Orient

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Japanese: オリエント

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Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: May 30, 2018 to ?

Genres: Action, Fantasy

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Bessatsu Shounen Magazine

Authors: Ohtaka, Shinobu (Story & Art)

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Five years ago, Musashi made a promise with his friend Kojirou Kanemaki that once they grew up, they would become samurai, form a league, and go on demon-slaying quests. But since then, things have changed. With demons now being praised and worshipped by society, the samurai are shunned and disgraced.

Afraid of revealing his dream of becoming a samurai, Musashi blends into the town's dogma by becoming a miner while secretly polishing his swordsmanship. Meanwhile, despite being a direct descendant of a samurai, Kojirou gives up on his promise to his old friend. However, after saving Musashi from a near-death experience, his perspective shifts. Although still conflicted, Kojirou embarks on a journey with Musashi in the hopes of figuring out his true feelings.

Fighting against all odds, the duo dives headfirst into the unknown world of beast-slaying, not knowing what life has in store for them. Now astride iron horses, the 15-year-old heroes plan to restore the tarnished reputation of the samurai and purge the world of demons.

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Orient has been published digitally in English by Kodansha USA since April 7, 2020, and in print since January 26, 2021. The series has also been simulpub through K Manga.

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Orient, Orient: Awajishima Gekitou-hen

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Musashi

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Hattori, Tsugumi

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Kanemaki, Kojirou

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Saruwatari, Michiru

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Inukai, Shirou

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Takeda, Naotora

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Naoe, Kanetatsu

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Kokuyo no Megami

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Uesugi, Tatsuomi

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Usami, Kuroko

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Sep 22, 2019

Foti66

Recommended

Preliminary (60/? chp)

OK. When I founded that Magi´s author realased a new manga i didn´t expected too much. Maybe because it reminds me of Edens Zero or Samurai 8, which taught me that the fact that a person makes a good manga doesn´t means that everythinh it does is good. But I had a big surprise reading Orient.

The story is about the Edo Japanese period dominated by Onis and Kishins (basucally, demons, samurais, swords, magic, that kind of stuff) and a guy called Musashi and his friend Kojiro (I still loving that references to characters of the context that Ohtaka works)

STORY: 6
This is the weakest point of ... Orient. The problem isn´t that is cliche, but is very simple. Is just, the kind of stuf you´ll find in every manga, and its SO SIMILLAR to Magi in factors like the use of magic and the adventures. In fact, the magic system is pretty similar to all the shonens. But, for the other side, Orient is a light and simple reading of a shonen manga, and is starting to getting better from chapter 40. The battles aren´t a masterpiece, but they´re not bad. They have a good balance between power and strategy for a shonen, and they are long and enjoyable (the battle from chapter one, which is supposed to have a duration of a few pages like in every shonen has a duration of 5 CHAPTERS OF 30 OR MORE PAGES). The battles are not easy to win, and, in the most of causes, Musashi and his friends lost important battles only for learn, earning experience and try again. This. added to a comedy that doesn´t feels forced and a NULL fanservice (seriously, in manga industries is hard, VERY HARD, to find a series without nude woman everywhere), makes Orient stands out in rhythm between the new shonen manga series.

ART: 8
I don´t mind some characters have the same design that others from Magi, because it only shows in the faces of some characters. But the facial expressions are so similar between them. In the other side, the weapons are pretty well drawed: you can see the light effects on the metal, and the extremely ornate and collored clothing and hair. The battles can be well done when the situation warrants. But another negative point is the simplicity of the design in Onis and Kishins, looking just like deformed joint masses.

CHARACTERS: 8
Simple but not annoying. Between the MCs is a relation it´s a fluid relationship that doesn´t consist in only repeating things like "the magic of friendship". I´d like to add the learning and evolution is having Musashi in the manga, learning about his mistakes and trying to correct them, thing you don´t often see in a shonen. For now, we have a pretty little cast for a modern manga, but I hope it gets bigger

ENJOYMENT: 8
If you´re searching an SHONEN GENERIC MANGA (generic doesn´t means bad, it means normal), you´ll enjoy it

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Jul 13, 2021

yona2005

Not Recommended

Preliminary (3/? chp)

This is a review of only the first 3 chapters of the story, and now that you're informed, let us talk about this interesting situation we've got here.

Orient is the new manga of Ohtaka Shinobu, Magi's author. And though a lot of people say that you should separate the author's works, it should be acknowledged that you'd expect something good from an author whom you've read\watched their works before.

Just to make it clear, I've dropped this manga, Twice.

The biggest problem that it has is not managing to be interesting enough for me to read it. You can predict whatever's going to happen ...

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Sep 1, 2021

kiinntannn

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (94/? chp)

Story is mediocore and predictable. TBH, I don't like the start of the manga. I feel that it started to improve in the latest chapters.

If you like Shinobu's art, then there's that. I love her art, although sometimes I feel her art is excessively 'detailed'. Unnecessary drawings are being drawn that makes the panels 'full' and pakced.

EXTRA; character designs are great, I really like Shinobu's design as always. BUT, there are many similar faces with Magi, so be prepared xD

The characters are alright, they're not amazing, but they're not bad. Like I said, generic.

I enjoy reading it til' the latest chapter, ...

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