Barrage

From the same creator as MY HERO ACADEMIA, one of the best shounen I have ever seen ( I am talking about my hero academia). The manga I've never read through. Sensei no Bulge. The Best Shounen Manga I've Ever Read. The story is cliche in the beginning but if you keep on reading ( I'd say past chapter 5 ) It's gonna get really good. The plot is really interesting and original. The art is just outstanding. If you like the MHA art your gonna love this one. And the attention to detail is really good. Not gonna lie, the character is pretty cliche. But this wasin 2012 what do you except, Most shounen characters were the same back in 2012. Honestly, I enjoyed this a lot. The plot was so good and the art is probably one of the best things in the series. Overall I'd give it a 9. This story was fascinating, Creative and Imaginative. :) It's only 16 CHAPTERS please go read it.

Sensei no Baruji/Barrage - An Underrated Manga. There are those stories that simply can't go up in popularity because (maybe) the readers are waiting for the same kind of storytelling that comes from the same magazine and with that, the shonen genre becomes our daily bread. Barrage was one of the works that managed to overcome the barrier of popularity because of today, the person behind this work is best known for creating the mega-hit "My Hero Academia" [or in Japanese "Boku no Hero Academia"] which currently has several animations and a second season currently airing. The problem with Barrage [or in Japanese "Sensei no Baruji"] isthat it should have this level of popularity at the time it was released because not everyone is curious enough to look for this work created by Horikoshi Kohei. Nowadays, readers or people, in general, are too lazy to give value to these manga gems overall and that's a complete shame. Barrage was lucky enough to be released by Viz Media under the Shonen Jump Alpha, whose work is the only one I know that went through this process and for being released solely in Japanese and English. In "Barrage" the story begins with Astro, a spunky slum kid who works to an old man in a planet called Industria. Astro is a dim-witted but kind boy who tirelessly works to feed his family, a group of six orphaned children in which he is seen as an older brother. But one day, after being fired from his job, he meets the Prince of Industria named Barrage. One thing leads to another and now Astro has become Prince Barrage, a boy charged with the duty of restoring peace to the planet. Astro behaves like a typical shounen protagonist, however, he has something different or at least, I think while reading the volumes. He's a kind boy and works all the way to sustain his family of orphans and to love them. He always puts his life at stake but he knows that he wins anyway and maybe that's what makes him so special in my way of seeing. This story is told in a fast-paced series of events in which the first one is given to Astro the org, a weapon that can only be used in the hands of the king or someone with the potential to become the king (in a particular case, the Prince). Basically, the org is a trident and it serves as Astro's weapon for the whole series. Astro is sent out into Industria by the king, to help stop the Age of the Battlestar, which is basically the chaos of war and corruption raging through Industria. Then, the adventure begins, Astro is sent out with Tiamat, the King's trusted knight whose name commands respect across the planet, also the first battalion lieutenant. In this part of the story, he cares for the king greatly and is annoyed by Astro's less way of doing things. Tiamat fights with his trusted sword and overall has a great skill using it. The artwork of this manga is one of the best I've seen so far and for a quick story, this was just perfect. I also think that the characters are well-written overall, however, Black's character should have had more screen time. I've heard and a personally know a lot of people saying this manga is boring or a waste of time and I honestly don't understand why people hate this manga this much. Sure, it has potential to be a better story but you have to face the reality, this needed to have more popularity like I mentioned before to be something like that. In the end, I will give it a 10 out of 10. For me, it's my favorite Kohei Horikoshi's work, without a doubt. Story: 9 | Art: 10 | Character: 9 | Enjoyment: 10 Score: 10

Interesting setting and memorable, easy-to-understand characters, but the plot progression ran in conflict with the entire synopsis, and it sort of stumbled over its own feet as a result. The pitch: Plucky protagonist boy replaces his royal double in a sci-fi fantasy re-imagining of the Prince and the Pauper, with stress on how he's more worthy of the role of prince, but his double was still a real person (who is nothing like him) and his loss is felt by most of the characters, both positively and negatively. The story: Plucky protagonist gets a new awesome weapon and wanders off into the featureless desert to fight mooksbecause Battle Manga, I Guess, leaving 80% of the setup behind. Understandable why this one didn't take off.

Well since it got past 10 chapters, guess Ill give it a 6/10 instead of a 5. It had potential really with interesting character designs and a main character that was cool and lovable. His side character partner, Tiamat was also good with this time frame. I would have liked more backstory on him given. The potential for a long adventure was actually here as well as a potentially deep and immersive world. Its terrible that it had to be cancelled early and lots of details left hidden. Rushed ending chapter though :/ For 16 chapters it is worth checking out for its sci fi themeof sorts.