To Terra...

Cardboard characters, enough exposition to bash brains in, and a story only concerned with the semblance of depth more than saying anything at all. Earns good will from unique panel composition and presentation but it’s utterly wasted. The first third of the story is dedicated to trying to Jomy Marcus Shin, one of our two main leads. We learn about his upbringing, the pristine nature of society, and the long standing conflict between those outcasted and the super computer that wants to uphold the status quo. But instead of being conveying characters and world via autonomy and cohesively, a majority of the run time is lambastedby huge texts about the world that's not that complicated to begin with. Jomy is shoved into a conflict head first and after a character we barely know dies, takes a complete backseat after becoming one of the strongest characters. Second part of the story introduces us to a rival character and second lead, Keith. But the same issues persist and timeskips are the easy solution when you want your characters go from A to B without having connective tissue. Last third is about their confrontation and falling action. But at that point, it felt like there was nowhere else to go and the conclusion/epilogue was hastily done. I've heard the adaptations are much better but this is only a review for the manga source material. There are interesting ideas and concepts in theory here but you'd get as much enjoyment out of seeing them play out as much as reading a wikipedia article.

I had no big biases and preconceived notions going into it, only read it cause the library had it and its from them sweet sweet 70s. Briefly skimming the synopsis and jumpin in near blind. NO SPOLIERS! not in the slightest. Just giving my brief opinion on its elements and such. wont be explain 1/2 the dam manga lol Its a nice concise little space opera that I found to be incredibly intriguing and mediocre. 4.60 ~ Borderline bad. But also still worth a read imo. Now let me elaborate: This thing is great in the creativity and concept department however lacks in the execution andthe writing is VERY hit or miss, being just intriguing as it is boring. ~ Characters are fine. They can be flat at times but are rather intriguing at the very least. Even when it was lacking I still had a strong itch to see their "story" ~ Pacing is straight dookie. Its super slow and just makes it drag bringing down everything else it has going for it. This was the main component to my boredom when reading it. Creating gaps of days where i wouldn't pick it up cause I was so disinterested. Despite being short it manages to overstay its welcome more than desirable. ~ Story. Very cool and interesting, story beats hit, it has plenty of genuine moments of mystery, suspense, & intrigue along with a sweet ending . But this is still sadly stained by the mid writing :( ~ Art. While most of the time being merely "fine". Them highs are immaculate, thanks to the aforementioned cool concepts being displayed. Also i just love me that classy 70s swagger. ~ Enjoyment: ugggggggh. It bored and dragged constantly but was also so cool, wanting you to know what happened. Making a mostly unbearable reading experience. High highs n low lows :( In conclusion: To Terra is a wildly creative adventure sci-fi 70s manga that is just as stellar as it is terrible, that despite its glaring flaws makes it a painful yet very worthwhile read. If you like sci-fi stuff GO FOR IT :) \--------------------cynically shed--------------------------------------------------------------------| Bro if you gives this anything above a flat 7 then youre trippin and tasteless. (thats majority of these bozos that read cause its most given score is an 8) How in your right mind can you call this a masterpiece when the craftsmanship is so freakin shoddy. like dam bro stop lyin to yourself. you can enjoy mid there's nothing wrong with that. (that just means im better than you. which is already a know fact anyways 😈) JUST BECAUSE ITS OLD AND INFLEUNTIAL DOESNT MEAN ITS AUTOMATICALLY GOOD. bias bimbos 🙄 |-----------------------------------------------------------------cynically shed------------------------/