7 Seeds

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Synonyms: Seven Seeds

Japanese: 7SEEDS

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 35

Chapters: 178

Status: Finished

Published: Oct 13, 2001 to May 27, 2017

Genres: Action, Adventure, Award Winning, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Suspense

Themes: Psychological, Survival, Time Travel

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Flowers (Monthly)

Authors: Tamura, Yumi (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.21¹ (scored by 4,601 users)

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Ranked: #398²

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Synopsis

Natsu Iwashimizu's last memory of her family is eating her favorite meals with them. Unfortunately, she wakes up from her dream only to find herself in a sinking ship, being rescued by three strangers: Arashi Aota, whose kind-hearted personality does not match his quick temper; Semimaru Asai, who enjoys ridiculing Natsu's meek nature; and Botan Saotome, a skillful woman seemingly aware of their situation. Following the four's successful escape, they sail to a deserted island.

Unbeknownst to them, the mysterious island is Japan. After a meteorite landed on Earth, humanity was wiped out and the environment changed drastically. To repopulate the country, the government initiated the "7 Seeds" project, consisting of five groups—Spring, Summer A, Summer B, Autumn, and Winter—each with seven young healthy individuals and a guide. Natsu and the others were put into team Summer B, whose members are considered failures by society.

To get more supplies, the group must find one of the seven shelters built by the government. In a hostile, unfamiliar world with no loved ones to depend on, the quartet must learn to cooperate with each other to ensure their survival.

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In 2007, 7 Seeds won the 52nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category. It was also nominated in the Best Comic category for the 49th Seiun Awards in 2018. In the same year, the series ranked 10th on Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'s list for female readers.

The series was released in Chinese by Tong Li Publishing Co., Ltd. from January 6, 2004 to May 28, 2015, up to the 25th volume; and in French by Pika Édition from March 3, 2008 to October 20, 2010, up to the 10th volume.

The manga was adapted into a radio drama that was broadcasted in Japan from December 9, 2003 to February 6, 2004. The radio drama was then released as three drama CDs from March 26, 2004 to May 21, 2004. A fourth drama CD was later published and bundled with the release of the limited edition 35th volume on August 10, 2017.

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Prequel:	7 Seeds Bangai-hen: Memories - Sorezore no Natsu, 7 Seeds Gaiden
Sequel:	7 Seeds Gaiden
Adaptation:	7 Seeds 2nd Season, 7 Seeds

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Iwashimizu, Natsu

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Sugurono, Hana

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Ango

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Aota, Arashi

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Yukima, Haru

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Aramaki, Takahiro

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Asai, Semimaru

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Ryou

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Saotome, Botan

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Nijiko

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Aug 16, 2018

Joe_Med

Recommended

"The World is beautiful..It's a thrilling place"
Wow, I will have the honor to write the first non-preliminary Review ^_^
I only review anime/manga which I find to be a Masterpiece, So Let's start.

TLDR; 7seeds is a hidden gem, which didn't make it's way to the top 50 because of it's incomplete translation (or that's what everybody thinks..I'll discuss how I read it to the end in a separate forum post) 178 story chapters + 4 extra chapters (only 2 are translated that far)

Story 10/10
All of this started when I found this manga ... recommendation in an article about "best manga that should receive anime adaptation" (I was in the beginning of building my reading list back then), And it should!
I usually don't read the synopsis before the story ,as I want to read the first 1-3 chapters without spoilers, and I advice you to do so to feel it from zero to the peak (It's a matter of taste.)
Anyway, This author is very creative, yet realistic in many aspects.She knows well about culture, science, history, classical music, medicine, forensic medicine, physics, animals and even video games. She also knows how to write good monologues, how to break down a sentence to give maximum feelings of it.
I won't spoil it but aren't those tags enough to get you interested to read ?

Art 8/10
Everyone has a weak point, and it is the art here. In the first chapters the art isn't appealing and it seems below the average, but keep reading then you will find it improving.
The colored covers are amazing, Some of the first pages black and white are well-crafted, The mouth line is cute, Faces (especially the boys) are handsome. One of the things that I found weird is the tears and why They're drawn to like froth? :D

Characters 10/10
The characterization is Top notch,Every character feels so real. This the first manga that make me sad and happy unlike any other one.
Well our MCs are girls and also boys but girls get more screen (ehm..page) time (so the shoujo tag which I suggest to change it to Joesi), Every one with his motives ,skills and back stories.
If you ever to hate a character, There are many many more. From the fool to the intelligent, from the clumsy to the courageous type, from the warm heated to whom with a stony heart and from who have many flaws to whom is nearly perfect.

Enjoyment 10/10
This manga is a masterpiece in its own but I think there's some kind of problem with the scanlation group , It doesn't mean that I'm not grateful for their work, but to find out after reading chapter 96 that the scanlations aren't complete beyond chapter 150+ broke my heart and the upload rate now is one chapter/six month , I spend almost all my rest time for weeks enjoying this alone, I didn't read another manga or watched anime..only this one satisfied me for that period of time.
I went from begging scanlator groups to find alternative solution and I have founded a one (actually very tiring but worth it).

Overall 10/10
This isn't much to be said after this long review . If you're planning to read it, change it to currently reading and enjoy this masterpiece. If not then why not to give it a try?

Hope it was helpful.

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Feb 19, 2019

Folipurba

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Are you tired of all the old boy meets girl romance stories? The neverending fight-another-villain of shonen? Sick of stories that seem to have only one main focus?

Then read 7 Seeds!

Story 10/10 : The setting is unusal for shoujo/josei comics and its a shame there are only so few. The main focus is survival, life and death, adventure,mystery, but also social interactions, relationships on different levels,wirking together, overcoming ones weaknesses, discovering what happened, self -reflection and growth. 7 Seeds is so layered and treats each topic with an earnest approach, the research on scientific topics is well done. The story keeps the reader ... focused and eager to discover more. Sure there is romance and a good deal revolves around the main pair and drives some of the plot but it pales in comparison to the other topics and themes this story also covers. The pace is nice between action and light hearted conversations as well as dramatic events or plot twists. I found it to be one of the best manga i have read so far and it is a story you can read over and over again because it is so faceted.

Art 8/10: Art and style are very much about taste, so if the style doesnt suit you i can see it taking some of the enjoyment from the whole experience, but as it is shoujo/josei, i think it still works well. It would be interesting to see the same story drawn in a different style though. just to see if it had the same effect on readers.

Charactes 10/10. 7 Seeds comes with a wide variety of characters. Some are more focused on, some less. There is diversity from shy to bold, cunning to naive, talented to awkward, alltogether everyone is on some point relatable. there is no real evil/good as each has their own motivation for their actions. A great plus is that we have a diverse cast of well written female characters. Its so annoying to always be served the usual shy, crying, good girl character that is weak and cant decide for herself. Here we have one character that starts as this kind but she is the one you see grow and evolve a lot. Another welcome surprise is that there are no catfights among girls over boys. its is so refreshing that the topic doesnt revolve about some dude but the real problems at hand, like getting food or water.

Enjoyment 10/10. I really liked the mix of topics and themes as in comparison to other shoujo/josei i had to deal with. This one keeps you on your toes as the story unfolds, the characters are diverse and authentic, to each drama there is some lighteharted scene to balance it out, it is just a well rounded, hidden gem !

Overall 10/10. as i mentioned before, this manga is in all aspects outstanding. If you are here for romance, you will like it, if you are here for survival and adventure you ´ll get your fill. if you´re here for philosophy or psychology you wont be disappointed.
Its such a shame that this doesn´t get the credit it deserves. There are some shonen that pick up similar topics like eden no ori, but that never reaches the level of balance and completeness 7 Seeds conveys. It just is the whole package and i cant think of a thing to add. In true fashion of her other renowned epic work Basara, Tamura Yumi created another great masterpiece.

Ill always love and recommend this masterpice . i truly wish there were more works with qualities like this.

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Apr 16, 2020

Cherryrune

Recommended

"When you wake up... You might be in heaven or hell, either way, I hope that you will live on vigorously..."

7 Seeds is in my opinion, a masterpiece. I finished it earlier today and now I don't know what to do with my life-.. It was a real roller-coaster of emotions *sniff*. Anyways lets get onto the review.

This is my first time writing a review on here so I apologise for any mistakes before hand.

Story: 10
7 Seeds revolves around 5 teams (Summer A, Summer B, Spring, Winter and Fall) who where put into a cryogenic sleep in hope that they will repopulate the soon ... to be destroyed earth. That's the basic gist of it but you can read the synopsis lmao.
The story of 7 Seeds is amazing. And not just the plot, Yumi Tamura's unique story telling methods are amazing and help this story truly stand out. There is no set main character in 7 Seeds, instead, the perspective switches between the personal stories of each team and there struggles trying to live in this new dangerous environment as well as with each other. Although this may sound odd the stories flow seamlessly connecting with each other naturally without it seeming forced which brings me to another point in which made this series such a satisfying read, for me at least. Tamura left nothing unanswered/unexplored, everything introduced into the story was given a proper conclusion and was not forgotten, I didn't notice any plot holes either.

Art: 9

I've heard many different views on the art style of 7 Seeds. Many people call it messy and hard on the eyes. This made me sceptical of reading at first because (yes this is quite shallow I'm sorry) I reallyy care about the art in a manga. If it is not aesthetically pleasing to the eye I probably wont read it. But, I can assure you, the art in 7 seeds is beautiful. The charterers are all attractive (it most likely a requirement of the project after all) with distinctive designs. The reason I didn't give it a ten is due to the fact that the panels are occasionally quite confusing and the backgrounds can be a bit blurry (I don't really know how to describe it) but this is only a minor problem and will in no way hinder your experience.

Characters: 10

the character development in this manga is amazing. every and i mean EVERY character had some sort of growth and development and it was honestly so endearing and fulfilling watching them grow. No character was left one dimensional with the characters who did so much evil being seen from a different perspective leaving us wondering whether they where so bad in the first place or in my case crippling depression as I try not to forgive these characters and end up doing so.-

Enjoyment: 10

I binged this in like a week (y'know with quarantine and all) and it might be one of the most enjoyable weeks in my life yet lmao

Overall: 10

I don't know what else to say. Go read it and if you actually do, prepare a box of tissue because this story really hits h a r d.

Well, I hope this helped you decide whether to read or not. Have a nice day

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