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From the author of Elfen Lied and various other manga, Parallel Paradise is a story about the delicate subject of gender differences, sexuality and society as a whole. All of these topics are handled in a delicate yet hard-hitting way that really glorify the best parts of female empowerment and feminism.

The story portrays an utopia run entirely by strong independent young women. They live in a world where there haven't been male humans in over 3000 years until a day when an unlikely male hero is transported there from our world. Now I know what you might be thinking: "This is an Isekai manga? ... Must be crap then." This is a bias I advise you toss aside for now, since unlike most isekai this isn't a typical story about a character going through an average RPG storyline of gaining some mystical power, acquiring his own harem and going on a quest to defeat some for of evil deity. While this story might feature those elements at some parts, this is a much sophisticated story that really breaks new ground in the possible potentials of isekai manga. The male protagonist in this story is merely a driving force to show you a magnificent land ruled by capable female societies. In no way does this character end up becoming a mary sue who manages all the issues of the world by himself. On his quest the MC bonds with many female warriors with whose help he manages to overcome many hurdles. The gender differences do come into play a bit but in no way does it focus on either male or female superiority in this story. The author is clearly a feminist at heart and has a lot of knowledge on this subject.

There is a lot of great things in this manga which I do not wish to give away with this review. I urge you to read this manga if you are interested in gender equality and female empowerment. An absolute masterpiece.

Why, Okamoto Lynn? Why? Why are you hurting your fans that much?

Okamoto Lynn is well-known for his most famous manga, Elfen Lied, but I started loving him when I read his true masterpiece, Brynhildr in the darkness. I wasn't hoping a new masterpiece when I started to read this, but I believe he would have done something interesting. Obviously, I was completely wrong.

The begin of the story wasn't bad at all. We've got Youta, an average highschool student who's in love with his beautiful classmate. But one they, we was send to another world (an isekai, you know) by a mysterious creepy girl. A ... world with only girls, monsters, dragons and Kalls, strange living beings who has some similarities with men. The problem came when our MC-kun discovered he can save girls mating them. Really, Okamoto? Really?

This is an example of "we're going to have some good ideas and make them become into a only-sex manga, chapter by chapter".

Probably we have yet a lot of story to read, but what we have now is... awful.

Warning. If you hate sex scenes, this is NOT for you. Turn away now.

Story. 7/10. Only 18 chapters are currently available and so there is not much to the story. Youta our MC has been dragged into a world where males do not exist anymore, the last one died over 3000 years ago. All the females have evolved in order to make sex easier. Whenever Youta touches a woman she will get into heat.

Youta hides his identity as a man to avoid the mass orgy that will inevitably follow (but cor blimey. lucky dude), as I mentioned earlier the story is merely starting so this ... is all I can really say.

Art. 9/10. Whether you like the story or not, the art is impressive.

Character. 4/10. No development thus far, characters are introduced but not much is known about them.

Enjoyment. 8/10. Its a fun manga, there are sex scenes but its hilarious, I find it more of a comedy.

Overall. 7/10. This manga was created by the same person who created Elfin Lied and Gokukoku no Brynhildr, two shows I loved so I was happy when I stumbled upon this, however, it is more of a harem sex manga which drags it down a bit.

Nevertheless, this manga is pretty funny, so far do not expect anything serious from the first 18 chapters.

I started reading the manga before finding out that it was also from the same creator of 'Elfen Lied' & 'Brynhildr in the Darkness'.

And I have to say after finding that out, it made me feel more disappointed; not because I dislike the creator, in fact the opposite. I somewhat enjoyed his other works both 'Elfen Lied' & 'Brynhildr in the Darkness' as they had interesting concepts.

In 'Parallel Paradise' it uses the isekai concept which isn't new and has been a trend for a while. I've read up to ch79 and I have to to say, this work pales in comparison to the other two ... titles I mentioned.

The story in 'Parallel Paradise' is very weak, as you'd have already read, it's about a person who goes into another 'world' and is the only man and any female he touches, they just become incapacitated with lust. That is such a strong aspect to the manga it appears pretty much in every chapter which felt like it overshadowed the every chapter whenever you read it.

If you actually want to read this, you'll have to trudge through a lot of the chapters before you get to any development in the story. The only interesting aspect so far that has made this isekai manga interesting in the slightest was the little moment that highlighted about going to and from the other world. Besides that, everything else was poor, the pacing, the characters (the art is fine).

This is such a different style compared to 'Elfen Lied' & 'Brynhildr in the Darkness' where there was an actual story that you were intrigued to find out about. In 'Parallel Paradise' there is so many sex scenes and so little story that it is baffling it is from the same author.


Let's just say it is obvious why 'Elfen Lied' & 'Brynhildr in the Darkness' received anime adaptations because there was a story to show people. There will NEVER be an anime adaptation of 'Parallel Paradise' because there is simply nothing worth showing people.

If you're a fan of the ecchi isekai harem trope then frankly this is about as good as it gets (if you're not, then you're reading the wrong manga). The balance of themes is tricky in all manga generally but particularly with this genre mix. Often, authors over-focus on ecchi at the cost of plot or water-down the darker aspects in favour of humour.

Not so with Parallel Paradise. The balance of story, humour, world building, serious stuff and sexyness is exceptionally well done. So much so, that even if you overlook the sexual-theme there's a pretty solid experience underpinning this that could compete with much ... bigger titles.

On top of that the art presentation is clear, continuity satisfying and translation spot on. Okamoto Lynn has done a fine job with this (ongoing) series and fully deserves a 10/10 for delivering a series that hits the high bar in all the tropes it attempts to deliver against. Watch this space for an anime adaptation!

So, this manga was enjoyable for a short while, I thought it had potential and might be good for some laughs, but nope. I first read 15 chapters because at the time that was all that was out, the story seemed interesting at first: Dude finds himself in a new world, finds out a god cursed everyone and his only options of saving them is to either plow them all or kill that god.

Story: What I said just about sums it up thus far, the sex scenes were if i remember correctly far less forced in during the first 15 chapters, but after ... putting the series on hold for a good while and reading up to chapter 23 everything the story had going for it that I found interesting has been tossed out just about because the past several chapters focused *heavily* on sex scenes that didn't really further the plot in any way and only occasionally did stuff that furthered the plot. I feel this should be the other way around, this is essentially hentai currently because there is pretty much no plot to be had and constant sex scenes for the sake of having them.

Art: The art is the best part of this, it isn't awful. It is in my opinion slightly above average, so I gave it a 7. It's not particularly beautiful or anything, but it is high enough quality that I don't have to worry about eye injuries.

Characters: I gave the characters a 5 to be nice, if I were a professional critic they would probably be rated much lower closer to a 3 or a 2 to be honest. There is hardly any personality to the characters, the character with the most personality is the main character Youta and his can be summed up with "Shounen protag".

Enjoyment: It was enjoyable for a while, but now not so much. I am going to continue to read it for now in the hopes that it begins to focus on the plot more, but chapter 23 ends in a way that makes me think ch 24 is gonna be another sex filled chapter and maybe at the end some plot development. So, I gave this a 6 because while I am disappointed with it at the moment I did have some fun before and I am hoping it will focus on the story more once the mangaka (to put it politely) cools his jets.

Overall: I gave this series a 6 because as I said I did get some enjoyment out of it and the premise seems like it could've been better if he took another route with it, perhaps rather than specify they need to be plowed to be saved from the curse, it just skips to him trying to help them kill that god. But, the mangaka clearly wanted to make something with a lot of sex in it, so naturally he went the route that he did. I have hopes that the mangaka of Elfen Lied can redeem this series to some degree, but I'm not going to hold my breath for it at this point.

This manga is objectifying women like there's no tomorrow. It makes me sick.

Like seriously, all of the women are like "I wanna be your hole!", "I exist only to serve ryouta's(?) sexual desires!"
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Like what? That's really uncool and sexist. I dunno, I felt really awkward most of the time

........... 10/10


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oh please write a longer review? you say that, but there's not much more to write, it's just porn

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How do I describe this situation, high school kid gets thrown off a building by accident and is seemingly isekaied into another world where there are creatures that are incredibly hostile towards him. Along the way, the way he is saved by other humans and finds that he is in fact not the only human left alive and in fact has other humans as well but is for some reason all female. These humans are however cursed by a jealous god that kills them after they reach a certain age above 18 range is what I'm assuming.

But nobody cares about a general summary, in ... short, to stop this curse the main character needs to have sex with these female characters, and by god, it nearly reaches nudity levels that you would think are in hentai, not a manga. The story was very bland, find x village, find x girl, fuck x girl to keep her alive, near the end after some 100-odd chapters we finally start talking about how this new world is somehow a future of the main character's original world. At that point, you have to wonder why the author didn't make the entire manga based around the concept of how this entire situation came to be instead of just drawing softcore to hardcore porn but at that point, you'd probably be like me, and be disenfranchised from this "plot".

TLDR: Manga is basically softcore/hardcore porn, enjoy if you like your manga that is actually just that. The interesting plot points you would think should be expanded more are just relegated to the main character just fucking a bunch of women. Pass

I guess it's an okay substitution to hentai if you're not old enough to purchase that instead. Protagonist is thrown out of a window, ends up in a fantasy forest, then has to sex up the first thing with a vagina he meets. Protagonist then moves from town to town banging every barely legal female until they inadvertently die in a gruesome or horrible way, be it roving rape monsters, decapitation, or both. Every female becomes a yogurt factory with a mere touch by the protagonist. The only solution is his turkey baster of protein, and he has a harder time pulling out than the ... US did in the Middle East.

ROFL, this is as stupid as it gets. In a really entertaining way. It's a hentai with a plot though. So read only if you can laugh on the stupid over the top situational sexjokes. So yeah, turn of your brain and let the peak culture flow trough you... However, personally, I would say this is pretty poor research material, but it just me, you may find this useful for academic purposes, since the artstyle is pretty.

"Youta can solve anything by mating." Yeah, you heard it right, our MC is overpowered as hell, and that's his superpower XD

At least these were my first impressions when ... I have finished reading the first 40 or so chapters 2 days ago. However, as I kept reading, the mystery began to unravel, I realized that this was actually an interesting story. Still funny time to time, but the story gets darker and darker as the plot thickens, and I'm still not sure where it will end up. There is always some new info crumb which completly change the direction of the story. Yet, there is a continuous sense of progression.

Also I like the writing. Really feels like an slower paced adventure. I mean this is not the usual isekai where you get a detailed guide in the first few chapter about the world. At the beginning you are just as clueless as the MC, and you belive that this is all fun and games, but slowly you realize that this is a twisted world with people who have goals, ambitions, dreams. They are not just there to statisfy the MC, and not everyone is happy that the MC has appeared. They were completly fine without him. Well, kinda...

As you may have guessed, with a "superpower" I mentioned above, the MC has to make questionable decisions in critical situations. So yeah, if you care about morality, you may find some panels slightly disturbing. Personally though, I found the MC likeable and interesting. The events left a dent on his personality, and he often needed other's guide to get back to the right path. In my opinion this gave him a unique flavour. He is not the the usual moral compass type of guy who always do the right thing. Understandable though, in a world like this, it is pretty easy to get full of yourself, or to lose sight of the goal.

As for the other characters? Well, they are not complex by any means, but it is not a big issue since most of them are only there for an arc. I cannot name anyone who was annoying for me. In my opinion though, Lumi should have a little bit more personality, since she is always with the main character, yet she is not much more than a big tiddy empty headed always horny cumdumpster, but I guess it is expected from an erotica manga.

All in all there are a bunch of popular isekai out there with far worse story than this. Honestly, this is quite a ride so far. It starts as a comedic ecchi (/erotica), but as the story unfolds everything what you laughed at first will become slightly bittersweet and you may feel slight guilt, because you laughed on them beforehand. The only problem with the manga is that it feels like the writer can't decide if he wants to write comedy or drama, so sometimes it is kinda hard to take it seriously.

Sooooo, this was kinda dumb... so why did I enjoy it so much?!

Parallel Paradise centers around Tada Youta who get's isekaied into a fantasy world solely populated by girls were his mission is to defeat the local Demon King equivalent and bang just about everyone he comes across. If this sounds familiar to you, congrats, get yourself a treat!
Yes, the premis is about as bog-standard as it get's with these stories. It's in its execution were Parallel Paradise becomes more than the initial sum of its parts would lead you to believe... a little bit more at least.

First things first: This Manga contains a ... lot of sex! Gratuitous amounts of sex!! Entire chapters comprised of nothing but sex!!! This has two major consequences. The first one is of course that people who don't like smut in their Manga really don't need to bother with this one. You guys won't find much enjoyment here.
But even the rest of us still have to content with considerably slow pacing thanks to this. The whole thing can feel like trudging through molasses at times.
At first this was a major annoyance for me. I got somewhat frustrated when, in the middle of a quest, Youta had to fuck yet another girl for a dozen or so pages, when the story could have easily done with just two or three.

Befor long however, I started seeing the appeal. Not the intended one mind you. While it's pretty hardcore for an ecchi manga, it never crosses into hard R territory and as such isn't really suited to get your rocks off. The sheer gratuitousness however becomes quite comedic after a while. I'm not sure what's so funny about scores of girls becomming top-down fountains at the mere touch of a man, but it got me laughing every time and soon this became one of the most enjoyable aspects of the Manga.

Our Protagonist is the other part that elevates Parallel Paradise above it's mediocre premise. Far from being overly whimpy or a perfect goody toe shoes, yet not a villain either, Youta manages to strike a good balance between obnoxiously good or evil, making him quite relatable. While at first naturally perplexed by the situation he finds himself in, he soon starts to act like you'd expect a decent portion of 18year old guys would if beautiful girls started going crazy over them by the truckload; He gets cocky and dickish. He toys with the girls and properly pushes the line to see with how much he can get away with.
This usually only lasts for a few moments though and if one of his partners voices anger with that attitude he recognizes the line he overstepped and apologizes. He also tries to pull his weight whenever he can and when tragedy strikes he gets visibly upset and takes the initiative to find a solution. Overall a good guy, but not boringly perfect.

The remaining elements of this Manga are decent but nothing special. The art is good enough and consistetly so. The girls do fall into some established norms, but have enough unique characteristics to not feel flat. And while this is ultimately a huge wishfullfillment story, Youta has enough flaws and troubles for that aspect to not become annoying.

Last thing worth mentioning are the numerous mysteries set up until this point. So many infact that I became worried about how much the author really thought them through and wether or not they could have satisfiying conclusions. However seeing that Okamoto Lynn is an established Mangaka with multiple acclaimed stories under his belt I have faith that all of them will be neatly resolved and am eager to find out were they and the story at large lead.


7/10

This is Hentai with an actual plot.

That's it, that's all you need to know.

The story is quite predictable, though it has its twist and emotionnal moments. Not everything is made for the sake of convenience, as there are things at stakes. What might turn you off are the reasoning behind the MC's actions sometimes. One moment he might be concerned and sympathic, the next... Welp... breeding time.

The art isn't groundbreaking. Satisfying you coud say, but not much else.

The characters... Cliches will be cliches. Every single character has the same reaction to the MC's "magic touch", which make their traits seem superflous (save the more exotic ... ones). The MC is the main focus most of the time, but he doesn't seem to evolve a lot. He grows determined sure, but it's not like he learns lessons or anything.

Enjoyement. Depends on the type of person you are.

if you looking for good hentai manga with lot of sex and good story dont worry you found it!

Story 9/10 - The story is good planet full of womans under 20 years old and only 1 man , if any girl touch him she gets horny oh boi thats sounds... great i guess .. in this planet everyone who reach around 20 years old will die to curse and there is only 2 ways how to save them .. 1) good old sex ... yes sex can fix everything .. 2) kill the goddess of jealousy ... also you asking how there is only womans ... in this planet without males?? dont worry the all arrive from a castle .. makes sence ... so anyway mc starts his journey to fight the goddess and fucks a lot of chicks from every kingdom .

Art 9/10 - The art is actually pretty okey

Characters 10/10 - Every character have his own personality .. every guard of each kingdom have his own unique weapon from katanas , bows , spears , swords ,big hammer to lowkey megumin with grenades (and no im not joking)

Alright... How do I start this?
I mean, the manga started minimally interesting, but it evolved enough to make itself cool, and then it dropped. A lot.

First of all, I must call attention to the oversaturation of the sex scenes. Yeah, I know, "it's an ecchi manga" and etc, but... there are limits. If I was looking for that amount of sex, I'd just look for hentai.

With that out of the way, I can say that it starts fairly good, but just caught my attention from chapter 22 forward - I saw potential.
And then the beach arc kicked in, which made me really like ... the development of the story. The math girl was really charming and the new characters were interesting! I even liked the plot twist at the end of it. I expected they developed it.
So I waited that they built upon the plot twist, but another arc, with a brand new villain, started, and, as it went on, it just became... boring. But my limit was chapters 74-79 that made itself clear: everything would be solved through "mating". At this moment I knew, the plot just wasn't interesting as it was before, and then I dropped.

If you liked it, nice, but this just made me come out with a bad taste in my mouth. Would I recommend it? Well, not if you want a thoroughly well-developed story, but if you want a manga that's mostly sex scenes and a fairly good plot, go for it.

It's Hentai but you can't really see what is happening, so it's not very interesting and not even fap material.
And in fact I've seen quite a number of hentai with a better plot, some also with better art.

Because the "plot" is: MC get isekaied in a world where there's no male, he discovers that the women here died young but he can save them by fucking them, and there's also rapist monster, so MC goes on a journey to fuck girl. The author tries to make it seem like there a deeper plot but it's hard to believe when entire chapters are dedicated to the ... MC fucking his harem.

But if you want to get an idea, just read the first few chapters, at least it shows it's true colors from the beginning, it's funny for 5~6 chapter then it's really boring.

Look.....I will be quite honest. This is a guilty pleasure manga hands down. I take no shame in enjoying this as is. *Minor/little Spoilers*

story: Story is interesting to say the least. It starts out like any normal isekai with no explanation. Which is fine given it gives you little crumbs of information over the duration of the series. The MC Youta is isekai'd to another world randomly (seemingly) by being thrown out of a window and wakes up in another world. He is the only male in 3000 years. Since he is the only male he has sex. Like A LOT of sex.

Art: ... The art is very detailed oriented with the sex scenes and even the fight scenes are well down. The creator does a pretty good job in the world building even though it is rather simplistic as is.

Characters: The MC goes through a lot of character development because the story takes a lot of unsuspecting turns. He has to adapt to these and act accordingly. Most of the girls are simple especially once they interact with the MC.

Enjoyment: I am rather interested in the story fully. I get a laugh or two every so often and I have enjoyed every chapter thus far with no complaints.

Overall: I think I would give it a 8. I would give it a 7.5 if the ratings let me, but I feel like I can justify the little boost. I would steer clear if you don't want to look at nude bodies every few chapters.

TL;DR - Erotica + plot
Up to vol19 ch190 at the time of writing.

Title: Parallel Paradise

Plot: MC [Tada, Youta] is isekaied into a world with 10 million women and he seems to the only male in it. This is the surface plot, but in reality it goes so much deeper. This is not 19 volumes of just sex. There's a lot of twist, turns and surprises that come and thicken the plot. Problem is, I can't go into detail 'cause it'll spoil. What I will say is that MC will go through a number of changes: from being a normal horny lad, to falling into depravity, ... to being saved, and then to possibly facing his past (not too sure since this is what I've read up to atm).

Scenery: Fantasy and adventure-like scenery. In this isekai world you'll see the usual things such a people living like the medieval ages and fantasy monsters (elves, dragons, golems, etc). There's a guy-girl ratio of 1:1M so you'll see girls every where and reoccurring sex. They all seem to wear clothes that have their groans covered, but exposed (like the groan hole in chaps for example, but wearing panties or a leotard beneath).

Genre:
Erotica - First and foremost, there is a lot of sex in here. There's millions women and a single healthy young male. There will be many explicit sex scenes and occasional orgies. To add, since there's been no male for 3,000 years the girls have "evolved" to going into estrus just at the touch of a male, among a few other special traits. Due to many of them have a strong, independent personalities, and the effects of sudden intense estrus, there are common "domination loss" moments. On top of the frequent vaginal sex, there is regular amounts of oral sex, and just about no anal. Here and there things get perverse when some of the girls have certain fetishes (such as humiliation, exhibitionism, and sadism for example). Occasionally girls will do stuff with each other. All the girls are essentially 18+ (if that matters to you) though you'll find a petite here and there. There is a large variety of girls and outfits and the author/artist has been great, in my opinion, at keeping them feeling unique. As for the MC, he's a fit and healthy male. He does judo and kendo. He is absolutely not a "beta-kun" and will have unrestrained sex with girls if he feels justified in doing so. He's a fairly normal person, though he can be crass and teases the girls. Sometimes playfully, but meanly, and sometimes he goes overboard to where even he feels bad.

Drama/Thriller/Mystery - It starts as an erotica, but as it goes on, the plot gets more serious, mysterious, and even personal. After reaching volume 18, I think I finally got a view of the overarching plot, but even then, I can't be 100% sure. I can't go into detail 'cause it will massively spoil, but there were moments when I was shocked, or even needed time to compose myself.

Fantasy/Adventure - MC and co will travel around their country throughout the series. You'll get to see a sea side town in the south, a desert town in the west, and other places. There's mythical creatures as well and apparently magic.

Action - There will be numerous fights. Sometimes it'll be small fights against "weak" monsters or other humans. Sometimes it will be fights against boss level antagonists. Each girl seems to have their own type of weapon they favor, and you will see people die in fights.


Thoughts: This has been such a ride for me. I binged 19 volumes over the span of three days since I couldn't stop reading. The girls and sex has been fun and the mysterious plot keeps me on my toes. This uncommon combo of mass sex and dramatic plot makes it special to me, but even then, I can't say it's perfect at what it did, though it might be in part because of some of the poor translations I saw. Started as a 6/10 for me, but it's a 7/10 as the plot progressed.


Recommend: This read is very niche. It's a (now-a-days) rare combo of erotica + plot. If you like plot, but are repelled by sex, or you want a fun light-hearted sexy read by living vicariously through the eyes of an MC surrounded by women, than I can't recommend this. There will be a lot of sex, and the plot is not light-hearted as it progresses. It's been over a day and I'm still crying on and off about what happened in the recent volumes. Sometimes the switch between plot to sex is even a bit jarring for me. I recommend this to you if you can enjoy both wild sex and dramatic plot as one.

This manga is, first and foremost, something that doesn't know what it wants to be. Will it be hentai levels of porn, or will it be engaging plot and interesting development? It tries to do both, and comes off as jarring, and, at the end of the day, self-contradictory.

Let's start off with the story, as it's something that I think is this manga's strongest point. It has a plot that makes me want to read more. The mystery it generates is top-tier, and the twists come hitting hard and hitting fast. Looking past the exterior of misogynistic porno, and you get yourself a genuinely ... interesting, and fascinating plot. Who is the doll? The answer will leave you with more questions than answers. Where is this Isekai world? The answer leaves you with more questions than answers. Why does our MC jump between the two worlds? It hasn't been answered yet, but I'm dying to know. This story is undoubtedly its strongest point, and it's what will keep readers coming back for more. Spoiler territory ahead. The mature themes of this manga are evident as soon as the manga gets past its opening stages. The first time he dies, we get a pretty shocking image of him, badly wounded, in a hospital bed. This wakes the reader up: this is no generic harem hentai isekai. This is comedy the same way Angel Beats is a comedy. It tries to be funny and ends up putting you into a depression. The fact that he travels by getting thrown out a window by the person he "loves". The fact that his classmate is most likely deceased. The fact that the Earth has basically been destroyed. The fact that the "God of Jealousy" is probably some kind of AI Intelligence or Bioweapon (or both) rather than just a plain old god (although that would be feasible too). Either way, this is definitely keeping me hooked.

Art does its job. Everything is clear, there are no questionable decisions, it's just straight-up good art. Gotta say the ruins look fucking awesome though. For those who know what type of ruins I'm talking about, yeah the toppled buildings really lend a sense of scale.

Characters. Oh boy, where do I start? You have our MC, who is your general goody-two-shoes with a bit of rapist mixed in there (he's power tripping like hell). He's rather interesting, but he doesn't come off as a character, but rather comes off more as generic protagonist until the sex scenes hit, then he's just there to satisfy the dom fetish, which leads to this clash in personality. Then, the girls. Oh my lord, what have they done to you? Your favorites are back! The Yandere, Tsundere, Kuudere, etc. now with 10X more fanservice! Let's be real, females in anime are always portrayed in a problematic light, and this just cranks it up to 11. You're not here to talk about social justice, I'm not here to talk about social justice. I didn't read this manga to care about social justice, I read it cause it looked like trashy hentai goddamnit! Beyond the portrayal of that specific gender which some may take offense to, the characters are rather dull. It feels like the authors took a dartboard of single character traits and just tossed darts with names on them. This one says "Galia", oh, and it landed on Batshit Insane Cannibal ok... Moving on, Vanille? "Has an attitude". Alright, Lumi? "Tsundere". Perfect. Instant characters. They do the job, they aren't unlikable by any means, but they're about as flat as a washboard (insert boob joke here).

Well, that's it for this review. I definitely enjoyed it, although the excessive amount of S E X certainly did take away from the stronger parts of the manga. The truth is that this won't be for everyone. It will probably offend a good deal of people if they read it. However, it's also clear that at the end of the day, it's got a killer plot, and I am eagerly awaiting the next chapter.

Parallel paradise is one of those stories that after few chapters, you start to ask yourself ''why is it not a hentai'', but what makes this manga to deserve such a high note ,in my opinion, is a story itself. After some time I started to skip sex scenes and focus on plot, because it is so entertaining. It begins as a typical isekai, where our hero got pushed by a stange creature from a third floor and gets teleport into a world where he is only living man. There are so many mysteries and every time we got new informations about the world ... he lives in, another one appears. Just like in ''Elfen lied'', which was made by this autor we got horror, gore but there is also a space for a little bit of dark comedy. It is hard to describe this manga without any spoilers, but if you are a fan of a facinating world and a good story you should definetely read it. Of course if you do not mind sex scenes that appears in almost every chapter.

I'm gonna be honest. I think I hated this.

Not because it was bad. If it was all bad, it wouldn't have even a 5. But I hated it because it was so close to my strike zone while being the complete opposite of my strike zone.

I enjoy ecchi rom-com harems with strong and motivated protagonists. So you'd think I'd like this. But on every one of those checkboxes it misses the mark entirely.

When it comes to ecchi, the whole "girls are instantly 100% horny" removes any foreplay and honestly made it a bit unattractive to me. If there is no effort to get the girls, ... the whole ecchi just feels flat and bland.

Then, it's not a rom-com. It is lacking in both romance and humor. The girls "fall" for him, but in a sense of lust, not love, and they do so not because he did anything, but because they're automatically made horny when they touch him. As for comedy, don't make me laugh. Actually, please do; it would be a nice change of pace from this dreary story filled with rape and death.

Then, it's technically a harem, but none of the girls really have any time to develop. Due to the auto-horny, there isn't really any actual intimacy. They don't grow to know the main character, and he doesn't really grow to know them. Many of the girls are basically tropes with a half-paragraph backstory.

Honestly, it feels weird saying this when my list of top mangas include super ecchi titles like To Love Ru and Minamoto Kun Monogatari, but... I think this would be way more interesting to me if they removed the whole "auto-horniness" and "mate to save lives" bits. A world where he is the only guy and girls die at the age of 20 could be interesting without that, and it would make the relationships more meaningful.