. Surroundings are a little under-drawn. Overall, the world has Read Full Review
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5.0
Anime UK News - Onosume
May 06, 2021Overall, then, its a bit of a rough start for Cagaster. While its initial ideas are interesting, it feels mis-sold as a humanity versus monsters story when it barely uses that part of the plot, instead burning through a lot of the mysteries surrounding one of its main characters in a single volume. Couple this with its bland and controversial side characters, rough artwork and a very blunt translation and this becomes a difficult manga to get into, even though it does have the potential to improve in later volumes. Read Full Review
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